Brit’s beverage epiphany: About this time last year, I had just finished working out and as I was leaving the gym, as usual, I bought a Gatorade. For some reason, this day I read the nutrition facts: 200 CALORIES IN 1 BOTTLE?!?! Geez, I just rode the elliptical for 45 minutes and I burned 450 calories. So drinking this Gatorade basically means I’m going to wipe out almost half of my work out! From that moment on I decided – “I’m OFF Gatorade, yall can keep those.” As a matter of fact, I’m done “drinking” calories. If I have to budget my calories, I’d much rather spend them on eating some good food – AMEN?
The facts: You have to burn 3,500 calories more than you consume to legitimately lose 1 pound. The drinks on my “BAD LIST” carry anywhere from 90-220 calories, so if you consume about 3 a day, you could pack on an extra 600 calories! That equals about 1 whole hour of moderate/high intensity cardio at the gym! Or potentially an extra pound every week, assuming you don’t burn it off. Is it really worth it?
Commentary: Below is a list that I put together for myself to help me weed out “bad drinks.” I kept it realistic and included some alcohol and juice options on the “GOOD LIST” even though they aren’t calorie free. At the end of the day, you have to ask yourself, “What do I want more, this Dr. Pepper or my long term fitness goals?” Just making simple adjustments to your daily habits, like committing to only “GOOD LIST” drinks, can help you drop quick pounds. Try it out and see for yourself because you work too hard to let your drinks weigh you down 🙂
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It’s scary how quickly and easily we can consume calories compared to how long and hard it is to burn the equivalent off.
What make diet soda better than gatorade/vit water? Interesting.
No calories 🙂
Funny – yesterday I was just thinking about my friend who doesn’t drink any of her calories! I love juicing and homemade smoothies, so I guess I actually like to drink a lot of my calories.
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WOW!! I did not know this. This is an awesome post! Thanks…I guess I should lay off of the Powerade. I need something after my run though. What do you usually drink? Do you stick with water after your runs?
Hey – glad you like my post! I usually stick with water after my runs/workouts, but if my body is really drained and I’m not going to eat for a while, I’ll put some whey protein powder in my water bottle and that usually does the trick. 1 tablespoon has about 40 calories but gives you 10 grams of protein to help your muscles recover!
I guess I’ll have to give up my Redbull 🙂
Why was orange and grapefruit juice on the list? Is that a personal preference compared to other juices or is there a specific reason?
Hi – so sorry for my delayed response. Please charge it to the head and not to the heart. So I chose grapefruit juice because several studies have shown grapefruits and grapefruit juice to help with weight loss. Orange juice is just a personal preference and it’s loaded with vitamin C (which I’m sure you already know). 🙂
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LOL -hey, diet soda (in moderation) made my good list. So, let’s drink up to Diet Pepsi!