10. Skip the soda.

Replace a can of soda with water at least once this week. Pop open a 12-ounce can of cola and you'll drink about 150 calories entirely from 9-plus teaspoons of added sugar. Keep guzzling that amount daily, and in three weeks there will be another pound of you in the mirror.

For a no-calorie drink with fizzle, try sparkling water flavored with lemon or lime slices. Too blasé for your sweet taste buds? Combine one ounce of juice with 11 ounces of carbonated water and ice for a very low-calorie refreshing drink on the rocks.

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