Hi all, long time reader 1st time poster.
So, I am a coffee addict. Most defnitley.
I drink 7-10 cups/day on average and get the headaches by
and feel very sluggish and cranky
if I havent had any by late morning.
So, before everyone jumps in with the "fatty Vanilla creamer and too much sugar" theories.. I generally use 1 teaspoon of sugar and 2%milk or skimPlus milk with my coffee and occasionally substitute a 1/2 sweet n'low instead of the sugar.
I goto the gym like 3-5 times/week depending on my willpower. I have drastically changed my diet in the last 2 years and eat lots of salad and vegetables, diet soda, tons of water, only eat red meat like once a week if that much. I eat fast food about 7 or eight times a year. I barely even drink alcohol anymore, I maybe go out one night a week to a bar.
The thing is I am still gaining weight!
I know I am getting older, I just turned 30. But, I feel like I eat much healthier than many of my friends and exercise more than some of them. The only thing that I really abuse is the coffee. Could I have ruined my metabolism or made it dependent on my caffeine intake?
I searched the web and there is a lot of pro-coffee information (propoganda?) out there. Plus caffeine is used in almost every weight-loss/fat-burner supplement on the market.
I did find this article, which seems pretty in-depth:
I know I defintley abuse it, but I always rationalized it as "There are a lot of much worse things in this world I could be abusing".
Do any of you have any experience with stopping coffee intake or had any similar experience with weight gain or loss?
Thanx!
So, I am a coffee addict. Most defnitley.
I drink 7-10 cups/day on average and get the headaches by
and feel very sluggish and cranky
if I havent had any by late morning.So, before everyone jumps in with the "fatty Vanilla creamer and too much sugar" theories.. I generally use 1 teaspoon of sugar and 2%milk or skimPlus milk with my coffee and occasionally substitute a 1/2 sweet n'low instead of the sugar.
I goto the gym like 3-5 times/week depending on my willpower. I have drastically changed my diet in the last 2 years and eat lots of salad and vegetables, diet soda, tons of water, only eat red meat like once a week if that much. I eat fast food about 7 or eight times a year. I barely even drink alcohol anymore, I maybe go out one night a week to a bar.
The thing is I am still gaining weight!
I know I am getting older, I just turned 30. But, I feel like I eat much healthier than many of my friends and exercise more than some of them. The only thing that I really abuse is the coffee. Could I have ruined my metabolism or made it dependent on my caffeine intake?
I searched the web and there is a lot of pro-coffee information (propoganda?) out there. Plus caffeine is used in almost every weight-loss/fat-burner supplement on the market.
I did find this article, which seems pretty in-depth:
I know I defintley abuse it, but I always rationalized it as "There are a lot of much worse things in this world I could be abusing".
Do any of you have any experience with stopping coffee intake or had any similar experience with weight gain or loss?
Thanx!