2. Don’t Drink Your Calories
This is huge. Most of us consume hundreds of calories daily in the form of drinks without any consideration to the impacts its having on our health and waistlines. A flavoured coffee can have more calories than an entire meal, and that might just be the way you kick off your day on the way to work. Soda, rich Coffee’s, Alcohol, Fruit Juices, ‘Sports’ drinks are all loaded with sugar and excess calories that have little to no nutritional value.
Make sure that your drinks are zero calorie, or better yet drink water. This tactic has the power to dramatically change the game for you.
Always remember these:
- Soda, juices, Kool-Aid and many sport drinks have NO nutritional value but are high in calories, and consuming too many calories can cause weight gain.
- Sugary drinks do not fill you up as quickly as solid foods do, so it is easy to take in more calories than you really need.
- Sugary drinks cause your blood sugar to rise and fall quickly. This makes you feel hungry sooner and causes you to eat more.
Below are few facts to add:
- One 20 oz. bottle of soda has 16 teaspoons (37 packets) of sugar
- Most drinks gave more than one serving. For instance, a 20 oz. bottle of soda has 2.5 servings.
- The extra sugar consumed from one serving of soda can lead to a 15 lb. weight gain over a year.
- A 12 oz. glass of orange juice contains 180 calories, the equivalent of eating three chocolate chip cookies.
I’m sure by now, you know you shouldn’t drink your calories.
