5-6 cups of coffee a day..

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  • mellenorris
    mellenorris Posts: 99 Member
    I'm in the same boat. My doctor has warned me that this much caffeine leeches calcium from bones, which may cause early onset of osteoporosis! If you can, try to decrease your intake... or alternate caffeinated and non-caffeinated over the day. Cutting back isn't realistic or sustainable while I'm still in school... but as soon as I'm out, I'm looking to cut the caffeine substantially!
  • AwesomelyAmber
    AwesomelyAmber Posts: 1,617 Member
    5-6 CUPS? I'd say you are doing ok at least in my world :laugh: I'm a 2 POTS a day person... not good at all but I LOVE my coffee :heart:
  • DonniesGirl69
    DonniesGirl69 Posts: 644 Member
    I drink a minimum of 4 cups a day with no side effects. I don't, however, use any sort of creamer or any sugar or sweetener....just plain, black coffee.
    I also drink a minimum of 40-50 oz of water a day.
  • lauren3382
    lauren3382 Posts: 372 Member
    I still drink coffee. I lighten it with heavy whipping cream. It's delicious. 1 TBSP is 50 calories and lightens the travel mug of coffee just right. I use a little Stevia in it too.

    I also drink about a gallon of water in addition to my coffee.

    For me, this is about a sustainable lifestyle, not about restriction. It isn't about deprivation; it's about moderation. I see no harm in continuing to have my coffee (even with my occasional coffeemate or international delight sweetened creamer) since it is more sustainable in the long run.

    And the caffeine can help you with your workouts. According to Jillian Michaels, anyway. ;)

    Best response here, IMO!!!
  • CarSidDar
    CarSidDar Posts: 118 Member


    Splenda...it's 2 molecules from DDT which is used in pest control.

    Oh, and stay away from that chemical di-Hydrogen Monoxide (dhmo) as well. Too much of it can kill. see here : http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

    As someone with a background in chemical engineering, I recommend that everyone who does not understand chemistry stop repeating nonsense.

    PS Dihydrogen Monoxide is water.
  • katiekrusher
    katiekrusher Posts: 143
    I drink it more for the taste than the energy kick it gives me. Do you think changing to decaf would make any difference?
  • bobcooks920
    bobcooks920 Posts: 27
    I drink 5-6 cups a day, but I've also learned to drink a lot of water to go with my coffee.
  • katiekrusher
    katiekrusher Posts: 143
    Is this bad? I drink each with 2 splenda... I can't help myself, I'm a coffee addict.

    Yes and No.

    1- Splenda...it's 2 molecules from DDT which is used in pest control. Try Truvia
    2- according to Dr. Oz it's ok. Just be careful what you put in it. Non of the flavored crap as that's a lot of wasted calories.

    Truvia is way too expensive for sugar..
  • rprussell2004
    rprussell2004 Posts: 870 Member
    As someone with a background in chemical engineering, I recommend that everyone who does not understand chemistry stop repeating nonsense.

    But it's so amusing for the rest of us!

    My story: I had severe hypertension - I mean, "the red cross wouldn't take my blood" levels - and my doctor knee-jerked me a blood pressure medicine...

    But rather than be on drugs for the rest of my life (involuntarily, I mean), I stopped my 6-cup-a-day habit and my blood pressure dropped to normal levels.

    I now do 2 cups and all is well.

    YMMV of course, that's just one person's story.
    I drink it more for the taste than the energy kick it gives me. Do you think changing to decaf would make any difference?

    That's what I do in the afternoon/evening. Or I make half-caf and have twice as much :)

    There are definitely workarounds.
  • ellie0213
    ellie0213 Posts: 516 Member
    COFFEE! I'd get the caffeine patch if I could! :drinker:

    Heard it helps fend off Alzheimers and some cancers!
  • wndfrancis
    wndfrancis Posts: 18 Member
    I drink loads of it, somewhere between 7 and 15 cups a day! I have however recently changed to de-caf because i had an overload of caffeine which was making me really really tired!! i'm not tired anymore unless i have had a late night but then i have 1 'normal' coffee which perks me up.
  • cmeade20
    cmeade20 Posts: 1,238 Member
    I dont think the coffee is bad....I am wary of Splenda though. I drink my coffee black but if you need sweetener I'd use Truvia or Stevia its natural.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    Is this bad? I drink each with 2 splenda... I can't help myself, I'm a coffee addict.

