Drinking water can help you lose weight, whether you're restricting your calories or not. Consuming 2 cups of water before a meal helped a group of obese adults lose 2 pounds over a 12-week period without making any other changes to their usual intake, according to a 2015 clinical study published in Obesity.
How many tea bags should you use to make a half gallon of iced tea? One gallon is about 128 ounces, so if one tea bag is good for 10 oz  of water, then about 10 teabags is good for a gallon. Start with 10  and adjust accordingly with water.
For 1 liter (0.3 US gal) of green iced tea, you'll need: 1  800 ml (27.05 fl oz) of cool water, from a refrigerator or just tap water. 2  200 ml (7.76 fl oz) of hot, boiled water. 3  4 to 5 teaspoons lemon juice.  4 green teabags, 3 clear green, and 1 mint 1  tea. Liquid sugar (or regular, fine sugar, see the Tips) (to taste)