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How
did summer creep up so fast? If you had great plans to slim down and shape up
before bathing suit season hit but never quite kept up with your goals, don't
despair. Pull out that swimsuit and get started:
Drink ... drink ... drink ... water. Put away the sodas. Stop buying
sweetened fruit beverages. Ignore the advertisements for milkshakes, cold
coffee beverages and iced tea. Choose water instead. Why? Water has zero
calories, quenches your thirst better than sweetened beverages and helps keep
our bodies cool in the summertime heat. Try these tactics:
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Drink 12-16 ounces of water with every
meal.
Bring along a water bottle in the car.
Keep numerous filled bottles on your desk so that you don't have to refill as
often.
Keep a cooler full of water with you on outings to the beach.
Add a twist of fresh lime or lemon for a zingy taste.
Freeze a water bottle overnight for ice-cold drinking throughout the next
morning. Just make sure to leave 1-2 inches of air in the bottle before
freezing to prevent accidents in the freezer.
Make it a personal challenge. Keep a pitcher of ice water in the fridge, and
drink it all by the end of the day.
Place an 8- or 10-ounce glass on the counter. Every time you walk past, fill
it up with water and drink.
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