Holiday Weight Loss Tips & Exercise Ideas
Published on: December 20, 2008 – 8:42 pm by Jillian Madison 
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The holidays are here, so go ahead – have that extra serving of ham. Let loose and polish off that plate of cookies. We’ve got some easy workout ideas that will make those holiday pounds melt off:
Honeybaked Ham – 3 ounces, 125 calories
How to burn it off: Hula hoop for 10 minutes with one of Mary J Blige’s gold hoop earrings.
Eggnog – 9 ounces, 343 calories
How to burn it off: Put together a piece of Ikea furniture (swearing optional).
Mashed Potatoes – 5 ounces, 160 calories
How to burn it off: Stand on your feet for 3 hours trying to make the Alton Brown recipe you saw on Good Eats last night.
3 Sugar Cookies – 7 ounces, 810 calories
How to burn it off: Spritz on some Burker King cologne and spend 30 minutes trying to outrun the stray dogs in your neighborhood.
Candy Cane – 1 ounce, 133 calories
How to burn it off: Walk around Urban Outfitters for 15 minutes, trying to find something you’d actually consider wearing.
Glass of Red Wine – 5 ounces, 129 calories
How to burn it off: Force yourself to stay awake for an entire episode of Heroes.
Slice of Fruitcake – 6 ounces, 660 calories
How to burn it off: Spend 15 minutes trying to cram yourself into a pair of Calista Flockhart’s black dress pants.
Hot Apple Cider – 1 pint, 232 calories
How to burn it off: Walk to your Nintendo Wii, put in the Jillian Michaels game, spend 3 minutes laughing at how much it sucks, and then walk back to your couch.
Roast Beef – 8 ounces, 368 calories
How to burn it off: Create a lifesize replica of Oprah Winfrey out of paper mache.
Slice of Apple Pie – 5.5 ounces, 411 calories
How to burn it off: Spend 20 minutes trying to figure out how to change the ring tone on your new touch screen Blackberry.
(calorie info from CalorieKing)
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December 21st, 2008
HAHAHAHAHA Love it…..
December 21st, 2008
This is really funny stuff!
December 21st, 2008
Hula hoop with Mary J Blige’s favorite gold hoop earring OMG LOL
December 22nd, 2008
[...] unconventional weight loss tips for the holiday [...]
December 23rd, 2008
The Jillian Michaels game sucks?! I’m so glad I read this. I was on the fence but ehhh, I’ll save my $40. This is a really funny post!
December 23rd, 2008
I could not stay awake for an entire episode of Heroes if my life depended on it.
December 23rd, 2008
LOL JILL
December 23rd, 2008
stumbled here, thumbs up, laughed :)
February 14th, 2009
I do not usually post to someone’s blog however I like this post so I was forced to do so. Straying off subject somewhat, what are your views about walking? It is these days being put forward as the best exercise to burn fat.
July 26th, 2009
I always try to less 1-2 days a week to start , so I mentally trick myself into belive its not hard. then increase a day each week. I a month I have cut back my daily intake and on the road to healthy weight.