Caffeine: What does it do to you?

slyde87
slyde87 Posts: 42
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Sometimes it suppresses appetites, other times, it induces them.

What does it do to you?

It gives me an appetite...

My boyfriend is the opposite. It kills his appetite.

And you?
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  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    I take it with ephedra. There are many benefits to caffeine.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,147 Member
    Um, nothing.
  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
    I had to quit to kick a diet soda addiction, but when I occasionally have a soda, it makes me jittery, my skin flushed, and gives me about a 30 min period of alertness/ADD type behavior.

    More past the initial buzz and it does nothing that I can pick up.
  • LiftHuff
    LiftHuff Posts: 131
    Makes me happy.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    I don't know what it does to my appetite - I only take some (coffee) about twice a month, so I can't make proper judgement.

    I do know that I'm super sensitive to it. One sip of some coffee and I'm flying off the walls!
  • lisaishotpink
    lisaishotpink Posts: 124
    I have an allergic reaction when I consume too much. So yeah, it doesn't do anything pleasant.
  • eyouse
    eyouse Posts: 26 Member
    It keeps me awake and focused, and let's face it... Addicted to coffee. I can't seem to cut back haha.
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    It brings me joy and prevents me from killing my co-workers or punching my loved ones in the face.
  • xXKatrinaXx
    xXKatrinaXx Posts: 234
    doesnt affect my apetite, but wakes me up :)
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I have a really strong reaction to caffeine. It causes me to be jittery, and my mind races so much, I start to feel nauseous (and at times have even thrown up from it), so it actually reduces my productivity and causes me to want to go to bed until it leaves my system. It interferes with my dancing because it makes me shaky (that impacts my balance), so I can never have any caffeine on a performance day (except some green or white tea hours before). I can still have it in small amounts, but I just need to watch it. I rarely drink coffee. I drink white and green tea. I don't drink soda. I do eat chocolate. One time I tried those caffeine pills and it was awful. It was like a drug to me and I could not focus my mind and I felt so sick, I had to sit down a lot, my heart was racing.
  • Alliwan
    Alliwan Posts: 1,245 Member
    makes me not hungry, gives me a headache, makes me nauseous, keeps me awake for hours.

    no seriously..hours....like 1 8oz cup of coffee in the morning and i cant sleep that night.

    the only time i really use it, is when we have our all night gaming nights, which is like twice a year. other than that, i dont touch the stuff.
  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
    I can have 1-2 cans of diet coke a day, plus one coffee, but then I have to go onto decaf. Any more caffeine and I will either get a headache or I end up hyper active. When I used to smoke, I could drink all the coffee I liked with no ill effects.
  • wolfpack77
    wolfpack77 Posts: 655
    Makes a great pre-workout stimulant. A 200mg tab gives you an extra boost in the gym.
  • Tat2dDom0105
    Tat2dDom0105 Posts: 661
    It definitely wakes me up. But if i have too much of it, then i get dehydrated, and then the shakes start. No Bueno!
  • 13inchestogo
    13inchestogo Posts: 296 Member
    Ever watch Jenna Marbles Youtube clip about caffiene?

    Sums it up nicely for me.
  • justaskforbrandy
    justaskforbrandy Posts: 90 Member
    it makes me feel goooood haha but i gave up soda 3 months ago... i wish water had caffeine in it!
  • swhite1209
    swhite1209 Posts: 26 Member
    Caffine used to make me jittery. When I started my weight loss I would only have one cup of coffee in the morning. Weight loss was slow at first. I started drinking diet sodas and ice coffee and my weight started coming off. I cant know for sure that the caffine helped but I think it did somewhat. Still drinking it and it no longer gives me the jitters.
  • docdrd
    docdrd Posts: 174 Member
    Never noticed caffeine affecting my appetite (I wish it would make me eat less). I definitely need it (often) to get through a day. But I have noticed that if I have a lot of coffee before I work out, I am jittery, lots of energy but jittery at the start, and then I have an energy crash earlier than I would expect. So I think I need to cut down my pre-workout caffeine.
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    it makes me feel goooood haha but i gave up soda 3 months ago... i wish water had caffeine in it!
    You can take this with water...

    http://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-caffeine
  • jesusHchris
    jesusHchris Posts: 1,405 Member
    I've recently become a bit of an addict here, working to wean myself to just 1 cup before a workout and maybe 1 more cup if the social setting calls for it.

    It makes me feel alert, but can also cause a tightness in my chest and shallowness of breath when I drink too much. A stressful situation combined with the coffee is not a lot of fun. I'm pretty sensitive to it.
  • vanessairene
    vanessairene Posts: 104 Member
    It brings me joy and prevents me from killing my co-workers or punching my loved ones in the face.


    hahahaha! THIS!!!


    I only get mine in form of diet soda.. not coffee or tea, and I've cut my soda back to half this last month. It's been a little tense at my house...
  • MichelleLaree13
    MichelleLaree13 Posts: 865 Member
    It kills my cravings for chocolate. If I am hungry, It supresses my appetite for like an hour and then I am really hungry.
  • Wenchilada
    Wenchilada Posts: 472 Member
    It brings me joy and prevents me from killing my co-workers or punching my loved ones in the face.

    This.
  • rose_mortem
    rose_mortem Posts: 147 Member
    It does nothing at all, except taste good.... unless I chug 3+ Monsters -- and yes, I know that's how people die from caffeine. As long as it's not a habit, I don't care how unhealthy they are :ohwell:
  • stepharega
    stepharega Posts: 211 Member
    It brings me joy and prevents me from killing my co-workers or punching my loved ones in the face.
  • chanixxx
    chanixxx Posts: 64
    kills appetite and makes me sleepy :yawn:
  • chanixxx
    chanixxx Posts: 64
    It brings me joy and prevents me from killing my co-workers or punching my loved ones in the face.

    :laugh:
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    It helps me to see after I wake up. Also, yes it's tmi, but it makes me poop. lol
  • tubbyelmo
    tubbyelmo Posts: 415 Member
    It brings me joy and prevents me from killing my co-workers or punching my loved ones in the face.

    Hey, me too!!!!! :laugh:
  • marketdimlylit
    marketdimlylit Posts: 1,601 Member
    I never noticed a difference after I've had caffeine. :huh:

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