Can coffee hinder weight loss?

If you put a ton of sugar and cream in it and go over your calories, sure. Otherwise, not plain coffee on its own.

A lot of it is going to depend on how you take your coffee.

IF you take it black, its got like 2 calories a cup. Nothing to worry bout there. That number goes up if you add milk/sugar/whatever.

Caffeine isnt great for your heart, but shouldnt affect weight loss significantly.

Coffee is basically calorie free and contains caffeine which provide a small boost in metabolic rate when you drink it. It is unlikely to inhibit weight loss.

My diary is 80% coffee or coffee related stuff. I seem to be doing OK.

I drink 4+ cups a day, black. Sometimes I'll add some calorie free sweetener like truvia or Davinci's syrup. I don't count it, don't need to. Sometimes I feel like a treat so I'll get a caramel macchiato or something from starbucks, but I'll count that into my calories for the day. Black homebrew I never count...it's got like 5 calories per cup..you probably burn that making the brew and lifting the cup LOL

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I'm 21 and an artist and need coffee to stay awake.

Quality sleep time is a huge help to weight loss and diet control. Using caffeine as a replacement for quality sleep is going to have all kinds of biochemical and hormonal effects on your inner workings.

This is so true...lack of sleep causes hormonal changes that actually increase your appetite. Coffee itself won't hinder you loss, but if you are using it to combat lack of sleep, that could make it difficult to stick to your goal.

coffee hasn't hindered mine

I think coffee is fine in moderation. I try to have no more than 2 cups a day.

For me its all of the things that coffee brings with that hinders weight loss: the milk, the sugar, the Baileys, the pastry...

I'm 21 and an artist and need coffee to stay awake. I'm also 174 lbs at 5"3 and want to lose weight but can drinking coffee hinder the weight loss? How many cups should I stick to a day?

I have 1 or 2 cups of coffee most days, and my cups are 10oz each. I put 1 stevia and up to 1/4 cup of almond milk in it, and it is STILL only like 20 calories per cup.

Yes, it can hinder your weight loss depending on how your body handles it. For instance, I was an extreme coffee addict, and the way I prepared it was 1 splenda packet and 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk. 30 calories for my cup Doesn't seem like much right? Till I started suspecting it was causing an issue with my weight loss, here are the reasons why:
1. curbs appetite, which generally leads to overeating later in the day because you didnt eat bfast, or lunch, or whatever meal you skipped because you didnt feel hungry. In my case, instead of eating 1500 cals throughout the day, I would eat 2000, half at night.
2. caffeine can screw with your blood sugar and insulin levels, leading you to crave sweets and binge eat.
3. SPLENDA IS THE DEVIL!! lol jk, but seriously, splenda is awful. soooo much research has shown that ALL artificial sweeteners actually make your body think it is hungry. Additionally, it is about 7000 times sweeter than natural sugar, so when you eat sweets, you need more to feel satisfied because taste buds become desensitized. Also, research shows splenda causes people to eat MORE calories. ex. people who drink diet soda exclusively over regular sodas will gain more weight in studies. drinking the 200 calorie can saves you from eating an additional 400 calories later in the day if you would have taken the artificial sweeteners.

Obviously not everyone reacts this way, but my body did. I stopped drinking coffee entirely, and have not binge snacked or had a hard time controlling sweet cravings or junk food in over a month. A couple days ago, I caved and had a cup with some splenda, and in the evening felt STARVING and ate a whole bag of chocolates. I truly believe coffee was the problem. Yes, it ups your metabolism, but if you eat more calories that effect is offset.

I lost 5 lbs within 2 weeks of quitting coffee after not losing a lb since March.
Just something to think about. Plus after getting over withdrawals, I feel more awake and alert without the coffee, its a different kind of energy.

Yes, it can hinder your weight loss depending on how your body handles it. For instance, I was an extreme coffee addict, and the way I prepared it was 1 splenda packet and 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk. 30 calories for my cup Doesn't seem like much right? Till I started suspecting it was causing an issue with my weight loss, here are the reasons why:
1. curbs appetite, which generally leads to overeating later in the day because you didnt eat bfast, or lunch, or whatever meal you skipped because you didnt feel hungry. In my case, instead of eating 1500 cals throughout the day, I would eat 2000, half at night.
2. caffeine can screw with your blood sugar and insulin levels, leading you to crave sweets and binge eat.
3. SPLENDA IS THE DEVIL!! lol jk, but seriously, splenda is awful. soooo much research has shown that ALL artificial sweeteners actually make your body think it is hungry. Additionally, it is about 7000 times sweeter than natural sugar, so when you eat sweets, you need more to feel satisfied because taste buds become desensitized. Also, research shows splenda causes people to eat MORE calories. ex. people who drink diet soda exclusively over regular sodas will gain more weight in studies. drinking the 200 calorie can saves you from eating an additional 400 calories later in the day if you would have taken the artificial sweeteners.

Obviously not everyone reacts this way, but my body did. I stopped drinking coffee entirely, and have not binge snacked or had a hard time controlling sweet cravings or junk food in over a month. A couple days ago, I caved and had a cup with some splenda, and in the evening felt STARVING and ate a whole bag of chocolates. I truly believe coffee was the problem. Yes, it ups your metabolism, but if you eat more calories that effect is offset.

I lost 5 lbs within 2 weeks of quitting coffee after not losing a lb since March.
Just something to think about. Plus after getting over withdrawals, I feel more awake and alert without the coffee, its a different kind of energy.

how you blame that on coffee I do not know.

Sounds like a general will power issue to me.