7 Day Weight Loss Tea

It's January and everyone is starting weight loss programs this month. Detoxing to kick off a weight loss program is so great, because it can help you lose a lot of weight in a short amount of time. That will keep you motivated when you go onto your regular weight loss program. It will also boost the effectiveness of your program.

So with that said, I want to share with you a 7 day weight loss tea that you can use as a cleanse and detox for your body. This tea is called Teami Colon.

The benefits of this tea include:

• Detoxing
• Less bloating
• Boost immune system
• More energy

All of these will help you in your weight loss goals. I chose to talk about this tea in particular because it does have such high ratings and reviews. With 439 reviews it has a 4 star rating. Many people are seeing success with this detox tea.

This weight loss tea is:

• All natural
• Gluten free
• GMO free
• Vegan

Let's talk about the ingredients and why this tea works. The ingredients include:

• Senna leaf and root
• Hawthorn berry extract
• Lotus leaf
• Lime leaf and extract
• Psyllium husk seed
• Phaseolus calcaratus seed
• Rhubarb root
• Poria cocos stem bark
• Valerian root

Senna leaf and root cleanse the colon and basically clean you out a.k.a. make you go to the bathroom. This helps so much with weight loss because many people have slow digestion which causes weight gain and toxin accumulation. It is important to have good digestion for weight loss. Psyllium is a type of fiber that also cleans out the colon and carries out toxins with it. Valerian root reduces stress and helps calm you down. Many use valerian to help with sleep. These are natural herbal ingredients.

If you are looking in particular for a bedtime weight loss tea, this would be the one to use because some of the other detox teas on the market actually contain caffeine and other ingredients that wake you up. This tea uses calming herbs which are good for nighttime and sleep. So that is something to keep in mind when choosing a detox tea.

A 7 day weight loss tea would ideally be used to detox and kick off a new weight loss program. This will help you lose more weight and improve your body. It will get your body ready to shed even more weight as you go into your new weight loss program.

Homemade Weight Loss Drink

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I want to share with you a recipe for a homemade weight loss drink that boosts metabolism and burns fat. I know you've probably heard this before, but trust me this drink really works. I personally know someone who dropped 10 lbs in one month from drinking this everyday. And the ingredients may already be sitting in your kitchen right now! So you don't have to go out and buy anything. But even if you do, this drink is very cheap to make and any grocery store will have the ingredients. So let's begin.

For this weight loss drink, you will need the following ingredients: lemon juice, water, raw honey, apple cider vinegar (with the mother). There is an optional dash of cinnamon, but it's not necessary. It just adds to the benefits of this drink even more. So let's talk about the ingredients and why they work.

Lemon juice

Lemon juice is very alkalizing for the body. It aids in detoxification and helps boost digestion. It helps hydrate the body. The antioxidants found in lemons reduce weight gain by lowering insulin resistance.

Raw honey

Raw honey has many benefits, such as boosting immune system and anti-inflammatory benefits. Raw honey helps to mobilize fat so that your body can burn it to use for energy. But make sure you are using the right type of honey. Other types of honey are usually just high fructose corn syrup. Check the label and read the ingredients to make sure the only ingredient is raw honey.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar really is the star of the show here. It helps you lose weight, among other health benefits. Apple cider vinegar has a boatload of health benefits including:

• weight loss
• lowered blood pressure
• reducing bad cholesterol
• fighting insulin resistance
• good source of probiotics
• aids in food digestion
• kills bad bacteria
• boosts immune system
• appetite suppressant

How does apple cider vinegar help you lose weight? Well, it is a natural appetite suppressant. When taken before a meal, it has been shown to help people eat less calories on average. This results in weight loss. It has been proven in studies to specifically reduce belly fat.

You can buy any brand of apple cider vinegar. You just need to make sure that the bottle says "with the mother" on it. You do not want the strained apple cider vinegar, as all the main benefits are found in the mother. So read the label and make sure you see that on the bottle before purchasing.

A pinch of cinnamon is and optional ingredient to give it more taste, but cinnamon also has weight loss benefits. Cinnamon helps reduce insulin resistance as well, so it can help keep you from having cravings.

To make this drink, you need:

• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (with the mother)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon raw honey
• 1 pinch cinnamon (optional)
• fill the rest of the glass with water

You should drink this drink in the morning, and right before dinner. Some people opt to drink it before every main meal of the day, but twice a day is sufficient to see results.

I hope this article was helpful to you in letting you know that you can make a health-giving weight loss drink with ingredients right in your kitchen, and it doesn't cost much. I hope you try this homemade weight loss drink and see for yourself how much weight you can lose.

Intermittent Fasting One Week Results

I've been intermittent fasting for one week and I wanted to make a post summarizing my intermittent fasting one week results.

First, a brief definition of intermittent fasting for those who don't know. Intermittent fasting is a diet where you restrict your eating to certain times of the day. These times can vary depending on the individual and their goals.

I started out this week with a goal of having a 20 hour fasting window every day. Well, let's just say that didn't happen. My average fast this week was 18.5 hours. One fast was 19 hours and the rest were around 18 and 18.5.

My eating window was usually around 5 or 6 hours, but I didn't pay too much attention to it. I just made sure that I stopped eating early enough that it wouldn't give me a problem the next day. I like to start off the day already fasting more than 12 hours. A typical day this week: I would start eating around early afternoon 1 to 2 p.m. and stop eating during the early evening around 6 p.m.

Okay, for the big reveal. How much weight did I lose one week intermittent fasting? I lost a total of exactly 4.4 lbs. That's pretty good for the first week. I believe some of that was water weight from the holidays, but some was definitely fat because intermittent fasting forces our bodies to dip into our fat reserves. I'm very pleased that I lost 4.4 lbs though and will continue with this.

I will not be posting weight loss photos yet. I want to give it at least a month or so before I start doing that because I want the weight loss to be dramatic enough in the photos to make it worth it to post, if that makes sense. But I will be posting those eventually. For now I'm just giving summaries of how much weight I lost each week.

For this next week, my only goal is to try to increase my fasting time. I'm not too happy with 18 hours. It's okay for beginners, but I consider myself a seasoned intermittent faster, as I have a history with it. So 18 is a little bit whimpy for me, and also I'm interested in the added benefits that a person gets with longer fasting times. That is truly why I decided to make a lifestyle out of this.