3 cheers for women drivers (not dieting, but funny)

A mature (over 40) lady gets pulled over for speeding...

Older Woman: Is there a problem, Officer?

Officer: Ma'am, you were speeding.

Older Woman: Oh, I see.

Officer: Can I see your license please?

Older Woman: I'd give it to you but I don't have one.

Officer: Don't have one?

Older Woman: Lost it, 4 years ago for drunk driving.

Officer: I see...Can I see your vehicle registration papers please.

Older Woman: I can't do that.

Officer: Why not?

Older Woman: I stole this car.

Officer: Stole it?

Older Woman: Yes, and I killed and hacked up the owner.

Officer: You what?

Older Woman: His body parts are in plastic bags in the trunk if you want to see

The Officer looks at the woman and slowly backs away to his car and calls for back up. Within minutes 5 police cars circle the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun.

Officer 2: Ma'am, could you step out of your vehicle please! The woman steps out of her vehicle.

Older woman: Is there a problem sir?

Officer 2: One of my officers told me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner.

Older Woman: Murdered the owner?

Officer 2: Yes, could you please open the trunk of your car, please. The woman opens the trunk, revealing nothing but an empty trunk.

Officer 2: Is this your car, ma'am?

Older Woman: Yes, here are the registration papers. The officer is quite stunned.

Officer 2: One of my officers claims that you do not have a driving license.

The woman digs into her handbag and pulls out a clutch purse and hands it to the officer.. The officer examines the license. He looks quite puzzled.

Officer 2: Thank you ma'am, one of my officers told me you didn't have a license, that you stole this car, and that you murdered and hacked up the owner.

Older Woman: Bet the liar told you I was speeding, too.

Don't Mess With Mature Ladies

Car Hire Company reply

Had a phone call at about 16:15 today from the manager of the Car Hire Company to let me know why the car wasn't booked!

Someone had called him the Monday before it was due to be booked to postpone the booking until a later date!! The person was a guy and it wasn't my husband or sons and since no one else knew - who could it have been?

Has my email account been hacked? Was it someone in the office trying to get the manager into trouble - they would have had access to the details... Who was it?

Ooo don't you just love a mystery? Anyway after a pleasant conversation with the guy - they have offered me a free hire for the day sometime!

I still feel bad at missing the filming and having to mess the Rosemary Conley team about! I can't imagine what havoc this would have caused!

OK the mystery is there and we may never know who cancelled my booking! At least I know what had happened!

Re Cooking Competition

Was going to go to Quorn last Wednesday (23rd June 2010) - the only way I could get there was by hiring a car so like a good internet junkie I found a car hire firm in my town and booked the car online (the previous Friday). I printed off the details straight from the site and also my email confirmation! Well I turned up on Tuesday evening to pick up the car, only to be told I wasn't on their schedule!! I showed the lady my confirmations so she typed my details into her computer only to find I had been booked for 27th June which was a Sunday - they're not even open then and they don't allow bookings to happen!
This all happened at 17:50(ish) so it was close to closing time! I rang another car hire firm in the town - they didn't have a car available until Thursday! ARGH! So I had to email all at Quorn and sheepishly give my apologies! I felt like a right numpty! The team there were wonderful though and understood my predicament! I can't believe it happened to me :(
Anyway I've written a letter of complaint to the company - I wonder if I will receive a reply!
OK - on the Thursday there was a knock at the door and the potman handed me a huge box of fresh flowers - from Rosemary's Team because I was very disappointed at not being able to make it after all! I was sooo bowled over by their generosity!

If anybody is reading this and is wanting to diet- join a Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Club near you - they really do care for their clients!

Cooking Competition

I entered an online cookery competition through RosemaryConleyonline.com and I won! So now I get to go to Quorn House (HQ of RC Diet and Fitness Clubs) and cook the recipe with Dean Simpole-Clarke! How exciting!!

Watch this space and I'll say how it went :)

Oily Fish on a low fat diet?

Yep you are allowed these because of the Omega 3 oils - these are the ones to choose:

Sardines

Mackeral

Anchovies

Salmon

Herring

Go on give them a go - they taste SMASHing! ;)

Past, Present and Future

I found an old diet graph from 1993 a while back so I put the data in an Excel spreadsheet and forgot about it. Then one day last week I began to think that I must stop being a plonker and actually get down to doing some serious weight loss, then I remembered the spreadsheet with my 1993 weight loss! I looked at the sheet and found that I had taken 32 weeks to get from 10 stone 9lb (149lb) to 8 stone 11 lb (123lb) - I thought I had done it much quicker than that - there was hope! It doesn't fall off overnight (well, I knew that, but somehow thought I'd lost nearly 2 stone in a couple months!)

