Coffee, Coffee, Coffee!

I usually drink 12-18 ounces of black coffee and 1 Coke Zero or Diet Coke a day, and I haven't noticed any negative effects from it on my weight loss. I think moderation is the key, and if you can learn to cut the extras out of the coffee you drink, it might help.

Lots of good things about caffeine... it speeds muscle recovery, boosts your metabolism, etc. I think that its viewed negatively most of the time because its addictive, but I'll take one little addiction for less soreness and more calorie burn!

I do not drink pop much at all anymore, and if I do, it's Vernors and NEVER diet pop. I stay away from artificially sweetened things as much as possible. Anyway, I have a couple cups of coffee in the morning (small cups - 6oz each at most). I have read over and over that a little caffeine can be okay for upping your metabolism a little throughout the day. Anything over done can have negative effects.

Caffeine usually helps weightloss as it is a stimulant. You'll find a lot of it in those crummy weight loss pills you see everywhere. I remember my professor while doing work on Alzheimer's disease (he works for the MARS institute studying memory retention) and he found that regular coffee drinkers were less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's and if they got it that it was slower to attack. Now, I don't know how well it was proven but caffeine is not as bad for you as people seem to think. I do think you could make your daily cup a little less calorie filled though. Try just black or with some sweetener? Maybe opt for the skim milk option instead? One cup a day is not adding that much weight to you (I've lost 20lbs and I still get a mocha nearly every morning cause I need to wake up early XP) but you gotta do what you think is best for your body.
Do some research and maybe try tea instead if you can't get the calories down but still need the caffeine?
Good luck!

I am not a fan of coffee, but when I was 15 my doctor told me to make a choice. Continue drinking caffeine, and pass out twice a day (or more). Or stop drinking it and stop passing out.

Thought I love Red Bull and seem to have some kind of affair with Pepsi, I stopped the caffeine altogether. I stopped passing out! Hooray.

I do have chocolate now and then, and maybe a can of Pepsi a week (those nights I have the Pepsi, I have to stay sitting down because I really can feel the effects)

So just from the point of view of someone who is extremely caffeine sensitive, the weight loss aspect is very small. I have been losing weight very well since I started eating better and exercising more. Perhaps if I were able to have caffeine I would lose faster, but even without it you can do very well.

Tasting coffee with cream and sugar now --- I'd just as soon drink sewer water.

I concur! All that stuff just ruins good coffee. People probably get into those habits when all they have access to is Bad Coffee...

Truth. When I can afford good coffee, nothing beats black.

When coffee is bad though...store brand, anyone? It needs a little something... but it's still better than no coffee at all!

I was seriously considering the same topic not minutes ago! I too am caffeine dependant and just today decided to cut back on my cuppacino addiction. Though for financial reasons. I drink it waaaaay too much. I use coffee to kill cravings so it actually aids my weight-loss! Sadly, as with all good things, moderation is key. Two cups of strong coffee a day is the maximum (according to more than one magazine, my other addiction). Best is to start slowly trying to cut back on the cream you add, half a teaspoon at a time. It's amazing how fast you get used to the taste, within a week your old amount will seem too much. Let me know if you need a buddy to kick the habit with you. Apparently it increases the occurance of cellulite...

Love coffee... but I am a purist!!

If you do not drink coffee, you are missing out on one of the finest legal pleasures of life! I feel sorry for you...