Hi
I have just joined the site to help me loose a bit of weight
I have never really liked green tea but i switched to drinking t to aid my weight loss and i feel like its really helped!

Do you drink the flavoured ones or just plain?

Hi, I've never really browsed this sight before, but I want to lose all the weight I gained these last two years. I've heard that green tea does help to lose weight, even if it doesn't, it might help me kill the mid afternoon sweet cravings I get. Good luck!!

Hi , I'm excited to join the challenge. Is there a specific green tea I should buy?

I'm excited too, but have the same question as dpersaud, are there certain kinds of green tea that are better than others?

And are we doing any weigh ins or anything? Or just posting our success on here?

Also, if you have dark circles or puffiness around your eyes, don't throw away your tea bags. Let them chill in the refrigerator and use them as eye masks! It works really well!

Hi! I heard about green tea's metabolic affects on Pinterest a few days ago, and started drinking at least 3 cups a day (including any time I put matcha powder in a breakfast smoothie)! It's too early to tell if it's helping me to lose weight, yet. All I know is that I feel great (which may also be due to clean eating and exercise) and it tastes good!

I'm up for the challenge! So, what are the rules? I've never really been a big fan of tea. Does anyone have any recipes for green tea that they love? Like adding honey, etc. Thanks!

So much enthusiasm!
I like the flavored green teas that twinnings have such as cranberry and peach.
Those smell good and are a nice change to plain green tea

Hi, I'd like to give this a try too. Anything that might help is welcome with me! Has anyone tasted green tea icecream? I was in Japan a couple of years ago and had some in a cone. It was delicious. I'm going to use real Japanese green tea brand name Aoyanagi Green that I bought in an Asian shop. It is tea leaves and the instructions state:
For 1 cup - 3g / 0.1oz to boiling water 130ml / 4.4oz
Prepare water fully boiled. Place tealeaves and boiling water into the pot. Steep it for 30sec. Pour the tea to the last drop.

Hi! I'm in!

I'll have to stop on my way home from work, though, for green tea since I don't have any in the house.

With the warm weather coming (any minute now!), it's the perfect time to brew some iced tea, too. I think I've seen green tea in Earl Gray (one of my favorites).

Kris

Alrighty, I'm in too. My plan is for 4 cups a day. After all these health issues, I'm 'starting again' and '50' is only a month and 1/2 away. Here we go! First cup now brewed.

Heather.

hi guys, ive just joined.. was today the starting day? x

Perhaps I should post this in recipes? Ah well.

There are 2 tricks to brewing the perfect cup of green tea.

1) You must NOT use boiling water because it burns the leaves.

It's GREEN tea because it has not been cured the way black tea is. Since it's "fresh" its more delicate than your ordinary black or herbal tea. The Japanese actually pour the boiling water into another container to cool it off slightly before they pour it into the tea pot. I just pour boiling water into my mug and let it sit for a few moments before adding the tea bag.

2) You must NOT steep it for too long.

Seriously, all that's needed is 30 seconds to 1 minute. I forgot to remove the tea bag before I let my dog out this morning, and have a totally sub-par mug of tea as a result (ugh...furry mouth). I know, I always think "longer would be better because it'll be even more anti-toxicant" right? I don't know whether it is or not, but I know personally I won't eat or drink something I don't like. And I don't like having a furry tongue. Furthermore, most people I've met who don't like green tea dislike it for exactly this reason.


Oh, and I recently heard that you have to drink at least 6 cups or more per day to get the benefits green tea is touted to have. So I'm aiming for 2 litres (8 cups/day).