This is Day 4 on Induction. I want to know if I've stalled my fat burning switch at all by consuming coffee that has caffine in it. Yesterday I had a 16 oz cup and today I had a 20oz cup. (I have a 7 month old at home and sometimes she just doesn't sleep.)

I also had 1 bite of a chicken nugget from chik-fil-a last night.

Otherwise I have been following the rules of induction to a T.

Any advice is welcome.

Thank you :-)

I have 1 cup of coffee a day [regular, not decaf] and I haven't noticed a stall at all. Just be careful with what goes in the coffee - flavorings or milk - those have carbs. Cream is also limited to 3tbsp per day so if you use more in your coffee, that might cause a stall - but I'm only guessing on that one.

Thanks for the reply Simona!! I feel better knowing that. I haven't used any flavorings or milk in the coffee, just a teaspoon of the powder creme when had no carbs or sugar in it, and about 3 packets of splenda.

I'm excited to know that the switch should've happened by now since it takes 2 days for your body to use up all its glucose energy! Now I can really remain focused and motivated since my body is starting to burn fat for energy!

One - dont forget to count each packet of splenda as 1 carb. Some find the fake sweenters slow them down so if you stall I would try getting rid of the splenda before getting rid of the coffee!

I use Sugar Twin because I don't like the taste of Splenda and it only has half a carb a packet. They also make a liquid version that is 0 carb as well. I don't know if it's available outside of Canada though.

I have always enjoyed coffee in the morning (not decaf) and it never affected my weight loss. ( I started Atkins at 250)

The newest Atkins book also cites some studies about caffeine actually helping with fat loss now.

I don't think a cup or two would hurt... but that's been my experience. YMMV.

I drink peppermint tea, which I think is caffeinated. I think some people get cravings from caffeine and that's why it's not recommended. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

I read that too. It doesnt happen with me [thank goodness] unless I put sweetener in my coffee. If I just take it with cream, I'm fine. I can't have sweetener at all - in anything, that'll cause cravings.

Mind you, I only drink 1 cup of coffee per day, and that's only Monday - Friday. I never drink it at home on the weekend. I don't even own a coffee maker anymore.

That used to happen to me, but since I've learnt to control my eating a lot better the coffee doesn't affect me that way anymore, the combination of eating bad and drinking coffee was horrible though. I think it's because my body made a deal with me to let me have coffee worry free just as long as I keep giving it coffee hehe.