Save 17,528 calories per month–just by doing this one thing!

The one thing would be CUT BACK ON LIQUID - CALORIES YOU DRINK.

No chewing required.

Case in point is a Starbucks Cafe Mocha. On a daily basis it would add 300 calories (whole milk, no whip) or 400 calories (with whip) per 16-ounce beverage. Adding the word “white” adds even more calories - ordering a White Chocolate Mocha totals 410 calories (whole milk, no whip) or 510 calories (with whip).

510 calories is an entire meal. Order the mocha with nonfat milk or soymilk and this will bring it down to 220 calories (nonfat milk, no whip). But even then, if we do this every day, we are tallying up a total of 1540 calories a week (with nonfat milk) or 6,160 calories per month. And, this 6,160 calories per month total is only considering that habitual morning coffee run. What about drinks during the rest of the day?

Doing the Drink Math

If we are drinking the mocha in the morning and a couple of sodas or sweetened bottled tea drinks in the afternoon and a glass of wine in the evening as well, we are really in the beverage calorie business then! Let’s do some math, shall we?

Cafe mocha, 16 oz, (nonfat milk, no whip) 220
12 ounce soda 140
12 ounce sweetened bottled tea 116
8 ounces white wine or 12 ounces of beer 150
Total: 626 calories

626 liquid calories per day =

4,382 liquid calories per week =

17,528 liquid calories per month!

That’s a truckload of calories saved. And calories saved translate into potential pounds lost; approximately 5 pounds per month (using the 17,528 calories per month calculation from above, 3500 calories= 1 pound).

From WebMD