How to Prevent Weight Gain

Are your Drink Choices Causing Added Inches and Pounds?

Sep 30, 2008 Renee Haswell

Weight loss can be attributed to drinking too many drinks filled with corn syrup, sugar, and full fat dairy products. Changing the way you view beverages can help

Weight loss can be attributed to drinking too many drinks filled with corn syrup, sugar, and full fat dairy products. Changing the way you view beverages can help you effortlessly melt of hundreds of calories every week. Have you truly given serious thought to the number of calories that you drink during one day? Here are three tips to help you boost your weight loss efforts.

Soda

You may mindlessly pick up soda or punches with artificial flavors and colors regularly. Have you really read the information on the back of the nutrition label? See if you are drinking corn syrup, sugar, or an artificial sweetener. If you must drink soda, have one complete serving. That may be 8 ounces, and not the complete soda. There could easily be 2 and half servings in one bottle of soda that appears to be one serving.

Coffee Alternatives

Giving up coffee completely may be unrealistic for many people. However, with a bit of planning you can lighten up each cup that you drink. Are you adding full fat milk or half and half to your coffee? Do you measure the amount that you are pouring into your drink each day? The amount of fat and calories can be multiplied many times over, if you have more than 2 cups of coffee per day. Use a measuring cup when you prepare each and every cup. Commercial flavored coffee creamers can have excessive amounts of sugar and corn syrup in them. Compare brands to see which one has the least amount of calories and fat. Try different drinks in place of coffee. Instead of reaching for your second or third cup of coffee, why not try herbal tea or green tea?

Sweetener

Sugar free syrups can add flavor and texture to any type of plain coffee. Many companies offer syrups sweetened with Splenda and Stevia. If you choose to use regular white sugar, always measure out each spoonful. One tablespoon of sugar can sweeten one eight ounce coffee. Gradually cut back on the amount of sugar that you use in your coffee, until you get down to one spoonful.

Choosing to drink fewer calories is a great way to manage your weight. Eliminating hundreds of calories from your diet is an easy weight to prevent gaining more weight. Drinking more calories, will require more exercise to burn the added calories. Discipline yourself to drink more water, and natural beverages. Use these tips as part of your weight loss program.

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