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7. Liquor
Most people don’t realize that alcohol is simply empty calories. Hard liquor, such as bourbon or whiskey, isn’t as bad a beer, but many people like fruity mixed drinks. Did you know that some of those drinks (depending on the size, of course) can contain as many as 300 calories? That is an awful lot of calories (mainly from the sugar and fruit) to consume without getting nutrition out of it. Also, when we drink to excess it lowers our inhibitions, so we eat more than we should. Keep in mind that wine (one glass) is your best choice, and beer should be your last choice. Limit your alcohol consumption to one or two drinks at most, and avoid pretty drinks with those cute little umbrellas.
8. Veggie Chips
Most people love potato chips, and they miss that salty crunch when they are trying to lose weight. The problem is, although veggie chips sound healthy, unless you make them yourself, they aren’t much better than potato chips. First, most of these veggie chips are made from a base of either potato or corn (GMO corn at that) flour. They add some vegetable paste from broccoli or sweet potatoes, bake or fry them, and then they add salt. The chips are just as fattening and no healthier than plain old potato chips. If you really love chips, make your own. Thinly slice some sweet potatoes, drizzle them with olive oil, a pinch of salt and pepper, then bake them on a cookie sheet at 400 degrees for 20 – 25 minutes, depending on how thickly you cut your potato. Leave the skin on for extra nutrition.
9. Diet Soda
This is one of the most common offenders. Just like artificial sweeteners, diet sodas sound like a good idea, but actually, they are bad news. Researchers have found that for every can of diet soda you consume, your risk for becoming overweight increases by as much as 41 percent! One study done at Purdue University found that diet sodas increase your risk of developing diabetes or heart disease, or having a stroke. The problem with diet sodas is that they confuse the body, throwing things out of kilter. Your body thinks it has consumed calories since you are drinking something sweet, but when it doesn’t get those calories, it doesn’t know how much you have actually eaten. This gives you cravings for more sweets. Scientists at the University of Texas Science Center found that the more diet soda a person drank, the more weight they gained over time.
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