Coffee - Good or Bad?

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  • DymonNdaRgh40
    DymonNdaRgh40 Posts: 661 Member
    I have to have my coffee so I consider it good.
  • charlesmauch
    charlesmauch Posts: 58 Member
    I used to mix espresso powder in my pre-workout shake. Then I discovered caffeine pills, which are WAY cheaper. ($2.99 for 200). I have no idea if caffeine/coffee helps with fat loss, but it certainly helps clear out your innards which makes the scale go down. :)
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    edited December 2014
    erinhood35 wrote: »
    Black coffee does not cause weight loss, it's an aid to weight loss. For me, it's an appetite suppressant in the morning when I need an energy boost but not necessarily hungry. Again, after a big dinner, when I'm tempted to go for seconds and instead brew a cup of coffee or espresso (black). So, it helps me with portion control at times.

    However, here's my tip for daily coffee consumption: every time you pour yourself a cup, have a corresponding glass of water. Every Time. Coffee is extremely dehydrating if you aren't careful, especially if you're exercising frequently. Either sip on the glass of water while taking your coffee, or gulp it down in one swig before or after taking the coffee. Sparkling water works too. I love an espresso and lemon La Croix :D

    Not just a little or moderately but EXTREMELY!!!!!!

    I always drink water when I have coffee. I just pour it over the coffee grounds first and heat it up.

  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,207 Member
    mustgetmuscles1 wrote: »
    erinhood35 wrote: »
    Black coffee does not cause weight loss, it's an aid to weight loss. For me, it's an appetite suppressant in the morning when I need an energy boost but not necessarily hungry. Again, after a big dinner, when I'm tempted to go for seconds and instead brew a cup of coffee or espresso (black). So, it helps me with portion control at times.

    However, here's my tip for daily coffee consumption: every time you pour yourself a cup, have a corresponding glass of water. Every Time. Coffee is extremely dehydrating if you aren't careful, especially if you're exercising frequently. Either sip on the glass of water while taking your coffee, or gulp it down in one swig before or after taking the coffee. Sparkling water works too. I love an espresso and lemon La Croix :D

    Not just a little or moderately but EXTREMELY!!!!!!

    I always drink water when I have coffee. I just poor it over the coffee grounds first and heat it up.
    Don't be silly, the water doesn't count if you pour it over beans, everyone knows that.

  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    neanderthin wrote: »
    mustgetmuscles1 wrote: »
    erinhood35 wrote: »
    Black coffee does not cause weight loss, it's an aid to weight loss. For me, it's an appetite suppressant in the morning when I need an energy boost but not necessarily hungry. Again, after a big dinner, when I'm tempted to go for seconds and instead brew a cup of coffee or espresso (black). So, it helps me with portion control at times.

    However, here's my tip for daily coffee consumption: every time you pour yourself a cup, have a corresponding glass of water. Every Time. Coffee is extremely dehydrating if you aren't careful, especially if you're exercising frequently. Either sip on the glass of water while taking your coffee, or gulp it down in one swig before or after taking the coffee. Sparkling water works too. I love an espresso and lemon La Croix :D

    Not just a little or moderately but EXTREMELY!!!!!!

    I always drink water when I have coffee. I just poor it over the coffee grounds first and heat it up.
    Don't be silly, the water doesn't count if you pour it over beans, everyone knows that.

    Dang it. You quoted me before I fixed the word poor to pour. I suck at life.
  • radiatingkayla
    radiatingkayla Posts: 37 Member
    absolutely delicious, doesn't hinder progress unless you're drowning it in cream/sugar
    stevia + almond milk and I'm all set ;)
  • feralkitten1010
    feralkitten1010 Posts: 219 Member
    Coffee... good, oh so good! It hasn't caused me any issues in my weight loss. However, if you're drinking full flavored Starbucks twice a day without monitoring your consumption, it may become an issue.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
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  • gshifrin
    gshifrin Posts: 53 Member
    tigersword wrote: »
    gshifrin wrote: »
    Coffee good.
    Cream, sugar bad.
    Simple.

