The best way to lose weight is to total how may calories you’re drinking every day. According to research, people get one fifth of their calories from the beverages they drink each day, and these calories can really add up and make the difference in whether you’re losing or gaining weight.

If you’re drinking too many calories from sugary drinks like sports drinks, sugary sodas, fruit juice and energy drinks, start switching these drinks with beverages like ice water, low-fat milk, green tea, low-sodium vegetable juice and black coffee.

Water—Drinking ice-cold water is the best way to lose weight. The cold temperature from ice water forces your body to burn more calories to heat up the water so your body can digest it. Water also helps flush out extra toxins in your body and helps you eliminate water weight.

Low-Fat Milk—Drinking low-fat milk helps you lose fat. Research from the Curtin School of Technology reveals people who eat three to five servings of low-fat dairy each day lose more fat than those who don’t consume low-fat dairy. You can also eat low-fat yogurt and low-fat cheese to maximize your weight loss. 

Green Tea—Drinking green tea gives people lots of healthy antioxidants, and it helps boost metabolism, according to research. Drink green tea hot or cold throughout the day and get a fat burning boost.

Low-Sodium Vegetable Juice—One of the best ways to increase your daily fiber and drink a low-calorie beverage is to have a few glasses of low-sodium vegetable juice every day. It’s tangy and won’t add all the additional calories like the ones in soda and sports drinks. Low-sodium vegetable juice is also filling and helps you get your requirement of vegetables.

Black Coffee—Like green tea, black coffee also boosts your metabolism, which will help you burn extra calories. If you’re used to drinking black coffee with cream, just keep sipping coffee without the cream. Soon you’ll get used to the taste and enjoy it while saving on calories too.

The best way to lose weight is to analyze how many calories you’re drinking each day and reducing those calories by changing what you’re drinking each day. Many health experts believe that one of the main reasons there are so many overweight and obese people in the United States is people are drinking too many beverages with far too many calories. By changing what you’re drinking each day, you could probably lose a lot more weight.