Anybody try green tea to aid in weight loss?
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Still drink green tea cuz it's great for health, but it's all about CICO (calories in, calories out).0
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I eat cheese every day and I have lost over eighty pounds. Green tea has been researched to death for potential health benefits, which are really quite small. A cup of lightly sweetened green tea is delightful however.
I carefully measure my cheese because it is quite calorific. Most helpful for losing weight is weighing and logging food intake and staying close to your calorie target for the day.0 -
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I think people latched onto the 'increased metabolism' thing because of articles stating studies had shown that but what they choose not to realise is that they'd have to drink a pond full of green tea every day for it to make any significant difference to their metabolism, which is impossible.
The myth has done wonders for the profits of tea manufacturers though
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I tried it years ago, and I saw no noticeable effects from it. I drank it as tea and also consumed it in capsule form.0
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I took green tea extract for a while...I lost zero weight. If you are already restricting your calories to lose, green tea could be part of your healthy diet. It MIGHT have very slight impact on increased metabolism. In all honesty, my understanding from research I've done is that the only thing that, over time, really speeds up your metabolism is lifting weights. By all means, keep drinking it and if it helps with your deficit, then great. If not, at least it tastes good.0
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I drink green tea every day and take a green tea extract. People always say that I don't look like I need to lose weight. So, it must have helped to slowy weight gain. Four days ago was 100th day and I lost 15.6 lbs. Whatever fat on my tummy is gone. I will continue to drink tea and take supplements.0
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oyChihuahua wrote: »Green tea ice cream for me:
That is one ice cream that I don't wanna eat ! Yucky!!!!!
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thorsmom01 wrote: »oyChihuahua wrote: »Green tea ice cream for me:
That is one ice cream that I don't wanna eat ! Yucky!!!!!
We agree again
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I drink green tea every day and take a green tea extract. People always say that I don't look like I need to lose weight. So, it must have helped to slowy weight gain. Four days ago was 100th day and I lost 15.6 lbs. Whatever fat on my tummy is gone. I will continue to drink tea and take supplements.
Are you saying that you lost this weight without a calorie deficit due to green tea?0 -
thorsmom01 wrote: »oyChihuahua wrote: »Green tea ice cream for me:
That is one ice cream that I don't wanna eat ! Yucky!!!!!
We agree again
Hell may be freezing over now . lol0 -
I drink one 16.9oz diet green tea a day. Ive been doing it for over 6 years. I use to drink root beer soda all day long but decided to switch to something more healthier. One bottle of green tea and water for the rest of the day. It says green tea helps with weight loss but in my opinion I don't think it does. If you read more into it, it helps push out all that extra sugars and crap your body is storing that you don't need. One of the side affects is excessive urination. That's the green tea getting rid of all the stuff and trust me it does happen. Yesterday, I think I peed about 15x and Im not exaggerating. If your looking into getting started with the green tea, its a good choice. No cals, sugars ect. Very good choice. Altho, I did have to get use to the taste.0
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I drink one 16.9oz diet green tea a day. Ive been doing it for over 6 years. I use to drink root beer soda all day long but decided to switch to something more healthier. One bottle of green tea and water for the rest of the day. It says green tea helps with weight loss but in my opinion I don't think it does. If you read more into it, it helps push out all that extra sugars and crap your body is storing that you don't need. One of the side affects is excessive urination. That's the green tea getting rid of all the stuff and trust me it does happen. Yesterday, I think I peed about 15x and Im not exaggerating. If your looking into getting started with the green tea, its a good choice. No cals, sugars ect. Very good choice. Altho, I did have to get use to the taste.
What "crap" or "stuff" is my body storing that I don't need that can be pushed out by green tea? And what specific ingredient or ingredients in green tea is pushing it out that I couldn't accomplish with a cup of coffee or plain water?
And before I trust you that it does happen, could you please explain the mechanism by which it happens and maybe link me to a scientific study or two about it?0 -
I drink one 16.9oz diet green tea a day. Ive been doing it for over 6 years. I use to drink root beer soda all day long but decided to switch to something more healthier. One bottle of green tea and water for the rest of the day. It says green tea helps with weight loss but in my opinion I don't think it does. If you read more into it, it helps push out all that extra sugars and crap your body is storing that you don't need. One of the side affects is excessive urination. That's the green tea getting rid of all the stuff and trust me it does happen. Yesterday, I think I peed about 15x and Im not exaggerating. If your looking into getting started with the green tea, its a good choice. No cals, sugars ect. Very good choice. Altho, I did have to get use to the taste.
