| I never saw it coming, how did I get so | | | | every 35 days just by adding 100 additional |
| fat is what people all over the world are | | | | calories to your diet. That adds up to around 10 |
| thinking. Lets do a little math to see how we all | | | | pounds a year! |
| got fat. | | | | Now think about what happens if you suddenly |
| 3500 is the magic number. If we take in 3500 | | | | started drinking two additional sodas a day. What |
| more calories than our body needs, we will put on | | | | about those big gulps that are the size of your |
| one pound of fat. How easy is this to do? | | | | head? I am not just picking on sodas. It could be |
| Unfortunately it is very, very, easy. Lets say you | | | | one additional doughnut, cookie, or piece candy. |
| currently are drinking only one soda a day and | | | | Those little thinks add up. |
| you have stayed the same weight for years. | | | | The good news is that that 3500 number also |
| Then you discover a new better tasting soda and | | | | works the other way. Lets say you are drinking |
| you want two sodas a day. That soda may have | | | | three sodas a day and you weight is stable. If |
| 100 calories in it. This means you just added an | | | | you cut back to two sodas a day, assuming that |
| additional 100 calories to your diet than your body | | | | is 100 calories, every 35 days you would lose one |
| needs. | | | | pound. That means you could possible lose 10 |
| Remember 3500 is the magic number and every | | | | pounds a year, just by cutting back a little. |
| time you add up to 3500 you just added a pound | | | | Remember this the next time you that one extra |
| of fat. This means you will gain one pound of fat | | | | cookie. |