Last week, I started working on an informal weight-loss study which I’m calling the green tea diet. The “diet” is in response to all the ice cream I’ve been eating as a responsibility for having a website where I review stuff for making your own ice cream. What the diet isn't however is how to lose weight fast. The basic premise of the diet is simple—eat slightly less e.g, never stuffing yourself, a principal known in Japanese as hara hachi bu (stomach 80% full); getting at least 30 minutes of exercise a day and finally, drinking five cups of green tea everyday. All of this combined should help me reach a weekly weight-loss goal of 1 to 2 pounds per week. It’s important to note, that I didn’t say I was radically changing anything in my diet, other than the addition of the green tea, so not exchanging a hamburger for a salad for example.

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Why Green Tea Weight Loss?
One of the drawbacks about having a website on homemade ice cream, is that you can eat a lot of homemade ice cream. This isn't necessarily a good thing for one's waistline. When I left the military 10 years ago, I was a “studly” 185 pounds. Today, I am a mushy 240 pounds --- not attractive! Having a daughter, and wanting to be a good parent, something has to be done if I’m to live to see my grandchildren. And thus the idea for the green tea weight loss challenge.

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