Weight Loss Wednesday: Less Bacon, More Shakin'

That's right... less bacon! Or, for those of you with a sweet tooth... Less bakin', more shakin'! Today's focus will be the little changes, and how big of an effect they can have on weight loss.

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Here are a few fun facts about the great difference a small change can make:

• Park 100 ft farther from the door at work, and you will walk an extra 10 miles each year.
• Cut out 1 can of soda per day and you will cut 54,750 calories out of you diet each year. That is the equivalent of 21 days worth of food (assuming a 2500 calorie/day diet)!
• If you lose 1 pound per week, you will lose 52 pounds in a year!
• I don't drink coffee, but I know that some of you do. Drinking it black, rather than with cream and sugar and assuming you drink 2 cups per day, will cut 32,850 calories per year. That is the equivalent of 13 days worth of food!
• The average American drinks 25 gallons of milk per year. Here is how that breaks down:
• Skim Milk - 32,000 calories
• 1% Milk - 40,000 calories
• 2% Milk - 48,000 calories
• Whole Milk - 60,000 calories
• So switching from whole to 1% would cut 20,000 calories per year! 2% to skim - 16,000!

As you can see these little things, especially if we combine multiple items from this list, make a huge difference over the course of a year. Imaging what they would do over a decade, a work career or a lifetime! Small things have great power!

I am going to close this post by doing something a little different, and I hope nobody is offended. I am going to quote some scripture. Whether you consider this the word of the lord or not, it is at least good advice. 

"And thus we see that by small means the Lord can bring about great things."

Tweet at me, email me or leave a comment here with your small means that have brought about great change in your weight loss journey! I would love to hear from you!