Question:
Does anyone over 1 year PO drink lots of caffeine coffee?
I find myself at almost 4 years out, drinking more coffee than ever. Probably because it is no cal/fat/carb. Plus I couldn't drink any before surgery because of GERD. I am still with no weight gain and doing fine. No lectures as I know the wls rules but just wondering. — ZZ S. (posted on February 21, 2004)
February 21, 2004
i drink about 6 cups every morning. Couldn't live without it but that is
down from the whole 12 cup pot I was drinking pre-op. BTW, I am just over
one year out.
— Delores S.
February 21, 2004
i haven't had any caffeine via coffe,tea,or soda since 2 weeks pre op.. i
drink decaf coffee, diet sobe peach tea, and NO soda at all... i have heard
that caffeine keeps the weight on or atleast hinders the loss,and can cause
depression.. once in a great,great while i'll have a bit of chocolate that
i know has caffeine,but that's it for me.. i am just a little over 1
yr.out..
jeanne in cali>lap rny 1/16/03.. 265/154/?? :>
— jjettrox
February 21, 2004
I'm almost 3 years post op. I've drink diet soda and decaf coffee from the
beginning. However now I drink regular coffee and it seems like more every
year. Don't know why. Also, I don't really know how many cups a day as
often I drink only 1/2 cup at a time. I'd get a ballpark figure would be
around 6-12 full cups a day. No, I never could make it to goal, which for
me was to be in mid range of the normal bmi. I'm still in the slightly
overweight bmi. Instead of losing 100% of excess weight I've lost around
83%. My surgeon said 60-70% (if I remember right) is the normal loss so
I've actually done better. I'm guessing those who make it to goal
"usually" are those who don't set their goal weight as low as I
did. However, so far, thankfully, I've kept my weight off. I don't know if
my excessive caffine drinking has made it so I did'nt make goal, or if
perhaps it has kept me from putting on weight. But you are not the only
caffine hound here. lol
— Danmark
February 21, 2004
Just a fellow coffee junkie here to offer his perspective on the guilty
pleasure of the caffeinated beverage of the gods. Drinking buckets of java
has helped me to suppress appetite, providing hydration while also giving
my taste buds something to enjoy. Sometime after surgery, I realized that
I could no longer find pleasure in food-- after all, it was finding
pleasure in food that got me to 500 pounds (although I was convinced that,
by not tucking the 7x shirts in the size 70 pants, I only looked like I
weighed 490). So now coffee fills that void. Despite my heavy coffee
habit, I have surpassed my weight loss goal (dropping 280 pounds in 15
months) and have enjoyed normal blood pressure since about 60 days post-op
(it has not changed despite the heavy coffee intake, my family history of
high blood pressure and my morbidly obese years when my chronic high blood
pressure was not terribly responsive to medication). And, we know that the
recent study revealed that people who customarily drink lots of coffee can
get their hydration from it (it seems that the body can be conditioned to
not respond to the typical diuretic effect of caffeinated coffee in people
who consume a lot of it on a daily basis). So, as long as it's not having
a negative health impact on you (like contributing to high blood pressure,
insomnia or GERD) and you enjoy it, keep on drinking. Heck, I feel bad
enough about all the McDonalds and Burger King drive-thru employees who
were laid off after my surgery, I don't want to put my local Starbucks'
employees through the same job loss.
— SteveColarossi
February 21, 2004
I'm one year post op and also am addicted to coffee. I did, however,
recently start drinking the Rocamojo half coffee half soy in the morning.
Gives me some protein and cuts the caffeine. I actually like it. Might do
my stomach some good as well as I have had problems with ulcers.
Take care and best of luck.
Kathy
open rny 2/10/03
215/123/120
— kathyb
February 21, 2004
It's funny that I saw this post. I was just commenting to my husband about
my seemingly increase in coffee intake. For me, I enjoy the taste and it
seems to provide me with a "guilty" pleasure that's not so bad.
Flavored coffee (hazelnut) is my favorite.