This morning I weighed myself and guess what? I'm 10 stone 9lb - exactly the same weight as I was all those years ago so I've plotted my 1993 weight loss onto a graph and my start weight for today and I'm going to track my progress (I wonder if it will take me longer now that I'm 40 rather than 23!?) Below is my weight loss in 1993:

Week 0 - 10 stone 9lb
Week 1 - 10 stone 8lb
Week 2 - 10 stone 8lb
Week 3 - 10 stone 8lb
Week 4 - 10 stone 7lb
Week 5 - 10 stone 4.5lb
Week 6 - 10 stone 3lb
Week 7 - 10 stone 0lb
Week 8 - 9 stone 11.5lb
Week 9 - 9 stone 10.5lb
Week 10 - 9 stone 10lb
Week 11 - 9 stone 8.5lb
Week 12 - 9 stone 6.5lb
Week 13 - 9 stone 5lb
Week 14 - 9 stone 5lb
Week 15 - 9 stone 5.5lb
Week 16 - 9 stone 5lb
Week 17 - 9 stone 4lb
Week 18 - 9 stone 4lb
Week 19 - 9 stone 4lb
Week 20 - 9 stone 4lb
Week 21 - 9 stone 2.5lb
Week 22 - 9 stone 1.5lb
Week 23 - 9 stone 0.5lb
Week 24 - 8 stone 13lb
Week 25 - 8 stone 13lb
Week 26 - 9 stone 0lb
Week 27 - 8 stone 12lb
Week 28 - 8 stone 10lb
Week 29 - 8 stone 10.5lb
Week 30 - 8 stone 12lb
Week 31 - 8 stone 11lb
Week 32 - 8 stone 11lb

So here's to looking at being under 9 stone in 32 weeks time!

Time to Bollywood dance...

Learning and Losing

Last Saturday I had a flute lesson - my teacher was going through one of my Grade 5 exam pieces, bit by bit! She recommended a practice strategy that involved breaking the music up into very small pieces, maybe playing one bar or one phrase or even just 3 notes at a time over and over again until I'd perfected that section before moving onto the next part. I have to start off playing slowly then as I get used to the notes, speed it up until I can play the piece at full speed!

As I was practicing I began to think that losing weight should be like this. Taking time to set goals, but not too many at a time and working on those goals firstly until they are reached before working on the next one! Then if the weight drops off just a pound or even half a pound at a time does it really matter because it's not quantity (speed) it's quality (reaching our final goal weight)?

Each note on it's own seems insignificant but when put together in perfect harmony, creates a piece of music to calm and delight the soul!

Losing Weight is Like Saving Pennies in a Jar

Losing weight is like saving pennies in a jar!



We have a large Bell's Whisky bottle (no, we didn't drink the whisky LOL!) which we put our 1ps and 2ps in! When we first started putting them in there it looked so insignificant and really not worthwhile, but over time all those 1ps and 2ps have built up and it's looking like we're really wealthy - we wish *sigh*


I'm saying this because weight-loss is the same - it doesn't all fall off at once. It comes off in bits and bobs and we have to remember that the 1lb of fat lost may not make our stomachs look flatter because that 1lb probably won't have just fallen off our stomachs - there may have been an ounce off each arm maybe 2oz off our legs etc. So if you think your 1lb (or even 1/2 lb) is insignificant - all those losses add up into something greater!

Let's go saving those 'pounds' while we 'climb that hill'

Oh dear

I started a lose a stone by the end of May challenge on an online slimming club about 6 weeks ago and I've lost hardly anything! I'm a blob who's lazy! Help :p

OK let's get going again tomorrow - I've stopped half way up the hill (I wrote an analogy about dieting and climbing a hill) I've stopped for a breather!

Weight Loss result for last week!

I lost 2lbs without really trying, well I did cut down on portions etc - so onward to this week and making more of an effort! :)

The late Larry Norman sang this song years ago:

Walking backwards down the stairs
trying to get higher
how can I get anywhere
walking backwards down the stairs


sometimes on our weight loss quests we can be walking backwards down the stairs trying to get higher - we can't lose weight if we don't

exercise
eat less
drink more water

to do so would be like walking backwards down the stairs trying to get higher :)

Today...

