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FreakMonster
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If so does it make you fat and bloated?
Are you a coffee drinker?
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strongtxman
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No bloat at all.......if anything the opposite effect...a mild diuretic, that slightly increases metabolism.
THeMaCHinE
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I love coffee -- I just try to time it so I don't ingest it with, or around, carbs.
JP@Ironology
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I need my morning coffee 
FreakMonster
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icelandic said:
What happens if I drink coffee with carbs? It's kinda hard to avoid some carbs in the morning when I gotta have my coffee.
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augastes_stiranko
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I have been drinking coffee with breakfast for many years and never go more than a 10% bodyfat. But I'm a natural ectomorph, so I'm not sure what it's effects will be on someone on the mesomorph side or better yet an endomorph side.
marky
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The post about coffee increasing insulin resistance hit me.
I had posted about having late morning sweats and tremors and that I had only had coffee in the am. Fact is I also would pick up a very sweet frozen cappaccino everu am. Since I have eliminated that drink and had no carbs in the am I have no longer had a hypo reaction. Very interesting.
I had posted about having late morning sweats and tremors and that I had only had coffee in the am. Fact is I also would pick up a very sweet frozen cappaccino everu am. Since I have eliminated that drink and had no carbs in the am I have no longer had a hypo reaction. Very interesting.
HorseBalls
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Student = coffee mandatory
love coffee but it does give me a bloated feeling esp if it is a day off from training. I always wondered why?
After first cup
FreakMonster
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Here are some interesting tidbits I found out about coffee:
Caffeine from coffee will also fight muscle fatigue. So slurp up a cup of coffee before performing a demanding activity like running, weightlifting or before a long day in the garden, and watch your performance increase.
Evidence shows that caffeine intensifies muscle contractions, masks the discomfort of physical exertion and even speeds up the use of the muscles' short-term fuel stores.
Side Effects:
Overdoing it (4-5 coffees a day) can over-stimulate the nerves and generate some pretty nasty side effects. It can leave the drinker feeling restless, irritable, and make his hands tremble. In extreme cases, it can create severe insomnia.
Other side effects from excessive caffeine consumption are diarrhea, copious urination, while some people can even experience facial flushing. It's hard to say how much caffeine is needed to trigger these side effects because everybody's body will react differently.
Occasional drinkers might experience the side effects after one cup whereas usual drinkers might get jumpy when drinking one more than usual.
Caffeine creates a dependency, and its main problem is caffeine withdrawal. This means that if someone who usually drinks between one and three cups of coffee a day suddenly stops drinking it, that person could develop headaches.
Other major drawbacks of quitting the brew are anxiety, light depression and fatigue. Obviously these might seem like very severe side effects but only a minority of coffee drinkers will experience them
Caffeine from coffee will also fight muscle fatigue. So slurp up a cup of coffee before performing a demanding activity like running, weightlifting or before a long day in the garden, and watch your performance increase.
Evidence shows that caffeine intensifies muscle contractions, masks the discomfort of physical exertion and even speeds up the use of the muscles' short-term fuel stores.
Side Effects:
Overdoing it (4-5 coffees a day) can over-stimulate the nerves and generate some pretty nasty side effects. It can leave the drinker feeling restless, irritable, and make his hands tremble. In extreme cases, it can create severe insomnia.
Other side effects from excessive caffeine consumption are diarrhea, copious urination, while some people can even experience facial flushing. It's hard to say how much caffeine is needed to trigger these side effects because everybody's body will react differently.
Occasional drinkers might experience the side effects after one cup whereas usual drinkers might get jumpy when drinking one more than usual.
Caffeine creates a dependency, and its main problem is caffeine withdrawal. This means that if someone who usually drinks between one and three cups of coffee a day suddenly stops drinking it, that person could develop headaches.
Other major drawbacks of quitting the brew are anxiety, light depression and fatigue. Obviously these might seem like very severe side effects but only a minority of coffee drinkers will experience them
Big Mac Attack
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MMMMMMMMMMM All day everyday
JP@Ironology
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I drink over 8 cups a day usually, if you define a cup as 6-8 oz. I need my morning 32 oz to get me going.
Dr.S_badandy
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You're probably low on potassium. Low potassium levels can cause Edema (water retention) and hypoglycemia. I always feel bloated later in the day if i've had coffee in the morning. A 99mg tab of potassium usually clears it up pretty quickly (you may need more depending on how much coffee you're drinking). Coffee can cause fatigue and edema by throwing off your mineral balance, but many don't realize the symtoms because they drink coffee ALL day long. Another suggestion is to just stop drinking coffee
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Dr.S_badandy
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You're probably low on potassium. Low potassium levels can cause Edema (water retention) and hypoglycemia. I always feel bloated later in the day if i've had coffee in the morning. A 99mg tab of potassium usually clears it up pretty quickly (you may need more depending on how much coffee you're drinking). Coffee can cause fatigue and edema by throwing off your mineral balance, but many don't realize the symtoms because they drink coffee ALL day long. Another suggestion is to just stop drinking coffee ..........
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FreakMonster said:
I usually eat my morning meal (eggs, protein drink, oatmeal or cereal) an hour before my first cup of coffee. This helps combat the insulin resistance.
I live in a city that consumes more coffee per capita than any in the U.S., there is a damn coffee shop on every corner. I'm addicted to that shit.
