Hey Ladies! This is my journey of getting healthier with simple changes to my lifestyle. I started with different supplements and am now going with the Green Tea Gelatin Weight Loss drink. I Made My First Batch of the Green Tea Gelatin Weight Loss drink This Morning. Here’s Why.
I’ll be straight with you. I’m 56 years old, menopausal, and losing weight has become one of the most frustrating things I deal with. I eat reasonably. I move around. And still… nothing moves. If you’re in the same boat — especially if you’re a woman on the other side of 50 — you already know what I’m talking about. The math stops working the way it used to.
Welcome to my Journey of Better Health – Watch This as We Get Started
It Started With Thomas
So this morning, I brewed my first batch of something new. And I want to document it from day one, because if this actually works, I want you to see the whole story — not just the highlight reel at the end. But first, let me back up a bit on where, or should I say, who I got this recipe of a Green Tea Gelatin Weight Loss Drink from…Hint: I gave up on trying to watch all those other videos!
A friend of mine, Thomas Fitz Gerald over at Pops Says It Fitz, published his results from a 40-day experiment with a green tea gelatin drink protocol he’d been testing. I’m talking real numbers — 17 pounds in 40 days, blood pressure dropping from 140/85 to 127/66. At 52 days in, he was at 25 pounds lost.
Thomas did the deep research. He wrote the recipe. I’m not going to duplicate what he built because he did that work and did it well. Go read his page if you want the full breakdown on the science behind it, the ingredients list, and the cost breakdown. It’s worth your time.
What I’m doing here is something different. I’m documenting my version of this journey — as a 56-year-old woman, post-menopausal, with a 20-year-old cadaver ACL graft in my left knee and 45 pounds I need to lose without wrecking anything in the process.
Different starting point. Different body. Different story.
What’s In My Batch of Green Tea Gelatin Weight Loss Drink
Based on Thomas’s protocol and a very thorough question-and-answer session I ran with AI about the effects of green tea specifically for my situation, here’s what I put together this morning:
I brewed a full quart using one family-size green tea bag. That quart goes in the fridge and I pour out one 10 to 12 ounce serving at a time. I stir in a packet of Knox gelatin per serving while it’s still warm, along with ginger powder, turmeric, and unsweetened tart cherry juice.
The one thing I’m missing right now is the AminoLean. That’s coming. For today, I’m starting with what I have and getting my palate used to the tea flavor first — because in all honesty, I’m not a big tea person. The taste is… let’s call it a work in progress. **Update Day 3 of the tea and it is tasting pretty great!
I’m also taking one byōm® snap from Velovita before I drink my serving. If you don’t know byōm® yet, it’s a liquid probiotic and enzyme formula designed to support gut health and improve how your body absorbs nutrients. You can learn more about it right here on my site. Taking it before the drink makes sense — better gut environment, better absorption of everything going into the mix.
Why I Asked So Many Questions About Green Tea First
Before I brewed a single bag, I wanted to make sure I wasn’t setting myself up for problems. Here’s the short version of what I learned:
Green tea is genuinely beneficial in the 3 to 5 cup per day range. Go past 5 to 8 cups and you start running into caffeine overload, stomach irritation, and interference with iron absorption from plant foods. The risk gets more serious with concentrated green tea extracts in supplement form — those can be up to 50 times stronger than brewed tea and have been linked to liver stress in higher doses.
The reason this matters for my setup is that AminoLean (when I add it) already contains green tea extract and green coffee extract inside it. So I need to be thoughtful about not stacking too many sources of EGCG on top of each other. That’s why the plan is one 10 to 12 ounce serving at a time from the fridge batch — not drinking the whole quart in one sitting.
One scoop of AminoLean plus a single serving of brewed green tea puts the caffeine at roughly 90 milligrams total. That’s about the same as a standard cup of coffee. Manageable. Not alarming.
The Knee Situation (Because That Changes Everything)
Here’s something Thomas and I don’t share in common: my left knee has a 20-year-old cadaver ACL graft in it. I was told the typical lifespan was 10 to 15 years. I’m at 20 and counting — no pain, which I consider a minor miracle — but keeping that joint healthy is non-negotiable. You can read more about my knee and keeping it healthy here: My Knee Was Supposed to Give Out By Now – Velovita uuth Results at 56
This actually matters for the drink recipe itself. The Knox gelatin is pure collagen. Pair that with the Vitamin C naturally found in the cherry juice and you’ve got a combination that supports ligament, tendon, and cartilage repair. Turmeric and ginger are both natural anti-inflammatories that work on the quiet daily wear-and-tear kind of swelling — exactly the kind that slowly degrades older grafts over time.
So for me, this protocol isn’t just about the scale. It’s about protecting what’s holding my knee together while I’m trying to move more.
Every pound I lose also removes roughly four pounds of pressure from that knee joint when I walk. Dropping 30 to 45 pounds means 120 to 180 fewer pounds of daily stress on a 20-year-old graft. That math actually motivates me more than the weight number does. Besides, I also have our son’s November 2027 wedding to look amazing for too!
