Coffee is not breakfast.

AngryDiet

I don’t understand why one would drink their calories rather than eat them. Personally I only drink water, tea and sometimes coffee however most if not all my calories are in my food. I make sure I eat breakfast if I don’t I’m starving by lunch and we all know being hungry works against weight loss, you shouldn’t be hungry throughout your day. Lots of healthy snacks between healthy meals. Just coffee for breakfast seems like a waste of good calories that can be eaten and would be way more satisfying.

Since becoming aware of all of this, I've stopped drinking anything with calories except coffee, tea, and milk. Because I agree, except that the aforementioned three items are essential to my happiness.

We are all different and our bodies respond to diets in different ways but eating right is universal, no matter your body type as long as you put heathy food inside, your body will begin to look healthy on the outside even with little to no exercise.

Agreed! Fortuntely it doesn't get more right than quaffing hot caffeinated beverages!

beckajw

NAY.. coffee is not breakfast. I am not even allowed to have it while I'm working with the nutritionist !!!! No caffeine allowed. It's helped me lose weight and my metabolism is going full steam!!

Interesting, caffeine has been shown to improve weight loss.

Sharyn913

I've had coffee for breakfast before.

I also mixed in a scoop of protein powder, 1/2 cup of almond milk and some ice. Once in the blender it was DELISH!

Josie_lifting_cats

I often drink coffee and nothing else. Without the coffee, my reply to this thread may have been more aggressive and rude. With it, I will tell you that I have successfully met my goals so far, so I do not agree with the whole "You have to eat or you will stay fat/be weak/not build muscle/suck in general/not be as good as me" stuff that goes around.

spacecase76

I don’t understand why one would drink their calories rather than eat them. ... Just coffee for breakfast seems like a waste of good calories that can be eaten and would be way more satisfying.

a cup of coffee has between 2-5 calories. I am just not seeing how that is a 'waste' of good calories... even with a tsp of sugar it is only about 20 calories...

AlsDonkBoxSquat

coffee can be breakfast. there's no such thing as eating as soon as you wake up to "kick start your metabolism." That was a theory about 15 years ago, but it's not really all that important unless skipping it makes you too hungry to make wise decisions when you do eat. Today I woke up at 430 and went to the gym, I didn't actually eat solid food until abot 845 . . . 415 minutes of waiting to eat isn't going to stall anything, and the only kind of weight loss that would occur if I ate before exercise would be from the purging.

It's not what you do at x time of day that matters, it's what you do in the aggregate that counts.

kaseysospacey

I don't think it is a necessity to "jump start" anything. People succeed with intermittent fasting and lose weight, which is basically like skipping breakfast anyway.

fueledbychange

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I always have it, and if I ever end up skipping it, I feel sick to my stomach until lunchtime comes around. I guess some people need it and some don't.

seardefilip

I log my coffee WITH my breakfast- but it is just complimentary- not the breakfast itself! MUST EAT TO LOSE

AngryDiet

I've had coffee for breakfast before.

I also mixed in a scoop of protein powder, 1/2 cup of almond milk and some ice. Once in the blender it was DELISH!

Oh yes!

My protein shakes are now a scoop and a bit of protein powder, 8 oz of milk or water (depending on things and stuff), freaking instant coffee (can you believe it? But it tastes fine when in other stuff), and two ice cubes in a shaker. One moment there's this big bottle of protein stuff, and the next there's only a smile remaining.

kaseysospacey

I don’t understand why one would drink their calories rather than eat them. ... Just coffee for breakfast seems like a waste of good calories that can be eaten and would be way more satisfying.

a cup of coffee has between 2-5 calories. I am just not seeing how that is a 'waste' of good calories... even with a tsp of sugar it is only about 20 calories...

Maybe they are thinking of when you add creamer or get coffee from a coffeeshop and its a calorie bomb?

AlsDonkBoxSquat

I don’t understand why one would drink their calories rather than eat them. ... Just coffee for breakfast seems like a waste of good calories that can be eaten and would be way more satisfying.

a cup of coffee has between 2-5 calories. I am just not seeing how that is a 'waste' of good calories... even with a tsp of sugar it is only about 20 calories...

I take mine with a sweet n low and some fat free milk (I always put in a quarter cup but it's probably less) for a whopping 23 calories . . . whoa!

GmeB

:explode: ask her how many vitamins are in that coffee.I used to do the coffee only thing in the morning,and it just sets you up for failure. She should redefine breakfast for herself to fit her needs.

KJoy7

haha, don't you just hate it when you start a thread about arguing with a coworker... and YOU are the one who's wrong! :laugh:

^^ love this :happy:

Wabbit05

Coffee does not have calories to fuel your body, therefore should not be considered a breakfast.

AngryDiet

Maybe they are thinking of when you add creamer or get coffee from a coffeeshop and its a calorie bomb?

