Are people drinking coffee? Why or why not?

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  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    I had three cups today lol you can see it in my diary. It still comprises a much larger portion of my calories than is ideal because of the cream and sugar I love to have in it.
  • surfrgrl1
    surfrgrl1 Posts: 1,464 Member
    Coffee, did someone say coffee? :drinker:
  • phildawson75
    phildawson75 Posts: 205 Member
    I make a double espresso at home every morning about 2 minutes after I wakeup. I drink it without sugar and prefer it bitter, its <1 cal so no issues drinking it.

    About 6 months ago I drank a cappuccino from Starbucks with 4 sugars every day just before work. Must have spent ~£15 a week just in coffee :| haven't been in since its a saving of around 400 quid in half a year!

    All that sugar and milk must have been a contributing fact to gaining weight, not to mention their toasted fruit bread, butter and jam..
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Coffee first thing in the morning and then intermittently all throughout the day. No intention, desire or reason to stop.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Coffee with heavy cream to start the day then black.
  • spamantha57
    spamantha57 Posts: 674 Member
    I stopped drinking coffee (& energy drinks) a couple of years ago when I was trying to better manage my anxiety disorder & other health issues naturally. I used to be a caramel frap & Redbull or Monster every day kinda girl. Being in better health was a good trade off.

    Edit: To be completely fair, I do occasionally have caffeine in green tea form in the mornings.
  • Mutant13
    Mutant13 Posts: 2,485 Member
    I drink several cups a day, with a small amount of milk

    I do so for the general happiness and safety if those who need to be around me
  • Skinnymunkii
    Skinnymunkii Posts: 191 Member
    Will. Never. Give. Up. Coffee.
  • InstantSunshine
    InstantSunshine Posts: 355 Member
    Can't not. Would otherwise sleep at desk. Gah.
  • azziie
    azziie Posts: 6 Member
    Yes that's one thing I refuse to give up !I have one large coffee with regular soy and two teaspoons of raw sugar in the morning, and then follow it up with another soy latte at work. I know the calories are a no no, but I treat it like a replacement snack! I would rather a sweetened coffee than a cookie.
  • Natashaa1991
    Natashaa1991 Posts: 866 Member
    god i'd kill for a coffee now
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    Use to drink 3 to 4 cups of coffee a day(with milk and sugar)

    Since the 6th of Jan this year I haven't had caffine or sugar, feel so much better for it
  • Amazon_Who
    Amazon_Who Posts: 1,092 Member
    Due to my thyroid medication I can't have any for another half an hour. :sad:
  • minkmagic
    minkmagic Posts: 7
    I could never abstain from coffee! It's bad enough that I can't drink wine as I used to but there's no way I'm giving up my coffee, it's therapeutic for me! I drink mine with soy or almond milk and so far I haven't noticed any negative effects.
  • wickedwendy6
    wickedwendy6 Posts: 117 Member
    I stopped completely after reading the book - Caffeine Blues. There is a lot that the general populace doesn't know about the effects of caffeine on the body and the big coffee companies by the likes of Starbucks etc DO NOT want you to know. I used to be a die hard coffee lover and I still have a decaf once a week but I can't begin to describe how much better I feel now.
  • North44
    North44 Posts: 359 Member
    I have one cup of coffee every morning. I have to have real half and half in it though. No sugar. I can't drink it any other way. So yeah, that's 100 calories pretty much wasted. Lol I still lose just fine so it's worth it for me.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    I have coffee on my work days and if I eat out and the place has good coffee, since I LOVE the stuff. More often than not I have it black, but I will indulge in cream or, for a major treat, and International Delight flavour. I figure a few extra calories are not going to harm me as long as I don't overindulge, and I've never been particularly responsive to caffeine.
  • Aquarii
    Aquarii Posts: 71 Member
    I never really drank coffee until I started working a security job (random 16 hour shifts/night shifts, yay). I have not noticed it having any effect on my weight loss. Though, if anything, it has helped to keep me up so that I could go to the gym after work. So... yup, good stuff imo. The only bad part about coffee is that it stains teeth like no other.
  • OliveRiver
    OliveRiver Posts: 81 Member
    I drink 3 cups every morning (kind of mandatory when you wake up at 4 a.m.).
    I will say that since beginning my effort to lose weight, I have gradually conditioned myself to drink just regular black coffee.
    Without all of the additives that most people put in, it's not bad for you at all and has actually been said to help with your metabolism.
  • Galathea96
    Galathea96 Posts: 200 Member
    Taking away my coffee is the only 100% fool proof way to turn me into Godzilla. I drink it with skim milk, no sugar and can't imagine going a day without it. Why I drink it? It tastes awesome!
  • Carol_Magee
    Carol_Magee Posts: 69 Member
    I never really drank coffee until I started working a security job (random 16 hour shifts/night shifts, yay). I have not noticed it having any effect on my weight loss. Though, if anything, it has helped to keep me up so that I could go to the gym after work. So... yup, good stuff imo. The only bad part about coffee is that it stains teeth like no other.

    I used to have a cup of coffee on my desk at all times and then I quit - it was making me sick - and I haven't had any coffee for about 20 years!! Besides staining your teeth, I gotta tell ya ,coffee breath is absolutely disgusting :sick:
  • rmgatch
    rmgatch Posts: 38
    I had quit for a year. But when I started running again I was looking for a little push and heard coffee might do the trick. I try to keep to 1 cup a day. I now find out that it does help with my endurance and I have increased my running distance every month since I started drinking coffee back last September.
  • RogueViper101
    RogueViper101 Posts: 20
    Normally have 4-5 cups of Nespresso on lungo setting each day at work. Recently started cutting down as my left eye started twitching.

    Always use to have coffee with sugar and milk but just have it black now.
  • srr6783
    srr6783 Posts: 8
    I like coffee but when dieting I dont drink it because of the cream and sugar which add extra calories. After a few days without it the headaches go away. Just dont add to much dairy and sugar to it to avoid the extra calories.
  • JudyAngelman
    JudyAngelman Posts: 58 Member
    I drink it because I like it.

    I put creamer in mine and make it fit into my calories for the day.

    I clearly had no trouble with weight loss when drinking coffee.


    I ditto this!!!

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