Anybody try green tea to aid in weight loss?

If you replace a couple of 20oz mountain dews with green tea, sure. Otherwise, no. Tea (green or otherwise) is not going to make a difference. Nor will hot sugar water.

There is no drink that will help you lose weight. Like a PP said, if you swap out a soda for green tea, it will help you save calories. But the only proven way to lose weight is to eat at a calorie deficit.

SpankypantMcgee wrote: »

Green tea won't help you lose weight. Caloric deficit will.

^^ pretty much this. Green teas taste good, but they aren't going to help you lose weight. A calorie deficit will.

"Green tea can only accelerate metabolism by 4%, and this amounts to only 100 calories a day, which does not contribute a lot to weight loss. If you need to lose 20 lb or 30 lb in a short time, green tea is not the best option for you. "

blankiefinder wrote: »

brower47 wrote: »

I drink green tea everyday. I've lost over 50 lbs.

@brower47 You've been here for a while; do you think that the green tea accelerated your weight loss above what you would have lost if you had drank plain water instead?

I eat some candy every day. I've lost over 50 lbs.

I drink beer everyday and I lost 25 pounds.

I drink lot's of green/black tea and I gained 3lbs this week

booksandchocolate12 wrote: »

Great! Beer and chocolate are the next great diet aids!

IKR. LOL

I drink green tea with lemon all the time but I don't think it's helping me lose weight. I mean it does, but only because it stops me from gobbeling down something crazy. I've seen a couple of YouTube videos where women have stated otherwise though.

There may be 'articles' talking about the benefits of weight loss, but most if not all, don't have any references to back up the claim. There are also articles on benefits of cleanses and fad diets, too. Unfounded.

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

brower47 wrote: »

I drink green tea everyday. I've lost over 50 lbs.

I drink water everyday. I lost over 30 lbs.

I've been drinking water, soda, juice, coffee and tea...37lbs down.

catscats222 wrote: »

lost weight, then quit and gained it back
drinking green tea for life
i don't care if it's water intake, caffeine or what

Or co-incidence.

I drink coffee every day. With copious amounts of cream and sugar. I've lost almost 20 lbs:)


OP, green tea won't change your caloric deficit, which is the thing that REALLY helps you lose weight, but it can, much like my coffee does for me, keep you straight when you're having cravings or feeling hungry in your brain but not in your stomach. Not because of anything special about green tea, but because it gives you something to do with your hands, and it can be a good coping mechanism for an oral fixation (I've got that issue, smoked a long time because of it and gum just wasn't cuttin' it, now I'm a quitter!!!). I used t jam food in my mouth after quitting smoking because I have an oral fixation attached to that action that I was once addicted to. Hot fluids seem to handle it for me, so maybe they'll help you out too:) But obviously don't do it unless you like green tea and want to drink it regardless of your weight loss goals.

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Tamarawr43 wrote: »

Yes, of course but on top of all the exercise and calorie deficit is what I'm getting to. I'm not asking if it's a miracle working weight aid because I know it's not lol just wondering how much is actually helps on top of everything. Thanks for the facts though guys

If you're really curious about this, you can look for the studies and read up on it yourself. Most of them haven't shown much. There have been some studies that show a very, very slight increase in metabolism (the oft cited 4% from a 1999 study - or about 50-100 extra calories a day). But that's within the margin of error for most people who calorie count.

If you want to drink green tea, go for it. But there's no real solid information on how much you'd need or what kind of interactions it might have for us to give you.