Say Goodbye to Wasted Calories

You and your fellow Workout Anytime Chatsworth members joined the club for several reasons: Overall better health, more energy, stress reduction, the social aspect and for many, to lose weight. One of the easiest ways to lose weight and win the “battle of the bulge” is to make better choices with your food and beverage selections. It’s worth repeating in this blog article: “It is hard to out-exercise your food/caloric intake.” If you are drinking 2 cokes a day, (298 calories) having a morning coffee Latte or Frappuccino (150-180 calories), eating a fast food lunch with fries (365 calories just for the fries), and having 3 Bud Lights (330 calories) or 2 glasses of red wine (250 calories) at night, you are making it really hard on yourself to lose weight! You are consuming ~1100 calories without counting the meals! The average recommended caloric intake for men and women differ based on gender, age range, frame, and activity level. For conversation purposes, women should be in the 1,800-2,200 range and men 2,200 -2,800 range. Looking at the above-wasted caloric intake, it is ~ 50% of a women’s diet and 50% or less for the men. Other big calorie wasters are chips, breakfast bars, sports drinks, iced tea, lemonade, fruit drinks, pancake syrups, desserts, crackers, fast food with mayo, lots of catsup, and so on. I think we all get the point here. How to tame your caloric intake? Become a label reader. Easy to do, particularly with breakfast foods. There are lots of healthy oatmeal and lots of high sugar oatmeal. Drink more water, less soda. Buy low-sugar sports drinks and water it down! Say no to fries, or don’t order fries every time. There are lots of healthy crackers, ice cream, and snack foods; just read the labels. The moral of the story here is just be aware of wasted calories and become a label reader! For Workout Anytime Chatsworth members who are single, label reading in the grocery store is a great way to meet other singles; an added benefit of kissing goodbye to wasted calories. In-Club Promotions: $1 down on basic and premium memberships during July; tell your family and friends Don’t forget to meet some of your workout buddies from Workout Anytime Chatsworth and check out this July 4th Community Event: July 4th Community Event The Chatsworth fireworks take place in Eton which is about 3-4 miles from Workout Anytime Chatsworth. The fireworks will be June 29th at gates open at 5 PM, free admission, free parking and will be at Eton City Park.