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Old Mon, Jun-09-03, 06:16
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Hello all!
Question - i'm doing Dr. Atkins' fat fast for a few days.....can i drink green tea on it?
many many thanks!
Ax
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Old Wed, Jun-11-03, 22:24
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Drink all of it that you can stomach, as long as you don't you any sweetener.
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Old Thu, Jun-12-03, 03:24
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Timco you STAR!!! - thank you for your reply.....i''ve been GUZZLING down the stuff, Jasmine green tea is lovely - it has a delicate perfumed flavour.
Anyway been on the fat fast since monday and lost 5 pounds (might just be water but hey after a stall of about 2 months it's nice to see those numbers head in a downwards direction at last! - my morale has been boosted!)
thanks again mate! - good luck with your regime!
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Old Thu, Jun-12-03, 08:01
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Congrats on breaking that stall. A good way to tell if it's water weight is to buy those ketone testing strips. I have found that doing a fat or meat fast turns them the most satisfying deep purple color.

As far as the green tea, I brew 3 gallons at a time and keep it in the fridge and drink iced green tea all day. The stuff is addictive.

Good luck with your fat fast!
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Old Thu, Jun-12-03, 13:20
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Hello again mate!
have never used those strips but my breath has been smelling "that way" so perhaps thats a good sign!
another thing, i know that green tea is fantasically healthy what with all those brilliant antioxidants etc, etc but does it also speed up metabolism thus promoting weightloss? - also how much caffeine does it contain compared to normal tea? lovin' the jasmin variety...i'm gonna try ur iced tea idea sounds fab!!! -
take care Timco!
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Old Thu, Jun-12-03, 15:51
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This should answer your question about metabolic effect of green tea:

http://www.supplementwatch.com/supa...upplementId=159

From what I have read, green tea seems to produce a weight loss effect that is attributable to more than just the caffeine content of the tea (not sure how much caffeine is in it, by the way - but I think it depends largely on what variety of tea you are drinking). I brew decaf green tea, but I did just order some regular green tea and I think I will try mixing it with the decaf for a little bit of an energy boost.
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