I Won More Entrcard Credits!

Last month the Marcus Hochstadt who runs the Internet Business Guide at www.Hochstadt.com, hosted a one-of-a-kind Party Contest to celebrate that it is indeed possible to catapult from no man’s land to popularity in 107 days! There were 220 winners with a monetary value of more than $7,000+ (!!) and exactly 66,666ec (”ec” = Entrecard Credits)!!

Well, I'm happy to report that I was one of those lucky 220! Shelia of Black Tennis Pros, was kind enough to donate the 1,500 Entrecard Credits that I was the recipient of. Black Tennis Pro's has the current events, match facts and latest info on the Black professionals in the game of tennis. So if you enjoy Tennis stop by her site and see what's going on, she updates it regularly.

Thanks again to Marcus and Shelia and congratulations to all the winners! (If you're one of them I'd love to hear which prize you received, leave me a post letting me know.)

20 Ways To Burn 50 Calories A Day (And Lose 5 lbs. A Year)

In a recent post I listed 30 ways for you to cut 50 calories a day and lose up to 5 pounds a year. The reverse is also true. If you burn 50 more calories a day, you'll also lose those 5 pounds. It's really not as hard as it seems. Most people think they will have to add 20 to 30 minutes of walking to burn 50 calories, but it actually only takes 10! So, here I've written a list of 20 ways you can burn 50 extra calories today.

Just think, if you burn 50 more calories a day and also cut 50 extra calories, in a year you can lose around 10 pounds!

1. Walk at a moderate pace for 10 minutes.
   
2. Play Frisbee for 15 minutes.
   
3. Wash your car by hand for 10 minutes.
   
4. Put your leaf blower away and rake those leaves. In 10 minutes you'll burn 60 calories!
   
5. Get off that raft while in the pool and swim! Just 10 minutes of light swimming burns over 50 calories.
   
6. Vacuum for 18 minutes.
   
7. Ride your bike for 7 minutes.
   
8. Walk up stairs for 5 minutes.
   
9. Dance for 10 minutes.
   
10. Jump rope for 4 1/2 minutes.
    
11. Weed your garden or landscaping for 15 minutes.
    
12. Make someone feel good. By giving a massage for 15 minutes you'll burn more than 50 calories. (maybe you can talk them into reciprocating... in the name of burning calories of course!)
    
13. Bowl for 20 minutes.
    
14. Play pool for 25 minutes.
    
15. Catch your dinner. Actively fish for 25 minutes.
    
16. Build something. You'll burn more than 50 calories when you do 15 minutes of carpentry.
    
17. Does your room need a make-over? Paint for 20 minutes.
    
18. Play a game of catch with your kids for 20 minutes.
    
19. Stand while talking on the phone, working at your computer (all you bloggers), eating, etc. You burn at least 20 more calories per hour when you stand than when you sit.
    
20. Passionately kiss someone for 25 minutes. Supposedly kissing can burn up to 2 calories per minute. --Hey, it's worth a try!

Note: Calorie burn varies from person to person. A heavier person will burn more calories than a lighter one for each activity. Most of the figures above are based on a 130 lb. person. Use a Calorie Estimator to find out how many calories you, personally, will burn.

On A 'Lighter' Note

I thought I'd take a break from my usual, serious, health and diet posts and throw in something a little more light-hearted. After all, as they say, 'laughter is the best medicine!' I hope you enjoy these diet and health related funnies.

According to a recent article I just read on nutrition, they said eating right doesn't have to be complicated. Nutritionists say there is a simple way to tell if you're eating right. Colors. Fill your plates with bright colors. Greens, reds, yellows. In fact, I did that this morning. I had an entire bowl of M&M's. It was delicious! I never knew eating right could be so easy.

A woman walked up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch. "I couldn't help noticing how happy you look," she said. "What's your secret for a long happy life?"
"I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day," he said. "I also drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods, and never exercise."
"That's amazing," the woman said. "How old are you?"
"Twenty-six," he said.

"I suspected my wife was really struggling with her new no-desserts diet when she started calling out 'Ooh! Willy Wonka!' in her sleep."

I have a great diet. You're allowed to eat anything you want, but you must eat it with naked fat people. --Ed Bluestone


How to weigh yourself:

Why I gain weight:

Just funny - about ageing:

30 Ways To Cut 50 Calories A Day (And Lose 5 Pounds A Year)

If you only need to lose a few pounds, or just want to take it slow and steady, you can lose around 5 pounds a year just by cutting 50 calories a day from your diet. Here is a list of 30 simple substitutions, or tricks, you can incorporate into your day to cut those calories without hardly noticing it. Choose 2, or burn 50 more calories a day, (suggestions to do this are coming in a future post) and you could lose up to 10 pounds in a year!

1. Use skim milk instead of flavored creamer in your coffee.


2. Use non-stick spray instead of 2 tsp. oil.


3. Cut out 4 oz. of soda or orange juice.


4. Use low-fat cream cheese instead of regular.


5. If you must have french fries, have steak fries instead of shoestring fries. (steak fries absorb less oil thus lowering your calorie intake by 50 calories per 4 oz serving)


6. Use a low-fat salad dressing instead of full fat on your salad.


7. Skip the cheese on your sandwich.


8. Have 1 ounce of pretzels instead of 1 ounce of potato chips.


9. Use low-fat yogurt instead of sour cream where you can. (such as in dips)


10. Ditch one piece of bread on your sandwiches, instead eat them open-faced.


11. Use applesauce in place of oil or butter in home-made baked goods.


12. Have a 'fun-sized' candy bar instead of a full-sized one.


13. Eat a piece of angel food cake instead of chocolate Devil's food cake.


14. Eat an ear of corn on the cob instead of a 1 cup serving from a can. (an ear has around 85 calories, but a 1 cup serving has over 160!)


15. Eat 2 Tbs. less ice cream.


16. Have 4 oz. ground turkey instead of 4 oz ground beef.


17. Have a glass of wine instead of a margarita.


18. Have salsa instead of guacamole.


19. Use mustard instead of mayonnaise on your sub sandwich.


20. Eat egg whites only, cut out the yolks. (An egg has around 76 calories, more than 50 of which are in the yolk)


21. Use an 8-inch tortilla instead of a 10-inch one.


22. Buy your tuna packed in water instead of oil. (this one saves over 100 calories!)


23. Use light syrup instead of regular.


24. Drink non-fat milk instead of whole.


25. Eat roasted chicken instead of fried.


26. Eat couscous instead of white rice.


27. Blot your pizza with a napkin. (soaking up just one teaspoon of grease can cut 50 calories)


28. Only use 1 Tbs. of peanut butter, instead of 2, on your PB&J sandwich.


29. Eat 2 fewer meatballs with your spaghetti and meatballs.


30. Eat 2 fewer chicken nuggets.