Reflecting on how long I will have to run today to burn off the vanilla ice cream, blueberries and pecans I ate last night (to say nothing of the latte yesterday and other transgressions), I decided to look at some calorie calculators to figure out the damage from tomorrow’s gluttony. The results were discouraging, to say the least.
This is what the Thanksgiving calorie calculator on about.com told me:
-One ounce of potato or tortilla chips
-One teaspoon of chip dip
-One tablespoon ranch dressing
-Six ounces of white and dark turkey
-Half a cup of stuffing
-Half a cup of cranberry sauce
-Half a cup of mashed potatoes
-Half a cup of gravy
-Half a cup of green bean casserole
-Half a cup of candied sweet potatoes
-A dinner roll, A pat of butter
-A slice of pumpkin pie
-Half a cup of whipped cream
=2,095 calories
=20.95 miles walking
Using a running calculator at coolrunning.com, I would have to run three miles a day for the better part of a week to burn off that one meal.
This isn’t necessarily that accurate or reliable, but it is a useful reminder of what I must do (and not do) to keep in shape.
Jeff Raymond, Medical Writer