Is coffee good/bad for you?

cronus404

I love coffee and I drink it on a regular basis. I drink it black with no sugar or sweeteners. The calories for it on mfp are so negligible (5) that i dont even track it in my diary. I have been doing this for years and have always assumed it was pretty much the same as water. Someone told me recently that it does have a negative impact on my weight loss though. Something about the caffiene impeding weight loss and that it really does have a bunch of calories. I had never heard this before but i was wondering if anyone else had. thanks

Acg67

I love coffee and I drink it on a regular basis. I drink it black with no sugar or sweeteners. The calories for it on mfp are so negligible (5) that i dont even track it in my diary. I have been doing this for years and have always assumed it was pretty much the same as water. Someone told me recently that it does have a negative impact on my weight loss though. Something about the caffiene impeding weight loss and that it really does have a bunch of calories. I had never heard this before but i was wondering if anyone else had. thanks

it only has a bunch of cals if you add lots of sugar/creamers etc to it. And research has shown time and time again that caffeine is beneficial to weight loss

Rayman79

I have always been under the impression that the opposite is true, that if anything it helps buy getting your heart pumping a little faster. If you drink it straight up and black, the a couple of coffees a day wont do you any harm. Gosh I hope that's true or I'm in trouble :P

Jorra

Coffee good, keep on drinking.

luppic8

Honestly a cup a day is not going to hurt you at all! I drink a cup a day and it has not affected my weight loss at all. Enjoy it!!!

HMonsterX

And it hydrates you! Count them towards you daily fluid intake!

wbgolden

Coffee good, keep on drinking.

Yes. Coffee good. Not coffee bad!

Pebble321

Like you, I drink my coffee black with no sugar. I don't bother logging it either as 2 or 3 cals twice a day isn't going to change anything! If I have a latte (I don't do those flavoured candy confections, but I do like a skinny latte now and again) then I log it as there are a whole lot more calories.
I understand that it can be beneficial to weight loss and exercise - I think I run better when I've had a cup of coffee first!

catwrangler

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/coffee-new-health-food

bmqbonnie

It's negligible calories and can help you power through a workout a little harder. Drink up! In moderation and without sugar, etc.

rockieschick

I love my coffee :drinker:

soupandsandwich

I hope it's good for you too. I just got Kcup machine. I know to watch the flavors, but I think a lot still minimal calories. I started with the coffee, to try and get off the diet soda, which I have been drinking in the morning. I need to get my caffeine from a different source, and I assumed coffee would be better than diet soda. As long as it's not loaded with sugar and creams, etc.

bcampbell54

If coffee not good, me quit. Everything.:drinker:

infamousmk

Coffee is awesome.

MarchelleLynne

I love my coffee!! I have been trying very hard to cut down only because I love flavored creamers. I have drank coffe ongoing and it has not stopped me from losing. I of course have to log mine because the creamer.:happy:

Javajunkie67

I'm a die hard coffe drinker also. Straight black coffee is what? about 5 cals? I've never heard about it impeding weight loss. Caffeine is a stimulant and some use it as a diuretic. Anyway you look at it, it is mostly water, so I don't know where the calories are coming from (that you're friend is talking about).

Now starbucks drink of the season....that's a whole other story.

Jorra

I hope it's good for you too. I just got Kcup machine. I know to watch the flavors, but I think a lot still minimal calories. I started with the coffee, to try and get off the diet soda, which I have been drinking in the morning. I need to get my caffeine from a different source, and I assumed coffee would be better than diet soda. As long as it's not loaded with sugar and creams, etc.

I'm doing the same thing now. Gotta kick the Diet Coke. I've been experimenting mixing coffee with milk or soy milk. It's still low in calories and not bad at all.

danginar

coffee is low in calories, but the bigger issue is that it is a flushes water from your body. I have always been told as long as you aren't adding creamers and you compensate the same amount in water then you should be okay. It is the caffeine that causes the problem, no different than drinking other caffeinated beverages such as diet soda.

danginar

coffee would be better than diet soda due to the sodium content in soda.

StevLL

I firmly believe it is good for you. Cause I drink 4-6 cups daily black, very strong and if I can't have my coffee,... whats left? Coffee has to be good right Toto?!!!

Cristy_AZ

I firmly believe it is good for you. Cause I drink 4-6 cups daily black, very strong and if I can't have my coffee,... whats left? Coffee has to be good right Toto?!!!

Has to be!! :drinker: