[mom4life]

I drink both coffee and tea, neither does anything for me. I get tired of drinking plain water sometimes.

[Daimere]

When I drink green tea, I feel self-congratulatory & even a bit smug, because green tea has a little imaginary halo of goodness & approval floating over it. Everyone I know is trying to increase their intake of green tea.

I feel the same way. Also in about two different publications, I've seen them say that drinking 3-5 cups will help belly fat. Since tea isn't going to hurt me, I say whatthe hey. And it's kinda treat for me.

[yoyoma]

I drink coffee (never buy starbucks, just drink it at home) and lots of tea. My family drinks a lot of tea so there is always a big pot in the kitchen and we heat a mug of it in the microwave if it has gotten cool. The type of tea we drink is usually a mix and it's almost always at least partially green tea (though rarely all green).

I usually add a little nonfat powdered milk and sometimes a little truvia. I account for the NFPM calories by tacking on 100 calories every day (based on the time it took me to go through an entire package that I tracked).

I suspect that it does help with weight loss, but I always drink it, so there is no way of noticing a difference. Part of the benefit is always having a go-to comfort food substitute. There are other health benefits, it's cheap when made at home, and I really enjoy it, so I don't see any real downside.

[evilwomaniamshe]

I drink several cups of black tea daily- lurve the stuff! IMHO, by walking back and forth to the bathroom most of the day from tea pee, surely one must lose some weight, no?

[sweetnlow28]

I find that tea has helped me through times when I have felt hungry or like snacking. If I drink it with a meal, I tend to eat less. I prefer orange pekoe or earl gray decaf. I tried green tea a couple times but I just couldn't get used to it.

[saef]

tea pee

Heh heh heh [the Beavis & Butthead laugh] she said tea pee. She said tea pee.

Coffee pee is better. TMI Alert .... Sometimes I can actually smell the coffee again.

[Mikan]

I heard it can help your metabolism, but I have been an avid tea drinker since I was a teenager. Therefore I gained weight while having a couple cups of green tea a day so its not like it helped keep it off or anything.

[jendiet]

green tea is less fermented and therefore does have more antioxidants. It also retains a special antiox. **ECGC** last time i botched it big time.

green tea supresses the appetite, and turns up metabolism. So i think it does have alot of benefits. Now if you laden it down with sweetener...that's a problem.