5 Things You Can Drink To Lose Weight

by **Alex** on Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:26 am

1. Ice cold water

Why does it help you lose weight?

It’s simple... your body has to burn calories (or fat) in order to heat the ice cold water back up to your body temperature. The amount of calories you burn (and the weight you lose ) will rack up over time as you drink Ice cold water everyday.

Common sense tip: do the same thing with the 4 other things you can drink to lose weight (drink them Ice cold)

A German study says drinking about 2 extra glasses of water can boost your metabolism by 30% and they figure if you drink about 1.5 liters of water a day you’ll lose an extra 5 lbs a year.

2. Milk
Milk (as you probably know) is high in calcium and calcium can boost weight loss by increasing fat breakdown in fat cells. This doesn't mean you should go out and drink gallons of milk everyday – but adding milk to your diet in moderation can double the rate of fat you lose.

Different studies say different things on milk and weight loss… some say you can lose 30, 50, and one study even said 70% more weight than people who don’t include 3-4 servings of dairy (milk) a day

3. Green Tea
Green tea increases your metabolism. To be more exact - green tea can increase your metabolism by up to 4 %.

For most pole that means you’ll burn an extra 35-70 calories a day or lose 3-7 lbs a year just from drinking green tea.

Green tea contains catechism that increase the levels of the metabolism-speeding brain chemical nor epinephrine. The catechism in green tea also help prevent obesity by inhibiting the movement of glucose in fat cells.

4. Apple cider vinegar
Some people claim it helps detoxify the liver which is important because the liver helps to burn stored fat in your body.

Some claim apple cider vinegar acts as a gentle digestive catalyst that naturally kick-starts your metabolism.

Some people claim apple cider vinegar flushes the fat you eat from your body.

The people who’ve lost weight using apple cider vinegar say to lose weight ... take 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with water before every meal.

There are no studies proving apple cider vinegar is great for weight loss but there is historical evidence the Egyptians used Apple cider vinegar for weight loss.

It couldn’t hurt to try it. Its all natural and there are no side effects associated with taking apple cider vinegar

5. Whey or Soy Protein Shakes
The main reasons whey and soy protein shakes are good weight loss drinks is because they

Speed up your metabolism by preserving and building muscle. Muscle burns fat calories all day long and whey and soy protein shakes...