Coffee Anyone?

You could not even pry my coffee from my cold, dead hands....LoL! I have cut WAY back from what I used to drink, and usually only have one or two cups, and some days I don't have any at all when I listen to my body and I don't feel like it, or sometimes I make a coffee protein smoothie. YUM!

I think you could still drink coffee. Although it can dehydrate you, it has lots of antioxidants and it has more positive aspects than negative. I would cut down to one cup a day though. Try switching to tea if you can though, it makes you feel way different than coffee does, in my opinion.

Coffee: Do you think I should or should not drink it? I only put a dash of cream enough to make it not solid black and drink about 2/3 6oz cups a day. I hear some people say it causes fluid retention and some says it dont and I've heard it hinders weight loss and then I've heard it doesn't. And I've heard regular coffee is a duretic and decaf is unhealthy due to chemicals to make it decaf (which I don't drink decaf usually) It get me going in the morning tho and I only drink it on weekdays at work and don't ever drink it on the weekend. I've wondered if that is preventing me from getting my last 3 pounds off? What's everyones thoughts on this...to drink or to not drink coffee?? BTW: This is the only drink I consume other than water. No beverages of any sort.

You only have 3lbs to go! whoop! What's the harm in seeing if this is the culprit in your case...? I drink coffee every day and lose but everyone is different and where it's brewed and what goes into it.

Spend two weeks coffee free and see if the scale budges

yes inspired.......that
is what coffe does for me.......love coffee.......people like me more when i have had a pot or two....of coffee.

I have a couple of cups every morning with truvia and sugar free creamer and it's not affecting weight loss in the slightest. Does make me pee like a racehorse though.

Coffee: Do you think I should or should not drink it? I only put a dash of cream enough to make it not solid black and drink about 2/3 6oz cups a day. I hear some people say it causes fluid retention and some says it dont and I've heard it hinders weight loss and then I've heard it doesn't. And I've heard regular coffee is a duretic and decaf is unhealthy due to chemicals to make it decaf (which I don't drink decaf usually) It get me going in the morning tho and I only drink it on weekdays at work and don't ever drink it on the weekend. I've wondered if that is preventing me from getting my last 3 pounds off? What's everyones thoughts on this...to drink or to not drink coffee?? BTW: This is the only drink I consume other than water. No beverages of any sort.

Hello, nice question, and I like all the information and open diary! It is my understanding that coffee can help when you drink a cup black, on an empty stomach, and go do your workout. Drinking it this way is supposed to help with fat loss and muscle gain. I believe I read this at mercola.com

I don't think that quitting coffee is necessary.

Have you considered including weight training to get the results you want? This may not bring the scale measurement down, but it may give you the visual/fitness results that you want. I have seen many examples on mfp of people who included weight training, and got fantastic results over just cardio...I am a believer in weight training, and it is fun, especially when you have a training plan when you get to the weight room:happy:

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Or you can skip the whole water argument and go simple: If your urine is pale yellow or lighter, you're getting plenty of water. If it's bright yellow or darker, drink more. No need for long arguments over how much water you need to drink using silly slogans and arbitrary numbers, your body has a perfectly good individualized color-coded system to tell you if you are getting enough water.

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I have it every morning with a bit of creamer, sometimes I even have some later on in the day.

I enjoy my morning 2 cups. I used to pile the flavored creamer into it. But I shifted to plain half and half and I have found that it helps me control any sugar cravings that I have later in the day-Hence the two dozen donuts that Joe the office neighbor brings in...I can ignore. It's kinda weird. But it helps.

While I was in the Navy, it was the drink of choice....all the time-breakfast, lunch, dinner, just because. LOL.

I drink a BIG cup every morning. I have a Tervis Tumbler that I take to RaceTrac or QT and fill one-third with Decaf, one- third with regular, and one-third with the Caramel Macchiato. It is about 150 calories for what I drink, but SOOOOO worth it. It is a daily treat I do not plan to cut out.

I drink coffee every day and it hasn't been a problem for me. The less cream/sugar the better, of course (my latest kick is iced coffee with just a bit of cream - perfect for summertime!).

I do not drink decaff coffee because it IS chemically processed - not necessarily going to cause problems, but I don't like the idea of chemical residue on my coffee beans; however, you can find certain brands/cafes who don't use chemical processing. One I know of in the midwestern United States area is Caribou Coffee.

http://www.cariboucoffee.com/page/1/all-natural-decaf.jsp

i drink 1, maybe 2 cups a day with sugar free coffee creamer. --used to use heavy whipping cream but my triglycerides shot up to 754 so doc took me off all of the bad fats and told me to continue to do low carb. --he actually told me to stop all caffine due to occasional heart palps, but those are going away being on fenofibrate now for the high trig's... --sooooo, i'm drinking my coffee & loving it!!! -take away sugar, bad unhealthy fats, simple carbs, but NOT my morning Joe!!!

p.s. used to drink decaf with heavy cream & then switched to full leaded with sugar free creamer & never saw a change in weight loss. (stalls etc.) but some ppl use truvia & that can stall some of us... good luck!