Reason To Have Sex
Forget the calming effect, it burns calories!
I've hit another plateau in my summer weight loss program. To say that things have slowed up a bit would be an understatement. I just can't seem to get to the next level and it's so frustrating. When I started complaining to my trainer, he suggested that I give up my evening glass of wine.
I'd rather be fat.
His next suggestion was to have more sex. He said that the average lovemaking session burns between 50 and 100 calories. So how much sex would I need? I figure if I can have sex 3 times a week, I will burns 7500 calories per year. My trainer says that's the equivalent of jogging 75 miles. He was stumped when I asked what the difference was between 50 calorie sex vs. 100 calorie sex. Is it missionary vs. airplane bathroom sex? You know, how much contorting is involved at the higher calorie burn?
Seriously, if you can hit the 100 calorie level 3 times a week then you can burn up to 15,000 calories annually which equals over 4 pounds of weight loss per year!
I wonder if that includes sex with yourself?
Gretchen Shift
Gretchen is an often exhausted, over-worked TV writer who goes by another name for important reasons like, she wants to keep her job. We are happy to report that as of this writing, her previous marriage plans are on indefinite hold--don't get us started but, she bought a new dog instead.
Comments
Debi Jun 8th, 2011
Who knows but wait until I tell my husband , he will be more then thrilled to practice Kama Sutra
Anonymous Jun 8th, 2011
3 times a week?