Teacher Enrichment Initiatives – Positively Aging® 2007, 2013© The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Fat Minder® How to Keep an

Teacher Enrichment Initiatives – Positively Aging®2007, 2013© The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Fat MinderFat Minder®®

How to Keep an How to Keep an

Energy BalanceEnergy Balance

Jo Eckerman KIPP Academy


Why focus on Fat?Why focus on Fat? Fat is not inherently bad; in fact Fat is not inherently bad; in fact

we need a certain amount for our we need a certain amount for our bodies to run smoothlybodies to run smoothly

ExcessiveExcessive fat is bad; it fat is bad; it confounds some conditions and confounds some conditions and creates otherscreates others“Research is showing us that

we need to be MINDFUL of our fat”


What is a What is a Fat MinderFat Minder®®??

Cute, cuddly glob of fatCute, cuddly glob of fat Used as a personal visual Used as a personal visual

representation and reminder of representation and reminder of how to how to balancebalance the calories you the calories you take in with those you burntake in with those you burn


Fat MindersFat Minders®® Are Cool Are Cool because They . . .because They . . .

Represent a glob of fat that can Represent a glob of fat that can either be added to or lost from your either be added to or lost from your body body

Serve as a fun reminder to keep Serve as a fun reminder to keep yourself in balanceyourself in balance

Are cute personal expressions of Are cute personal expressions of your own creativity and imaginationyour own creativity and imagination


Give Your Fat Some Give Your Fat Some PERSONALITY!PERSONALITY!


Fat MinderFat Minder®® Facts to RememberFacts to Remember

It takes 3500 Calories to make It takes 3500 Calories to make 1 pound of Fat1 pound of Fat

1 pound is equivalent to 453.6 1 pound is equivalent to 453.6 gramsgrams


What Does Your What Does Your Fat MinderFat Minder® ® Mean to You?Mean to You?

Before we can figure out what it Before we can figure out what it means, we need to know its mass.means, we need to know its mass.

Find mass 3 times and average.Find mass 3 times and average. Record your dataRecord your data


How many calories does your How many calories does your Fat Minder®Fat Minder® represent? represent?

Calories Needed = 3500 C X FM mass Calories Needed = 3500 C X FM mass (g)(g)

453.6 g453.6 g

Example:Calories Needed = 3500 C X 15.1 g = Calories Needed = 3500 C X 15.1 g = 116.5 C116.5 C

453.6 g453.6 g

Calories it takes to

make 1 lb of fat

Mass of your Fat Minder®

# of grams in 1 lb



What Does Your What Does Your Fat MinderFat Minder®® Mean to You?Mean to You?

So if I ate 3500 C So if I ate 3500 C in one day, but in one day, but only burned 3000 only burned 3000 C, I would have C, I would have 500 excess 500 excess calories adding calories adding 4.3 4.3 Fat Minders, or .14 Fat Minders, or .14 lb,lb, to my fat mass! to my fat mass!



If I kept up the same pattern every If I kept up the same pattern every day for a month, I would add day for a month, I would add 129 129 Fat Minders®Fat Minders® or the equivalent of or the equivalent of 4.3 lbs of fat4.3 lbs of fat!!


If I kept up the same pattern for an If I kept up the same pattern for an entire year I would add entire year I would add 1,569.5 Fat 1,569.5 Fat Minders®Minders® or the equivalent of or the equivalent of 52 lbs 52 lbs of fatof fat!!!!



How can I keep this from How can I keep this from happening?happening?

BE ACTIVE!BE ACTIVE!



How long do you have to How long do you have to exercise to lose 1 exercise to lose 1 Fat Minder®Fat Minder®??

Time needed = # of Fat Minder® CTime needed = # of Fat Minder® C # of C burned per hour# of C burned per hour



Choose 5 physical activities. Choose 5 physical activities. Calculate time neeed to lose 1 Calculate time neeed to lose 1

Fat Minder®Fat Minder® (Tip: If you prefer minutes, multiply by 60.)(Tip: If you prefer minutes, multiply by 60.)

Swimming 220C/hr 116.5C .53 hrs or31.8 mins



How does your How does your Fat Minder®Fat Minder® compare to compare to realreal fat? Measure mass, calculate fat? Measure mass, calculate density, record data, and compare!density, record data, and compare!

Density of fat is ~ .9 g/mL Density of fat is ~ .9 g/mL (muscle is ~ 1.06 g/mL)(muscle is ~ 1.06 g/mL)



How much food does your How much food does your Fat Fat Minder®Minder® represent? represent?

# of servings = # of Fat Minder® C# of servings = # of Fat Minder® C # of C per food serving# of C per food serving



Choose 5 of your favorite foods.Choose 5 of your favorite foods. Calculate how much of each you Calculate how much of each you

would eat before adding 1 would eat before adding 1 Fat Fat Minder®Minder® to your body mass to your body mass

Cake with frosting 458 C 116.5 C

.25 or ¼ of a slice




¼ is so small; maybe I should ¼ is so small; maybe I should just eat it all!just eat it all!

Remember if you eat the whole thing you get FOUR MORE OF

ME!


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lose_wt/lcal_fat.htmlose_wt/lcal_fat.htm http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/

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