How do I lose weight?
Dr. Perricone Tells Oprah About Green Tea
Perricone's New Promise
"Whoo! That is great!" exclaimed Oprah.
"Dr. Perricone sure knows how to excite girl", I thought last week as I was watching Oprah's, "Look 10 years younger in 10 days." Dr. Perricone promised Oprah she'd lose weight if she would just replace her coffee with green tea.
Oprah couldn't keep her excitement to herself, "I'm gonna do that. Okay. That is good!"
Dr. Perricone explained, "Coffee has organic acids that raise your blood sugar, raising insulin. Insulin puts a lock on body fat. When you switch over to green tea, you get your caffeine. You're all set. But you will drop your insulin levels and body fat will fall very rapidly. So 10 pounds in six weeks, I will guarantee."
I am happy to see that Oprah has joined the bandwagon and is talking about all the healthy benefits of green tea. Enhancing the immune system, building stronger bones, and decreasing cancer risks are just a few. However, the biggest buzz is about green tea's ability to win the battle of the bulge.
Studies on green tea continue to reach the same conclusions. Green tea assists appetite suppression, helps burn more calories, and works to increase your body's energy production. By increasing activity and decreasing your caloric intake, weight loss becomes a natural process with green tea.
The only catch with these studies is the amount of green tea you would have to drink each daily. Experts say a person would have to drink a few quarts of green tea daily to obtain these benefits. That is impossible. I don't know anyone who has the time to prepare and drink 12-15 cups of green tea each day.
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Castledale, Utah
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Scottsdale, AZ
I've lost almost 10 pounds so far. The patch is real cool and the tea tastes great.
J. Michael
Tacoma, WA
I'm a 53 year-old mother of 6 and grandmother of 2 grandsons, who live with me. Many times I have started a diet, which means "no Pepsi" to me. This is a huge sacrifice because I drink 12 cans per day. When I have stopped drinking Pepsi before, the migraine headaches start within two hours and stay for 4 to 5 days, even with prescription medications. After the caffeine "addiction" diminishes, I still have the "taste" and "desire" for Pepsi. The longest I have gone without Pepsi is one week. This obviously sabotages the strict dieting I've struggled to accomplish that past week, so I just give up. I couldn't imagine anything easier than putting on a patch and opening a pre-measured packet of tea and stirring it into a glass of water for a diet. The raspberry and lemon flavors are great and my patch stays on even after 3 hours in the pool. The most amazing thing I noticed was my Pepsi "addiction" was a breeze to kick. NO migraines and NO cravings! I also wasn't "bitchy" which always accompanies my dieting. I couldn't believe it. My family and close friends were shocked. It's been over 2 months and I have 6 cans of Pepsi and I don't really care about when I can get another. If nothing else happened this was worth it! But there's more...
I lost 26 lbs in 2 months -- absolutely amazing BUT what was just astonishing was the 22" I lost just between my upper abs and thighs! I literally could see the weight disappear. I can't begin to say how great that was. I always had to exercise like a fiend and eat almost nothing and still was only able to lose 3 lbs a week at my best previously (that was put back in when I drank Pepsi again). I literally have spent years walking 5 miles or more a day with a friend and the only thing I had to show for it was a couple of pairs of worn tennis shoes. There is a saying "no pain - no gain"; well it is simply not true with green tea. Who could ask for more. I wasn't hungry and my weight dropped off. I have lost my desire for carbs with the green tea patch. I found that I actually enjoy eating more now. I don't feel "guilty" for eating foods "not on my diet" or that are "bad for me" because I know the green tea is there to "work wonders" and keep me from putting the weight back on. It makes me eat better overall and yet I know that I don't have to live my life without a certain food. The next change came as a complete surprise. On July 31st I had a fasting blood work up done. My total cholesterol was 203. My LDL (bad) cholesterol was 138. On Sept 30th I repeated the test. My doctor's comment was, "I don't know what you are doing, but don't stop", as he circled my LDL. It was only 90. A 48 point drop! My overall count was 150 and total of 53 points down is 60 days without any effort on my part. That was the unseen/unfelt benefit of my green tea. I don't think even a prescription medicine can drop it that fast. I wasn't even someone who had to worry and look what happened - imagine the benefit for someone who need to drop their cholesterol. Another major change was in my energy level. I don't need a nap in the afternoon anymore. I actually have a "spring" in my step. My mood has also changed. The mundane things like cooking and cleaning aren't as hard to accomplish anymore. That is a real blessing.
I'm 53 and look and feel better that I have in years. I am looking forward to my life with green tea in it!
Thanks 1-800-Patches for the new me. I am like a fine wine -- getting with age!
Marcia
Phoenix, AZ
Although I considered myself already thin, I lost my 7 final "vanity pounds" (as my husband says) in this first month. Now, I will keep using the program to help maintain my weight.
Sarah
San Jose, CA