Drink Water Before Your Meal

Drinking calorie-rich liquids such as juice or soda does not make you feel full, but it does leave you with extra calories. Drinking water before a meal will help fill you up and lower your risks of overeating.

Research has shown that drinking two cups of water before your meal can help control your appetite and prevent overeating. In one research on older adults, those who drank roughly 2 cups (500 ml) of water before breakfast ate about 13% less than those who did not drink any water before eating. Substituting water for high-calorie beverages might help you cut calories from your meal. To quench your thirst without adding calories to your diet, drink water or other zero-calorie beverages with your meal.