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How to Lose Weight at Work Without Doing Much

Here's the guide to calorie-burning activities and the number of
calories per hour they consume.

Beating around the bush. . . . . . . . .75
Jumping to conclusions . . . . . . . . 100
Climbing the walls . . . . . . . . . . 150
Swallowing your pride. . . . . . . . . .50
Passing the buck . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Throwing your weight around (depending on your weight). ..50-300 
Dragging your heels. . . . . . . . . . 100 
Pushing your luck. . . . . . . . . . . 250 
Making mountains out of molehills. . . 500 
Hitting the nail on the head . . . . . .50 
Wading through paperwork . . . . . . . 300 
Bending over backwards . . . . . . . .  75 
Jumping on the bandwagon . . . . . . . 200 
Balancing the books. . . . . . . . . . .25 
Running around in circles. . . . . . . 350 
Eating crow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 
Tooting your own horn. . . . . . . . . .25 
Climbing the ladder of success . . . . 750 
Pulling out the stops. . . . . . . . . .75 
Adding fuel to the fire. . . . . . . . 160 
Wrapping it up at the day's end. . . . .12

To which you may want to add your own favorite activities,
including:

Opening a can of worms . . . . . . . . .50
Putting your foot in your mouth. . . . 300
Starting the ball rolling. . . . . . . .90
Going over the edge. . . . . . . . . . .25
Picking up the pieces after. . . . . . 350
Counting eggs before they hatch. . . . . 6
Calling it quits . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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