I have something against caf.........

1Corinth2v4 · #1 09-19-2008, 12:49 AM

Caffeine.

Caffeine was a major contributer to my previous weight gain. I would daily consume between 3-4 sodas, and luckily I've always abhorred coffee.

I'm entering the fourth month of dieting with a resulting loss of 35 pounds, and I've only consumed seven caffeinated beverages within a span of two years. I've discovered great friendship between water and I.

To those desiring weight loss.....determination is a must.....and nutri-system

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I'm craving a fresh donut as I type!

Jermyn Davidson · #2 09-19-2008, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Corinth2v4

Caffeine.

Caffeine was a major contributer to my previous weight gain. I would daily consume between 3-4 sodas, and luckily I've always abhorred coffee.

I'm entering the fourth month of dieting with a resulting loss of 35 pounds, and I've only consumed seven caffeinated beverages within a span of two years. I've discovered great friendship between water and I.

To those desiring weight loss.....determination is a must.....and nutri-system

!

I'm craving a fresh donut as I type!

Hey man,
Caffeine doesn't cause most folks to gain weight. It usually has the opposite affect.

The soda = weight gain is explained with one word- sugar.

Specifically, high fructose corn syrup. That form of sugar, along with the sodium benzoate and all the other chemicals makes soda very unhealthy for most humans.

However, you may be the exception. Caffeine could be the culprit for you.

Go ahead, eat the fresh baked glazed Krispy Kreme and wash it down with a tall glass of whole milk.

They're both void of caffeine.

Praxeas · #3 09-19-2008, 02:44 AM

caffeine is a diuretic?

1Corinth2v4 · #4 09-19-2008, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Praxeas

caffeine is a diuretic?

A nutritionists condemned caffeine.....told me to abstain from it (shrugs).

Michael Phelps · #5 09-19-2008, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Corinth2v4

A nutritionists condemned caffeine.....told me to abstain from it (shrugs).

Caffeine actually stimulates your metabolism, as long as it's not in excess.

1399 is correct - it's the sugar, carbonationand sodium in soda that causes weight gain and water retention.

I'm currently working with a personal trainer, and ironically, we just had this discussion last week.

However, there are other side effects to caffeine for me that have caused me to greatly reduce my caffeine intake.

Praxeas · #6 09-19-2008, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

Caffeine actually stimulates your metabolism, as long as it's not in excess.

1399 is correct - it's the sugar, carbonationand sodium in soda that causes weight gain and water retention.

I'm currently working with a personal trainer, and ironically, we just had this discussion last week.

However, there are other side effects to caffeine for me that have caused me to greatly reduce my caffeine intake.

Exactly, not the caffeine. It's a diuretic and it is a stimulant

Praxeas · #7 09-19-2008, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 1Corinth2v4

A nutritionists condemned caffeine.....told me to abstain from it (shrugs).

he sent caffeine to hell?

1Corinth2v4 · #8 09-19-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Praxeas

he sent caffeine to hell?

In a hand basket.

AmazingGrace · #9 09-19-2008, 06:34 AM

My son has adverse reactions to caffeine as normal people. It nearly knocks him out. One cup of coffee or a soda when he is tired at all and he is out... He on his own accord stopped drinking drinks with caffeine and his alertness was so amazing compared to what it had been. He had been falling asleep during every class at school and just having a horrible time (all because he would drink a cup of coffee before school because we had no clue why he was always so tired. Due to him no longer sleeping all the time he became much more active and began to get back into shape. It proved to be such a life change for him.

6 months later after adapting to that he then cut out all the sugar out of his diet and lost 32 lbs in 2 months. He has had to put some back in his diet because of his amount of exercise he is doing it was bringing down his blood sugar too low but with him having one candy bar a day or something similar and his extreme work out he is doing wonderful and totally alert now.

Caffeine was a bad bad thing for our house

tamor · #10 09-19-2008, 08:15 AM

A few years ago I had been caffeine free for a year or more. Then in 2005 I started having some serious female issues and in the few months it took for my doctor to decide to do surgery, he had me start drinking caffeine again - lots of it. I have never looked back because I do NOT want to go through those withdrawals again. I think kicking it is almost as bad as drugs!