Coffee Addiction

[IKNOWASKINNYME]

Hello everyone,
I am in day 12 of induction. I am down 1 1/2-2 sizes already. On the scale all I see is a 10 pound weight loss. I am wondering if my LARGE (32 oz) SUGAR FREE VANILLA ICED COFFEE with three spoons of half-half (3 carbs) is stalling my weight loss? I also like to drink about one 20 oz bottle of diet pepsi in the afternoon. This is the second time I am doing induction and the first time a few years ago.....I also did drink all these diet drinks but I had faster results. The book says no COFFEE....but I really really really enjoy my morning iced coffee....because FLORIDA is super hot in the summer time. I need some of your feedback please

[jimmie 48]

as per the book, rule #10 of induction,

"Avoid coffee, tea and soft drinks that contain caffeine. Excessive caffeine has been shown to cause low blood sugar, which can make you crave sugar."

decaf is acceptable but should not be counted towards your minimum daily 64 oz. of water. no more than 3 packets of sweetner should be used in a day. 20 oz of diet soda is, to my knowledge, 2.5 servings.

[moniegail]

10 lbs in 12 days is great!!!! congrats!!!!! the 2nd(or 3rd or 4th...etc.) time around the weight is going to come off slower atleast for most people. i would strongly suggest dropping any caffeinated(sp) drinks. caffeine is a known staller. however, seeing as you are only on day 12, i wouldn't necessarily consider you stalled, Dr atkins describes a stall as no inches or weight loss in 4 weeks or more.

hope this helps and best wishes to you on your journey,

monie

[IKNOWASKINNYME]

Thank you Monie and Jimmie. I appreciate it! I know that sugar free stuff is supposed to make you crave carbs or sugar...but thankfully I don't have that problem. Thanx again.

[joee5]

I drink 2+ pots or regular coffee daily. Black, the way coffee was meant to be drank. No probs from my results. God Bless,joe

[SunnySmile501]

Originally Posted by joee5

I drink 2+ pots or regular coffee daily. Black, the way coffee was meant to be drank. No probs from my results. God Bless,joe

I'm wondering how you can know that it is not slowing your losses? Have you ever tried it without the caffeine? You started out at 371 pounds and have lost 44 pounds since April. How do you know that if you actually followed the diet the way it was written that you wouldn't have lost even more? You don't exercise, you don't ditch the caffeine. All you do is watch your food intake. Do you drink water or do you consider that unnecessary, too?

Sunny!

[gman]

Hello and congrats!
In the summer now I typically get iced decaf myself, usually black, a few times a week. If you really think you need it, you can ween down to a little bit and see if you can even drop it. For the most part now I drink water. I gave up diet soda. I figure I am going through a major change in lifestyle so why not try to follow the plan to increase my odds of success? Not clear if you are exercising...I have found this to be the true silver bullet to immediate and more importantly lasting success.
FYI:
Caffeine Content
Hope this helps. Keep us posted.
Glenn

[BonnieRose16]

Man I'm glad I don't like coffee! Even in college when I forced myself to drink it I always hated it and the caffeine does NOTHING for me anyway!

[TWS]

Originally Posted by BonnieRose16

Man I'm glad I don't like coffee! Even in college when I forced myself to drink it I always hated it and the caffeine does NOTHING for me anyway!

I was that same way, hated coffee, until my brother gave us some 'gourmet' beans and small grinder. Changed my life--but maybe not in a good way. That was 20 years ago. I drink a lot of coffee to this day.

TWS

[trinity210]

i personally love coffee. the taste, the smell, everything.
as this is a WOL for me, i've decided to not eliminate it from my every day as i truly enjoy a cup in the morning.
however that being said i have taken my consumption down a fair bit, and am limiting myself to just one a day and keeping the cream and splenda to a bare minimum.
i also drink around 100 oz of water a day, which helps i think.

my only advice is to stay clear of the sugar free syrups as you can't monitor that nearly as well as when you put in the sugar yourself. other than that your results are great!!