Today I have eaten about 6 chocolate digestive biscuits, a lot of trifle, a few 1/4s of hot cross buns, beef casserole, potaoes, sprouts, carrots, peas and bread and butter pudding and I'm supposed to be on a diet - well - Monday is a new day so let's get serious about losing 1 stone by the end of May - it's getting late and so I should be going to bed or I won't have the willpower to do anything!

Here's to walking up the hill and reaching the top!

Get rid of my massey fergusson tyres around my waist - my buxom bosom, broad butt and bingo wing arms! Let's get svelte!

Dieting and the Hill

Strange title - I know, but I was thinking about this this morning!



When I lived in Cardiff my house was at the top of a steep hill. One day when my eldest son was a baby in a buggy, my husband and I were walking up the hill - it was hail stoning and very slippery. It seemed as if we were taking one step forward and about 10 backwards! Now, as I considered this I began to think that we would never have dreamed of giving up and saying - "Oh well, that's it - we're never going to get there so we may as well give up!" It was our home!!



Now we live further West and are still on top of a hill. The first part of the hill is easy (or easier...), the next part is steeper and tougher to climb, then the more we persevere and carry on going, the steepness gradually evens out and before we know it we're at the top (which is flatter), then as we turn left we walk down the gentle slope to our house! When we are at the bottom of the hill we start off enthusiastically because it's easy to begin with, then we reach the middle section and think - I wish I didn't have this hill to climb, but soon we get to the top and realise the trouble, straining muscles etc was worth it because home is nearby!



As I was pondering this this morning, I began to think that maybe I should treat my healthy living, weight loss campaign this way!



When I start my diet, I am enthusiastic and the going is good (this is a picture of the bottom of the hill)

Then things get in the way, like parties, lunches or plain ole cravings (this is the picture of the middle - when our willpower wanes and our enthusiasm seems to have evaporated) BUT

If we carry on - pressing towards the goal - despite the hardships, cravings, parties, lunches etc we WILL reach the top (WOW what a view is to be had at the top of my hill - lushious green fields and trees). When we view ourselves in the mirror in that beautiful dress or stunning suit - we will know the hard climb and the tears (of hardwork and joy) will be worth it!



Let's reach our wonderful destination - a slim, fit, healthy body! We wouldn't give up climbing that hill when we knew our loved ones were waiting for us...



Have a fab day everyone and remember - you are SO worth it!!

Your Winter Workout

Be sensible
If it's very cold or raining hard, stay indoors. The last thing you want is to slip and injure yourself or, in a severe situation, get frostbite.

Wear layers
You need appropriate clothing in cold weather. Layers are very important to ensure that you stay warm but don't overheat during exercise. Choose technical fabrics such as dry F.I.T. (by Nike) or polypropylene (a synthetic fabric that draws moisture away from the skin) so you stay dry and warm. Avoid fabrics like cotton and wool that retain moisture and stick to your skin and make you colder. If it's blustery, your outer layer of clothing should protect against wind chill. Don't forget to wear a hat in the cold since a significant amount of heat is lost through the head.

Be foot-friendly
When exercising outdoors in the winter time, choose all-weather, well-cushioned trainers with a good tread to reduce the chance of slipping and twisting your ankle.

Be aware of your breathing
Cold air may irritate the respiratory tract and bring on angina (chest pain) or asthma in certain people so make sure your breathing doesn't feel restricted while exercising. If it does, stop immediately and go indoors.

Stay hydrated
Even though you don't sweat as much in cold weather, you're still perspiring which means you're losing water and salt. Drink lots of water before, during and after working out to replenish fluids.

Before you set off
Make sure you warm up for around ten minutes before setting off in the chill. If you exercise when your muscles are cold you have a greater chance of pulling a muscle and getting injured. Don't expect to go at your normal pace - give yourself time to acclimatise to the different conditions and progress slowly but safely.

Enjoy your run
Being outdoors can really make your workout more fun. You'll have a constant change of scenery and can use props like a park bench for tricep dips and stairs for step-ups to challenge yourself. Just be aware of what your body is telling you and stop if you become uncomfortable or too cold. Make sure you cool down properly and stretch again at the end of your workout, preferably inside where it's warm. Save floor work for days you stay indoors. Enjoy your winter workout routine.

