A hidden challenge that can really affect reaching fitness goals is not being aware of or tracking liquid calories. Personally, I have had many challenges with drinking soda, juices, and other high calorie beverages that would affect my calorie count at the end of the day. So, in this post I would like to talk about some of the things to be aware of when drinking high calorie beverages and how the calories we take in from beverages can create challenges when reaching fitness goals.

5 things to be aware of when drinking liquid calories

1. Number of Servings in the Drink

It can be very easy to see the label on the back and see that it reads 100 calories and think nothing much of it. BUT you may miss that it says there are 4 servings in the bottle. Little tracking mistakes like this can add up in a day.

2. Easy Consumption

liquid calories are very easy to consume, add up quicky, and are not very filling.

3. Limits solid food consumption

If fat loss or weight loss is the fitness goal. It can already be challenging to eat less food. Adding in too many calories from beverages can cause even more limits to the amount of food that can be eaten.

4. High Sugar

Some liquid calories can have lots of sugar. Which can spike blood sugar and affect reaching fitness goals.

5. Nutrition Content

Some liquid calories don’t have much nutritional value. In this case, you’d be better off choosing a more nutritional option.

Here are some examples of liquid calories 

• Soft drinks

• energy drinks

• sweetened coffee drinks

• sweetened tea

• fruit juices

• sports drinks 

• alcohol 

Summary: 

It’s important to understand liquid calories in order to better manage them and monitor them. Being aware of liquid calories helps in reaching fitness goals.

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