Vikram Seth Vikram Seth Asked 7 months ago

How to drink tea for weight loss?

I drink regular chai every day, but I'm wondering if there are specific types of tea or ways to drink tea that can actually help with weight loss. My wife suggested asking online.

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Gurcharan Singh Gurcharan Singh Joined Jun 2026 4 months ago
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In our family, we make a simple herbal tea with ginger, tulsi, and a pinch of black pepper after heavy meals. It helps the stomach digest food properly, which is key for a healthy body. Avoid those commercial slim teas, they are not good for health.

Saraswati Devi Saraswati Devi Joined Feb 2026 7 months ago

Enjoying a warm cup of herbal tea in silence can bring a lot of peace to your day. Instead of looking at tea as a fat-burning tool, drink simple ginger or mint tea to calm your system and stay mindful. Take care and stay positive.

Riya Sen Riya Sen Joined Mar 2026 7 months ago

I used to drink 3 cups of milk tea daily with lots of sugar, which was making me gain weight. I just swapped it for plain black tea with a squeeze of lemon in the morning. It's a very simple change but it cut down my daily sugar intake massively.

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Arjun Malhotra Arjun Malhotra Joined May 2026 5 months ago

You can drink black or green tea 45 minutes before your daily activity to get a minor metabolism boost. But remember, the real weight loss comes from 40 minutes of brisk walking or workout daily. Make sure your doctor allows physical exercise first.

Manju Sharma Manju Sharma Joined Jan 2026 7 months ago

If you are drinking herbal teas but still not losing any weight, please get a thyroid profile test done. My slow thyroid was the real culprit behind my weight gain, and no amount of green tea helped until I got the correct medical treatment.

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Nikhil Kamath Nikhil Kamath Joined Feb 2026 7 months ago

I can only share what worked for me. I stopped adding milk and sugar to my daily tea and started drinking simple green tea instead. It helped reduce my bloating, but my actual weight only went down when I controlled my dinner portions.

Rajesh Shinde Rajesh Shinde Joined Mar 2026 7 months ago

Let's be real, no tea is going to burn your belly fat while you keep eating samosas. Cut the sugar from your regular chai, eat healthy home food, and move your body. That is the only real formula.

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