10 Ways to Plateau Proof your Diet

If your progress has already slowed, don’t get discouraged. Break out of that slimming slump, jumpstart your weight loss and get you back on track to reaching your goals with steps 6-10.

1. Keep drinking that water! You’ve heard it a thousand times before but it’s more important than ever now, since water is essential for keeping your metabolism humming along. Sip at least 1 – 1½ litres of water every day.

2. Take good measure. Stepping on the scale isn’t always the best way to measure your progress. If you’re not seeing a change on yours, use a tape measure to measure your various parts. You might be losing inches even thought the scale remains steady (remember: muscle is more dense than fat, so upping your exercise and building strong muscles could be contributing).

3. Build on your workout. If you’ve been doing the same workout for a while, you may find that it has less effect as your body adapts to it. Continue burning more calories than you eat by adding a separate five to 10 minute walk to your day. Or try working out more vigorously - increase your exercise gradually to avoid injury and consult your doctor if you are starting out on an exercise programme).

4. Remember that size matters. One common reason for plateaus is that dieters begin eating slightly larger portion sizes. Sometimes, even when you are eating healthier foods, large portion sizes can slow weight loss. Pull out the measuring scales or carb counter to make sure you’re not going overboard.

5. Keep a food journal. Track what you’re eating from week to week by writing down the foods you consume. If weight loss begins to slow, you’ll be able to identify what might have made the difference and correct it quickly.

6. Wait it out. If you’re a woman, remember that this plateau may be hormone-related. At different times in your menstrual cycle, you may be retaining water, which will show when you step on the scale. Instead of giving up, continue with the same good eating habits and see if the weight loss continues after a week or so.

7. Cut calories slightly. Weight loss tends to slow naturally as you get closer to your goal weight because it usually means you are eating close to the caloric intake your body needs to maintain your ideal weight. And while you may be tempted to cut your calories to make up for the slowed progress, you have to be careful not to go overboard. A calorie count that’s too low can slow metabolism slightly. You can decrease calories gradually, however.

8. Pump up your metabolism. One of the only proven ways to actually boost your metabolism is to add more muscle mass to your body since muscle burns more calories at rest than fat. If you’re not already doing some resistance training, try lifting weights, taking a yoga class or working out with resistance bands, two to three times per week.

9. Initiate some intervals. Some trainers say the best way to break through a plateau is by adding interval training into your current workout. Interval training is exercise that combines low-intensity and high-intensity activity in spurts. For example, alternating cycling at a moderate pace and a faster pace, or combining periods of walking and jogging. Trainers and exercise physiologists generally recommend a high-intensity to low-intensity ratio of one to three. In other words, if you are going to run for five minutes, walk for 15. Repeat those intervals for at least 30 minutes.

10. Shake things up. Though there’s not much scientific proof that it works, some dieters find that changing some of their meal plan selections from week to week seems to help them break through a plateau. Simple changes like switching some of those chicken portions for fish or having a chicken salad instead of an egg salad at lunch could make a difference for you. Not to mention ensuring your taste buds stay interested.

Top 20 Diet Blunders

Use this checklist of diet blunders to assess how your attitude to eating measures up.

1. Binge eating before going on a diet.

2. Fasting or drastically cutting calories to lose weight. This sends your body the message that you are starving, and your metabolism will slow down to preserve the fat you are trying to shed!

3. Expecting to lose more than one to two pounds a week. Any more than this is simply the result of lost body fluids and valuable muscle tissue.

4. Skipping meals, especially breakfast. Eating regular meals prevents the dangerous “famine-then-feast” syndrome.

5. Skipping smart snacks. "Smart snacking" keeps your metabolism high and your appetite in check.

6. Substituting coffee, tea or diet soda for energy-producing meals, snacks or water.

7. Going to a salad bar and stacking up on cheeses, meats and pasta AND globs of fatty mayonnaise or salad dressings while thinking you are choosing the healthy option.

8. Having an “on a diet” or “off a diet” / all-or-nothing mentality rather than simply eating wisely.

9. Thinking of any food as “bad” or “forbidden.” Food is food - anything in excess is bad for you, anything in moderation is okay.

10. Not exercising for at least 30 minutes, three times a week. Exercise is crucial for boosting your metabolism to more effectively burn calories.

11. Losing weight to look good... for someone else.

12. Believing that when you shed the weight, you’ll be a different, better person. You already ARE a great person.

13. Relying on diet pills, shakes or other products that promise miraculous weight loss. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true...

