7 Best Ways to Use Lemon for Weight Loss

lemon for weight loss

Everyone wants to maintain a shaped body and radiant skin in today’s world. Some of you might be vigorously involved in doing exercises, attending gym training, and much more to lose extra fat in your body. But many of us don’t have much time in our hectic schedule or you can say some of us want an easy way to lose weight. In that case, make lemon your best friend and use it for weight loss.

If your aim is getting ‘size zero’ (not exactly 😛 ) this wedding season, then the lemon is the best ingredient to lose weight along with a diet plan and a little bit of exercise. Lemon has the power to reduce belly fat. But remember, without doing any physical work, it may be difficult to achieve your goal.

Lemon is considered to be a powerhouse of nutrients and vitamin C which serves as a blessing to curb fat of the human body. “A lemon a day keeps fat away” is a true statement. Lemon has the perfect combination to detoxify and discard pollutants from the body. It acts as a stimulant to keep the body clean and helps to reduce the long-standing fat on regular intake. We have also written about the other home remedies for weight loss on our blog.

How to Lose Weight with Lemon

Here are some best home remedies made by lemon for weight loss. These can be used at home regularly to get the desired results. But remember without a proper and restricted diet, it may be difficult to lose weight with lemon. Let’s have a look at the best ways to use lemon for weight loss.

1. Lemon and Honey Drink for Weight Loss:

honey lemon water to lose weight

Drink lemon and honey in warm water, every day in the morning. Always take this drink on empty stomach. This lemon and honey drink for weight loss is the most magical drink to control weight and reduce belly fat.

Squeeze half lemon into one glass of lukewarm water. Add one tablespoon of honey to it and mix it. Drink this lemon homey water and lose weight naturally.

You can also make this lemon water in cold water as well as in hot water. This lemon honey for weight loss drink is beneficial in any way. This is the most simple and easy way to use lemon water for weight loss.

2. Lemon and Ginger for weight loss

One glass of warm water with lemon and ginger in the morning will definitely give you a kickstart to the day. This lemon weight loss drink will help in melting the belly fat. Also, you can make lemon ginger tea anytime during the day. The lemon ginger tea helps in losing weight.

Lemon ginger water for weight loss serves as the best concoction in the morning to practice regularly since lemon and ginger independently have qualities that reduce fat. Lemon adds the anti-oxidants flavonoids while ginger helps to reduce inflammation and strengthen immunity. Both together help in blood circulation and reduces blood pressure.

3. Green Tea with Lemon

green tea weight loss

Losing fat is very challenging and requires continued determination and restrictions on various foods and drinks. Here is one of the ways to reduce fat in a healthy manner. You can make this slimming tea by adding two tablespoons of lemon juice and half a tablespoon of ginger powder (optional) to a hot cup of green tea. You can also add little honey for sweetness. Drink the green tea twice a day to lose weight and get the best and desired results.

Always take green tea with lemon after eating your food. You can take it 3 to 5 times a day. This is my favorite lemon drink for weight loss. I always kept the lemon green tea bag on my desk. Take a cup of hot water, place a lemon green tea bag for about 1-2 min and enjoy your tea. It is the easiest way to prepare green tea with lemon.

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4. Lemon and Orange Smoothie

emon-orange smoothie for weight loss

All you need is the juice of one lemon, 2 cups of orange juice, half a cup of fresh mint leaves, one teaspoon of black salt, one teaspoon of maple syrup, and crushed ice. Mix all the ingredients till it gets smooth. Pour this juice into the glass and enjoy the drink.

Since both lemon and orange have elevated levels of Vitamin C, antioxidants, pectin, and bioflavonoids hence serves as a combination to reduce fat, lowers cholesterol, prevents fatigue. You can have this smoothie to burn your fat more after a good exercise session.

5. Lemon, Grapefruit and Mint tea

Lemon, Grapefruit and Mint tea to lose weight

One of the usual beverages of the day is tea, hence easy to make and intake to reduce weight and slash down fat. One whole grapefruit and half a lemon, mix it in a cup of water, and let it settle in a kettle. Add some mint leaves and lemon rind, then heat it. Let it cool down and take it twice a day for desired results. You can add honey for sweetness.

This home remedy made with grapefruit and lemon for weight loss is a healthy way to shed weight.

6. Lemon Diet for a Day

lemon water for weight loss

There are various diets followed today to lose weight over weeks, months, or years. Here is one of the simplest diets. You can choose a day in a week to go on a lemon diet. Make lemon water for weight loss and drink it for a whole day.

For making lemon water for weight loss, all you need is one and a half lemon and one tablespoon of pepper powder. Mix these two ingredients in 1-liter water. Drink this lemon water over the day to lose weight. Apart from that, you can have fruits, salads and filtered water.

This lemon water for weight loss will help to flatten your belly and burn a remarkable amount of fat over a day. It acts as an effective bile thinner and liver detoxifier.

7. Cinnamon Honey Lemon drink for weight loss

Boil whole spices like Jeera, cinnamon, clove, star anise in 1 glass of water. Boil this water till it gets half. Add 1 lemon juice and honey to it and drink it. If you don’t want to add whole spices just add cinnamon in it. There is also another way to make this Cinnamon Honey Lemon drink for weight loss. Just add whole spices in 1 liter of water and keep it overnight. Add lemon juice and honey to it and drink it in the morning.

Read more: 10 Best Foods for Healthy Skin

Hope you will soon start with these homemade remedies with lemon for weight loss and maintain the ‘beautiful you’. We will wait to hear your experiences, hence please share your experiences with us.


Expert’s Answers For FAQ’s related to Lemon Water:

How much lemon juice in water for weight loss?

The quantity of lemon juice for the weight loss process depends upon your BMI (body mass index). If your BMI lies between 18.5 and 24.9, half lemon in 1 glass of water (approx 12 ounces) is enough for you. This much lemon juice in water is enough to accelerate the detoxification process of the body. But If your BMI is more than 25, then take a full lemon and squeeze it into 2 glasses of water (Approx 24 ounces). Drink this daily in the morning before eating anything.

How to make lemon water for weight loss?

As I already told you, 1 glass of water with half lemon juice is enough if you have a normal BMI. Take two glasses of water with full lemon if you are overweight. Drink this lemon water first thing in the morning.

How to make a pitcher of lemon water?

Here are the steps of how to make a pitcher of lemon water:
1. Pour 8 cups of water in a pitcher or jug.
2. Take two lemons, Wash them, cut them into thin slices, and add to pitcher.
3. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
4. Pour it into a glass and enjoy your lemon water.
5. You can refrigerate it for up to 2 days.
Note: You can also add a piece of ginger, slices of cucumber, and mint into this pitcher of lemon water. All these ingredients help in weight loss.

How many times a day should you drink lemon water?

The human body can only metabolize about 1 glass ( approx 12 ounces) of water at a time. National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends that 70mg of Vitamin C in a day is enough for a woman and 90mg of Vitamin C is enough for a Man. Juice of 1 fresh lemon contains 30.7 mg of Vitamin C. So, you can make your lemon water drink for weight loss according to this data. Just drink a glass of lemon water at a time and keep a gap between the two.

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