Lose Weight without Spending

Cutting liquid calories from your diet is one of the easiest and most "painless" ways to lose weight. Once you start keeping a food diary, measuring servings, and tracking your caloric intake, you may be surprised at the number of calories you consume in the form of beverages. The good news is you may not need to cut as many food calories once you realize how many liquid calories you can cut.

And since we all want to lose weight without spending money, consider this: Buying fewer beverages can save you a lot of cash over time (especially if those beverages are coffee drinks or wine!).

Here is an example of a person's caloric intake just from beverages as recorded in her food diary:

A.M.
orange juice, 8-oz. glass = 112 calories
coffee, 2 cups, 4 packets sugar = 92 calories

Mid-Morning
mocha frappe = 230 calories

Lunch
soda, 16-oz. cup = 200 calories

Afternoon
apple juice, 8-oz. container = 117 calories

Dinner
iced tea, sweetened, 16-oz. glass = 140 calories

P.M.
white wine, two 3.5-oz. glasses = 168 calories

GRAND TOTAL = a whopping 1,059 calories

If this person cuts just half of the calories from her daily beverage intake by choosing water instead, she could lose a pound per week with no other changes! So, put down that can of soda and fill up a glass at the tap to save tons of calories and a chunk of change!

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