Bulletproof Coffee
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For those that use BP Coffee, do you workout in the morning?
How well does the coffee work along with a workout? How do you time drinking the coffee (pre-workout or post-workout)?
Thanks!
I do work out after having only BPC for breakfast. However I do take a protein shake and drink as soon as I finish workout. And if that isn't enough, I will have a protein bar too or some string cheese. I literally drink my shake in the dressing room. I am diabetic so I need something after a workout if I only have BPC for breakfast. I do feel fine during workout and seem to have plenty of energy to weight train And cardio!0 -
Thanks! I'm going to give it a whirl tomorrow morning.
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I literally just started low carb 2 days ago. Feel pretty low on energy at the moment but guess that is the usual until you are in ketosis. I am going to give this a try tomorrow morning to see if it helps give me a boost of energy 0
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This is my second morning using the BP coffee for breakfast. I have the BP coffee at around 6:30am.
I normally take a very late lunch at work (approx 2pm). Yesterday I was able to work until 12:30 before I had to have a bit to eat (light snack). I was up at 5:30am and worked out for 45 minutes before having my coffee.
Same this morning (up at 5:30 for my workout, coffee at 6:30am).
I've got a really great level of energy and was not "starving" at all.0 -
Also my second morning of Bulletproof coffee (4th day low carb/high fat), and although there are probably a few other factors at play- I feel pretty flippin' epic today.0
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Hello!
Well after reading about this bullet proof coffee drink I decided to try it. I went after work to get my kerry gold at trader joes. I decided to make myself a drink and see how it goes for dinner. I'm still sipping it down. Honestly it is not the greatest in taste but that may be because I'm not use to such a "rich" drink. Still, I'm chugging it down a sip at a time and the more I taste it the more I get a "taste" for it if you know what I mean. I don't think it's something that everyone will like first hand. I think its an acquired taste. I'll see how I feel the rest of the evening. Of course, I'm also going to drink this tomorrow morning and test how long before I get hungry. I like that it's only 300-400 calories. I can allot that much calories to one meal, no problem.0 -
I must be abnormal. LOL. I had 12 oz of coffee this morning with 2 tbls heavy cream and 2 tbls of coconut oil. 3 hours later, I'm starving. I don't understand what everyone is talking about being able to go until at least lunch. Oh well. I guess I'm not that lucky. :grumble:0
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Did you use butter as well?
For some reason I'm suspecting that if your body is not used to using fat for energy it is going to "ask" by hunger pangs to eat. I don't know if that's true. I'm just throwing ideas around.
This morning I tried the bulletproff but this time I added heavy cream and skipped the chocolate. It tasted much better to me this way. Still, I'm not used to so much "richness". It is hard for me to drink in one sip. I can get a tiny bit queasy too. I was hungry but not as much as I was yesterday. There were no hunger pangs. It was more like uneasiness perhaps because I'm used to eating something for breakfast rather than drinking.
Around lunch time today I wasn't all that hungry. I know I needed to eat but I didn't feel hunger per say. It was more of a empty feeling so I had some lunch.
I'm not sure yet if I'm going to try this again tomorrow. I like the idea of not giving the body any sugar until later in the day. I just don't know how long it take my body to know that the fat I drank IS breakfast and to use it for energy accordingly.
Oh I wanted to add that energy wise I felt great. I felt like I could go for a jog.0 -
Bump. Deffo going to try this tomorrow0
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Thank you so much for the recipe OP!
I've had this 3 days in a row and I am losing about 1lb a day. Admittedly only a week into the Atkins again but its at least my third time trying induction. Last time I was resistant to weight loss and stalled. It does taste better than I thought it would do. I love the coco-nutty flavour. I was also worried it was going to be a bit aggressive on my digestive system but was fine.
So easy to make up and take in a coffee mug on the commute.
I'm in London so was lucky enough to get the raw butter at a local Farmer's market and get the coconut oil from Ocado.0 -
Glad that worked out for you! I still do BPC every morning, still works great for me.0
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Yes, I work out every morning at about 6 AM. I do Beach Body workouts, which are pretty intense. I always work out on an empty stomach. My body should be in fat burning mode while I work out. Then I do BPC about 30 minutes after workout.For those that use BP Coffee, do you workout in the morning?
How well does the coffee work along with a workout? How do you time drinking the coffee (pre-workout or post-workout)?
