Sometimes something small can make a big difference. Here are some small changes to your life that may make a big change in your weight or your waist.


exercise challenge: 1. Stand up on your toes 200 times while doing the dishes. Calories Lost/Burned: 3,000*
2. Spend half an hour twice a week dancing to your favorite radio station or CD (most fun with the kids). Calories Lost/Burned: 1,600*
3. Do laundry laps: Take only what your hands (not your arms) can hold to the washing machine and walk all the way around the inside of your house (or up and down the stairs) each time you go back for another handful. Calories Lost/Burned: 1,080* 4. Take a relaxing hour-long bicycle ride in the countryside every weekend. Calories Lost/Burned: 1,600*
5. check this out for more ideas: http://aliciac.hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Do-Mini-Workouts-Throughout-the-Day-For-Fitness

nonexercise:
1. Replace your daily bowl of ice cream with sorbet or sherbet. Calories deficit of up to 5000*
2. Replace your daily chocolate bar with five Hershey Kisses. Calories Lost/Burned: 3,000*
3. Reduce your alcohol intake by one drink per week. Calories Lost/Burned: 500*
4. Use a vinegar-based salad dressing rather than a cream-based one. Calories Lost/Burned: 1,280*
5. Eat your bread or toast plain or with low-calorie jam; use hot sauce or a seasoning mix on veggies; try salsa on your baked potato. Calories Lost/Burned: 810* )
6. as we head into the season of yummy treats I want to see some healthier alternatives! Show me your sweet tooth recipes!! (you can post these here or on the thread for recipes)