A TikToker Who Lost 75 Pounds Shares Her #1 Weight Loss Tip That Helped Her Shed Excess Fat: ‘Didn’t Realize How Many Calories I Was Consuming’

Losing weight can often feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. While diet and exercise are key components, there are simple, overlooked strategies that can help you shed excess fat more effectively. These tips focus on making small, sustainable changes to your routine that can have a big impact over time.

Gabriella (@gabbierolocut), a TikToker who has over 62K followers on the app and has managed to lose 75 pounds, recently shared her #1 weight loss tip in a viral video. Believe it or not, her hack is very simple but will make a huge difference on the scale over time: understanding how you’re consuming your calories. Read on to get all her insights.

Gabriella gives us an example that is relatable to everyone: high-sugar coffees.

“Those drinks have so many calories,” she says, specifically highlighting seasonal drinks from Starbucks and Dunkin,’ along with their popular options, which contain an alarming amount of sugar.

A pumpkin swirl frozen coffee from Dunkin has roughly 930 calories, she reveals. “That’s 63% of my daily calories. If I were to drink this in the morning, I’d only have 541 more calories to get me through the rest of the day,” she notes. Gabriela further reveals that there are about 185 grams of sugar in this drink, equivalent to 46 teaspoons of sugar or 14 glazed donuts. Yikes!

“Wouldn’t you much rather eat your calories than drink them?” she asked. Now this doesn’t mean you must cut out Starbucks or Dunkin’ from your life altogether; there are so many ways to simplify your drink in order to cut out unnecessary calories.