In order to design an effective Weight Loss program you should consider what you drink also, not only what you eat. Here is a compilation of how many calories you add by drinking:

Drinks with more then 30 calories per fl.oz.
Hot Chocolate – 128 / Crème de menthe – 125 / Ovaltine – 108
Liqueur (coffee – 63 proof + crème) – 107
Liqueur (coffee – 34 proof + creme) – 102
Black Russian (cocktail) – 83 / Screwdriver (cocktail) – 82
Gin (100 proof) – 82 / Rum (100 proof) – 82 / Whisky (100 proof) – 82
Cointreau – 80 Brandy – 77 / Tequila Sunrise (cocktail) – 77
Pina Colada (cocktail) – 77 / Tom Collins (cocktail) – 73
Gin (90 proof) – 73 / Rum (90 proof) – 73 / Whisky (90 proof) – 73
Grasshopper (cocktail) – 73 / Alexander (cocktail) – 72
Martini (cocktail) – 70 / Coconut milk – 70 / Mai Tai (cocktail) – 69
Cream (for coffee – fluid) – 67 / Gin (80 proof) – 64 / Rum (80 proof) – 64
Whisky (80 proof) – 64 / Daiquiri (cocktail) – 55 /
Manhattan (cocktail) – 52 / Sherry (sweet) – 49 / Bacardi – 48
Milkshake (strawberry + icecream) – 47 / Wine (white, sweet) – 47
Margarita – 45 / Milkshake (chocolate) – 40 / Milkshake (vanilla) – 40
Vermouth (sweet) – 37 / Milk chocolate – 35 / Milkshake (strawberry) – 34
Sherry (dry) – 34 / Vermouth (dry) – 33

Drinks with less then 30 calories per fl.oz.
Bourbon & Soda – 26 / Gin & Tonic – 25 / Champagne – 23
Bloody Mary – 23 / Wine (table, red) – 21 / Wine (table, rose) – 21
Wine (table, white) – 20 / Milk (regular + vitamin D) – 20
Sprite – 19 / Juice (pineapple) – 18 / Juice (pomegranate) – 18
Pepsi Cola – 18 / Milk (2%) – 15 / Juice (apple) – 15 / Juice (papaya) – 15
Juice (orange) – 14 / Juice (watermelon) – 14 / Milk (1%) – 13
Juice (mango) – 13 / Tonic water – 13 / Coca Cola (classic) 13
Beer (regular) – 12 / Juice (carrot) – 12 / Juice (grapefruit) – 12
Milk (non-fat) – 11 / Beer (light) – 8 / Tea (milk, no sugar) – 8
Coconut water – 7 / Juice (tomato) – 6 / Beer (non-alcoholic) – 6
Juice (lemon) – 4 / Coffee (espresso, no sugar) – 3
Tea (skimmed milk, no sugar) – 2 / Wine (non-alcoholic) – 2
Coca Cola (diet) – 0 / Coffee (brewed, no milk, no sugar) – 0
Pepsi Cola (diet) – 0 / Tea (brewed, no milk, no sugar) – 0
Tea (herbal, chamomile, no milk, no sugar) – 0

Many people buy ready to eat foods. Any such food label which calls for the use of following items usually means that direct sugars have been added:

brown sugar
corn sweetener
corn syrup
fructose
fruit juice concentrate
glucose (dextrose)
high-fructose corn syrup
honey
invert sugar
lactose
maltose
molasses
raw sugar
[table] sugar (sucrose) syrup

Weight Management is not an easy job, and after turning 40 it really becomes a huge problem. Different lifestyle, lack of exercise, body aging lead to metabolism changes which affect your weight. To lose weight you either have to go into starvation mode (not recommended) or you really have to commit to a Diet and Exercise program.
It’s all about calories: how many you eat and drink versus how many you burn. It’s that simple. I am not offering you easy schemes and programs to lose weight. There is no such thing. It all depends on you. You have to be highly motivated, determined and very well organized to stick to your Weight Management programs for the rest of your life. I am talking about programs and not only one program because I am suggesting you to have two diet and exercise programs: one “Lose Weight” program and one “Maintain Weight” program. In this blog, I will actually share with you the information I gathered in years of research and provide you with links to calculation tools for diet, so you can build your own Loss and Maintain Weight programs. If you need help with this, please contact me at info@weightndiet.com