Step 1
Purchase your ingredients from a health food store. Choose natural or organic green tea and lemon juice. You can also buy whole organic lemons from a grocery store to make juice.
Step 2
Drink green tea instead of a morning coffee. Coffee is often accompanied with milk and cream, which increases your calorie intake. Drink plain green tea, which also contains caffeine and provides energy for increased alertness.
Step 3
Add lemon juice to your green tea. Squeeze half a lemon into a cup of green tea. A preliminary study, published in 2007 by Purdue University found that lemon juice helped green tea retain its antioxidants. Some of these antioxidants, such as epigallocatechin, also known as EGCG, may help boost your metabolism and support your weight loss efforts.
Step 4
Replace sugary beverages with lemon-infused green tea. Make iced tea by allowing the lemon-infused green tea to cool and add ice. Leave it unsweetened, as lemon and green tea have naturally pleasant flavors. There is 140 calories in a can of cola, while green tea and lemon juice have virtually no calories.
Step 5
Drink a large glass of unsweetened green tea with lemon juice before a meal. A study published in the “Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics” found people ate 75 calories less during lunch or dinner when they drank a glass of water before eating. The same effects could be achieved with green tea.
Things You'll Need
- Green tea bags
- Lemons
- Ice
