I'm a major coffee fanatic, but when the weather is hot, I find myself craving something cooler than a big, hot, steaming cup of java. And what fills that kind of void better than an iced cappuccino? Nothing, if you ask me. They're cool, delicious, with just the right amount of creaminess and coffee flavour. One popular establishment here in Canada, Tim Hortons, has the best iced caps.

But while coffee itself is pretty low in calories (calorie free, in fact, if you skip the cream and sugar!), you can't usually control what goes into a slushy coffee drink. It comes with lots of sugar and cream already in it, and the result usually tastes so good that you know it can't be good for you. What do you think?

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If you're following a low-carb eating plan, liquids can be the enemy. Some of the tastiest drinks have tons of sugar -- and carbs. Some of the worst culprits are:

• Lemonade
• Iced coffee drinks
• Hot chocolate
• Flavored water
• Soda

Fortunately, most drinks out there have a low-carb equivalent. To check them out, read the original article from eDiets.

My favorite low-carb drink is Iced Tea, home brewed and sweetened with just a touch of Splenda. Rooibos and peppermint teas are the tastiest if you ask me. What about you?

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There are certain factors out there that help make us -- and keep us -- heavy. But in order to achieve our goals, we need to identify those things and stop letting them affect us. Canada.com has identified some factors that might be contributing to our summer weight gain, including:

• Air conditioning: We're more likely to overeat when we're in a cool environment than if we're embedded in overwhelming heat. I guess you could say it's an evolutionary phenomenon -- it's our nature to try to fatten up while it's cold.
• Barbecue: It's way to easy to overdo it on the fatty meats when it's so easy to grill them
• Iced coffee beverages: They're a great alternative to that hot coffee -- but they pack a wallop, both in calories and fat. Yet because it's a beverage, we often don't thing of it as calorie-laden.
• Swimming pools. Do you ever find that after swimming, you're famished, even though all you did was toss a ball back and forth for the last 20 minutes? This swimmer's hunger can lead to over-indulgence -- watch out!

Yikes! Don't let them sabotage your healthy regime this summer!

(via Fitsugar)

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