1. Make the switch to Water.
If you're drinking sodas and other beverages throughout the day, you're serving up a double whammy to your system because 1) you're not getting the water that your body needs and 2) the beverages you're drinking probably have more chemicals, calories, or caffeine than you realize.
You might feel that you could never give up your favorite beverages for water. I can understand that. I wasn't always big on water myself. Now I drink it all the time. People often don't realize that our tastes and appetites have been trained and they can be retrained. (More on that in another post.) For now, just try to keep in mind that if you don't like water it's because you don't drink it often enough. Drink it as often as you can and build the water habit.
2. Use a Refillable Bottle
No real magic here, just about any kind of refillable bottle that you're comfortable drinking from will do. Tap water will also do, but if you prefer filtered water and don't already have a water filtering system now could be a good time to consider investing in one. In a pinch, you can even buy the bottled water at the supermarket by the gallon or larger. Even if you have to do that, you'll still be saving money and reducing waste. (Remember to play the Money Game and each time you fill the bottle, put what you’d normally spend toward your wish list goal.)
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I cut out soda from my diet 10 years ago. I lost 60 lbs (which was a bit much), but I got myself to a comfortable weight and have kept it off since. Cutting out soda (especially regular with all the sugar) really works!
ReplyDeleteI cut out soda from my diet 10 years ago. I lost 60 lbs (did other things too), but I've been able to keep the weight off by not having all that sugar in my diet.
ReplyDeleteI really like your suggestion of using a reusable bottle, and every-time you fill it up, put aside the money you would normally spend. it definitely adds up--nice and easy way to save money.
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