No need to deprive yourself of your favorite foods!!!!  Just pick alternatives that are better for helping you to achieve your weight loss goals. Those calories really add up!

THE OLD WAY: Coke (One per day)
THE NEW WAY: Diet Coke (or any other zero calorie soft drink)
CALORIES SAVED: 51,100 per year
ANNUAL POUNDS LOST: 14.5

THE OLD WAY: deep-dish pizza (2 slices per week)
THE NEW WAY: thin-crust pizza
CALORIES SAVED: 8,320 per year
ANNUAL POUNDS LOST: 2.5

THE OLD WAY: butter on your bagel (3 bagels per week)
THE NEW WAY: sugar free fruit preserves on your bagel
CALORIES SAVED: 14,976 per year
ANNUAL POUNDS LOST: 4

THE OLD WAY: mayo (on 3 sandwiches per week)
THE NEW WAY: mustard
CALORIES SAVED: 13,260 per year
ANNUAL POUNDS LOST: 4

THE OLD WAY: omelettes ( 2 per week, 2 eggs each)
THE NEW WAY: egg-white omelettes
CALORIES SAVED: 12,272 per year
ANNUAL POUNDS LOST: 3.5

THE OLD WAY: bacon (3 slices per week)
THE NEW WAY: turkey bacon
CALORIES SAVED: 15,756
ANNUAL POUNDS LOST: 4.5

THE OLD WAY: regular domestic beer (6 per week)
THE NEW WAY: light domestic beer
CALORIES SAVED: 14,664 per year
ANNUAL POUNDS LOST: 4

THE OLD WAY: beef burgers (2 per week)
THE NEW WAY: turkey burgers
CALORIES SAVED: 10,816
ANNUAL POUNDS LOST: 3

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS IN A YEAR: 40 POUNDS!!!