Drinking Calories

Nutrition Tip: After breakfast tomorrow, make water your primary drink. At breakfast, drink your cup of coffee or your glass of orange juice. However, throughout the rest of your day, focus on water instead of juice or soda. The average American consumes an extra 245 calories daily from caloric beverages. Research shows that despite the calories, these drinks don’t trigger a sense of fullness the way that food does and leads to us taking in more calories than we expend, which results in weight gain.

Fitness Prescription: Walk 25 minutes at a brisk pace. Do 25 jumping jacks and 25 crunches.