25 Simple Ways To Cut About 400 kj

Want to lose weight? Just make two of the delightfully easy and quick changes suggested here. Each will save or burn about 400 kj. Simply choose the ones that work best for you, or use them as inspiration to come up with your own.

1. 1. Poach two large eggs (630 kj) instead of frying in one tablespoon butter (1050 kj).

2. Instead of one 100 g cake-style muffin (1100 kj), have one 60 g pancake with one teaspoon of golden syrup and one tablespoon of whipped cream from a can (775 kj).

3. Lunch on 90 g of ham (563 kj) instead of one plain hamburger (1150 kj).

4. Quench your thirst with water (0 kj) instead of a 375 ml can of cola (630 kj).

5. Instead of one apricot and coconut bar (890 kj), feast on four large, fresh apricots (340 kj).

6. Eat a slice of apple pie (1260 kj) instead of a slice of pecan pie (1680 kj).

7. Rather than eating two cups of rice pilaf (1680 kj), mix half a cup of pilaf with two cups of chopped steamed or raw vegetables of your choice (840 kj).

8. Trim all the visible fat from a 125 g steak (saves about 420 kj).

9. To stir fry, use one tablespoon of oil (500 kj) in a nonstick wok rather than two tablespoons of oil (1000 kj) in a plain steel wok.

10. Order a regular size serving of chips (880 kj) instead of the large size (2250 kj). An even better option is to choose a baked potato (600 kj).

11. Add protein to a salad with one sliced hard-boiled egg (325 kj) instead of 60 g of shredded cheese (840 kj).

12. Top 125 g of spaghetti with half a cup of tomato sauce (525 kj) instead of meat sauce (1015 kj).

13. Eat five vanilla wafers (800 kj) instead of ten (1600 kj).

14. Indulge with two tablespoons of whipped cream from a can (58 kj) on one cup of strawberries (460 kj) instead of one strawberry ice cream sundae (1120 kj).

15. Choose a large banana (475 kj) instead of 50 g of choc-coated peanuts (1008 kj).

16. Forgo four caramels (500 kj) and choose one lollipop (92 kj) instead.

17. Sip two 25 ml glasses of red wine (670 kj) instead of one 125 ml extra-dry martini (1065 kj).

Activity Options

18. Indulge yourself with a 20 minute shopping spree (470 kj).

19. Drive 156 golf balls at the range (420 kj at six swings a minute).

20. Slow dance to seven songs for a total of about 26 minutes (420 kj).

21. Spend five minutes walking up several flights of stairs (420 kj).

22. Participate for just 10 minutes in a low impact aerobic class (435 kj).

23. Push yourself to complete a run of 1.6 km in 9 minutes (460 kj).

24. Play with your children for 15 minutes (485 kj).

25. Take a brisk 13 minute walk (420 kj) with your dog or good friend.