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Another useful thing I learnt is how to substitute high calorie items with healthy, low calorie items.

Today, I went through the online motivational sessions. These are pretty interesting. After that, I ended up on a page with pictures of standard fast food fare. A double cheese burger, a can of coke, fries, Cole slaw and an apple pie. So common that we are often immune to it.

• Then as you move your mouse over each item, it changes to a healthier item. A burger could be replaced with a turkey sandwich with loads of greens between 2 slices of wholemeal bread.
• That coke can be replaced by iced lemon tea
•  Those fries can be replaced with salsa and  tortilla chips.
•  That Cole slaw can be replaced with a green salad
•  That apple pie can be replaced with yummy yoghurt and fresh fruit.

So far.. yawn. As expected.

Then it goes on to show you.

•     1 double cheese burger has slightly more calories than 3 turkey sandwiches
•     1 can of coke has 10 teaspoons of sugar

And so on… Added together, the number of excess calories consumed in a single standard fast food meal is horrendous.

Another eye-opener in another blind spot.

Lesson learnt: Go to fast food outlets with both eyes wide open. Look out for healthier alternatives to shed those excess pounds or kilos.

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