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Siobhan Thornton spent most of her life as a size 12 or 14, but after giving birth to her now three-year-old-daughter Tia, the 23-year-old could barely fit into a size 18. By 2015, Thornton was at her heaviest after she had split up with her boyfriend. The single mom soon developed an unhealthy relationship with food and rarely left her house because of her sadness, and soon she became depressed with how she looked.

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Determined to lose weight to become healthier and feel better, Thornton found research online that indicated that green tea can boost metabolism and slow down weight gain. So, she began drinking two cups of tea every day.

The 23-year-old mom, who once weighed 245 pounds, claims she was able to lose 112 pounds through regular exercise, a Vibroplate and drinking gallons of green tea, she told the Daily Mail.

Before her weight loss.

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"I am certain that I lost the first [42 pounds] through drinking green tea alone," Thornton told Daily Mail. "My metabolism just went through the roof and I hadn't done much else."

The Scotland native now weighs 126 pounds. "I was measuring my waist and it was getting smaller and smaller and I wasn't doing any exercise," Thornton says. "Green tea is so underrated and it's cheap as chips."

After her weight loss.

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Inspired by her weight loss, she was willing to alter her diet and exercise plan to keep up her new healthy lifestyle. She has continued to drink her brew while adding three trips to the gym each week and only eating junk food in moderation.

Now that the single mother is at her healthiest, her confidence has grown.

"I used to avoid looking at myself, now my confidence is through the roof and I've halved my BMI," Thornton says.

Drinking tea has numerous benefits to your health as Thornton initially researched. Studies have found that the catechins in green tea can help elevate metabolic rate and increase fat oxidation which helped participants lose weight.

"If you're a regular soda, juice, energy-drink or sweetened-coffee-and-tea drinker and you switch to unsweetened green tea, it can absolutely be a contributor to weight-loss!" says Jaclyn London, MS, RD, CDN, Nutrition Director at the Good Housekeeping Institute. "That's because the number one source of added sugar (and therefore, added calories) in the American diet is from sugar-sweetened beverages, so opting for a calorie-free alternative is always best, and green tea can be a delicious replacement."

But London warns, drinking green tea alone may not work wonders for everyone. "If you're already sipping on water flavored with fresh fruit, sparkling water, unsweetened coffee and tea, or the occasional diet beverage, then chances are you'll have to do more than simply switch up your hydration habits to lose weight for the long-term."

According to a small study, green tea is effective in reducing participants' body fat due to the tea's high amount of the antioxidant EGCG. Other studies have found similar results, where drinking green tea may aide your weight loss efforts when in combination with a healthy diet and exercise.

"While a few small-scale studies have linked an increased metabolic rate to drinking green tea (when sipping about four caffeinated cups per day!), the only truly variable factor in your basal metabolic rate is increasing your lean body mass, a.k.a. building muscle. That's why strength training is key to keeping your metabolism up for the long-term, and crucial to bone, muscle and immune function, which ultimately helps to support metabolism over time," London says. "The more direct link between green tea and potential metabolic effects? If it wakes you up enough to get your tush to the gym!"

[h/t Daily Mail]

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