Losing weight is hard and requires a lot of effort. Weight loss becomes harder and seems impossible if you have to lose a substantial amount of weight, say about 100 pounds. Read more on how to lose 100 pounds.
Aiming for some weight loss isn’t all about getting skinny. With being overweight, several health issues may show up and your health will start to deteriorate with time. And yes, of course, it always feels good to stay in shape and fit. There are a few weight loss drinks that have shown promising results. One of them that seems to have worked out for several women is green tea.
Green Tea
Green tea is one popular drink worldwide as it has shown a success rate in case of weight loss. If you haven’t already tried drinking green tea for weight loss, then you must immediately. Green tea is a drink full of health benefits. It is your knight in shining armor in disguise.
Green tea is rich in antioxidants and minerals, more than even in black tea. The other forms of tea such as black tea, white tea, and oolong tea have health benefits as well including weight loss effects undoubtedly, but less effective than green tea.
Health Benefits
Green TeaOne of the most powerful antioxidants found in green tea is EGCG or Epigallocatechin Gallate which mainly helps in reducing the aging process of the skin and works against cell damage Green tea is derived from the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis, with its origins in East Asia. All these other forms of tea are also derived from the same plant. The only difference is the way the processing of leaves.
It is good for the heart, lowers cholesterol, is good for type 2 diabetes patients, good for cognitive memory, and weight loss. However, there are fewer studies done on the relation between green tea and weight loss. But several overweight people around the globe have successfully lost weight by consuming green tea regularly. So, it can be relied on up to some point. Green tea boosts your metabolic rates, thus increasing the burning of the fat in your body, which ultimately leads to weight loss
Availability
Green tea is commonly found in loose tea leaves, tea bags, powdered forms. The easiest way to consume green tea is with tea bags because all you have to do is heat a cup of water and dip a green tea bag into the hot cup of water for a few minutes. But with the recent news of the presence of plastic in tea bags, it is better that you avoid tea bags.
Green TeaYou can make a good cup of green tea with loose tea leaves which are easily available in the market. Or else, there is a far better and highly effective form of green tea that comes in powdered form – the matcha green tea powder. The matcha green tea powder contains the maximum amount of the EGCG compound. It is claimed that matcha green tea powder contains EGCG three times more than in the normal green tea leaves.
How to consume efficiently?
Here is how you can reap the benefits of green tea.
Green Tea Leaves
First of all, boil a cup of water. Keep in mind not to overboil the water. You need to take only 1 to 2 teaspoons of the tea leaves into a cup. Once you see the bubbling of the water, take it into your cup with the tea leaves. Cover it and keep it aside for 3 to 4 minutes for the best results. You can consume 4 to 6 cups of green tea per day to affect your health. However, you can also drink more or less as per your requirements.
Matcha Green Tea Powder
You have to boil the water just like mentioned earlier. Take 1 teaspoon of matcha green tea powder and sift it over your cup. Add the boiled water into the cup and whisk it until it gets foamy. Your matcha green tea is ready! Drinking 1 to 2 cups of matcha green tea is more than enough. 1 cup of matcha green tea has an efficiency of 10 cups of normal green tea.
How reliable is Green Tea?
So, I say, do give green tea a try if you want to lose some serious weight. A few years back, a woman named Samantha Reese, claimed to have lost around 106 pounds in a year. How did she do it? According to her, she drank about 10 cups of green tea daily. Her weight loss transformation pics also circulated on the internet as proof of her weight loss.
Experts shared their opinions regarding this news as well. According to them, it would be wrong to say that Samantha lost all her weight only by drinking green tea. Actually, along with the consumption of green tea regularly, she also kept her calorie intake in check. The fact is, losing weight, requires a lot more than just drinking green tea. You have to reduce the carb in your diet, increase the protein and fiber intake along with vitamins and minerals.
But yes, green tea does help cut down the fat. This doesn’t mean that you can lose all your weight just by drinking green tea. Drinking green tea will make your weight gain slower or minimal. To lose your unwanted weight, you have to follow a healthy diet and work out regularly.
Take care♥
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