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I'm trying this tomorrow! I wish I would've discovered it sooner. I have to force myself to eat breakfast, but coffee is my thing! And with cocoa, too? I may just go to sleep early so I don't have to wait as long! :laugh:0
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caffeine is only a piece of it, though. taking your body from a fasting state, where it is burning fat, to a non-fasted state with nothing but fat (basically) means you stay in that place where you are burning nothing but fat. I think that's a big part of what works here.
the weight you were talking about earlier can be nothing but food and water in and out. not actual weight gain.
what is happening is the caffeine is a diuretic and you aren't eating as much as you would if you had a proper breakfast so it's just the actual food weight that isn't showing up that used to.
it sounds like you're just giving yourself empty calories and caffeine.
better to just have a coffee and some egg whites adn veggies imho. at least you're getting nutrients that way. yeah you might show up a little heavier on the scales and then loose a little later but it's really just water.
I've tossed my scale. I think it does more harm than good.0 -
caffeine is only a piece of it, though. taking your body from a fasting state, where it is burning fat, to a non-fasted state with nothing but fat (basically) means you stay in that place where you are burning nothing but fat. I think that's a big part of what works here.
the weight you were talking about earlier can be nothing but food and water in and out. not actual weight gain.
what is happening is the caffeine is a diuretic and you aren't eating as much as you would if you had a proper breakfast so it's just the actual food weight that isn't showing up that used to.
it sounds like you're just giving yourself empty calories and caffeine.
better to just have a coffee and some egg whites adn veggies imho. at least you're getting nutrients that way. yeah you might show up a little heavier on the scales and then loose a little later but it's really just water.
I've tossed my scale. I think it does more harm than good.
Except that fat satiates. For those doing Low-Carb, High Fat, this is a great "proper breakfast". If you think 300 high fat calories with almost no carbs are "empty", I'm not sure you've grasped the goals that many of us doing low carb strive to.
Egg whites and veggies as a "proper breakfast". That's actually kind of funny. Maybe with whole eggs. And cooked with butter and cream.
Dietary fat is our friend on low carb, not the enemy.0 -
Since I eat no carbs except those that are present in vegetables, an egg white and veggie breakfast would be awful for me. There is absolutely no fat or carbs in that meal. What would happen is that my body would metabolize the protein in the egg whites in to glucose and I would end up with a blood sugar spike. Besides, I eat 450 calories for breakfast. Do you have any idea how much egg whites and veggies I'd have to eat to get enough calories in me to sustain myself after a 400 calorie morning workout?
Now, moving on to the fat content of my breakfast. Coconut oil is composed of 65% Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT). MCT's are metabolized much better by the body and contribute to increased energy expenditure and reduction in adipose tissues according to this study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12634436.
The butter I eat is all from grass fed, pastured cows. This means that their milk and cream has no hormones, grains, or anti-biotics. You can't feed those things to cows and have them not get in the milk and cream. So, that's important right there. Second, cows don't start producing good levels of Omega-3 fats in their milk and fat tissues unless they are on a grass diet. It's very important to have a lot of Omega-3 fatty acids in your diet AND to have a ratio of Omega-3 to Omega-6 fatty acids of close to 1:1, if at all possible. That combination will contribute to reduced risk of heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, inflammatory and auto-immune diseases, per this study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12442909.
About eggs. If you are eating factory farm eggs, they contain hormones and anti-biotics and the chickens are fed a diet of grain and animal by-products. Those eggs are essentially worthless for you to eat since they are nothing but Omega-6 fatty acids and cholesterol. If you eat free range, organic eggs, on the other hand, they are also high in Omega-3 fatty acids, contain no hormones or anti-biotics and plenty of protein as well. An egg that is produced the way nature intended, by a chicken running around eating grass, seeds and bugs, is one of the most perfect foods you can eat.
So, you see, my breakfast is full of foods that are actually really good because of the high levels of Omega-3 fatty acids, the anti-oxidants in the unsweetened cocoa and coffee, and the amount of calories I'm getting from MCT's that will increase my energy expenditure and help to lower my adipose tissue formation on my upper body.
Read this post from Dave Asprey about why you want to have Bulletproof Coffee for breakfast. He reiterates many of my points: http://www.bulletproofexec.com/how-to-make-your-coffee-bulletproof-and-your-morning-too/
Honestly, low carb, high fat is ABOUT eating fats that are healthy, not egg whites and veggies.
P.S. Just 3 more posts and this thread will hit 200 posts on it! That's pretty for a thread all about putting oil and butter in your coffee.0 -
Day 2 on bulletproof coffee. I just realized I slammed it, it's delicious...0
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You need to read the recipe, there is no cream in it!I must be abnormal. LOL. I had 12 oz of coffee this morning with 2 tbls heavy cream and 2 tbls of coconut oil. 3 hours later, I'm starving. I don't understand what everyone is talking about being able to go until at least lunch. Oh well. I guess I'm not that lucky. :grumble:
I see so many people do the same thing then say it does not work, :huh: the cream is what is causing the hunger problem.
