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August 6th, 2008 . by janIs What You Eat Really Keeping You from Losing Weight?
July 16th, 2008 . by laurenIf you’re a chronic dieter with little success, I’d like to propose you consider something. The problem really might not be in what you eat. It might lie in what you’re drinking!!
What’s your beverage of choice? Soda? Juice? Milk? Coffee? Beer? If it’s not water, then you’re getting more than just your recommended daily water intake.
All these beverages contain calories. Do you factor them in when you keep track of what you’ve consumed that day? It’s easy enough to brush them off, but these aren’t negligable numbers. Hundreds of calories might slip by every day and we’d never notice.
Take a healthy, average-sized glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice. It may be a delicious choice with breakfast (and it’s much healthier than juice from concentrate or with various additives and extra sugars). But it’s also got 112 calories (according to the Calorie King website). If that’s in your eating plan, good. But if it’s not, that may dramatically the number of calories in your breakfast.
Let’s look at soda, coffee, and beer. These also have high calories (even higher, in many cases) but have no redeeming nutritional value. Let’s say that you’re an average worker and consume several cups of coffee every day (along with some cream and sugar…) and maybe a few sodas and beers every week. Some drink all three every day.
While they may flow down and feel like they have no substance, it’s like downing a big juicy burger. Only the burger might be safer because it’s easier to realize you’re eating all those calories.
While it’s in your best long-term interests to drink as little soda, coffee, and beer as possible, and to keep an eye on how much milk and juice you drink, you may find it hard to get used to water. Perhaps your local water tastes funny. Perhaps you’re worried about what’s in it. In that case, invest in a water filter. A good water filter should dramatically improve the flavor of your water by removing the foul-tasting minerals. And it’s a huge asset to your health and any weight loss goals as you switch out your calorie-filled beverages more often with water.
