A 20 oz bottle of coke = 240 calories.  Those calories can add up faster than you think.  Here is some food for thought...

Do you have a weekly habit of drinking soda or another sweetened beverage (i.e. sweet tea, juice, or coffee beverage with added sugar)?  One drink consumed on a weekly basis equals nearly a 4 pound weight gain a year.    

Do you drink 3 beverages a week?  That would equal nearly an 11 pound weight gain annually.  

Do you have a habit of drinking one 20oz soda a day?  This would equal roughly a 2 pound weight gain every FOUR weeks!  Which would be a 25 pound weight gain each year!  All from one beverage, consumed daily.  

Start today and cut back on the number of soda or sweetened beverages you consume each week, or month.  If you were to cut out 4 sodas a month, you would reduce your weight gain by 3 pounds a year.  Can you cut out more than that? Reduce the amount of soda or sweetened beverage consumed annually by 3 sweetened beverages a week, and you could save yourself an 11 pound weight gain annually,  or nearly a pound a month!  

Think about your drink, pick a better beverage... one without empty calories (or calories just from sugar, which are found in sweetened beverages).  A great substitute is sparkling water!  Not the kinds with sweetener in them, but one such as Arrowhead sparkling water, La Croix, or Trader Joe's sparkling water.  These all have carbonated water with a hint of NATURAL flavor (usually from the essence of fruit, you know the kind of stuff you get when you squeeze the peel of an orange).  

**All calculations are based on a 240calorie beverage.  If you consume a beverage with more calories, you will gain even more weight annually!!!**