Stop Drinking Your Calories-The Trick For Faster Weight Loss

Many drinks, whether they are alcoholic or not, can contain a lot of calories, too much sugar, and unhealthy ingredients. There is little to no nutritional value when it comes to your “fun” beverages.

To give you a relative idea:

A 12oz can of Coca-Cola contains 140 calories

A grande (medium) iced latte from Starbucks contains 130 calories

5 fl oz of red wine contains 125 calories

20 oz Strawberry X-Tream smoothie from Smoothie King contains 300 calories

Your iced latte in the morning, your Coca-Cola with lunch, your glass of wine with dinner, and your smoothie for dessert all add up to a total of 695 calories in 1 day.

On average, depending on your goals, weight, height, and age, people are recommended to consume around 2,000 calories a day. So, the 695 calories you consume just from your drinks takes up a big chunk of your daily caloric intake.

On top of the added calories, drinking your “fun” drinks can put you at risk of health concerns like weight gain, diabetes, nutrient deficiency, and changes in blood sugar levels.

It is okay to have the drinks that you enjoy from time to time in moderation, but daily consumption of these drinks can negatively impact your health drastically. Ideally, the majority of what you drink should be water! It is so important that you keep your body hydrated all day every day, and get your nutrients from food not beverages.

Some ways to help you make some changes are to read the labels, dilute your sugary juices with water, pick the unsweetened tea over the sweet tea, reach for the diet coke over the regular coke, make your smoothies at home so you know what is going in them, and limit how many alcoholic drinks you have each week.

Just like watching what you are eating, you should also be watching what you are drinking. Go ahead and treat yourself on special occasions, but be aware of EVERYTHING you are consuming.