Limit Calories From Alcohol

Weight Control

Sparkling water with lemon slices.

If you drink alcohol, you could be taking in hundreds of empty calories every week, leading to a steady, unhealthy weight gain.

Healthy, low-calorie:Drink more non-alcoholic, low-calorie beverages (e.g., sparkling water with lemon).

Drink “spacers”:Space out alcoholic drinks to make every other one a non-alcoholic drink.

The company you keep:Try to avoid or limit being around people who drink a lot of alcohol.

Helpful distractions:Find a healthy, distracting activity to do like a hobby or physical activity, if you get the urge to drink.

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