Office Dieting

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A recent report by the American Medical Association pointed out that proper weight control and physical fitness cannot be attained by dieting alone. People who spend most of their day behind a desk face a particular problem in losing weight. Too many of these people fail to realize that calories can be burned off by the hundreds by engaging in strenuous exercises that are common for office workers: Office Activity

Calories burned
Adding fuel to the fire	85
Balancing the books	335
Beating around the bush	75
Beating your head against a wall	450
Beating your own drum	100
Bending over backwards	75
Bending the rules	375
Chewing nails	85
Climbing the ladder of success	750
Climbing the walls	250
Dodging responsibility	80
Dragging your heels	100
Eating crow	190
Fishing for compliments	35
Flying off the handle	225
Going around in circles	320
Grasping at straws	75
Hitting the nail on the head	50
Jogging your memory	125
Jumping on the bandwagon	200
Jumping to conclusions	100
Making mountains out of molehills	500
Passing the buck	25
Patting yourself on the back	25
Pouring salt on a wound	30
Pulling out the stops	100
Pulling strings	180
Pushing your luck	360
Racing against time	300
Running down the boss	130
Spinning your wheels	145
Sticking your neck out	980
Stretching the truth	450
Swallowing your pride	150
Throwing your weight around (depends on weight)	50-300
Tooting your own horn	50
Turning the other cheek	50
Wading through paperwork	300
Wrapping it up at day's end	12