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COFFEE BANNED IN WEIGHT LOSS????

hyperashel Posts: 8 Joined: 2003/01/24	2003/02/05, 02:26 PM One of my Overweight co-workers just told me that coffee was a hindereanc eto weight (fat loss) I have never heard such a thing. Another co-worker then backs it up. Now I can not say that I know all the weight loss tricks but I tend to keep up on the weight control and fitness issues. Did this slide by me somehow?
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/02/05, 04:58 PM Anything in excess (caffiene!) isn't good for anything, but, though I'm not a coffee drinker, I'll go ahead and say that probably the main culprits with coffee and fat loss would be the huge amounts of cream and sugar that most people dump into their cup o' joe... -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/02/05, 08:20 PM I know people who have done great diets while still having their coffee. I agree with Rev, my guess is it's the cream and sugar that would get you into trouble. -------------- Failing to plan is like planning to fail!
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/02/05, 09:00 PM Absolutely ...the cream and sugar! Think about it, if you take 4 tsp of sugar in each cup like I used to do, along with some good 10% cream 4-5X a day thats a lot of BAD calories! Try and go to black or at least just with 1% milk. You will get used to it, and never like sugar again. -------------- Nothing is too small to know, and nothing is too big to attempt! Ivan Montreal Canada
hyperashel Posts: 8 Joined: 2003/01/24	2003/02/06, 12:31 PM Not talking bout cream and sugar. i do not use either of them myself. i did mention that to my co-workers too. i also had the anything to excess is bad, to include water, hyponatremia comes to mind on endurnce sports. so i get to gloat then, right. LOL
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2003/02/06, 07:08 PM OMG Carivan 4 tsp's per cup!!! LOL, well, I am glad to admit that I am a coffee drinker, though I had cut down extremely just cause I have enough energy, which is why i started drinking it in the first place. if you must have flavoring, do so moderately and you an still havea great outcome and be reasonable at how many cups a day you drink. Do you really need 3,4 or even 5 cups? I think not! You can also try decaffeinated if you like to drink it for the flavor. Good luck! -------------- Bettia.... You are nothing less than Beautiful in my eyes.
metraa Posts: 89 Joined: 2002/08/05	2003/02/06, 07:41 PM I remember reading somewhere that coffee could be detrimental to weight loss because people often associate coffee w/ donuts and such...and then tend to want the donuts due to the coffee... I often get jittery after even a cup of coffee. It's so sad cuz I love the lift and the taste, just hate the jitters. -------------- What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us ----- William Morrow
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2003/02/06, 08:15 PM I will never give up my coffee; it's the only vice I have left!
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/02/06, 10:30 PM Coffee is also a diuretic. I wouldn't worry about it. Enjoy those espresso's, latte's, cappucinos...lol NO SUGAR! -------------- Nothing is too small to know, and nothing is too big to attempt! Ivan Montreal Canada
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2003/02/07, 02:54 AM LOL! I am with you there jessica and carivan! That is the only bad habit and it's mine!! LOL! -------------- Bettia.... You are nothing less than Beautiful in my eyes.
dpking44 Posts: 470 Joined: 2002/08/07	2003/02/07, 06:47 AM I drink my coffee black and I haven't noticed any stunning of fat loss. I ain't giving up my java! lol
dpking44 Posts: 470 Joined: 2002/08/07	2003/02/07, 06:47 AM Make that "stunting" of fat loss DUH!
torrenttn Posts: 1 Joined: 2007/12/29	2007/12/29, 05:35 AM Hi there!! I drink coffee ALOT and I only use the Fat Free coffee mate liquid creamer. Is this a bad thing? Are there other alternatives? The reason I ask is because that substitutes the sugar.
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/12/31, 02:40 PM Fat free doesn't equal sugar free.
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2007/12/31, 06:10 PM Just use skim milk and raw sugar. Try and stay away from processed stuff. -------------- Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. Ivan Montreal Canada (City of Festivals)
Reddy Posts: 597 Joined: 2003/09/11	2008/01/02, 01:57 PM "Excess caffeine may cause unstable blood sugar and should be avoided by those who suspect they are caffeine dependent" Atkins book That is the only place that I have found where they say why. I"m sure someone could explain it better -------------- Reddy All people smile in the same language