So, youre hooked to having a sugary drink with your meal?

It's something I see people doing every almost every single day, with every single meal. I guess the general excuse is because since they're eating 'outside', lets have a fancy sugary drink. Right? But what's wrong with water? Do you really need a glass of iced lemon tea to go with your meal? It's totally OK if you only do it once in awhile. But there are people I know who do this every single day. There are times I go to lunch with my colleagues, and suddenly, its as if the word 'water' has been removed from their vocabulary.

What's wrong with having a glass of water at a your favourite restaurant? Nothing.

What's wrong with ordering a glass of water at posh hotel restaurant? Nothing.

Must you order a glass of iced milo or teh-tarik just because you're at a mamak restaurant?

To those of you who couldnt care less about consuming unnecessary calories, I guess this post wouldnt mean much. But there are those of you out there who try so hard to lose weight, complain that you're overweight and that your diet isnt working, complain that you can't seem to cut calories from your diet, but yet - overlook such an obvious mistake. Oil isn't the only thing you need to be aware of when you're counting calories. This one's for you.

Sad to say, but these are unnecessary calories that are SO EASY to avoid. Why put so much of effort to run on a threadmill, or to carefully select your food, but then add damage all because you insist on having your ice-lemon tea, or iced milo, etc. Though its not wrong, I guess what I'm trying to say is that this is one area where you have complete control over.. so why waste the chance?

To those of you addicted to canned sodas, let's take a can of regular Coke for example, which is 139 calories. Drink one everyday for a month, and thats an additional 4170 calories per month. If you didnt already know by now, an EXCESS of 3500 calories causes you to put on 1lb of weight. So, if that can of Coke is an excess of calories everyday.. now do you see the impact just a 'drink' a day can have? It's a different story if you've factored in the calories to your diet already though.

If you think you don't have the willpower to do so, then you can always try switching to a calorie free soda first, like a Diet Coke, Pepsi Light, or H2OH. If you have the time, see my previous write up on Calorie-free Sodas on my site.

I'm writing this right after getting home from church on a lovely Sunday evening, after which they served some light refreshments... and though they served packet drinks and cakes, etc, I was relieved that they also had packaged water at hand. Excellent.

Can't stand plain water? Some people find plain water with a twist of lemon to be easier to drink than water alone. It's probably easier to get a lime here in Malaysia. But then again..personally, if you ask me - if you can't stand the taste of plain water... what one earth is wrong with you? I would love to personally slap some sense into you. And perhaps a spank, if you're cute. ;)

Learn to love a glass of water. It will do you so much good. Cheers! - (to a glass of water, that is).