Fruit juice isn't as healthy

Fruit juice isn't as healthy as most people think either. Juice actually has
a lot of sugar in it as well. If you are craving a glass of juice, drink fresh fruit juice
instead of juice that has artificial flavors and coloring. It is even better if you can
make your own fruit juice. Just be sure not to add too much sugar which adds to
the calories. Instead of drink fruit juice, eat more fruit. Fruit provides your body
with much needed fiber as well as vitamins.

Go easy on the tea and coffee. They are pretty much harmless if you
don't add a lot of cream and sugar to them. It is the cream and sugar that
becomes fattening. Think of it this way, when you have a cup of coffee or tea
with cream and two cubes of sugar, you are essentially eating a piece of
chocolate cake every time. Now think of how many pieces of cake you are
eating when you have a Venti Starbucks Latte – yikes.

If you must have your tea and coffee, try to drink it black. Black tea or
coffee actually has health benefits to it as long as you counteract the caffeine
in your body with a nice big glass of water. Caffeine is also not good for you
because it affects functions in your body, like your metabolism.
Another type of tea that you can drink freely is green tea. Green tea has been
used as a medicine in China for over 4,000 years. It aids the digestive system
and can help ease an overly full stomach and it has been linked to a reduction
in cancer risk.

If you can say no to alcohol, then that is best. Alcohol beverages are
not exactly good for you, although a glass of red wine does have heart benefits,
most are just fattening. Beer is especially fattening. Cocktails are fattening
depending on what they are made of. For instance, whiskey and Coke. The
whiskey may not be fattening, but the Coke definitely is. Plus, after a few drinks
most people get the munchies and when you're feeling a little inebriated and
hungry you won't be able to make rational decisions regarding your diet and it's
usually late at night, just before you pass out from a night of drinking, that you
overeat. The overall combination is just not a good one.

If you must have alcohol, try dry wine. Dry wine is better than your
sweet wines, because sweet wines have more sugar! Dry wines have sugar, but
most of it has been fermented away into alcohol and from a weight gaining
perspective, dry is better.

Another word on coffee, that is not necessarily bad, but more
interesting than anything. Some people have reported that when they drank
black coffee before exercising, they lost more weight. There's no scientific proof
to back this, but nutritionists believe it may be caused by the body being forced
to depend on fat for fuel. Hey, it's worth trying if you can stand black coffee.
Just remember to drink plenty of water during your exercise!

Avoid drinking excessive amounts of coffee, as it desensitizes your body
to the natural fat burning effects that caffeine has. One or two cups (if the day's
really slow to get started) max.