MSN.com just posted 10 great reasons why you should cut soda from your diet today. One of my favorites besides all the great metabolic reasons, is the fact that it can be a huge help in losing weight. For instance, a 20 oz Coke has 240 calories in it. If you are consuming two a day then you are putting on an extra 3360 calories a week. A pound is only 140 calories more**. So you are practically adding an additional pound a week just from drinking that sugary soda. Thats 52 pounds a year. If that’s not a good enough reason to quit drinking soda today then check out the article for 9 other ones that are.
**There are 3500 calories in a pound.