Caffeine - Friend or Foe?

[Juicy]

friend friend friend of miiiine. Greek coffee is my favourite

 

[lollicandy]

Friend? More like "elixir of life"! I'm dead in the morning until I get a few cups. I would love to just drink tea but I have so much work to do that I need all the (temporary) boosts of energy I can. Something is happening, the older I get the more tired I feel and it happened recently too...

 

[Erin]

^ The more tired you feel after drinking coffee, you mean?

 

[Neely]

Perhaps friend, I indulge once in a while but I am definitely not addicted. I love a hot tea as well, especially in the brisk cold mornings. I'm still surprised that I'm not like my other friends and using coffee as a way to stay up late at night and I don't sleep too too much either,

hmmm I'm sure it will catch up with me someday

 

[Andrea.RL]

I don't see caffeine as a problem in peoples diet, so long as it's balanced out with water.

ETA: When i say caffeine, I mean black coffee or coffee with dairy-free milk (latte, cappuccino etc.)

I agree. my family bought a new high tech nescafe machine thinggy, and they've been drinking tones of cappuccino and lattes. I would keep away because for #1 i thought it would crash my diet and #2 it wasnt good for you. But i documented myself, and apparently black coffee, in reasonnable amount, has many benefits and is calorie-less. (except for instant coffee, but its like 2cal) anyway! I first started out with the cappuccinos and bougt some black yesterday, its so gooooood! and awesome part is that im the only to drink it so the whole thing is mine!

So obviously for me its a friend

 

[NakedIfIWantTo]

Shall be my lifelong companion

 

[Fewormany]

I love caffeïne, but I might have to quit it for medical reasons within a few weeks. Untin that's official I keep enjoying my coffee, hard .

 

[Erin]

^ I don't know what I'd do! It'd almost be like asking a smoker to quit cold turkey, but of course... I have never smoked... but imagine it's extremely tough.

 

[Fewormany]

Yeah, it's not something I look forward to, ofcourse there's decafé, but still..
Well, I'd better pour myself a cup of coffee and think of something else

 

[Kawari]

I love caffeïne, but I might have to quit it for medical reasons within a few weeks. Untin that's official I keep enjoying my coffee, hard .

Me too!!! I had an anxiety attack from being sick and I ended up in the hospital. While there, they told me I was really dehydrated and I've only had water and juice for the past few days. I'm integrating coffee though-only one cup a day though.

 

[Erin]

^ Yeah... unfortunately with caffeine you have to be sure to up the already standard 8-cups a day. Is it true that for each cup of coffee you need to drink a glass of water to cancel it out?

 

[m.j.]

i love coffee, i can drink at any time of day or nite, i love instant or turkish, greek, and i drink like 5 cups per day.

 

[kissablekae]

i drink coffee for the taste not for the caffeine. but i tried switching to Starbucks Half Caf Ground, the coffee tasted so bland so it's still sitting on my shelf. i prefer the Breakfast Blend Mild, so yummy but last i checked it doesn't come decaffeinated * sigh *. right now i'm drinking one of their glass bottled Mocha Fraps

 

[chanelslungbags]

I heard it causes cellulite so i stopped drinking it now i drink green teas.

 

[Andrea.RL]

^actually it's said to help get ride of it

 

[lifeistiffanyblu]

yeah thats true, some cellulite creams out there even have caffeine in it.

I think it helps restore muscles as well. Even though I am not a big coffee drinker ( will get one in the morning if I haven't had enough sleep the night before) I tend to try to drink a short coffee at least an hour after exercising.

 

[Erin]

^ I try to drink caffeine BEFORE exercising. Gives me a nice little boost.. as long as I'm fully rested.

 

[burning_autumn]

Friend.
Though there are weeks where I don't drink it.

 

[Santana]

Nothing like a good cup of coffee with friends !

 

[1999]

i find it makes me stay awake very late if I drink it in the evening.