... It's premiere week.

As any avid television watcher knows, there comes a magical week in late September when all of your favorite characters, story lines, and celebrity obsessions make their triumphant return to your life. And because hours of sitting in front of the TV for multiple season premiers are often (and necessarily) accompanied by massive amounts of popcorn/ice cream/pita chips, it's a good thing that most of those calories don't actually count. Here's why:

• Flirt-giggling at anything McDreamy says as if he can hear and see you burns an hour's worth of calories. 
• Thursday nights require EXTRA TV snacks just to make up for all of the calories burned by laughing during one of television's best night's of comedy. Bonus calories burned if you strategically jam pack your nights with three hours of the funniest shows on air: Community, 30 Rock, The Office, It's Always Sunny, and The League.
• Judging contestants on various reality shows burns tons of brain calories. Rolling your eyes and feeling superior to any and all contestants on American Idol, America's Got Talent, Bridezillas, etc. work off any calories you might consume while watching.
• Pretending that you're Rachel Berry during Glee (aka- your weekly hour-long karaoke session) and belting out classic Streisand tunes is as healthy as it is impressive. 
• Watching others exercise is practically as healthy as actually exercising yourself. Thank you, So You Think You Can Dance!