caffiene and energy drinks aid weightloss or aid weight gain

Veganmafia
Veganmafia Posts: 54 Member
edited November 17 in Food and Nutrition
Hey all!
I just wanted to get an opinion on the topic, do you think energy drinks increase weight loss or cause weight gain or don't do much at all? This of course includes the zero calorie and sugar free ones.

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  • tannibal_lecter
    tannibal_lecter Posts: 83 Member
    Zero calorie drinks aided my weight loss but then I put it all back on (about 30 pounds). Sugary ones would work like any soda I would think and would be detrimental to weight loss.

    I guess "it depends" would be the answer. If you want to keep the weight off I would say avoid them in my experience.
  • Veganmafia
    Veganmafia Posts: 54 Member
    thanks, I was considering letting them go, minus the fact that I seem to be throwing cash at them a little to regularly.
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    I mean they provide some energy and all, but they also use up calories as much as a soda does. I don't drink anything 0 calorie.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,304 Member
    If you like the zero calorie ones, drink them. Or don't, if you don't like them or choose to avoid them.

    If you like the sugary ones drink them in amounts that you can fit into your calorie allowance.

    Energy drinks are very high in caffeine so that might be something to be careful about too.

    But from a weight loss point of view, the zero ones will make zero difference and the sugary ones will make you gain wright if you consume too many and that puts you over your calorie limit - just like any other food / drink containing calories.
  • LacednLace
    LacednLace Posts: 480 Member
    paperpudding wrote: »
    If you like the zero calorie ones, drink them. Or don't, if you don't like them or choose to avoid them.

    If you like the sugary ones drink them in amounts that you can fit into your calorie allowance.

    Energy drinks are very high in caffeine so that might be something to be careful about too.

    But from a weight loss point of view, the zero ones will make zero difference and the sugary ones will make you gain wright if you consume too many and that puts you over your calorie limit - just like any other food / drink containing calories.

    This ^^^^
    While I believe it's best to avoid them because its still chemicals your body doesn't need, I have used the zero calories/carb ones on nights where I desperately needed the kick for work. But if you need the boost and like them then either work them into your allowance (reasonably--aka don't stop eating substantial food in order to consume them) or use the zero cal/sugar/carb if you like them. Good luck!! :smile:
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    The caffeine might very slightly increase your metabolism but definitely not enough to make up for the calories in the drink itself unless it's a diet one or black coffee.
  • Byrekyla
    Byrekyla Posts: 22 Member
    onyxgirl17 wrote: »
    I mean they provide some energy and all, but they also use up calories as much as a soda does. I don't drink anything 0 calorie.

    What about water!?!? Sarcasm... Too early for sarcasm.
  • David_2015
    David_2015 Posts: 231 Member
    Although I do love an ice cold diet coke, (drank it for years, not necessarily because it's 0 calories but i just can't take the syrupy sweetness of regular) I think it can be good and bad. Good because I still get that fizzy caffeine kick, but drinking the diet stuff does make your body think it's going to get an energy hit and when nothing comes I do notice I sometimes get hungry afterwards.
  • corgicake
    corgicake Posts: 846 Member
    The effects of caffeine itself are probably marginal, so it's really about how the rest of the furniture shifts.
  • tambou777
    tambou777 Posts: 1 Member
    I miss my diet Pepsi for the fizzy bubbles ! And the hit of caffeine. but my body feels healthier because I've let that go.
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    I've just discovered Monster Muscle Energy Shakes. If they were more readily available (I know of 1 store that carries 1 flavor...) and less expensive ($3.50 for a single can?!?) I'd be replacing my morning protein bar (12g of protein for 190 calories) with these (25g of protein for 210 calories, and now I don't need a separate coffee!)

    The Java Monster line is also delicious, and at 9g of protein for most of the flavors, it's a decent substitute for my regular coffee plus a protein bar. That one low-calorie option is a great substitute for just the coffee, but then I have to balance the economic factors. I'm just too cheap to swill energy drinks. They fit into my eating plan just fine.
  • Camo_xxx
    Camo_xxx Posts: 1,082 Member
    Veganmafia wrote: »
    Hey all!
    I just wanted to get an opinion on the topic, do you think energy drinks increase weight loss or cause weight gain or don't do much at all? This of course includes the zero calorie and sugar free ones.

    Well, caffeine is a drug, and as a drug it has been extensively studied and reported on. But suffice it to say it is a stimulant and effects the central nervous system and can and will have varing effects on diffrent individuals. I'd suggest you go reserch it if you want to know more about the drugs effects and side effects.

    A 16oz rockstar zero has 0 calories and 240mg of caffeine
    A 16 oz black coffee has zero calories and 225-250mg of caffeine

    So similar stats.
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