Attention Fit Kids... Did You Know...?

A Family Affair

·        3500 calories represents one pound – so in order to lose one pound in one week you have to burn more or eat less to the tune of 3500 calories.  To figure out what that means per day divide by 7.  3500 / 7=500 calories per day.  If you split that between burning 250 more and consuming 250 less that could mean…

                  -walk briskly for about an hour daily or

                  -dance for about 40 minutes daily or

                  -swim for about 30 minutes daily

                                          And

                  -don't eat a single serving size bag of  potato chips and a cookie or

                  -don't eat 11 Tostitos Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips or

                  -save 380 calories if you don't eat one piece of Pizza Hut Pepperoni Pizza

·        The Four Golden Rules for Altering Eating Behaviours

                        1.  Eat on schedule – 3 meals and 2 snacks

                        2.  Eat in one place – Always sit at the same place for meals and snacks. 

                             It's only OK to drink water anytime, anywhere.

                        3.  Don't do anything else while eating.  You may not study, read, watch

                             television or play while eating.

                        4.  Create your list of alternative activities that are practical for you to do

                             instead of eating.

Resource:  Trim Kids:  The Proven 12 – Week Plan That Has Helped Thousands of Children Achieve a Healthier Weight; By Melinda Sothern, Ph.D., M.Ed., C.E.P., T. Kristian von Almen, Ph.D., and Heidi Schumacher, R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E.