Any carb burner drinks?

[gq244]

Hi all,

Anyone knows of any carb burner drinks? .. Ive been told natural pineapple juice is good but that doesn't qualify in atkins ..does it?

Or do I just stick with water?

[matawguro]

Pineapple juice has 4.3 grams of carbohydrate per ounce. That's roughly equivalent to a teaspoonful of sugar per ounce. An 8 oz. glass of pineapple juice is equivalent to 34.4 grams of carbs or 8 teaspoons of sugar. Even if pineapple burns carbs, it'll put in more than it will burn.

To my knowledge, there is no such thing as a carb burning product on the market.

Stick to water.

[gq244]

No Im not looking for a product. I'm looking for a mix of incredients that you can make at home thats effective with burning carbs.

Green tea? maybe?

[spazzyhilo]

Actually I have heard that green tea does promote weight loss. something about the antioxidents in it being awesome for your system. Just make sure its decaf and that if you use a sweetner use splenda (or stevia whichever you prefer).

As far as effective carb burning I don't really think there is anything. Plus this is a low carb way of eating, not a no carb one. Products that burn more fat would be more benefitial. In my experience, the more fat I ate the more fat I lose. Healthy fat consumption is a great way to burn current excess fat. oils, butter, eggs, avocados, olives, cheese are great examples. Whole, non processed foods are the way to go.

and water. Lots of clean tasty water

[not2late]

Originally Posted by gq244

No Im not looking for a product. I'm looking for a mix of incredients that you can make at home thats effective with burning carbs.

Green tea? maybe?

Why would you want to burn carbs when you're already eating a limited amount of carbs during your Atkins????

Remember, Atkins is a low carb diet, not a no-carb diet. During my loss I was able to eat 50 net carbs per day and still lose weight. I currently can eat 60-65 net carbs daily without gaining weight.

Your body will use the carbs you eat on Atkins so the chance of storing as fat is neglible.

[Katie_1985]

Green Tea's amazing just for weight loss. I am not sure about carbs but I swear by green tea extract and notice a big difference when I take it!

Good luck!

[Pharmer in Training]

Green tea is a good source of a "non-stimulating" thermogenic. The way that it works is that it contains phytochemicals called ECGC's. In your body there are natural chemicals that stimulates lipolysis (fat burning). The chemicals are called catecholamines and go by epinephrine (adrenaline) or norepinephrine(noradrenaline). Well Epi and NE get broken down by an enzyme called COMT and MAO. I haven't studied this in a while, but I believe that the ECGC's block only the COMT, which allows your natural hormones to do more fat burning and provide you more natural energy.

These answers always get longer than I thought.

Hope that helps.

[sallyseachange]

It might not be a carb burner per sè, but it's a great boon to weight loss: cold water!
You hit the nail on the head at the end of your post gg244!

[cherribom1]

L-carnitine supplement aids in fat metabolism. I use it regularly.

[susan423]

Originally Posted by cherribom1

L-carnitine supplement aids in fat metabolism. I use it regularly.

Cherri, Have you noticed a specific difference in your weight loss since you started taking L-carnitine. I've been taking it for about a month and haven't noticed any difference. And it's kind of spendy so I'm debating whether I want to continue.
By the way, your picture is awesome!