{"id":2720623,"date":"2021-10-18T15:34:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T04:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthyman.com.au\/?p=2720623"},"modified":"2021-10-18T15:34:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T04:34:21","slug":"stop-drinking-soft-drink-with-these-helpful-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthyman.com.au\/stop-drinking-soft-drink-with-these-helpful-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop drinking soft drink with these helpful tips!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Soft drinks are often one of those vices you find hard to kick when starting on your health and weight loss journey. If you want to stop drinking soft drinks there are a lot of good reasons to do so and some ways you can do it successfully.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not only sugars that are a problem with soft drinks but the over-consumption of them can lead to a number of other health problems.<\/p>\n

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How to stop drinking soft drinks<\/h2>\n

Brainwash yourself<\/h3>\n

Most of us are fairly trusting consumers.\u00a0We believe that if something is\u00a0on our supermarket shelves, then it can\u2019t be bad for us. Don\u2019t always be so trusting \u2013 know exactly\u00a0what you are consuming.<\/p>\n

So, the very first step is to read the ingredients in your soft drinks and learn\u00a0one by one what they are and what they do to us…<\/p>\n

Understand the ingredients<\/h3>\n

Getting to know the ingredients in your favourite soft drink will help you feel less like picking one up the next time you want a drink.<\/p>\n

In one 375ml soft drink, there is approximately 39g of sugar. That is double your daily recommendation for sugar intake in ONE DRINK!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not only sugars that are a problem with soft drinks but the over-consumption of them can lead to a number of other health problems.<\/p>\n

Check out how many calories are in a single can of coke.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Open your eyes!<\/h3>\n

Take a look around when you\u00a0go shopping or out to lunch.<\/p>\n

Notice the difference between the fit,\u00a0glamorous youths on the soft drink ads and\u00a0compare them to the people in real life who\u00a0are drinking them.<\/p>\n

Notice how automatically they consume them and ask yourself how healthy\u00a0do they look?<\/p>\n

Can you see how as a society we have been made to think that drinking soft drinks is normal? How many cafes and restaurants have you been to where they DO NOT have soft drinks available?<\/p>\n

It is seriously ridiculous! We should not accept drinks that provide at least our daily recommendation for sugar in one serve as commonplace.<\/p>\n

So open your eyes and ignore the massive marketing that is trying to convince us it\u2019s ok to consume soft drinks all the time so that you can rewire your brain to stop drinking soda.<\/p>\n

Once you are psychologically ready to reduce\u00a0your soft drink consumptions, there is no\u00a0stopping you!!<\/p>\n

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Benefits of not drinking soft drinks<\/h2>\n

There are many benefits of not drinking soft drinks and it can do amazing things for your health including:<\/p>\n