What I’m Drinking For Weight Loss {and a 1200 Calorie Day}

74 days left of my weight loss for Bikini prep 2023

A typical question I get when someone buys a meal plan from me is “Where’s the coffee?” and “what can I drink and still lose weight?”

To answer the first, I don’t drink Coffee or tea for religious reasons. (learn about that here). But, that doesn’t mean I don’t consume caffeine or other beverages that are less healthy than coffee or tea. But because I don’t specifically drink those, I’ve never addressed it in my meal plans.

I think having a variety of low or no calories drinks can dramatically help you lose weight because it makes dieting easier. It helps me to not get too hungry, it’s filling, and I enjoy sipping on something all day long.

The drinks I consume the most, and hasn’t slowed down my weight loss include

• First is to get 1 gallon of water a day! I usually can drink this by 10am because of my workout.
• Diet sodas (except diet coke- I’m free from Diet coke for 1 full year!)
• I make soda with a soda stream that I’ll add mio drops into or Skinny Syrups. Tell me if you want a post about all things Soda Stream, cause I’ll do it!
• I also like crystal light, and almost all drink packets.
• I drink a lot of BCAA’s with creatine and glutamine mixed in. (I get a variety of brands here, but typically the Xtend, because I can find it anywhere).
• Hot Sugar free Apple cider, especially when it’s cold outside.
• Bucked Up Caramel Apple pre-workout. Except I drink this in the middle of the day just for the caffeine.
• And lately, I’ve been drinking a lot of water with a squirt of lemon juice and a stevia packet. It’s so good and tastes like lemonade! I know I’ll love this even more in the summer.

As long as it’s zero to 10 calories, I’m all in on drinks.

However, all this will change a few weeks before the bikini show. Drinking so much liquid (especially with artificial sweeteners) really distends my stomach. And I need my core to come in tight on show day!

Your turn! What do you like drinking when you’re dieting?

My Meals 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 {𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭}

1269 calories, 116 g protein, 87 g carbs, 48 g fat

• 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭: 1/2 cup oatmeal with sugar free maple syrup. 1 cup egg whites, with mushrooms and cherry tomatoes.
• 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡: 6 ounces chicken breasts (raw weight), lettuce, blackberries, 1 ounce fat free feta cheese, 1 ounce pecans, and 2 Tablespoons Bolthouse Pomegranate poppyseed dressing
• 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤: 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt with 2 tablespoons CSE birthday cake protein powder and sprinkles.
• 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫: 6 ounces chicken, with 125 g sweet potato and 2 cups broccoli and cauliflower (with kernel season’s nacho cheddar)

For my meals, I ate