What Mid-Morning Timing Does for Your Body
I’m planning to drink my serving mid-morning, between 9:30 and 11 AM, after a light breakfast. Usually a meal replacement shake with a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. I’ve been reading about the health benefits of apple cider vinegar with regards to Type II Diabetes. I do not have Diabetes, but if this helps keep it away, I’m all for it.
Now the reasoning for this specific timeframe: your natural cortisol and energy hormones peak around 8 AM and start dropping off mid-morning. Drinking the mix at 9:30 or 10 hits the timing window to prevent the mid-morning slump, keep metabolism moving, and cut down on the snack cravings that tend to show up right before lunch.
Taking it after breakfast also protects your stomach. The green tea tannins, the ginger, and the turmeric can be rough if you drink this on an empty stomach. Speaking from this morning — I had a small breakfast first and the drink went down much easier than I expected.
Let’s Talk About the Menopause Factor
Nobody really talks about how frustrating weight loss gets post-menopause, so I will.
Your estrogen drops. Your body composition shifts. Fat redistributes — and it tends to park itself around your midsection in ways it never did before. Your metabolism slows down. And because of all the hormonal changes, your cortisol — the stress hormone that drives fat storage — can run higher even when you’re not particularly stressed.
Thomas’s research actually touched on this from the male side (low testosterone in men being a high-cortisol signal), but the female version hits the same mechanism. High cortisol = your body holds onto fat as a survival response. The ingredients in this drink — turmeric, ginger, green tea EGCG — all work directly on inflammation and cortisol regulation.
So this isn’t just a “drink something warm and hope for the best” situation. The ingredients have actual biological relevance for exactly what happens to a woman’s body post-menopause. That’s what convinced me to try it seriously, not just casually.
Where I’m Starting
I’m going to be straight with you the same way Thomas was straight on his page.
I’m starting this at 228 pounds. I’m 56 years old. I want to lose 30 to 45 pounds. I have a knee that needs protecting and a metabolism that stopped cooperating a few years back.
I don’t have dramatic before-and-after photos yet. I don’t have results yet. What I have is day one, a quart of green tea in my fridge, and a plan I actually understand and believe in.
I’m going to check back in as this progresses. When I have something real to report, I’ll report it — no fluff, no exaggeration, no pretending it’s easier than it is.
If you’re in a similar situation — over 50, post-menopausal, frustrated, not willing to do injections or spend a fortune — follow along. Maybe we figure this out together.
Check Out Episode 2 on My Morning Routine:
My Morning Protocol (Day 1)
For anyone who wants to start where I’m starting:
My normal day starts with a wake up around 5:30 am. I grab my liquid collagen (Uuth) and my liquid energy (Bran) along with 3 AM Essentials. We have many supplements to help us bio hack our bodies that I talk about on these two blog pages: Ageless Living: What I’ve Learned About Aging by Paying Attention and Bio Hacking for Amazing Health. Note that in 2026 we have some product shuffling happening and we are so excited for it!
So now that these nutrients are firing up my energy, I am out the door with the dog for a 1-2 mile walk. The distance depends on if Micha sees anyone else out walking and decides we are going to walk with them. We have daily meet-ups with Molly and her humans, Dale & Dorothy, as well as Mary, but sometimes Copper and his human John are walking or even Ms. Linda and then we go longer.
Once we get home, I will do a quick 20-30 minutes low impact workout then jump through the shower and gett ready for my day. Breakfast is as I stated above a 20g Protein Meal Replacement Shake with Apple Cider Vinegar.
Then between 9:30 and 10:00 am, I start my new addition, Green Tea Weight Loss Drink:
Take one byōm® snap or an Mmun Powder before I consume any tea, You can read up on the benefits of better gut health here. Brew a quart of green tea with one family-size bag, let it cool, refrigerate. When you’re ready, heat 10 to 12 ounces per serving, stir in one Knox gelatin packet until fully dissolved, add your ginger powder, turmeric, and a splash of unsweetened tart cherry juice. Drink it mid-morning, 30 to 60 minutes after a light breakfast.
When you add AminoLean, add it after the drink has cooled down to a comfortable temperature — heat destroys the amino acids and vitamins in the powder.
That’s it. No exotic ingredients. No expensive subscriptions. Thomas priced his full monthly supply at around $54. That’s hard to argue with. Personally, I had everything except the AminoLean and Green Tea in my house already! That’s a great thing when you are striving to get in better health!
One thing I should make mention of is that I am not a fan of tea, hot or cold, but this mixture was not bad and I am looking forward to drinking this daily. And as you know, success in lifestyle changes, especially dietary changes, if the flavors pass your taste test, you are more apt to succeed.
Want to Watch My Journey with the Green Tea Weight Loss Drink?
Bookmark this page and when I have finished Week 1, I will put the link here! Expected date around June 22, 2026 – You can also follow me on my YouTube Channel – @LadyBioHack
One Last Thing Before You Go
I want to give Thomas proper credit again. His page at Pops Says It Fitz is where this started for me. He put in 40 days of real testing, shared his real numbers, and wrote it all down without a sales pitch attached. That’s rare and it’s worth acknowledging.
This page is my story, running alongside his. Different body, different age, different factors. Same protocol as a starting point.
I’ll be back with updates. Bear with me.
— Stacy | Lady BioHack 4m81.com