A 12 oz. can of a soft drink contains approximately 9 tsp. sugar. You wouldn't sit down and eat a heaping 1/4 cup of sugar, so why waste your calories on empty nutrient beverages that have added sugar? Over time, you will lose weight by cutting your intake of sugary drinks in half. After a week or two, you may find you don't need the sugary drink and will be able to avoid drinking it. Gradual changes make long lasting successful changes. Choose an apple instead of apple juice. The apple has fiber that the apple juice does not. The same goes for orange juice. I have found many people think orange-flavored beverages contain the same nutrients as orange juice. Not so. They are sugary beverages with little nutrients even if they say "vitamin C added." Look for 100% fruit juice and consume less than 8 oz. per day.
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