Fit Tip #23 What You’re Not Doing Enough Of That’s Keeping You Overweight!

Don’t drink away your calories! Even though you’re following a great meal plan, you could be damaging your results with empty calories. Be careful and mindful with the beverages you are consuming. During the week you may be cutting out soda, sweet tea, and juice but that doesn’t mean going overboard over the weekend and treating yourself with alcohol, soda, and even some sports drinks, that are packed with sugar and calories.

Popular beverages like Coke, sweet tea, lemonade, iced coffees, can range from 125-250 calories PER serving!

Set alerts on your phone every hour as a reminder to take a few sips. Mark your water at different levels every hour to give yourself a goal to reach. Carry your water with you as much as possible. If you’re holding it, you’ll drink it. If you see someone walking around with a jug of water, you’ll know why and know that they are doing what it takes to reach their daily water intake.

If you have a hard time drinking plain water, choose zero calorie options! I mostly use BCAAs but also use mio, lemon and other fresh fruits. Essential oils are great too! Make your calories count and save them for your meals!

Another reason you could be sabotaging your weightloss is from being dehydrated! Most of us don’t even realize it but are falling behind in this category. Symptoms of dehydration range from fatigue, headaches, irritability, trouble focusing, and guess what else, HUNGER! You could be spiking your appetite levels just from the lack of water your body is getting. Take a peek at the chart below sourced from slenderkitchen.com. Use this tool to determine where you stand with your water intake. Keep in mind 8 ounces is 1 cup.

Happy Thursday!

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