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I just ran across this news article and I was shocked! I had to share it with you. I already knew that by cutting out high-calorie, non-nutritious drinks like sodas you could lose 25 pounds a year and I discussed this in my article, Blurt: Don’t Need a Knife to Cut Calories. According to Men’s Health, “a recent study from Johns Hopkins University found that people who cut liquid calories from their diets lose more weight - and keep it off longer - than people who cut food calories.” They report the Worst Drink in America has a whopping 2,010 calories. Of course it is a milkshake but many milkshakes on the market have less than a quarter of that amount of calories. Here are the top four they list as the worst drinks.

WORST FLOAT
Baskin-Robbins
Large Ice Cream Soda with Vanilla Ice Cream Float (32 ounces)
960 calories
40 g fat (25 g saturated, 1.5 g trans)
136 g sugars

WORST ICE BLENDED COFFEE DRINK
Così Gigante Double OH! Arctic (23 ounces)
1,210 calories
19 g fat
259 g carbohydrates

WORST SMOOTHIE
Smoothie King’s The Hulk, Strawberry (40 ounces)
2,088 calories
70 g fat (32 g saturated)
240 g sugars

THE WORST DRINK IN AMERICA
Cold Stone Creamery Gotta Have It PB&C Shake
2,010 calories
131 g fat (68 g saturated)
153 g sugars

They offer some alternatives in the article but honestly, if you are trying to lose weight you probably need to opt out of those as well. I know I do. Although I may indulge in some sweet treats like these on a rare occasions, I find that I lose more weight when I stay away from them. When I do have something like this I always plan for it and write it in my journal as I point out in my article, Blurt: Journal and Succeed. For more healthy links you can access the tab at the top of the page or click here. I wish you continued success in your weight loss goals and in your journey to a happier and healthier lifestyle. I am succeeding and so can you, just watch out for pitfalls like high-calorie drinks and keep a positive attitude. I am sure you can achieve success! God Bless and Take Care.

Here is the current list they offer to the 30 worst foods in America.

Also, here you can access the 125 healthiest supermarket foods in America.

The links for these are also offered in the Men’s Health article.

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