1 Pound = 3500 Calories

Now you know the secret of life. Go forth and prosper.

But some of you may be wondering, how do I do that? Burn more than I consume?

You can workout like the ladies in my class. Here we’re doing a cardio workout; they are hugely dedicated.

But if this is intimidating to you, if you don’t want to do a step class, if you don’t even want to get off your couch today, and you won’t put on shorts because you don’t like how your legs look, then start by simply eating less.

There’s a lot of very easy things you can do, but first, we are going to do some math. Yippeee! Don’t worry, it’s not differential equations.

In order to burn off one pound of fat, you need a deficit of 3500 calories. All things being equal and you have consumed less than or burned off more than 3500 calories in a week, you will lose one pound that week.

3500 calories, divided by seven days per week, is 500 calories a day.

To a lose pound a week, you must eat 500 calories less a day. Get it?

A can of Sprite is 150 calories.
A candy bar is 250 calories.
A small portion of french fries is approximately 290 calories. Can you please have your hamburger without french fries today? Better yet, take the bun off too, but one step at a time.

That’s already 690 calories. And you didn’t do anything else that day.

I know, you guys don’t eat junk food. So we’ll talk more about portion control later. That’s a little bit longer discussion…in the meantime, have a tomato.

It’s one of God’s perfect foods.