The document discusses different activities required to lose one pound of weight. It states that a 26 year old woman weighing 145 pounds would need to go swimming moderately for 524 minutes or go shopping for 1,340 minutes to lose one pound. Alternatively, she could cut down on eating sweets throughout the week to lose weight by reducing her daily calorie intake by 500 calories.

1. WHAT IS ONE POUND EXACTLY? ONE FISH = ONE POUND photo credit: John Estes

2. To lose ONE POUND, a 26 year old woman weighing 145 would have to... Go swimming in the pool moderately for about 524 minutes! photo credit: john Estes

3. OR...... Go shopping FOR 1,340 minutes! photo credits: John Estes

4. She can also cut down on eating sweets through out the week. photo credit: John Estes

5. So as you can see its very simple to lose 3500 calories a week by swimming or cutting your portion size in half to lose 500 calories a day. photo credits: John Estes