During the cooler seasons it is so much easier to put on weight. One of the many contributing factors is the beverages we drink. Earlier I discussed liquid carbohydrates and how your body can not properly handle liquid carbs. In fact your body should turn carbohydrates into energy and you should intake just enough of them to get you through the day so that you use all of that energy, when you have liquid carbs your body stores everything as fat.
In my previous tip I suggested no liquid carbs such as juice, pop and Frappuccino (a sugary coffee drink from Starbucks) because of the amount of carbohydrates that you are consuming that will negatively impact your goal of becoming healthier, leaner or in better shape in general. I have noticed a large fail rate for myself in the colder seasons in the last few years. If I am training it isn’t getting me anywhere better and if I’m not then I am actively putting on a lot of pounds that start to become visible long before my family’s Christmas meal.
A great suggestion given to me a year ago was to replace most/all warm beverages with sugarless green tea. Hot chocolate may taste great and a cup isn’t the end of the world but when is a cup just a cup? Drink green tea with nothing in it, cut down how much you put into your coffee and enjoy your winter without expanding your waist.
Winter has a lot of other contributors to your waist that I hope to touch on in the coming weeks to help all/any of my followers who want to stay slim and trim during the cold season of food, hot chocolate, booze and a limited level of activity.
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