8. DIET DRINKS The chemicals that replace sugar in diet drinks actually make you gain weight.
9. TREATING ALL CALORIES EQUAL 100 calories worth of cake and 100 calories worth off apples are not created equal. Junk calories can cause spikes in hunger, more easily store themselves as fat and are harder to burn off. And because they’re empty calories they won’t fill you up and tempt you to eat more later.
10. WATER AND WEIGHT LOSS While swimming is great for increasing lung capacity, toning muscles, and even helping to burn off excess tension the surprising truth is that unless you are swimming for hours a day, it may not help you lose much weight.
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