low maintenance. drink water? it s the simplest thing to do to lose weight in a year. most of us take in about 450 calories a day drinking sweetened beverages. you swap water for those sweetened beverages and you re minus 500 calories a day. it says 182,500 calories a year. oh, my gosh. a village could survive on those calories. if you drink ice water instead of soda you lose about 26 pounds in a year. for a person of a certain weight, but that s pretty significant. that is significant. another one, play team sports. gym fees, equipment you can play team sports and save money on hitting the gym? exactly. you hit on it perfectly. that stair stepper you re going to buy and put in the basement, it doesn t love you back but your teammates count on you. if you sign up for a walk-a-thon and train for six months. how many people out there
have a stair stepper or treadmill in your basement that has your laundry drying on it? i know you do. that s a big waste of money. you wouldn t throw laundry on top of your teammates. that s another reason to have teammat teammates. also active vacations. when you go on vacation get moving. a lot of people think a luxury vacation is the goal here. what you pay is a lot of money to be sedentary and to be fed lots of food. an active vacation like the one i recently took with my family to the grand canyon, if you hiked for four hours in the morning you burn 2500 calories that. can make a major dent in any weight problem you have. plan the vacation now, take it mid-year and get in shape for it until july. hiking for four hours and four hours of marguerite teas poolside. home-cooked meals save on groceries and added bonus with your families. it s better for you.