Green Tea Diet...anyone tried it?

rca27801
rca27801 Posts: 20 Member
edited December 1 in Food and Nutrition
I'm already eating pretty healthy, so I plan on replacing my coffee each day with a cup of green tea. Apparently, it's a great belly fat burner. Can anyone testify to it?
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  • rca27801
    rca27801 Posts: 20 Member
    edited April 2016
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise. Fat doesn't always equal weight.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    green tea has not been proven to burn belly fat. its just one of those things thats a fad. just like any food out there that claims the same thing. burning fat is done with exercise as well. but green tea has NO magical properties. if it had my belly would be flat by now.its not
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise and other things.
    Please elaborate? What exercises and "other things"?
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,647 Member
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise and other things.

    Exercise is a part of the calorie deficit. Restriction is the other. Those are the only things.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited April 2016
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise and other things.

    I'm not entirely sure what you meant by that statement... But Exercise usually helps put one in a calorie deficit.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise and other things.

    Exercise is a part of the calorie deficit. Restriction is the other. Those are the only things.

    You don't have to exercise to be in a calorie deficit. Yes, some will help, especially strength training to retain muscle, but even a 500-calorie deficit per day will give you loss that the tea won't.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,647 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise and other things.

    Exercise is a part of the calorie deficit. Restriction is the other. Those are the only things.

    You don't have to exercise to be in a calorie deficit. Yes, some will help, especially strength training to retain muscle, but even a 500-calorie deficit per day will give you loss that the tea won't.

    I didn't mean to say that you have to exercise. Just pointing out where it fits in the CICO equation.
  • AlyssaPetsDogs
    AlyssaPetsDogs Posts: 421 Member
    I'm not sure of the green tea diet, but I can attest to its benefits semi long term. I switched from a Starbucks latte each morning to an unsweetened green iced tea. I started this in April and realized, in October, I was down 10 pounds without changing anything else in my diet or activity level. That could just be the calorie deficit though. It's still a healthier choice than coffee with cream and sugar.
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    Well, then where's this magical tea you speak of? I drink green tea daily and have been for a long time. I drink it because it's tasty. But I'm looking down at my belly fat right now and it's still there, (but shrinking since I joined MFP and started tracking calories) so should I burn sage and recite some magical spell before I drink it or what?

    There's no such thing as a belly (or any other kind of) fat burning food. Only a calorie deficit, with or without exercise.
  • mlinci
    mlinci Posts: 402 Member
    I drank four cups of green tea a day when I weighed 84 kilos, I still drink four cups a day today at 73 kilos, but the tea didn't have anything to do with the weight change - eating less calories than I burn did.
  • Becca_250
    Becca_250 Posts: 188 Member
    mlinci wrote: »
    I drank four cups of green tea a day when I weighed 84 kilos, I still drink four cups a day today at 73 kilos, but the tea didn't have anything to do with the weight change - eating less calories than I burn did.

    This
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise. Fat doesn't always equal weight.

    It is true. Exercise is a good way to help attain a calorie deficit.

    There are no foods that burn fat, and especially no foods that specifically target belly fat.

    I wonder why no one ever brings up foods that target fat in other weirdly specific areas of the body.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    edited April 2016
    extra_medium wrote: »
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise. Fat doesn't always equal weight.

    It is true. Exercise is a good way to help attain a calorie deficit.

    There are no foods that burn fat, and especially no foods that specifically target belly fat.

    I wonder why no one ever brings up foods that target fat in other weirdly specific areas of the body.

    yeah,youre right you dont hear that this food burns butt fat,or this food burns thigh fat. now though Im sure someone will try to bank on it lol
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise. Fat doesn't always equal weight.

    No
  • AnneCoolbreze
    AnneCoolbreze Posts: 29 Member
    I find adding green tea helps me feel less bloated. I drink 1 cup of coffee in the am, breakfast is a protein smoothie (to fit my schedule), and I drink 1 to 1 1/2 gallons of water each day. At work I drink 1-2 cups of green tea. On days I don't get my tea I feel like I have more of a belly pooch.
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise. Fat doesn't always equal weight.

    The only way to decrease fat stores is through a calorie deficit. I work out 1.5 hours a day with a manual labour job yet I still have fat on my body. How exactly would that be possible considering the amount of physical activity I do every day? What weight would you be losing exactly in a calorie deficit if not fat?
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    I really enjoy these threads, where the OP gets to enlighten us with his vast knowledge of weight loss
  • coalz
    coalz Posts: 308 Member
    Green tea is a great for hydration & the caffeine will help suppress hunger.
  • megzchica23
    megzchica23 Posts: 419 Member
    It is a better choice than coffee. It is nice to have a little break from just water sometimes and green tea is a great choice for that. But it isn't going to help you burn fat.
  • Quinn_Baker
    Quinn_Baker Posts: 292 Member
    Drinking green tea has its benefits, and I certainly love having it in the evening to finish my day. I, personally, feel like it helps me to be less bloated.
    But no, it won't burn fat.
  • DrifterBear
    DrifterBear Posts: 265 Member
    jessef593 wrote: »
    I really enjoy these threads, where the OP gets to enlighten us with his vast knowledge of weight loss

    And then doesn't come back.
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  • King_Spicy
    King_Spicy Posts: 821 Member
    Both tea and coffee contain polyphenols, so not much of a point to swap one for the other. Both fight diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Both are healthy without the added sugar. Why not drink both?
  • DrifterBear
    DrifterBear Posts: 265 Member
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise. Fat doesn't always equal weight.

    I just love this part.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,647 Member
    DrifterBear wrote: »
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise. Fat doesn't always equal weight.

    I just love this part.

    What's the problem? Lots of folks are packing weightless fat.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited April 2016
    PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »
    DrifterBear wrote: »
    rca27801 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Nope. A calorie deficit is the only way to burn fat.

    Well, that simply isn't true. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. You can lose fat via exercise. Fat doesn't always equal weight.

    I just love this part.

    What's the problem? Lots of folks are packing weightless fat.
    I know my fat is weightless ;) wait, maybe not! I'm confuzzled
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    What about smoothie cleanses? Just kidding.

    I hear it targets ankle fat.
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