— [Deactivated Member]
February 21, 2004
I NEVER drank coffee pre-op. Never liked the taste. But now that I'm
almost 16 months out I LOVE my regular coffee. I have as much as 4 cups a
day. I havent had any problems so I'll keep enjoying my new guilty
pleasure. ~Sidney~ Open RNY 10-23-02 down 130+ and below goal
— Siddy I.
February 22, 2004
I drink, no understatement here, a crapload of coffee. I feel guilty about
it, but I am not kidding. But, for all the coffee I drink, I match it for a
ton of SF koolaid, sf tang, water, Propel, soy milk, etc. In fact, on my
desk there are always about 3 beverages :) No dehyration problems here!
LOL.
— kultgirl
February 22, 2004
I was surprised that no one mentioned that caffeine can contribute to the
reduction of calcium - it takes it right out of our bones. And since we're
already prone to heavy bone loss following WLS, it would be wiser not to
drink it - at least not in heavy quantities. This is the main reason my
surgeon does not permit caffeinated beverages. I assume the original
poster knew this already, though, as she said "no lectures" on
the WLS rules.
— Carlita
February 23, 2004
Hello my name is Carrie and I am an addict. A coffee addict that is, lol.
Looks like it's a big coffee club! I was a coffee drinker before my surgery
August 15, 2002. I'm a bigger coffee drinker now. When i want to munch
coffee satisfies me for awhile. Much longer then cold drinks. I also think
it's my gasoline because I feel ran down a lot. I am thinking lately though
of switching over to half decaf. I will mix the regular with the decaf and
see how that goes. I would say it hasn't affected my weight loss. I've lost
over 180 pounds and my surgeon says I need to take in more calories and
level off. So I am at goal. Whoo hoo. Hurray. Carrie
— Carrie D.
February 23, 2004
Fellow coffee lover here. Don't feel guilty! Enjoy! What rules about
WLS? Does your doctor say NO coffee? I've only every heard that you
should supplement your caffiene intake with more water to make sure you
don't get dehydrated. Anyway, I get worried about the effects of my coffee
addiction, and regularly de-ceffinate my self by doing only decafe drinks
for 2 weeks every couple of months, so I don't have a monkey on my back. I
seriously enjoy coffee, and it really helps me to get in my liquids in a
day. It is my only slightly guilty pleasure. P.S. I'm 15 months post op
and have been regularly drinking coffee since about 8 months post op. I
remember the pre-surgical GERD/coffee reaction well, but I've always loved
it.
— LMCLILLY
February 25, 2004
Sans, are you getting bone scans annually? Carla brought up a good point,
and I have heard too that one of the reasons the surgeons say no to
caffeine is that caffeine supposedly leaches calcium from our bones. I'm
not a scientist here so no scientific explanations...however, I would say
if you have gotten annual bone scans and there is no obvious loss, are
supplementing your calcium and apparently doing a great job at maintaining,
then go for it. But i would urge all coffee drinkers, especially those
with multiple cups a day to keep on top of their annual bone scans. I am
2 years post-op and do have one large cup each morning, but then switch to
water.
— Cindy R.
December 19, 2004
I Love coffee and drink it on the REGULAR! I ALSO TAKE CALCIUM BUT I WILL
INCREASE THE WATER! I COULD NOT IMAGINE A MORNING WITHOUT IT?
— walkerl35
December 19, 2004
Although there were LOTS of answers already, I had to weigh in on this one!
I really enjoyed coffee before surgery but now I'd rather drink coffee
than eat. I was concerned about caffeine leaching calcium so I drink two
large cups with caffeine in the morning the switch to decaf the rest of the
day. Sometimes when I feel hungry, I'll delay eating just so I can have a
cup of coffee and not have to wait an hour after I eat to have it. I
stilld drink lots of water, crystal light, diet V8 splash, etc., to be sure
I get enough caffeine free liquid. So far, I haven't seen any problem with
it. I did have a baseline bone scan and plan to have one each year.
— scbabe
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