| In order to lose weight, you need to either reduce the | | | | is really, really high in sucrose. Sucrose is essentially |
| number of calories you consume, or increase the | | | | sugar - it might be a bit healthier than regular sugar, but |
| amount of calories you burn. One of the easiest ways | | | | it still makes you fat. Raw fruits have a low |
| of reducing the number of calories you consume is to | | | | percentage of sucrose, so they are healthy. But fruit |
| reduce liquid calories in your diet. | | | | juice is incredibly high in sucrose content. If you check |
| Liquid calories are calories contained in various drinks | | | | the nutritional label on a 100% natural fruit juice, you will |
| that we tend to consume throughout the day. Most of | | | | see that the sugar content is between 40 - 70 %. For |
| us do not even realize that these drinks contain so | | | | me, that is just not worth it - I would much rather have |
| many calories. Here are some drinks you can cut | | | | a chocolate. |
| down on to reduce the calories you are consuming, | | | | If you really like fruit juice, you can make your own |
| and lose weight easily: | | | | fresh fruit juice at home. However, it is just much |
| 1. Alcohol | | | | healthier to eat whole fresh fruits. |
| Alcohol is the first thing you need to cut back on if you | | | | 3. Sodas |
| would like to lose weight. One cocktail contains about | | | | Coke, Fanta, Sprite - they are all really high in calories. |
| 200 calories - that is about 2 hours on the elliptical. | | | | A single-serve bottle of Pepsi has about 270 calories - |
| I know, you are thinking I am no fun. Sure, if you are a | | | | that is more than you should be consuming in a single |
| hyper-active 18-year-old, go ahead and party. | | | | meal! |
| However, if you are over 30, drinking should not be a | | | | I do not particularly like any particular soda over |
| major part of your happiness. I am not saying to quit | | | | another. However, sometimes I feel like one and I have |
| completely - have a few drinks with friends. However, | | | | something that is diet. I know it is best to avoid soda |
| most people do not even notice if you are drinking, and | | | | altogether, but if you must have a drink, make sure it is |
| they will understand if you say you are trying to cut | | | | diet - there is simply no reason at all to have to drink |
| back. Besides, people even go teetotal for various | | | | those extra calories. |
| reasons, and other people generally do not probe. | | | | By being careful about what you drink, you can easily |
| 2. Fruit Juice | | | | cut down on calories without feeling as though you are |
| I know, you probably think fruit juice is healthy - it has | | | | depriving yourself. |
| got fruit in it! However, fruit contains sucrose, and juice | | | | |