Balance Your Love for Fast Food Burgers and Still Maintain Your Weight

We all realize that extra calories translate into extra weight but what we may not realize is the actual amount of calories we take in from the same pre-made commercially offered comfort foods that we normally consume. High caloric "on the go convenience foods" are some of the main culprits in the extra bulge around our waistlines.

There are probably only a few among us that have built up the resistance to avoid the extra calories at our favorite food chains. For those of us who have NOT decided to put away those runs to the local hamburger greasy spoon, I have provided a little in your face calorie check.

Burger King Restaurants

*Burger King Provided Menu and Nutrition Info:

Whopper

*(A ¼ pound* of flame-fresh beef, ripe tomatoes, crisp lettuce, creamy mayo, ketchup, crunchy pickles and onions on a toasted sesame seed bun.)

670 calories, 1020mg sodium

Whopper Jr.

*(A flame-broiled beef patty topped with red ripe tomatoes, crisp lettuce, creamy mayo, ketchup, crunchy pickles, and onions-all on a toasted sesame seed bun.)

340 calories, 530mg sodium

Triple Whopper

*(Three flame-broiled beef patties with two slices of American cheese, crisp lettuce, creamy mayo, red ripe tomatoes, pickles and onions-all on a toasted sesame seed bun.)

1160 calories, 1170mg sodium

My Burger King burger of choice is the Whopper Jr., I get the satisfaction of eating what I want, without all of the calories of the larger burgers and they tend to also have a kinder effect on my pocket book. And remember don't skimp on the heart healthy veggies!

The Activity Chart is based on a person that weighs 135 and does each individual activity for at least 30 minutes each and

Sex - foreplay

44

Shopping

72

Housework

89

Pilates Beginner

113

Bicycling - leisure

121

Hiking

182

Aerobics - low impact

186

Aerobics - high impact

214

Total Calories Burned

1,021
　

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McDonalds Restaurants

*McDonald's Provided Menu and Nutrition Info:

　

Big & Tasty

*(a 1/4 pound* 100% beef patty, juicy tomato, premium leaf lettuce, pickles, slivered onions, ketchup and mayonnaise dressing on a toasted sesame seed bun.)

460 calories, 720mg sodium

Big Mac

*(100% pure beef mingled with the sauce and melty cheese, the snap of the onion and the tart crunch of pickle.)

540 calories, 1040mg sodium

Quarter Pounder with Cheese

*(100% pure beefy cheesiness. It tastes great, and it knows it. Two slices of melting cheese, a quarter pound of 100% pure beef and a toasted sesame seed bun.)

510 calories, 1190mg sodium

The Activity Chart is based on a person that weighs 135 and does each individual activity for at least 30 minutes each.

Activity

Calories burned

Writing

32

Walking 2 mph

85

Hatha yoga

85

Housework

89

Playing guitar

97

Basketball - shooting baskets

137

Cleaning Gutters

162

Calisthenics / exercise - vigorous

247

Total Calories Burned

934