Coffee....good or bad

missy5277
missy5277 Posts: 88 Member
edited October 4 in Health and Weight Loss
Sometimes i get on a kick of drinking coffee and now that the cold weather is coming back so is my coffee urge. Do you think its bad to drink a cup or two every few days? I add sugar free creamer and sweet and low to it.
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  • jlhohensee
    jlhohensee Posts: 1
    I hear that is bad
  • sarah_ep
    sarah_ep Posts: 580 Member
    Why would it be bad?

    I have two cups daily.
  • Kellley
    Kellley Posts: 9
    coffee isnt good for you but im not one to talk..i think if you limit yourself and watch how much your drinking and dont load it up with sugar your ok!!!! everything is ok in moderation:happy:
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Coffee is great. Creamer and sugar pollute its greatness.
  • poesch77
    poesch77 Posts: 1,005 Member
    Its not bad unless you load it with sugar and creamer! I use stevia and measure out 2 T creamer per cup.....I drink a lot! I hear coffee is good for you! Anything is fine in moderation!
  • TooFatToFit
    TooFatToFit Posts: 285 Member
    Screw that! My 'last' diet wouldn't let me drink it and that didn't work out so well. If it's within your calories and it's in moderation, why would it be so bad? I have changed mine from double cream, double sugar to one milk, one sweetener but I am losing weight no problem...I'm doing everything else right, a cup or two of coffee a day wouldn't stop loss.
  • sjtreely
    sjtreely Posts: 1,014 Member
    A cup or two every couple of days???? Pffft .... I have a cup or two every couple of minutes the first hour I'm awake. And I'm not dead yet.
  • psmd
    psmd Posts: 764 Member
    no it's awesome!!! it helps your metabolism and gives you energy! i have a cup every couple of days :drinker:
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    http://www.medpagetoday.com/search-resultsG.cfm?cx=011768189252658545601:mbkjjf4w20i&cof=FORID:10;NB:1&ie=UTF-8&q=Coffee&sa=Go

    I don't think anyone has a definitive answer to this question. It drink several cups of coffee with creamer every day. That is my indulgence, the one thing I am not willing to eliminate from my diet. Listen to your body.
  • lifeisadancefloor
    lifeisadancefloor Posts: 91 Member
    Sometimes I have two coffees a day! In the morning with milk and 1/2 tsp of sugar. Afternoon I don't put anything in it.
  • daves160
    daves160 Posts: 600
    Coffee goood!!!.

    Critics BADDDD!


    Hey, it speeds up your metabolism. plus it is loaded with anti-oxidants. How can that be bad?
    When you bury it with cream, sugar, taste changing yuk, then it is nasty.


    I suppose if you have hypertension, you may want to avoid it.
  • titletown
    titletown Posts: 377 Member
    I drink at least 5-6 cups of black coffee a day, have for years.

    Look at my ticker, it works for me ;)
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    coffee isnt good for you
    Who told you that?
  • kyylieeeeee
    kyylieeeeee Posts: 197 Member
    I drink 4 cups every morning, with a small drop of skim milk. Hasn't seemed to hurt me, ever.

    There are always new reports coming out, claiming that coffee has health benefits AND that coffee has health risks. Kind of like anything else, it has some good and some bad.

    Sugar-free creamer and sweet 'n low, however, are full of chemicals and artificial ingredients-- but alright in moderation, especially if you're only indulging in your coffee every few days! If you like it, there's no reason to cut it out completely unless you have other health-related issues that caffeine can affect.
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    It's been suggested that coffee is actually quite good for you, as long as you do overload it with the cream and sugar. Black coffee is obviously best. It's even been suggested caffeine can boost your metabolism.
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    Screw that! My 'last' diet wouldn't let me drink it and that didn't work out so well. If it's within your calories and it's in moderation, why would it be so bad? I have changed mine from double cream, double sugar to one milk, one sweetener but I am losing weight no problem...I'm doing everything else right, a cup or two of coffee a day wouldn't stop loss.

    ^Agreed!
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    Bad... if you try and take it away from me.
  • PlunderBunneh
    PlunderBunneh Posts: 1,705 Member
    I just asked about this a few days ago...this is the link to the very helpful replies that I got.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/374076-caffeine

    I think it just depends on what you put in your coffee. I use one pack of truvia and one tablespoon of fat free creamer for each cup, and usually have at least two in the morning. It gets logged :) I don't function without caffeine.
  • Yakisoba
    Yakisoba Posts: 719 Member
    I hate coffee.
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    Coffe on its own is fine. In fact it has been studied that caffein can be good to boost to the system in the correct amounts. It also open up the lungs allowing for better breathing.

    Its when you add all the crap into it that screws up the coffee.
  • pnieuw
    pnieuw Posts: 473
    I cling to the study that suggested a link between coffee consumption and lower instances of Parkinson's. Pour me another mug...
  • casi_ann
    casi_ann Posts: 423 Member
    I love my coffee. I don't think any food is bad as long as you eat it in moderation. I couldn't stay on a diet if it was too strict. And no coffee would definitely be too strict for me. Actually coffee helps me stick to a diet because I can eat a small snack with a coffee and it feels like a big snack by the time I drink the coffee with it.
  • adjones5
    adjones5 Posts: 938 Member
    Really I think just see how it affects your body and judge from there. If I drink one cup a day I'm good to go but if I drink more than that I gain a little. I think everyone is different.
  • KayteeBear
    KayteeBear Posts: 1,040 Member
    I couldn't live without coffee...okay so I could for a little while (I'm not the type who needs at least two cups a day to get me going) but every now and then I just crave coffee! But the key is not to load it with sugar and/or creamer. Black is best but it's okay to have a bit of sugar...I usually drink it black but sometimes I want flavoured coffee or sugary coffee so I do use creamer every so often.
  • norma67
    norma67 Posts: 255 Member
    Coffee is great. Creamer and sugar pollute its greatness.


    I completely agree!!! :drinker: :wink:
  • NineInchGirl
    NineInchGirl Posts: 169
    Black coffee is A W E S O M E S A U C E ! !
  • jenna25
    jenna25 Posts: 213 Member
    I love love love coffee. I use truvia (a zero calorie natural sweetener) and unsweetened almond milk. So good try it. Artificial sweeteners are not healthy. Just stick to one or two cups a day.
  • LilacLizabeth
    LilacLizabeth Posts: 36 Member
    I have a cup of mcdonalds coffee (I bring my own almond milk) and take it with 1 sugar. I will not give it up =)
  • tschmelzer
    tschmelzer Posts: 120
    Coffee is actually proven to be good right before a workout. I gives you a boost of energy and gives your metabolism a kick start so you can really work hard. But like everyone else I agree that loading it up w sugar and creamer kinda makes it lose its great purpose. Try to use something like stevia and find a nonfat creamer that doesn't have a lot of preservatives in it. Doing that every few days should be fine :)
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    Coffee goood!!!.

    Critics BADDDD!


    Hey, it speeds up your metabolism. plus it is loaded with anti-oxidants. How can that be bad?
    When you bury it with cream, sugar, taste changing yuk, then it is nasty.


    I suppose if you have hypertension, you may want to avoid it.

    agreed!
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