    Why are cream and sugar bad, exactly?

    http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Sugar-Busters-Trim/dp/0345469585
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    edited December 2014
    Coffee is good. Very good. In the spirit of moderation, I limit myself to one cup a day:

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  • jrose1982
    jrose1982 Posts: 366 Member
    I think it varies by person and by how much you drink. If I drink it regularly it negatively affects my sleep and I've noticed that I get really hungry after drinking a 2nd cup. Both of those affects can hurt my weight-loss efforts.

    But I've talked to a lot of people that don't seem to have those problems.

    Try experimenting with your own coffee consumption and see if having more, less, or none helps or hurts you.
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  • akboy58
    akboy58 Posts: 137 Member
    I drink a lot of coffee, and that hasn't changed during this weight loss project (I'm with the you-can-pry-my-coffee-from-my-cold-dead-hands folks) but one of the big diet edits I made was changing from sugar to Equal, and from whole milk to skim. I didn't really mind switching, and it helped a lot.
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    Coffee makes the world go round. Seriously though, there are lots of health benefits. I make sure to count any sugar or skim milk calories. But, I get jittery if I have too much, so I limit my intake to 2 cups in the morning, and I switch to herbal tea and decaf. in the afternoon.

    So far, so yummy! :disagree:

    http://authoritynutrition.com/top-13-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-coffee/
  • ViolaLeeBlueberry
    ViolaLeeBlueberry Posts: 182 Member
    edited December 2014
    My excellent husband brings me coffee in bed every morning. He's a keeper :smile:

    FWIW I drink it black and have always liked it that way, whereas black tea I only like as full-blown chai (milk and sugar), so coffee qualifies as my diet drink :smile:

    I'd be curious to know if instant has the same benefits, though. Yeah, I know, instant sucks. But coffee machines aren't useful where I live (we don't get 24-hour electricity), French Press is a pain (would have to clean out after each use, and please, I want more than one cup), etc. Luckily there's a local organic instant. But do wonder if it would have the same benefits.
  • gshifrin
    gshifrin Posts: 53 Member
    Starbucks Via instant coffees are surprisingly good, a bit pricey though.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    edited December 2014
    Im convinced. It didnt take much though. :smiley:

    theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/11/the-case-for-drinking-as-much-coffee-as-you-like/265693/
  • ViolaLeeBlueberry
    ViolaLeeBlueberry Posts: 182 Member
    gshifrin wrote: »
    Starbucks Via instant coffees are surprisingly good, a bit pricey though.

    No Starbucks here. Thank goodness. Love love love Starbucks, but glad to be able to support local businesses instead of a global chain! :smile:
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    A must for life.
  • loribethrice
    loribethrice Posts: 620 Member
    I'm just jealous of all of you that are allowed to have caffeine! Damn tachycardia.
  • Charlottesometimes23
    Charlottesometimes23 Posts: 687 Member
    Good!

    Now that it's hot, I'm drinking iced americanos with a shot of milk. Delicious.
  • Revonue
    Revonue Posts: 135 Member
    It's delicious! The only problem for weight loss would be loading it with cream, sugar, and other such things.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I love coffee immoderately. Luckily for me, I love it black (or very rarely with some dairy). Also iced, but not until it's warm here again.

    Since I don't get any negative effects from it anymore--years ago it used to make me jittery if I drank more than a cup or so--I do tend to force myself to take a break from it from time to time. But that aside, good!
  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    Hot, black, and lots of it! ;)
  • annanaidoo
    annanaidoo Posts: 34 Member
    michellemybelll wrote: »
    coffee is nectar from the gods.

    i couldn't agree more!!! i have 2 cups every second day in the morning as i make breakfast!It hasn't impacted my weight loss maybe slowed it...but refer to quote!
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