Tweak Of The Week: Drink To Weight Loss

When it comes to your waistline measurement, "Think before you drink" isn't just applicable to alcoholic beverages.

Excess calories can slip into your daily life through sneaky soft drinks and juices as well. A lot of people conscientiously count the calories they consume by way of foods but become negligent when it comes to what they drink, thus they fail to make adjustments and end up taking in a lot of calories without realizing it.

Think about this: At a restaurant you order a salad and a soda thinking you are having a pretty healthy lunch, right? Wrong! Sodas are calorie-laden and getting free refills doubles it up, adding about 300 calories to what would have been a healthy lunch. That is, if the salad isn't loaded with fatty dressing, bacon bits and cheese.

Be wary, there are hidden calories in every crouton and under pop tops everywhere.

A 12-ounce can of Coke contains 140 calories and 39 grams of carbohydrates. If you have at least one can a day, you will be consuming over 51,000 calories, or about 14 pounds in a year's time!

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There's a strong correlation between the increase of soft drink consumption in the U.S. and the development of obesity to epidemic proportions among Americans. Check out the statistics: in 1970, Americans drank 22 gallons of non-diet soft drinks per person, but by 1997 that number almost doubled at 41 gallons per person with obesity ballooning to 112%.

If you absolutely have to have a caffeine fix, get it from coffee or tea instead and spare yourself all the calories and carbs. However, be careful about adding too much sugar and creamer or else you might end up loading your drink with calories. Each teaspoon of sugar is about 16 calories.

Sports drinks are another unnecessary source of calories in your diet. If you only work out for 45 minutes or less, you don't need a sports drink to replenish your fluids, water is just fine. They may be beneficial for people who do heavy duty workouts and professional athletes, but the average exerciser does not need them. Most of these drinks contain more than 100 calories per serving and can replace all the calories you burned and more, from exercise.

If water is too bland for you and would like to taste flavor in your fluid, a sport drink like Powerade Zero has little or no calories and is quite pleasant to the taste. However, like diet sodas, there are a lot of unpronounceable, dubious- looking ingredients included in its formula which may not be the most beneficial for your health.

The best weight loss drink has been around for ages--tasteless, odorless, colorless, calorie-free water. If you drink a glass of water before eating, it will create a feeling of fullness which will keep you from overeating. Drinking water with your meals will save you calories and cash. Thus with water, it's a win-win situation.

Our experts have a lot of advice to help you make changes in your diet. Send your questions to our nutritional experts today, or call 866-756-0510 Mondays to Fridays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., or Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Check out tweak about breakfast from last week and visit this site again next week when we feature Healthy Sandwich Switches.

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