Challenge of the Week: Avoid THIS #1 (6/4/12)
It’s time to ——–>
Do you REALLY know how much sugar is in the soda and juices that you are drinking?
It’s CRAZY how many calories you can actually consume in such a short period of time when you have a drink.
Take a quick minute to watch this video below….
Did You Know That:
Sugary soft drinks are the #1 source of calories in the average American Diet!?!?
One Soda a day can increase your risk of a heart attack EVEN if you are not gaining weight?
56% of 8-year-olds down soft drinks daily, & 1/3 of teenage boys drink at LEAST 3 cans of soda per day!
Needless to say, soda is one of the leading contributors to the explosion in our rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and a whole host of other problems.
So…. if you are a soda drinker, your challenge of the week is NO SODA!!
Not only are there ZERO nutritional benefits in these sugary drinks, but they are absolutely harmful to your health.
Here Are Your Acceptable Alternatives to Soda:
- Water (flavor with strawberries, cucumber, lemon, lime, etc. Switch it up to make it fun!)
- If you need the caffeine buzz (especially because it’s Monday) go with Green Tea (has anti-oxidants) or Un-sweetened Tea.
- Or…..coffee. If you HAVE to sweeten it, find some coconut sugar. It’s got a low glycemic load (won’t raise your blood sugar too much) and it tastes pretty much the exact same as sugar. (I get mine from Whole Foods)

Let’s try not to turn into this —->
Let me know what you think in a comment below!!




I like this challenge! I am in!
I accept the challenge!
Accepted. Easy peasy.
I only drink water already, need to take the sugar out of everything else!
No problem! I don’t drink pop often anyway! No burpees for me!
Got this one. no problem!
This is actually one of my many changes put into place during the three week course! Still doing it and planning on keeping it that way!
I like this challenge because I’ve been trying to do this for the last few weeks anyways! good one
Easy – done!
Accepted. The 21-day challenge already helped with this, but I will definitely keep it going!
I’ve been doing well on this challenge so far but do mixed drinks count? Lol