Normal coffee vs. Decaf Coffee, what's best?

I'm a coffee lover, too. As I understand it (from the manager of a coffee shop), the darker roast coffees have considerably less caffeine than lighter roasts. Espresso drinks, such as cappuccino are generally made using a pretty dark roast. You may want to stick with your cappuccino treat. For myself, decaf coffee is missing a lot of flavor so I just use dark roasts for my coffee.

Enjoy your coffee!
katzpawz

Not sure if this is true, but a doctor once told my dad it is not worth it to go to decaf. The chemicals they use to "decaf" it are worse than the "regular" coffee.

I suppose it's different for everyone, but there are quite a few people that use caffeine as a weight loss supplement. Not too long ago (and i suppose even today actually,) it was VERY popular to mix caffeine and ephedra to help with weight loss. That's actually what most weight loss supplements were before that particular form of ephedra was banned in the U.S.

I don't bother to try to cut out caffeine and I haven't observed any negative effects. I can still lose weight at a predicted rate based on what I eat. I also don't have any of the common side effects that people frequently mention. SO i guess it's different from person to person.

I have about the same intake as Bukozki - 1 or 2 or sometimes (if I'm studying really late, which isn't frequently enough these days) 3 plungers. Each plunger is about 800ml and needs 3 heaped scoops of strong ground coffee (always black, no sugar)

Coffee is a diet suppressant. So you'll probably find you eat less with coffee (unless you eat it in cafe's with cakes and ****, but then you're probably having lates or something which don't give me a buzz at all.

I don't see the point in decaf, since you still get most of the negative effects without the buzz. Unless you drink it just to be social or cause you can't get enough of that weak coffee taste.

On the other hand, coffee is a diuretic and will cause dehydration and water retention. This is a major cause of "fat days". If you cut out caffine and replace it with hot water, or maybe green tea, and you don't change anything else, you'll probably find you look slimmer after a few days because your body is better hydrated and doesn't hoard like a camel.

Well, I drink like 4 cups a day and I have lost while doing it. It actually gives your metabolism a boost (releases epinephrine), so why not? The only reason I drink it is for the pick-me-up. Decaf would have no effect, and it doesn't taste good enough for me to drink it just for the sake of drinking it.

I haven't heard of it causing increased cortisol, but if that is true, then I would have to say that most things cause increased cortisol release. Any kind of stress causes cortisol release, and who doesn't have tons of that in his or her life? :laugh: Everything in moderation is the ultimate answer I suppose!

Major congrats on the leg improvements! I could do with some of that, ha ha.

Do you drink instant coffee? And if so, what decaf brands are good?
xxx

Haha!! Thanks!!!

I do! I drink Clipper, because it's organic so it doesn't go through the chemical decaff process that some do, plus I like that taste ) There are quite a lot to choose from now though!