    Yes and No.

    1- Splenda...it's 2 molecules from DDT which is used in pest control. Try Truvia
    2- according to Dr. Oz it's ok. Just be careful what you put in it. Non of the flavored crap as that's a lot of wasted calories.

    please dont use the 2 molecules away excuse...anyone with a limited science background will disregard everything else you say.

    (im not saying its not harmful but you cant look at it that way as the reason it may or may not be)
  • Hadassk
    Hadassk Posts: 63
    On most days I drink about 3 BIG cups of coffee. I love it and I feel there is no need to cut down. I take mine with fat free half n' half and splenda. I say if it's starting to affect you (jittery and lack of sleep) then you should try to cut down little by little...otherwise happy drinking. :drinker:
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    I drink it more for the taste than the energy kick it gives me. Do you think changing to decaf would make any difference?

    It wouldn't make any difference in taste, but you wouldn't be giving your body a load of caffeine every day. That's not good in the long run. If you don't want to cut back on coffee (which I wouldn't want), then I'd say give decaf a try.
  • FrugalMomsRock75
    FrugalMomsRock75 Posts: 698 Member
    But it's so amusing for the rest of us!

    My story: I had severe hypertension - I mean, "the red cross wouldn't take my blood" levels - and my doctor knee-jerked me a blood pressure medicine...

    But rather than be on drugs for the rest of my life (involuntarily, I mean), I stopped my 6-cup-a-day habit and my blood pressure dropped to normal levels.

    I now do 2 cups and all is well.

    YMMV of course, that's just one person's story.

    I have heard of one other person having a similar experience... although she was drinking hers black, and all she did was start using cream in it; she didn't reduce the amount of coffee at all, and her pressure went down.

    I, on the other hand, have blood pressure that is so LOW I've been turned away (the range to give blood is 90/50 to 180/100-anything over or under on any of the numbers-diastolic or systolic can get you turned away). The only time I have normal blood pressure is when I'm pregnant-when lots of women experience problems with high BP. lol And I drink 3 of my travel mugs daily-morning, afternoon, and evening. That's actually about six cups of coffee. If the coffee is raising my blood pressure, then it's helpful to me. :)
  • dunnweb
    dunnweb Posts: 49
    Trying replacing a few cups with hot green tea. It has a good amount of caffeine in it as well but is overall better for your health/teeth.
  • AngieFlames
    AngieFlames Posts: 61 Member
    I usually have about 3 cups a day. One in the morning with breakfast, sometimes a Timmy's after lunch, and then my after supper cup.
    I always have it with half a teaspoon of sugar - 10 calories and 1 teaspoon of coffee whitener (no name I believe is 20 calories for the low fat kind).

    I used to drink 1 to 2 pots per day with way more sugar and creamer and have been slowly cutting down. Definitely can't function unless I have at least 2 cups.
    I drink water and green tea all day at work.
  • katiekrusher
    katiekrusher Posts: 143
    Now I want some more coffee, haha! Guess I'm making another pot now!
  • Ekoria
    Ekoria Posts: 262 Member
    Fairly standard for me. I drink it black with no sugar/sweetener. Also I drink full caffeinated coffee,no decaff...I crash if I don't drink enough now!
  • nofatpants4me
    nofatpants4me Posts: 13
    I'm in the same boat. My doctor has warned me that this much caffeine leeches calcium from bones, which may cause early onset of osteoporosis! If you can, try to decrease your intake... or alternate caffeinated and non-caffeinated over the day. Cutting back isn't realistic or sustainable while I'm still in school... but as soon as I'm out, I'm looking to cut the caffeine substantially!
  • nofatpants4me
    nofatpants4me Posts: 13
    I had to cut back on caffeine 2 years ago because I have been diagnosed with osteopenia. That's why I do the 1/2 caff. Plus, I don't get the jitters if I drink too much. I go for another bone density scan in the fall, we'll see what happens. I do NOT want to take meds for osteo. Everything in moderation & exercise.

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