Top 10 household chores for burning calories* Chore Calories 1. Moving furniture 225 2. Scrubbing floors 189 3. Raking leaves 171 4. Gardening 162 5. Mowing the lawn 162 6. Washing the car 153 7. Cleaning windows 153 8. Vacuuming 84 9. Washing dishes 76 10. Doing laundry 72
* Estimations based on a 150-pound person and 30 minutes of activity
Goals: 1. Stop thinking like a chronic dieter and start living to inspire. 2. HALT (hungry, anxious, lonely, tired) I will stop and tune in with myself should I experience these things, and respond with something healthy. 3. One word 2008: courage 4. Eat slow and mindfully.