coffee hinder weight loss?

worldtraveller321 · January 2020

I often drink coffee ,but always black, no cream or no sugar at all, just regular instant coffee.

On average 1 cup a day. Sometime 2. maybe the odd time 3 times a day, but rare,
would drinking coffee by any means hinder? weight loss? or fat increase?

lynn_glenmont · January 2020

Since coffee is a stimulant, and diet aids/pills are (stronger) stimulants, I would say it would a very unusual reaction for it to hinder your weight loss. For many/most people, caffeine mildly depresses appetite. It's also a mild diuretic, so it's possible if you're someone who reacts strongly to it, it might cause some water-weight yo-yo-ing.

Other than its effect in depressing appetite or increasing movement (coffee "jitters" or "nervous energy), it should have no effect on fat. There's no way it could cause fat increase.

NovusDies · January 2020

If you are in a calorie deficit there is not much you can do to hinder fat loss. If you are asking because the scale has gone up on you it may just be a normal weight fluctuation. Read this:

https://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/

Blooperss · January 2020

Nope. I drink a large coffee every morning and it holds me over till lunch time so I'm doing intermittent fasting but not on purpose. I eat if I'm hungry but I'm not a big breakfast person to begin with. Coffee has never hindered my weight loss and I drink it with cream and sugar too.

Katmary71 · January 2020

My cold brew is listed at 5 calories and is bigger/more concentrated than regular coffee. For me it's all I want in the morning and I'm not hungry until early afternoon.

MikePTY · January 2020

jaybirdaz79 wrote: »

Caffeine triggers cortisol (fight or flight hormone) and cortisol can contribute to creating more fat in response to the stress. Plus, caffeine can stimulate hunger as well. I had NO problem with caffeine causing me weight gain until I started through menopause. Then I gained 30 pounds, oddly starting when I picked up my black coffee habit. Weight wouldn’t budge until I ditched all the caffeine. Now I’m within 5 pounds of my pre-menopause weight. Everyone is different, but that’s my experience. Caffeine also steals calcium from your bones (like excess salt does). Glad I got rid of it. I can finally lose weight...and sleep. 👍

As an aside, alcohol can temporarily slow fat burning even with a calorie deficit due to the body needing to burn off the ethanol, which interrupts fat burning. Once the ethanol has dissipated, you’re back in biz.

Oh, and please don’t anyone “disagree” with my comments on my own results...it’s just my PERSONAL experience. My gyno corroborated my personal findings. YMMV. 😎

Oh, look! Someone already disagreed just to be contrary. Cute and unproductive. This is why you don’t get more thoughtful posts on this site. Hope the original poster got something out of my time and honesty. 💪

You got disagreed with because you made up a bunch of stuff about coffee, caffeine, and alcohol. Coffee does not cause fat gain. Alcohol does not inhibit weight loss (outside of it having calories and potentially contributing to a surplus if you overindulge). You didnt just share your personal experience (which I am skeptical of the causes, but as you said, that's your own perception of your results, which yoy are entitled to). But you made a number of statements out as if they are fact when they are not corroborated by science.

megomerrett · January 2020

If you’re having it black and logging it, nope. For me, it would increase weight loss in a bad way as proper coffee acts like a laxative on my guts. Currently back to using this app to try tracking what’s upsetting my digestive system but I already know that coffee is not my friend.

nitalieben · January 2020

Nope. Don't see that it would. I imagine it only would when it is excessive with excessive additions like syrups, cream, etc.

lemurcat2 · January 2020

How could it?

Well, I have been drinking excessive coffee (lots of stress, little sleep) over the past few months, and I finally realized that it was playing a role in why my sleep has been bad (duh), so on Sunday the 5th cut back to one cup a day, first thing in the morning, and that has made a definite difference, and improvement.

I have trouble with discipline and just tend to want a poorer diet than I normally eat (and lack energy to exercise) when I consistently sleep very badly, so just this improvement has made a huge difference on how easy sticking to a small calorie deficit is, and on my exercise. So in that way it could hinder weight loss, but not if calories and exercise stay the same.

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