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Seven Drinks That Can Ruin Your Diet
What you put in your cup may matter more than what you put on your plate if you are trying to lose weight. Many dieters eat a healthy diet and then consume more than a day's worth of calories in liquid form. Here are seven drinks that don’t derail your diet.
Health, weight loss, drinks, diet
1. Sports drink. One of the biggest weight loss workout mistakes is to drink a high calorie sports drink to rehydrate during or after your exercise session. Depending on the drink you choose, you may even end up consuming more calories than you burn during the workout. It’s true that some athletes may need specialized drinks to perform better, but for most of us, water is the best option.
2. Smoothie. Weight loss smoothies can be a great meal replacement option if you are busy and don’t have time to cook. But it’s also easy to overindulge when you're throwing multiple ingredients into the blender. Make sure you measure your ingredients before adding them and learn to avoid other common mistakes that can turn your smoothie into a diet disaster.
3. Soda pop. If you drink soda every day, you may be consuming over 200,000 extra calories every year and spending hundreds of dollars on your drinks. Have you every tallied the total cost of your habit? Have you ever thought about how much weight you could lose if you just changed the way you drink? It might be worth looking at if you are trying to lose weight. Dropping the soda habit is one of the easiest ways to decrease your total calorie count each day.
4. Diet soda. If you are a regular soda drinker, switching to a diet version of your beverage might seem like the best option at least in the short run. But some recent studies have suggested that when we drink beverages that are artificially sweetened, we are more likely to eat more and make poor food choices. Anyway, your diet soda may not be a guilt-free solution.
5. Coffee. Coffee is a common habit that is hard to break. But coffee lovers don’t need to panic, you just need to make better choices. If you make coffee at home, don’t add creamer. If you visit a coffee house, like Starbucks, be sure you order one of their low-calorie coffee drinks. A nonfat cappuccino won't ruin your diet, but several other options on the menu can contain hundreds of calories.
6. Booze. Use time-tested strategies to limit your alcohol consumption to slim down. It’s a good idea to limit alcohol anyway, but also limit where you drink. If you are on a diet, try to avoid consuming more than one drink at parties and happy hours.
7. Juice drinks. Juicing for weight loss can backfire for a variety of reasons. In fact, some juice drinks are loaded with sugar and stripped of the nutrients that will help you lose weight. Don't be fooled by the fads and trends. If you are juicing to lose weight, be sure that your drink adds value to your diet, not just calories.
Health, weight loss, drinks, diet
1. Sports drink. One of the biggest weight loss workout mistakes is to drink a high calorie sports drink to rehydrate during or after your exercise session. Depending on the drink you choose, you may even end up consuming more calories than you burn during the workout. It’s true that some athletes may need specialized drinks to perform better, but for most of us, water is the best option.
2. Smoothie. Weight loss smoothies can be a great meal replacement option if you are busy and don’t have time to cook. But it’s also easy to overindulge when you're throwing multiple ingredients into the blender. Make sure you measure your ingredients before adding them and learn to avoid other common mistakes that can turn your smoothie into a diet disaster.
3. Soda pop. If you drink soda every day, you may be consuming over 200,000 extra calories every year and spending hundreds of dollars on your drinks. Have you every tallied the total cost of your habit? Have you ever thought about how much weight you could lose if you just changed the way you drink? It might be worth looking at if you are trying to lose weight. Dropping the soda habit is one of the easiest ways to decrease your total calorie count each day.
4. Diet soda. If you are a regular soda drinker, switching to a diet version of your beverage might seem like the best option at least in the short run. But some recent studies have suggested that when we drink beverages that are artificially sweetened, we are more likely to eat more and make poor food choices. Anyway, your diet soda may not be a guilt-free solution.
5. Coffee. Coffee is a common habit that is hard to break. But coffee lovers don’t need to panic, you just need to make better choices. If you make coffee at home, don’t add creamer. If you visit a coffee house, like Starbucks, be sure you order one of their low-calorie coffee drinks. A nonfat cappuccino won't ruin your diet, but several other options on the menu can contain hundreds of calories.
6. Booze. Use time-tested strategies to limit your alcohol consumption to slim down. It’s a good idea to limit alcohol anyway, but also limit where you drink. If you are on a diet, try to avoid consuming more than one drink at parties and happy hours.
7. Juice drinks. Juicing for weight loss can backfire for a variety of reasons. In fact, some juice drinks are loaded with sugar and stripped of the nutrients that will help you lose weight. Don't be fooled by the fads and trends. If you are juicing to lose weight, be sure that your drink adds value to your diet, not just calories.
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