Is there a surface with negative total mean curvature in $\mathbb{R}^3$?

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Let $\Sigma$ be a closed and embedded surface of $\mathbb{R}^3$. Since it must be orientable, let $N$ be a unit normal for $\Sigma$ pointing towards the bounded component of $\mathbb{R}^3 \setminus \Sigma$. Is it possible that $\Sigma$ has negative total mean curvature, that is,

$$\int_\Sigma H \, \mathrm{d}A < 0?$$

I adopt the convention that the unit sphere $\mathbb{S}^2 \subset \mathbb{R}^3$ has mean curvature equal to $1$ when such a choice of normal has been made.