Ways to avoid calorie heavy drinks

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  • creativecalico
    creativecalico Posts: 9 Member
    I make fancy infused spa water with fresh fruits and herbs. Right now I have cantaloupe ginger water in the fridge. I feel like I'm treating myself without ingesting crazy amounts of empty calories. It also helps you switch up what you're drinking so you're not bored with water again.
  • TamaraKat
    TamaraKat Posts: 533 Member
    I kinda just went cold turkey and dirnk only water or water with lemon all the time. If I am out with a few friends, no alcohol but pick up a Coke Zero / Diet Coke if I have to (though this is once a month). It's hard but the more time passes, the easier it becomes. Start by limiting your intake really and once you get used to that, drop the intake again until you have cut it out completely.
  • lauraspberry
    lauraspberry Posts: 655 Member
    I used to drink soda everyday since I was 13 until I was 16, when I realized that I had to stop. I switched to drinking lemonades instead. I started with the ones sold in the stores then when I saw on TV that fresh lemonade tastes better I just make my own :) Since then, I only drink soda as a chaser ;) But I rarely drink anyways just once or twice max a year :D And I dont drink much lemonade either nowadays I just drink ice cold water most of the time
  • FP4HSharon
    FP4HSharon Posts: 664 Member
    WAYS TO INCREASE WATER CONSUMPTION and/or DECREASE CONSUMPTION OF UNHEALTHY DRINKS
    1. Don’t drink anything else in the morning, until you’ve had 2C of water.
    2. When you take medications or supplements, only take them w/a C of water.
    3. Before you refill your other drinks, drink at least a C of water.
    4. Only drink water w/meals OR only drink your other drinks for meals.
    5. When at a restaurant, only drink water (will save you money as well).
    6. When you drive, only have water in the car to drink.
    7. Only have water at work.
    8. Whenever you’re tempted to drink (or eat) things unhealthy or over calories, drink water until you feel uncomfortably full. This will often keep you from eating/drinking anything else, or at least cut down on what you drink/eat.

    A. Some drinks in moderation are considered healthy, like coffee (3 C/day) or tea (4C/day).
    B. Try to cut down gradually on the amount of unhealthy stuff you may put in drinks…sugar or cream (on the latter you could go from powders, to cream, to whole milk, to reduced fat milk, to skim, to less skim).
    C. Switch from Caffeinated to Half Caff to DeCaff.
    D. Switch from Sodas to Ice Tea, Lattes to Regular Coffee, even sodas to Kool-Aid would be an improvement if you gradually decrease the amount of mix you use. Milk...mix whole w/reduced fat, to 2%, to 1%, to skim.
    E. Juices are healthy, but can be high in calories, you can add a little water to them to make them go farther, or switch to whole fruit/veggies.
    F. Many studies have shown use of artificial sweeteners is not only unhealthy, but can actually INCREASE the number of calories you end up consuming. So consider switching from diet drinks to regular ones, & then follow the guidelines above to reduce consumption.

    KIDS...start them out right, avoid unhealthy food/drinks completely from the beginning & encourage water.

    Post on Your Fridge. Leave your ideas in the comments.

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