Make it with coffee butter and MCT oil and NOTHING ELSE and you will be fine!!
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How do you get it to mix up properly?
To me the coconut oil and butter just float on top like a oil slick.0 -
Thank you for posting this Eric. I too have a testimony. Started drinking this the past couple of weeks and love it! I have this for my breakfast and stay full until lunch time. I'm also feeling quite alert at work and don't mind the drudgery of projects.
I think it's helping with my weight loss too. The scale's finally moving for me since I switched my macros to 70F/20P/10C and my morning bulletproof coffee is a big contributor to my daily fat.0 -
Get an aero latte for making froth in your coffee .... It mixes the BPC together really wellHow do you get it to mix up properly?
To me the coconut oil and butter just float on top like a oil slick.0 -
Get an aero latte for making froth in your coffee .... It mixes the BPC together really wellHow do you get it to mix up properly?
To me the coconut oil and butter just float on top like a oil slick.
Both Amazon and Bed, Bath and Beyond carry the Aerolatte. We have one at home, and both the husband and I also have a "travel Aerolatte" at work. The only difference is that the travel Aerolatte has a case.0 -
Get an aero latte for making froth in your coffee .... It mixes the BPC together really wellHow do you get it to mix up properly?
To me the coconut oil and butter just float on top like a oil slick.
I have a metal flask that holds around 20 oz and I just shake up mix in it and it's good to go.0 -
Well I just tried bulletproof coffee for the first time today. I had seen mention of it on mfp and googled what it was. Sounded weird and yucky but I thought I'd try it. In the creator's blog he said you could start with lower amounts of the butter and coconut oil to get used to it. So I had dark roast coffee (Keurig), about 2/3 T organic butter (will have to look for grassfed), 1T organic virgin coconut oil, 1 square of 70% dark chocolate and splenda.
I pre-warmed the blender as Asprey suggested and blended it and YUM!!!! it was good. Surprise.
I should have used more coffee but I made a smaller cup because I wanted it to be stronger and now I'd like some more. I think I'll go get a different coffee maker and I'll look for grassfed butter and get some cocoa powder instead of using the baking chocolate.
Now to see how long it holds me - might not be as long because it was less coffee and half the recommended amounts of butter and coconut oil.
It's funny because even though I did very well on Atkins years ago, I've read Grain Brain and Wheat Belly and intellectually I buy into the value of fat and the dangers of carbs, I still find myself getting nervous about eating fat. I start to think of my body as already being all damaged by bad eating all these years (I'm 63) and being too damaged for the fat to be useful. Not true I know intellectually but it's hard to get past the propaganda and myth of low-fat being healthier. And I've read all the studies about the value of fat in treating brain disorders like Alzheimers. I still get this niggling fear that if I have too much fat I'll drop dead of a heart attack. Stupid!
The other interesting note I'd like to make is that in all low carb threads - where everyone is living proof of the value of low carb and, often, high fat, you still get people popping in the badmouth it and try to tell people they need to eat more egg whites and more whole grains. Why???? LOL0 -
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I have the same problem and I love how I feel eating LCHF.It's funny because even though I did very well on Atkins years ago, I've read Grain Brain and Wheat Belly and intellectually I buy into the value of fat and the dangers of carbs, I still find myself getting nervous about eating fat.
It is a mindset that has been ingrained (for me) for over 3 decades. Its not easy to retrain the brain, but I'm trying! 0 -
Any Aussies do BPC? I bought butter today but I have no idea if I can get grass fed butter in Australia?0
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Thanks so much for answering, alexisjfrank, gabybaby916 and sal82. I thought I had killed this thread. I'm good at that - I'm a thread murderer.
I've had BP coffee for three days now and love the taste - of course I'm adding chocolate so what's not to love? I may be not putting enough butter and coconut oil in because my satiety has not lasted as long as expected. I also can't find grass fed butter yet but will keep looking.
Also I need to find some organic cocoa so I can replace the bakers 70% chocolate. That would eliminate 4 carbs. Not a lot for most peopel but when you are trying to be very low carb it makes a difference. Although I am in ketosis now so it's still working.0 -
Can someone tell me in grams how much butter and coconut oil they use? Anyone ever weighed it?0
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I use 1 tbsp coconut oil. I think that's 14 g. Roughly 1.5 tbsp butter. I'm guessing that's the same as coconut oil, so that would be about 21 g butter.
Here's what I do.
Melt 8 oz butter and 10 tbsp coconut oil (140 g) in microwave.
Thoroughly whisk in 1/2 cup cocoa powder and vanilla extract (1 tbsp).
Evenly distribute into 10 portions. I use portion cups (search for "Jell-O shot cups"). Others use ice cube trays. Then just add one of these fat packs to your cup of coffee in the morning.0
