I'm confused about coffee

I normally drink coffee daily (except I"m pregnant and it makes me barf now). Some days I would have a couple cups...other days I would get distracted a have half a cup. Because I varied my consumption from day to day (and never let myself consume more than four cups MAX) my body never had any ill effects. It kept me regular and helped with water weight. It also helped with controlling my appetite. Some people can't drink it, though. If my husband doesn't keep ahold of his consumption he gets bad anxiety and can't get a woody, lol. But overall it isn't a problem.

Coffee is very addictive. My bare minimum is 2 cups in the morning and another cup at night after work. Any less than that and I get so tired I can't stay awake and I get severe migraines. The first time I ever got one of the migraines they were going to put me in the hospital because the doctors thought I had a brain tumor. I had been 3 days without coffee (first day I just didn't have a cup, after that I was too sick). The day I was supposed to go in I felt a little better so I had a cup of coffee. Within minutes the migraine was gone.

I do love my coffee though so even without the migraines there's no way I'd give it up.

I also went a day or two without coffee once (not on purpose) and got a huge headache. I love my coffee, it isn't causing me any health issues, and it is a source of comfort for me in the mornings - better that than cake, right? So I know I am not quitting, but that is only because it isn't making me feel anxious (unless I have like 3 cups).

For anyone thinking of switching to decaf........

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061012185602.htm

http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-eating/food/article/decaf-healthy-choice

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/25/caffeine-facts_n_3814825.html

I don't think any reasonable person would dispute the idea that caffeine is addictive but it is probably one of the more innocuous compounds out there consumed in moderation (this coming from someone who regularly drank 10 cups a day - now it's 3 or less....)

Coffee is something to enjoy, but caffeine is addictive for sure.
I've detoxed from caffeine 2 or more times, each time I had a headache and fatigue. It took a week to recover.
Now I only drink it sometimes, and really enjoy it!!

If the worst thing I do is consume too much coffee I'm perfectly fine with that.

I drink lots of coffee
I love the taste
It helps me not hurt the stupid people I work with

My doctor told me to stay away from caffeine because I have a neurological condition with lots of twitches and cramps and caffeine and sugar makes it worse. I do feel a lot better without coffee and I feel that it does trigger symptoms for me.
In my opinion it's highly addictive (for me, at least) and I shouldn't go near it...

It helps me poop.

I used to be a empty calorie drinker anyway you put it. Coffee I was adding creamers...Now I do allow myself 1-2 cups of coffee at work, but I got used to drinking it black. There is nothing wrong with having it in moderation, it is just what people are adding to it.

Good luck!

You know, anything in moderation.

Coffee itself isn't bad for you, and recent studies (god I sound like an infomercial lol) have shown that it has some decent benefits, including lowering your risk for diabetes and heart disease if you drink around 4 cups a day. I just heard that on the news last week and told my hubby, who is a huge coffee drinker.

It's the definitely the caffeine that can be bad if you drink too much, so subbing out a cup or two for green tea or decaf, or maybe doing half decaf/ half regular in each cup would be good. I've cut way back because for me it was the cream and sugar that was doing me in - I like a side of coffee with my cream

But now I do a cup of good coffee with 8 oz of almond milk and a packet of Stevia - it's only 65 calories and it's delicious. I really try to limit myself to that and I've found myself having better luck losing weight and I just feel better this way