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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I recently bought a Xooter Street and it's one of the coolest, yet dorky, things I've ever bought. Now a kick scooter, has absolutely got to do with ice cream, and so for about a month, I've been trying to figure out how to write a review about the scooter and tie it in with homemade ice cream. Maybe, it could be a mini ice cream truck or perhaps a great way to get to your favorite ice cream shop.

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