Have you watched in horror as your backside began to spread to a size that rivaled your couch cushions? Being a couch potato can wreak havoc on your health, but if TV is an addiction for you, you can easily remedy the situation by trying out these 10 ways to exercise while watching TV.

I know, I know — if I were a good weight loss website owner, I’d tell you to turn the TV off and never turn it on again! (And if you watch a lot of TV, you should whittle it down.) But, as someone who was called Miss TV Guide as a pre-teen, I know it’s not that easy. I’m looking forward to a few season premieres these next few weeks myself (House, Survivor, The Office, Big Bang Theory — to name a few).

I don’t watch The Biggest Loser often because it usually conflicts with some show I like whose name escapes me, at the moment. But I know a lot of people do like watching The Biggest Loser — it can be inspirational; just remember they’re being supervised! You need to work the weight off more slowly… (If you’re a Biggest Loser fan, I’ve got a weight loss percentage calculator that calculates the percentage lost as they do on the show.)

So, bearing in mind that I’m covering my butt by telling you to turn the TV off, if you’re not going to listen, at least don’t just sit there…

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I’ll let you in a little secret the diet companies absolutely do not want you to know: the bottom line is, it doesn’t matter what diet plan you follow! Take just about any diet plan, figure out the calories in one of their typical meal plans and chances are you’ll see a daily calorie count of around 1400 - 1800 calories for women and around 1800 - 2100 calories for men. That creates a nice moderate calorie deficit to lose weight for just about anybody.

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