What exactly is the tea removing from your system ? Please explain further as to why you feel green tea is " pushing out extra sugars and crap" .
Do you think this green tea is more effective then just drinking water or coffee ? Explain why please0 -
She's probably talking about the anti-oxidants, I'd guess. I have never read that they have an effect on sugar, but they do make green tea a great choice of beverage, imho, if you can 'take' caffeine. (If we really have to go through the science on anti-oxidants beacuse I said that, I'm going to have to walk my dog first).
I don't drink it because I don't know how it affects my GERD. I do like the taste, though. The ice cream looks yummy!0 -
thorsmom01 wrote: »thorsmom01 wrote: »oyChihuahua wrote: »Green tea ice cream for me:
That is one ice cream that I don't wanna eat ! Yucky!!!!!
We agree again
Hell may be freezing over now . lol
Fa shizzle! Lol0 -
i eat and drink everything except green tea and lost in a year..........
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Everything helps beside green tea protects your cells so go for it. But green tea is not a main source to lose lots of weight.0
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Tea is to quench your thirst and lets face it, green tea is yummy. Caloric deficit is for weight loss.0
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Green tea - as with any tea - I find helpful in supressing hunger. Definitely better than plain water for me in this respect - although I've never tried drinking hot plain water.0
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hamlet1222 wrote: »Green tea - as with any tea - I find helpful in supressing hunger. Definitely better than plain water for me in this respect - although I've never tried drinking hot plain water.
This does work for me. It helps avoid boredom eating for sure because plain water can be a bit umm...plain! Flavored green tea definitely helps curb unnecessary snacking.0 -
Duhigg in his book Habit, suggests that toothpaste took off as a national habit because of it's minty fresh taste. Teeth can be cleaned with flavourless powders or creams, but then we don't get that rewarding minty tingle.
Flavoured water and teas give us an additional reward for hydrating and for filling up calorie-free. I'm drinking Perrier in the evenings these days because of the tingly bubbles. It helps me feel that I'm getting something out of the exchange.0 -
This is a pretty good article on green tea and its effects, with links to reviews of studies. The paragraph about green tea being used to prevent tooth decay made me smile. I find the NHS website to generally be full of reliable information.
http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/superfoods/pages/is-green-tea-a-superfood.aspx0 -
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I drink it for the health benefits, not for weight loss. I crave hot drinks a lot, and as these things go, green tea just packs a punch.0
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I drink green tea every day and take a green tea extract. People always say that I don't look like I need to lose weight. So, it must have helped to slowy weight gain. Four days ago was 100th day and I lost 15.6 lbs. Whatever fat on my tummy is gone. I will continue to drink tea and take supplements.
I drink green tea daily too. My belly is still there, mocking me. I will still continue to drink green tea because it's delicious and is especially flavorful in my smoothies.
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BreakOnThru wrote: »I drink it for the health benefits, not for weight loss. I crave hot drinks a lot, and as these things go, green tea just packs a punch.
What health benefits are those?0 -
BreakOnThru wrote: »I drink it for the health benefits, not for weight loss. I crave hot drinks a lot, and as these things go, green tea just packs a punch.
What health benefits are those?
We're frequently told to steam our vegetables instead of boil them, as so many of the micronutrients get poured down the sink when draining them. The way I see it, tea is the opposite, you throw away the vegetables and drink the water :-)0 -
Think about those countries where people drink tea (yes, green tea, black tea, whatever tea) regularly for hundreds and thousands of years. If this is really that magical for losing weight, there's no such term "obesity" "overweight" "weight-loss" in their countries/ languages, and the local companies selling weight-loss products might have gone bankrupt already.
It's a zero cal drink with a pleasant scent and high variety of choice. That's how I see it! (And plus, bad diet choice and bad oral hygiene can easily ruin whatever benefit that green tea might bring us)0
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