If you're a beginner here's some tips to get started! 1. I don't believe in drinking your calories anyway, but if you're going to have a fresh smoothie or something like that. ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS spike your insulin, causing you to store fat, just because its zero calories DOES NOT mean its good for you! 2. What's on your plate should consist of meats and veggies and its that simple. These have healthy carbs, proteins and fats so why eat anything else? 3. THE NUMBER ON THE SCALE DOES NOT MATTER it's about how you feel, how your clothes fit. Remember muscle weighs more than fat, you might stay the same weight but be gaining muscle, and that is not a bad thing. The more muscles you have, the more calories you burn on a day to day basis. 4. Squat properly! Squats incorporate a lot of the muscles in your body and should be done regularly. So get squatting