http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/faq...tisketosis.htm
Your calories you think you are taking in by drinking Pepsi are actually empty calories.
Empty Calorie Beverages
Drinking your calories can add up fast throughout a day’s time period. Soda and sugar-sweetened beverages are a huge contributor to the excess sugar in many individuals’ diets. From your morning coffee with added syrup, a mid-morning pick me up with a soda, lemonade with lunch, sweet tea for dinner and a few glasses of juice before bed can add thousands of empty calories to your diet. It is important to understand the portion size and to consume few sugar sweetened beverages.
The portion size is an important thing to look at on beverages just like it is on food products. It is important to note the serving size. Most drinks contain more than one serving so you have to double or triple the calories and sugar on the nutrient facts label if you drink the whole container. The average soft drink is at least 20 ounces and contains 250 calories, which is equivalent to
15 teaspoons of sugar. Many people drink four to five 20 ounce soft drinks a day which can contribute to 1,250 calories from sugar alone. It only takes 3,500 extra calories to gain a pound so this could easily contribute to a gain of a pound or two a week. Choosing water or sugar free beverages sweetened with artificial sweeteners versus soda, juice and sweet tea can be one step to drastically cut calories in the diet.
Often times the sugar content of juice is overlooked because it is good for you, although an 8 ounce glass of juice can contain 8 teaspoons worth of sugar and around 130 calories. The consumption of multiple glasses of juice can easily contribute to excess calories. Juice does not contain fiber like the whole fruit. Eating the whole fruit will help with portion control, you are less likely to eat three apples where you might easily consume three servings of juice in one sitting. Therefore, choose whole fruit like an apple versus apple juice. The fiber will increase satiety making it less likely to over consume and the whole fruit provides more vitamins and minerals than the juice.
http://www.obesityaction.org/educati...do-they-add-up
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/empt...oods-1350.html
http://www.livestrong.com/article/47...mpty-calories/
Yet, don't get me wrong, while these sites give you some information they don't have all the answers. You have to exercise, not just cardiovascular, but weight training and calisthenics. As we get older, our bodies are not as forgiving as when we were younger, and therefore they start to give us problems from our years of abuse and sadly neglect. Eating premium meat, chicken, fish, bison, and venison, good nutrient dense carbs, will not only allow you to lose unneeded weight, but make you feel much better.
Another thing, whatever you do, stay away from Raisin Bran!
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