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Most people have no idea how many calories they eat and drink every day. They just eat an drink whatever they want with no concept of what is healthy and normal. Soda, sweet tea, and specialty coffee drinks from Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts can easily add over 1000 calories per day to your diet. That is huge since most people only need 2000-2500 calories/day to maintain a healthy weight. Unfortunately, the excerpt below describes a pretty typical American lifestyle… one that will kill you. I suspect that this lady was also at very high risk for diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. From MSNBC-
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The newest member of the Joy Fit Club, who once weighed 308 pounds, recalls being heavy all her life. Although she considered herself happy and successful, with a loving family and an engaging career, she knew she needed a healthier lifestyle. Her daily intake, primarily fast food, hovered around 5,000 empty calories a day. “I just ate with no rhyme or reason … all day, every day, nonstop.†Billie’s biggest vice was soda; she would drink six 20-oz. bottles of regular Coca-Cola.
More important, Billie realized the impact she was having on her kids. Not only did she set a poor example; she also often felt she couldn’t fully participate in their lives: She couldn’t run, play or do anything but sit with them.
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My advice to all of my friends and family is to wean yourself off of any kind of sugary drinks. There is no nutritional value in these types of drinks and huge risks for most people. Water is the best thing to drink but coffee, tea and other kinds of unsweetened drinks are fine if you like them. It’s OK to put a teaspoon of sugar in your coffee if you need to, but if you need to make it super sweet just to drink it, you should probably find something you like better. Cutting you sugar intake will have a huge beneficial effect on your weight and how you feel. So just do it! Get someone at home or work to take the challenge with you and hold each other accountable. It is a lot easier to make these kinds of changes if you have a partner. Oh and keep your kids from getting addicted to high sugar drinks by not keeping them in the house. Simple and effective.
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