6 Drinks You Should Never Sip if You’re Trying to Lose Weight

Those flavored fraps, mochas, and lattes you crave first thing in the morning aren’t going to help you get to your weight-loss goal any quicker. But that doesn’t mean you have to quit your caffeine addiction, you’ve just got to modify it a smidge, says Ansel.

Instead of ordering something made with cream, half-and-half, or even flavored soymilk (more on that later), order a black coffee, straight up. Then add a little splash of whole milk to your cup, she says. That will cut loads of calories from the creamy brews you normally get or that flavored half-and-half in your fridge.

If you’re not a fan of plain coffee, it’s fine to add a pack of sugar to your brew, says Keri Gans, R.D., author of The Small Change Diet. But adding any more than that will definitely stunt your weight-loss goals, she says. “If you’re a three-cup-a-day drinker with three packets each, the calories will add up.”

If you’ve got a serious sweet tooth, a better option for anyone trying to lose weight is an artificial sweetener that has zero calories, Gans says.

The bottom line is that the further you stray from that straight-up cup, the more likely you are to screw with your pounds-dropping plans.

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