Liquid Calories & Weight Loss

September 30, 2009 | By andrew In weight loss |

By the year 2015 – an all too short 7 years from now – 75% of adults in the US are expected to be overweight or obese. It is not just an issue of physical looks, obesity contributes to a range of health related dangers, issues which will only get bigger as an increasing amount of us do.

This fattening epidemic is hardly surprising when you realize that we take in from 150-300 more calories on a daily basis than we did 25 years ago. There are many reasons for this – Fast foods, processed and prepared meals, ever increasing meal sizes, too few good fats and too many bad ones, as well as an unfortunate and regularly expanding selection of calorie laden drinks.

Our modern tastes have got used to liquid calories, such as coffee drinks, smoothies, energy drinks and flavored waters. The trouble is that all those liquid calories aren’t so easy to keep track of. Liquid calories simply aren’t as satisfying as solid food, and many of the liquids we drink without really thinking lack any nutritional value.

Experts understand that the mechanism of drinking calories, not having to chew or take steps to prepare as you would do with a normal meal, help these calories slip aside of the counting radar with ease.

Removing the calories which provide minimal nutrition will greatly assist you in your weight loss efforts. Cut out the least satisfying, and least nutritious, calories first, then move on.

On reading drinks labels you should primarily be looking for the calorie count; don’t worry about the ingredients for now. Even drinks labelled ‘healthy’ often contribute extra calories as well. In the end, it’s the number of calories that matters.

So, if your objective is to lose weight, you’re best off drinking just zero calorie, natural water. If you don’t feel ready to changeover to sugar free drinks right away, try flavored water until a less sweet taste seems is easier to take in.

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