Reasons Why You Can't Lose Weight
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Americans are more confused than ever about how to effectively lose weight and keep it off. Furthermore, many people are surprised to learn that the seemingly insignificant choices they make every day can negatively affect their goal of losing weight. Are you guilty of any of these behaviors?
You Rely on Convenient Transportation
You take the elevator when you need to go up a few floors, you get on the little motorized walk ramp at the airport, and you park as close to the front door as possible. At first glance, choosing these little convenient modes of transportation doesn't appear to make much of a difference in your daily life. The fact is, they do. A flight of stairs burns, on average, 15 calories. If you're taking stairs at work, the mall or in your home on an average day, that could add up to 225 or more extra calories burned. Walk a bit further to get to the front door when you're shopping and you could burn an extra 30 (bye bye little piece of candy that you snuck in during your work day). Forgoing the automatic walkway in the airport -- an extra 100! Now consider how many foods you have "just a nibble" on every day; a chocolate from your co-workers candy bowl, a handful of chips while making dinner, etc. These could all be wiped clean from the daily calorie slate if you just moved more! When given the opportunity, use your body, not the elevator or the car. That's what it's made for.
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