14. Thinking of weight loss as something you have to do, rather than something you want to do.

15. Focusing on foods to avoid, rather than foods to include.

16. Buying, preparing and eating your meals on the run. A hectic lifestyle prevents you from enjoying and feeling satisfied with the many good foods you eat.

17. Considering losing excess weight as an end in itself, rather than a means to an end: a healthier body and a happier out-look.

18. Not watching your fat intake. Calories consumed as fat are converted into fat on the body more readily than the same number of calories consumed as protein or carbohydrates.

19. Not reading and understanding labels. Just because it says '95% fat-free' doesn’t mean that it is healthy. It COULD mean that it’s 95% sugar!

20. Failing to take charge the moment you discover you weigh in two pounds over your desired weight. When your waistband gets tight do something about it. Don’t buy the next size up!

Top Tips for Improving your Sleep

Ventilate your bedroom and keep it cool. Your body temperature needs to drop for you to fall asleep.

Have an evening hot bath or shower. But make sure it's only up to an hour before bedtime.

Try out a lighter, seasonal duvet. It's a good idea to stop yourself getting too hot during the night.

Keep your bedroom dark. Light inhibits the production of your sleep hormone, melatonin. Try investing in a thick curtain lining.

Take plenty of time getting ready for bed. This will enable your mind and body to have a good chance to unwind before you try to go to sleep.

Monitor your daily caffeine intake. Avoid any coffee and tea after 9 p.m. Bear in mind that unless herbal tea specifically states it's caffeine-free, it may not be. Carbonated soft drinks, flu remedies and chocolate also contain caffeine, so avoid these just before bedtime.

Reduce your weekly alcohol and cigarette intake. Nicotine is a stimulant, so a cigarette just before bed won't help matters.

Don't eat within one or two hours of bedtime. Eating stimulates your digestive system and metabolism, which means your body will wake up.

Do take exercise, but not too near bedtime.

Consider trying out a new mattress and pillow.

Try ear-plugs if your environment is excessively noisy.

Try a relaxation technique. If you take more than 30 minutes to get off to sleep, try some deep breathing.

Don't just lie there. If you still can't sleep after 30 minutes, get up, do something else and then try again. Lying in bed unable to sleep for ages will induce anxiety.

Take a short nap. If you're so tired during the day that you need to take a nap, limit it to 20 minutes - any longer and you could affect your chances of sleeping that night.

Bring your baby to bed. If you're a new parent and your baby is keeping you awake, you could try bringing your baby into the bed with you during the night. However, make sure the baby sleeps on its back and be cautious about the risk of accidental smothering if you're extremely tired. Studies have also shown that if parents smoke or drink heavily, babies who sleep with them are at increased risk of SIDS (cot death), so bear this in mind.

10 Ways Your Diet can Survive a Bank Holiday

1. Don’t get burnt at the barbeque!
It may be your last chance to get out in the garden and get the barbie fired up but be careful! While grilling is one of the more healthy ways to cook, it’s the portion sizes and all the additions that can be dangerous. Chips and dips, creamy potato salad, coleslaw, cheese, a few drinks and as many burgers as you can handle – you know the culprits! .

2. Plan what you are going to eat
People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan. If you are eating away from home, try to pick a restaurant you know will serve a healthy option. If you are sightseeing and bringing along a picnic, make sure you bring foods like sandwiches with low fat fillings, salads and crunchy vegetable sticks and low fat dips, low fat crisps, rice cakes or bread sticks and fresh fruit salad. These picnic foods are suitable, satisfying and won’t ruin your diet.

3. Pack a snack!
If you do get hungry between meals there is only one way to be sure your willpower won’t let you down – pack a snack. If you have a healthy snack with you, you are far less likely to be tempted by high fat, high calorie foods, which might be the only options available.

4. Buy small!
The portion of chips may be beckoning, or that ice cream cone. You don’t have to deprive yourself completely, just buy small serving if you are genuinely hungry.

5. Watch your alcohol intake!
We’re all likely to have a beer with our barbeque, or a glass of wine with dinner on a weekend away but don’t go crazy! Alcohol adds calories. Remember, a pint of lager will set you back 131 calories, a measure of spirits 55 calories (before adding mixers) and a glass of wine, 100 calories. Alcohol also loosens our inhibitions and can make us lose control over what we eat.