Sure, it can be.

But a cappuccino made with a cup of skim milk is going to run you 90 calories and net you 9g of protein. And there's no real need to sugar it because steamed milk takes on a slightly sweet taste. And even if you do, that's another 15 calories.

Anyway, a cup of milk is generally good food, IMHO.

hillbillyannie

Sorry but I don't eat breakfast either except on very rare occasions. I chose to eat about 11 am. It's coffee for me and I've lost 100 pounds. If she's not losing it's because she's eating too much the rest of the day. But that's only my opinion.

pregmeg119

I eat when I am hungry, breakfast is my favorite meal of the day but I typically don't eat until 9-11 even though i have been awake since 6-7. I usually am not very hungry when I first wake and even with coffee I still want to go back to bed just because I'm not a happy morning person :P

I agree with a PP who said the weight loss debates are really out of hand. Just find what works for you and don't attack a fellow MFP'er for benefiting from a different method. As long as they are eating enough and not starving themselves, it shouldn't matter to the rest of us what time they have their first meal, in my opinion...

megsi474

Drinking coffee completely sabotages my efforts. I gave it up for a few months and then let it in again little by little. In no time, I was up to my pot in the morning (foregoing my protein smoothie or other breakfast) and realizing at 12-1 I was starving and stuffing my face, usually with convenience food or fast food again. When that happened, my day was shot so I'd skip a workout and eat an okay dinner (or a flat out crappy one).

So long story short, yes- I think that coffee in lieu of food can be detrimental to true balanced health for me. I also have ruined my bladder with all the caffeine and the problems have arisen again as I've fallen back in the habit. I'm not one for moderation- it's all or nothing so once again, it's nothing.

Josie_lifting_cats

I don’t understand why one would drink their calories rather than eat them. Personally I only drink water, tea and sometimes coffee however most if not all my calories are in my food. I make sure I eat breakfast if I don’t I’m starving by lunch and we all know being hungry works against weight loss, you shouldn’t be hungry throughout your day. Lots of healthy snacks between healthy meals. Just coffee for breakfast seems like a waste of good calories that can be eaten and would be way more satisfying.

We are all different and our bodies respond to diets in different ways but eating right is universal, no matter your body type as long as you put heathy food inside, your body will begin to look healthy on the outside even with little to no exercise.


Michelle

Black coffee = like 5 calories a cup.

My iced coffee with sweetened condensed milk (bliss in a glass) = 135 calories/16 oz glass.

A mocha, yes.... I can understand not wanting to waste calories on that - that's why my favorite (Caribou Coffee Campfire, 430 calories for a medium even with skim and no whip) is a rare treat. But I have no problem drinking 2 glasses of iced coffee at 270 calories a day. Especially when I don't eat breakfast. Breakfast has never been enjoyable to me. Coffee is.

cmeade20

I always eat breakfast but that's because I am a bear when I'm hungry and I'm grouchy enough in the morning. I don't think eating or not eating breakfast effects weight loss that dramatically. As long as you are at a reasonable deficit you'll lose. However I do think eating healthy and exercise are important.

Josie_lifting_cats

:explode: ask her how many vitamins are in that coffee.I used to do the coffee only thing in the morning,and it just sets you up for failure. She should redefine breakfast for herself to fit her needs.

I add fat free half and half and sweetened condensed milk. It does have vitamins. So this response is invalid for many people.

And for the record, I am experiencing no failure whatsoever. It's not fair to state that because someone else does things in a way you don't do they are wrong and will never succeed.

CurveAppeal86

Coffee tastes like butt, so I don't drink it anyway.

But, I'd be crazy without breakfast. It makes me feel much better!

ElizabethRoad

Coffee tastes like butt, so I don't drink it anyway.

How do you know?

AngryDiet

Coffee tastes like butt, so I don't drink it anyway.

How do you know?

Or, that must be one curious butt.

saustin201

I drink coffee with my breakfast of greek yogurt or a banana. However, I cannot eat before 9 or 10 in the morning otherwise I feel sick. Sometimes I don't eat anything for "breakfast".

If your coworker isn't hungry at breakfast time how is that your business? Just because you feel she should be eating something doesn't mean she wants to or can.

The problem your coworker may be having could be nothing related to food at all. It could be a medical issue.

MtnKat

I don't think coffee for breakfast is her issue.

The two cheeseburgers and large basket of fries (or insert whatever fast food here) for lunch is probably the culprit.

onyxgirl17

coffee was breakfast today

AngryDiet

Sorry for opening a whole new can of worms here, but I just had a coffee for my post lunch snack.

dinkydudette

I like to relax when I eat my breakfast, so hate having to rush it if I'm late for work. sometimes coffee is the only thing available that I can have whilst sitting down.