Kick the Beverage Habits
Lower your daily calorie intake by cutting sodas and other sugary drinks,
which includes flavored teas, energy drinks, sports drinks, store-bought
coffee and artificially flavored fruit juices. All of these contain sugars,
carbs, sodium and calories. Cutting these drinks from your diet can provide
almost immediate results.
Let’s say you started off your morning with a glass of fruit juice:
230 calories, a cup of coffee on the way to work: 400 calories, a soda
with your lunch: 280 calories, and a glass of wine to go along with your
dinner: 130 calories. That adds up to about 1,040 calories per day just
from drinks.
Cut back on your drinks and try not to drink them daily. Instead, substitute
them for healthier alternatives:
- Water, which keeps you hydrated
- Coffee, and don’t add too much sugar and creamer
- Fresh tea, either hot or cold, and try not to add too much milk and sugar
or substitute with honey
- Coconut water, but don’t drink more than one per day