Take a good look down around your middle. See that? Now expect what you see to expand over the new few holiday weeks. Honey glazed hams. Holiday cookies. Nog-laden cocktails. All are gonna turn that six-pack you worked hard on all year long, into a keg.
Since there's no way you're avoiding mom's home cooking over the holidays, here’s a list of some popular seasonal favorites, and what holiday activities you can do to work off the excess each brings. And some bring a surprising amount of excess... Plan on actually eating that fruitcake? Get ready to work the snow blower for 40 minutes...
(The info comes from The Daily Plate section of
LiveStrong.com. You can look up the fat and calorie content of whatever you stuff in your mouth until your New Year's resolution kicks in, and get back the fat, calorie, carb and protein content. Then get busy.)
Hot Chocolate (an 8 oz. cup is 110 calories)
Mingle with family and friends for 1 hour
Gingerbread Man Cookie (1.5 oz is 170 calories)
Have a snowball fight for 33 minutes
Honey Baked Ham (3 oz. is 170 calories)
Rearrange the furniture to make room for all your guests for 20 minutes
Eggnog (a 4 oz. cup is 140 calories)
Dance around the Xmas tree for 30 minutes
Dinner Roll – Whole Wheat (40 g is 130 calories)
Walk on a treadmill, while listening to Jingle Bells on your iPod, at 4mph at an incline of 5 for 19 minutes
Candy Cane (1 is 45 calories)
Vacuum up the pine needles for 12 minutes
Latkes/Potato Pancakes (1.5 oz. is 70 calories)
Help put the Christmas tree up for 30 minutes
Scalloped Potatoes (1/2 cup is 149 calories)
Go sledding for 22 minutes
Prime Rib (4 oz. is 350 calories)
Chop fire wood for 45 minutes
Red Wine (4 oz. is 85 calories)
Dust the family room and dining room for 27 minutes
Turkey - Roasted, Breast (3 oz. is 120 calories)
Play the piano for your family for 45 minutes
Fruitcake (2.4 oz. is 220 calories)
Use a snow blower to clear the path to fun for 40 minutes
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