The diet literature explains calories burned while jogging, playing tennis or golfing, but similar information concerning sexual activity has, until now, been unavailable. Yet, a survey of 206,000,000 people indicated that 96% devote more time and effort to sex than jogging, tennis, or golf, and we felt that the time was right for a new type of sex manual.
Examples
1 hr. intensive foreplay Burns Off: 1 slice (large) chocolate cake.
25 min. nonstop lovemaking Burns Off: 2 slices of pizza with cheese and mushrooms.
53 min. of kissing partner Burns Off: 1 cheeseburger with 14 french fries.
53 minutes kissing yourself Burns Off: Christmas turkey with all the trimmings.
Preparing the Bedroom
Includes setting the snooze alarm and dimming the lights: 42 (calories burned)
Additional Last Minute Preparations
Hiding the sex manual: 3
Decanting the wine: 4
Without a corkscrew: 268
Making the First Move
If you are shy: 15
If you are anxious: 43
If you beg: 100
Seducing the Partner
If you are rich (cash): 5
If you are rich (credit card): 15
If you are poor: 200
Initial Body Contact
Fumbling: 4
Casually rummaging around: 7
Seriously rummaging around: 42
Removing Clothes
With partner's consent: 12
Without partner's consent: 187
Removing socks by violently shaking feet: 418
Arousal and Stimulation
Blowing in partner's ear: 15
Blowing in your own ear: 2,512
Disappointment
(after seeing partner undressed)
Partner looks better with clothes on: 10
Partner wears corrective underwear: 15
Partner turns out to be of wrong sex: 100
You don't mind: 0.25
Partner wearing elevated socks: 50
Doing It for the First Time
Fumbling around: 4
Desperately trying to put something somewhere: 18
Completely missing: 126
Positions
Italian (man on top woman on bottom): 26
German (facing each other, but in different beds): 48
English (woman on top man hiding): 15
American (both on top): 1,243
Afflictions
Leg cramp: 36
Making believe you don't have a leg cramp: 612
Sneezing (during intercourse): 7
Sneezing (during orgasm): 588
Assorted Accidents
Toupee slips off (if your partner knew you wore one): 5
Toupee slips off (if partner didn't know): 72
Extinguishing cigarette (in ashtray): 1
Extinguishing cigarette (in mattress): 17
Extinguishing cigarette (in partner's leg): 133
Calling your partner the wrong name: 50
Orgasmic Intensity Scale
Shoes flew off: 15
Expression didn't change: 0.5
Room turned purple: 4
Face turned purple: 78
Earth moved: 30
If Earth actually moved: 1,234,588
Moaning in Turkish: 506
Things Often Said After Sex
"I am so grateful": 15
"It must have been something we ate": 15
"Was it good for you?": 15
"Are you finished?": 15
Trying Again
If woman is ready: 5
If man is not: 563
Rolling Over and Going to Sleep
After sex: 18
During sex: 546
While parking car: 212
Sleep
Real: 5
Faked (a good way to avoid sex-craved partner): 74
Taking a Bath Together
In a bath: 5
In a sink: 150
In a jacuzzi: 15,269
Making the Bed
With partner still in it: 44 (indicates either a neatness obsession, a severe optic disorder, or a partner who is very tired).
With you still in it: 97 (suggests extreme withdrawal and profound dissatisfaction)
Keeping a Journal
Maintaining your own record of sexual activity will be helpful for keeping track of weight loss. You needn't go into detail, just list the activity and the number of calories burned. A typical entry in a woman's journal (for example) for a pleasant low-key sexual experience might read as follows:
December 1st: Sex with Harold
Explaining how: 12
Suggesting something different: 3
Calming terrified Harold: 40
Encouraging him to at least take off his socks: 8
Foreplay (a little of this a little of that): 56
Intercourse (standing position): 22
Intercourse (holding Harold up): 10
Intercourse (urging him on): 5
Orgasm: not sure
Thanking Harold: 3
Waving bye-bye: 1
Total time: six minutes (taxi waiting)
Total calories burned: 160
