coffee/stall

[jake1970]

Re: coffee/stall

ok thanks im down now to just the 2 cups a day gonna try this week to just have the morning coffee ,week to of bigger runs so fingers crossed the weight will keep coming down ,i think 210 is ok goal weight i was at 216 before xmas and im 220lb at moment but ill just see how it goes ,poobear you said your weight went up when you started running how much and how long for and how far were you running ?

[dublin13]

Re: coffee/stall

is coffee not meant to speed up metabolism?

[Aways2Go]

Re: coffee/stall

Whether coffee speeds up your metabolism or not, for some folks it also causes increases in hunger/eating, it adds a little bit of carbs in and of itself, if you use cream or splenda there are some carbs added there also (sometimes a lot more than you realize), plus it may displace some of the necessary water ingestion for some folks.

I still drink coffee but have cut down on the caffeine by reducing the quantity plus drinking mostly decaf or half caf. I know it adds carbs to my daily total because I add cream to mine and have to cut back somewhere else to make up for that. I also know it makes it a lot harder for me to get enough water in each day. I continue to work on this issue but at least I am aware of it. It does not seem to affect my cravings (have none really) or appetite, so at least I don't have that side effect to deal with.

*added thought - I have frequently seen a "cup" of coffee listed in nutritional info, etc, as being a 6 ounce cup or maybe an 8 ounce cup. The average coffee mug probably holds significantly more than that... mine is closer to 12 ounces. So each "cup" (mug) I have is really a cup and a half and I count it as such (I actually just count it by ounces).