Good question... I am anxious to see the replys. I think coffee does help my appetite. I know it mentally helps me get thru a craving for something sweet in the afternoon. But I do use artificial sweetener and cream. But I find if I will drink coffee in the afternoon instead of that sugary snack, the craving subsides. Thanks for the post. I will be following.

caffeine - notably coffee, black tea, and other caffeinated teas (green) contain appetite suppressants and diuretics. - they make you pee out water weight.

i am personally an avid coffee drinker- as in don't talk to me until i've had a tleast 24 oz of coffee in the morning.

coffee provides a boost of energy, power to do things, and a general wake-er-upper.

Umm yea.. I can skip a couple meals and munchies if i drink coffee.. not sure if its a good thing or a bad thing....

Caffiene is a natural appetite suppresant .. and it's not harmful at all in "normal" dosages.

Just remember for each cup of coffee/tea - you will need to add 8 oz of water to your daily intake to balance out the diuretic effect.

So if you haven't tried this yet .... it's awesome!

Keurig Chai Tea
approx 3 tbls vanilla protein drink (to your taste)
heavy sprinkle of cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice

Stir well and enjoy!

This gets me through the afternoon without snacking and with energy

Protein mix and Chai Tea? I will be trying that this weekend! I stuggle with protein and the mix by its self is not very tasty imo

I find it works really well for me. I normally have a cup between breakfast and lunch to stop morning hunger. Unfortunately if I have too much it makes me really anxious and jumpy, so I have to limit it to one to two cups a day. Also, if I have it after lunch I have trouble going to sleep. I would be drinking way more otherwise.

I was never a coffee drinker till last year but I find that coffee helps suppress my appetite as well. It definitely helps with that mid-afternoon munchiness and also with preventing late night snacking. Somehow, it doesn't really keep me up. It's certainly better calorie-wise and in terms of the filling feeling than most other options I'd choose so for me, I'd say it's a good addition to my plan.

I say, go for it! Yay coffee and tea!

If this were true I would be dead by now, because ALL I drink is coffee and tea, plus 1 cup sparkling water/juice during exercise (4 days per week). While I agree that coffee and tea have a diuretic effect, it's not so pronounced as to require that level of compensation -- or any compensation, IMO. I probably have about 10 cups of coffee & tea per day and my pee is very light, meaning I'm not dehydrated at all.

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Yep, coffee always has helped me with my appetite! It makes me feel satisfied.

I had never thought that you required that much compensation before either but this was according to my coach, especially during weight loss phase.

Maybe it's just an IP thing, don't know.

It seems to be a common myth on the fitness coach circuit, but it simply isn't true. As I said, all I drink is tea and coffee and my hydration is fine. Same thing when I was in weight loss mode.

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