6. Be assertive
Have a say in where you go and how you spend your weekend. Choose the restaurant, choose the food you bring along and choose an activity-filled day out. Spend your time in a way that will benefit YOUR health as well as being enjoyable to those around you.

7. Look for support
If others are suggesting activities that will be difficult for you in terms of food temptations, or a day out (or a day in) that involves no physical activity whatsoever, be sure to explain clearly why it doesn’t suit you to do that. Giving someone that understanding will inspire him or her to play a role in your success.

8. Stay focused & committed to your weight loss
YOU KNOW what your target weight is. YOU KNOW how many pounds you want to lose this week. YOU KNOW why you want to lose the weight. YOU KNOW that it is possible. Stick to the plan.

9. Get active!
Gather a group of friends together or take yourself outside with the kids. It doesn’t matter whether you want to play Frisbee, football, volleyball or rounders – as long as you are active and enjoying yourself. Alternatively, why not try something new like rollerblading, horse riding or even water skiing? Whatever it is that you really want to do, get out there and just do it!

10. Take time out!
Give yourself even just five or ten minutes to focus on you, your body and your health. You want to enjoy yourself as much as the next person, so think about ways you can treat yourself without using food. Buy a book or a magazine, hit the shops for a look at the new autumn lines, take a long leisurely stroll, have a bubble bath, get yourself out to the cinema, book a massage. Take your time and enjoy your break!

What Kind of Eater are You?

Here a meal, There a meal!
This is common when someone is not in touch with what they eat. They’re not paying attention to how they eat, when they eat or what they eat. It’s the person who eats on the run and the person who realises it’s after lunchtime and they’ve forgotten to eat. The danger in this is that at some point you are going to overeat to compensate for how long you’ve gone without eating. You’re more apt to make unhealthy choices. And if you’re eating out, you run the risk of eating foods that are higher in calories and fat.

Survival tips: Don’t leave home without having breakfast... even if it's simply a bowl of cereal, wholemeal toast or yoghurt with fruit. Pack a goody bag of healthy snacks at night to take to work so you need never be stuck for a healthy bite. Good choices include fruit, low fat yoghurt or fromage frais and low fat cheese. And don’t forget to drink plenty of water. Also make time for a sit-down dinner. This will give you an opportunity to relax and enjoy a satisfying and nutritious meal.

Snack Attacker!
These are the people who eat a little bit here and a little bit there. We’re talking about the snacker who’s always nibbling on something but never counting the calories. Well, those numbers quickly add up. When you fill up on snacks, you usually put off having a well-balanced meal. This is a lost opportunity to get all the vitamins and nutrients you need from fruits, vegetables and proteins.

Survival tips: When hunger strikes, reach for low-fat cheese and crackers, hummus and pitta bread, wholemeal toast with reduced fat peanut butter or a bowl of homemade soup. Get in the mood for a meal. Make sure you get at the very least one balanced meal a day. If you find yourself hitting the drinks machine constantly, replace those wasted calories with water, skimmed milk or fruit juice.

Eager Eater!
This guy loves food and gets plenty of it. You won’t find any vitamin or nutrient depletion here! What you will find is too much of a good thing and that can wind up as an expanding waistline. The eager eater gets too many calories and lack of portion control is usually responsible for those unwanted pounds.

Survival Tips: Think in terms of trade-offs. If it’s dinner-and-a-movie night, eat dinner and skip the popcorn and fizzy drink. If you eat a big breakfast, have a salad or other light lunch. Be aware of why you are eating. Are you hungry or are you thirsty? Drink a glass of water and wait 10 minutes before you dig in. Choose your snacks wisely. If you want a couple of biscuits, take two and put the box away.

10 Ways to Burn an Extra 100 Calories

10 ways to burn an extra 100 calories

1. 10 mins of slow jogging
2. 30 mins of ironing
3. 27 mins of cleaning windows
4. 13 mins of disco dancing
5. 16 mins of brisk walking
6. 14 mins of playing football with the children
7. 10 mins of walking up and down stairs
8. 20 mins of vacuuming the home
9. 25 mins of washing and polishing the car
10. 15 mins of walking while carrying heavy shopping

You can become fitter very quickly if you exercise regularly. When you first start exercising you get out of breath very quickly and have to rest, which means your calorie-burning potential is reduced.

So start exercising very moderately so that you can keep going for longer. Soon you will become fitter and you will be able to increase the intensity and duration.