Caffeine...?

My uncle claims to have lost 15 lbs from giving up caffeine, but when i asked him to elaborate he added that he had been eating healthier and exercising a bit too... lol... so.... results are inconclusive on that one. It's possible that he just stopped drinking soda and calorie dense coffee drinks.

I'd like to see what other people say... I love my caffeine.

I will never give up my coffee and the high calorie creamer I put in it!!!

Same... I need my daily cup of coffee w/ skim milk. I'm just NOT human without it. :drinker:

I have to give up caffeine from time to time for some digestive issues, and no it does not ever affect my weight loss.

I gave up all caffeine for a few months in college, and it didn't affect my weight.

Recently, I gave up everything but green tea for a few weeks, and again, it didn't affect it. I was losing weight, but now that I'm back on my caffeinated beverages, I'm still losing at the same rate.

The only reason why my doctor let me keep the green tea is because it is less acidic than coffee and pop, but it still has the caffeine that keeps me from going into withdrawal symptoms. She said the acidic food and beverages may have been hard on my digestive tract, but now that I feel better, I'm back to eating whatever I want.

I drink about 6-12 cups of black coffee per day....No problems to report after a few years. I've shredded down and bulked up just fine. If anything, the extra jolt makes me move around a bit more, causing more of a caloric expenditure. ;]

I heard that caffeine is actually good for weight loss... im not sure how though.
I honestly feel a bit full after drinking my coffee.. could be that.

But anyway, to answer your question.. I don't think it has any effect.

I gave up caffeine and saw no affect. Now, if I drink any I get sick and I almost feel high.
My father was advised by his cardiologist after a quadruple bypass to drink a cup of coffee every morning because it's good for the heart! He never drank it before.

Caffeine is one of the few ingredients in fat burners that have actually proven in the lab to be effective, so I wouldn't give it up for weight loss. Plus, coffee has bowel stimulating effects so that you don't get constipated from too much of other "diet" foods.

I find that when i drink a cup of coffee it can usually help suppress my appetite. It also helps to have a cup about an hour before my workout gives me a bit of an edge.

I will give up coffee when you pry it from my cold dead hands....or was that my gun? Guns and Coffee new band!

I will give up coffee when you pry it from my cold dead hands....or was that my gun? Guns and Coffee new band!

You are my new favorite person lol!!

i LOVE me coffee

Green Tea just doesn't taste like coffee..mmmm... i love coffee...


its the only caffeinated thing i drink so ... nah not giving that up

I gave up all caffeine years ago due to a heart condition-but my coach advised me that caffeine also dehydrates. Decalf is the way to go all the way around.

caffeine dehydrates: Incentive to drink more water too! :drinker:

Yes but luckily, caffeine generally comes in beverage form. Coffee and tea are mostly water. Adding caffeine does not negate the fact that you're drinking water.

I'm just trying to see the bright side! :laugh:

If I don't get my Caffeine I get mean. I don't care if it's coffee, diet soda, or a supplement. I needs it so people don't get hurt!

I have given up sodas. I'm thinking it's not the lack of caffeine that is helping as much as it is the consumption of less sugar. I do still occasionally have a coffee and am not having any problems with that.