To me, this rule is very basic and obvious....but you may not realize how many calories you're consuming throughout the day from basic beverages (i.e., milk, sweetened iced tea, soda, alcohol, etc.). If you're not a water drinker throughout the day, I recommend that you journal or track your drinks along with the food you eat. It may be an eye-opener for you.
A few changes that I have recently made this last year is watching the beverages I consume with artificial sweeteners, like in Diet Soda, Sugar-Free "Diet" Juice or using Splenda in Iced Tea. Eliminating no calorie drinks with artificial sweeteners will have an impact on your weight loss. It falls in line with "Clean Eating"....think of it as "Clean Drinking"....LOL! Yes...I crave a diet soda every now and then, but when I stick to drinking water or Iced Tea/Green Tea without it, I feel great that I made the better choice! Pure Natural Stevia is a good substitute to Splenda, but I think that you still need to watch the amount you consume throughout the day...especially if you enjoy iced tea or coffee. In the winter, I enjoy hot green tea with a tsp of natural honey.
Beverage
|
Serving Size
|
Calories
|
| Soda |
12 ounces
|
124-189
|
| Diet soda |
12 ounces
|
0-7
|
| Bottled sweet tea |
12 ounces
|
129-143
|
| Brewed tea, unsweet |
12 ounces
|
4
|
| Orange juice, unsweetened |
12 ounces
|
157-168
|
| Apple juice, unsweetened |
12 ounces
|
169-175
|
| Tomato/Vegetable juice |
12 ounces
|
80
|
| Cranberry juice cocktail |
12 ounces
|
205
|
| Whole Milk |
12 ounces
|
220
|
| 2% low-fat milk |
12 ounces
|
183
|
| 1% low-fat milk |
12 ounces
|
154
|
| Nonfat milk |
12 ounces
|
125
|
| Soy milk |
12 ounces
|
147-191
|
| Coffee, black |
12 ounces
|
0-4
|
| Coffee with cream (2 tablespoons half and half) |
12 ounces
|
39-43
|
| Coffee with whipped cream (2 tablespoons from can) |
12 ounces
|
15-19
|
| Coffee with heavy whipping cream (2 tablespoons) |
12 ounces
|
104-108
|
| Caffe Latte, whole milk (Starbucks) |
12 ounces
|
200
|
| Caffe Latte, nonfat (Starbucks) |
12 ounces
|
120
|
| Sports drink (like Gatorade) |
12 ounces
|
94
|
| Energy drink (like Red Bull) |
12 ounces
|
160
|
| Beer |
12 ounces
|
153
|
| Red wine |
5 ounces
|
125
|
| White wine |
5 ounces
|
122
|
| Hard liquor (vodka, rum, whiskey, gin; 80 proof) |
1.5 ounces
|
96
|
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