Know this has probably been a topic broached a million times here so sorry for asking again.

But tell me about coffee. When were you able to drink it? If ordering from a place like DD or SB what would you order.

Prior to the surgery I drank it every single day. Every kind you can think of. Lattes, capps, frappe etc etc. now I'm wanting a cup of coffee SO bad I'm going crazy.

Thanks in advance for your advice and opinions

Coffee can be a diruetic so I believe this is why they limit it. I drink decaf a couple of times a week. I think if you limit it to once a day, and make sure you get in all of your water, you should be fine.

my nut put it this way. our stomach are really small and there is no room for ulcers and drinking caffeine can cause an ulcer. im having coffee today because i need to pee lol

my nut put it this way. our stomach are really small and there is no room for ulcers and drinking caffeine can cause an ulcer. im having coffee today because i need to pee lol

I'm going to call mine tomorrow and ask her. But I can't wait much longer. I only drink one cup a day and I need that cup soon lol

Not going to give up my daily cappuccino. I started have a cappuccino at 6 weeks and have done fine now at 4.5 months.

If I want to treat myself to the taste of coffee I order decaf. For example at SB and DD I order non fat decaf sugar free lattes. Since I haven't had caffeine or pure sugar in forever I can't taste a big difference. I HATE drinking my calories but I only have it once or twice a month. If you have a smart phone download the Starbucks app and you can create your own drink and it will calculate the nutritional value. Helps to see 250+ calories to make you curb your desire for it.

I was allowed to have coffee starting a week after surgery. For quite a while I added one shot to my protein drink each day. It really helped the flavor! Now that I am six months out I often have a 12 oz nonfat latte. The bad thing is that I add one pump of sweetener (20 calories, the real deal). I can live with myself doing that, although it would be an absolute NO for many. I would recommend never tasting coffee with real sweetener again!

I have had an espresso with milk every morning since about six weeks after surgery. I have a double shot of espresso with about 16 oz of 1% milk. The milk has Protein and Calcium that I need, and I am fine with the calories as they all come from the milk. I use Splenda to sweeten.

I heard that too about the ulcers, but I had four years with coffee and the lap band, and I never got an ulcer. I'm not willing to give up coffee, and it hasn't seemed to affect my ability to lose weight. I have lost 65 pounds and still losing.

coffee is a diruetic - if/when you drink - down lots of extra Fluid

i was never a big coffee drinker - but as the weather gets colder, i enjoy ONE cup of DD - i go inside and fix it myself - put in the sweet 'N low - then 1/2 of one of those small creamers (1/2 & 1/2) not the real cream stuff

i am drinking the regular - not the decaf - i drink it so seldomly i rationalize its ok

having one of those lates (msp) frats, expresso - once in a blue moon won't kill you either

open invitation to all - come over to my house any day , we'll have a coffee clutch!!!!

A Tall Skinny Latte (Fat-Free &Sugar-Free & no whipped cream) at SB's is only 100 calories. Well worth it 3-4 times a week. And there is the protein aspect with the milk. I just ordered a Nespresso Espresso maker so I can make my own ($25/week at SB's is getting ridiculous!). It makes Espresso and steams the milk (nonfat of course). I can add my own sugar free syrups....... Can't wait for it to get here!!!

A Tall Skinny Latte (Fat-Free &Sugar-Free & no whipped cream) at SB's is only 100 calories. Well worth it 3-4 times a week. And there is the Protein aspect with the milk. I just ordered a Nespresso Espresso maker so I can make my own (25/week at SB's is getting ridiculous!). It makes Espresso and steams the milk (nonfat of course). I can add my own sugar free syrups....... Can't wait for it to get here!!!

Do you no how many calories are in a grande skinny vanilla or cinnamon dulce? These are good to have if the calories are ok.

Check out StarBuck's website - they have nutrition listed for all of their drinks. Can be a bit tedious to find the one you're looking for but worth it since it will show protein & carbs too if you're tracking those.

Here is the link to SB's espresso drinks nutrition information:

http://www.starbucks.com/menu/catalog/nutrition?drink=all#view_control=nutrition&drink=bottled-drinks&drink=brewed-coffee&drink=chocolate&drink=espresso&drink=frappuccino-blended-beverages&drink=kids-drinks-and-other&drink=smoothies&drink=tazo-tea&food=bistro-boxes&page=2

Just saw my nut who said coffee is ok. She told me to start with half caf half decaf since I haven't had any caf in over a month. As soon as I leave my dr office I'm getting some coffee.

coffee is not on my program at all, much to my frustration, so I started to ponder why. I didn't think it was the ulcer thing because we are taking PPIs. I questioned the diuretic thing because we are drinking a lot of fluids. Or it could be that caffeine is a stimulant, thereby causing some to be stimulated into eating by it (a stretch?) My next question was what if caffeine had an impact on blood sugar/glucose, which appears to make more sense. So I looked at some studies.

http://care.diabetes...27/12/2990.full

http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC1464218/

It seems from those studies that the only real impact is to those with Type 2 diabetes or those that ingest extremely large quantities.

Then there is this double blind study which finds caffeine intake reduces insulin sensitivity; the effect persists for at least a week and is evident up to 12 hours after administration."

http://www.sciencedi...026049507002752

That pretty much says (insulin resistance) that there is an impact resulting in metabolic syndrome, which is part of our problem.

"In simple terms, this combination of insulin-resistance and insulin over-production leads to two common outcomes: diabetes, or obesity combined with high cholesterol and increased rates of heart disease."

I would love to see another interpretation of these studies.

coffee is not on my program at all' date=' much to my frustration, so I started to ponder why. I didn't think it was the ulcer thing because we are taking PPIs. I questioned the diuretic thing because we are drinking a lot of fluids. Or it could be that caffeine is a stimulant, thereby causing some to be stimulated into eating by it (a stretch?) My next question was what if caffeine had an impact on blood sugar/glucose, which appears to make more sense. So I looked at some studies.

http://care.diabetes...27/12/2990.full

http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC1464218/

It seems from those studies that the only real impact is to those with Type 2 diabetes or those that ingest extremely large quantities.

Then there is this double blind study which finds caffeine intake reduces insulin sensitivity; the effect persists for at least a week and is evident up to 12 hours after administration."

http://www.sciencedi...026049507002752

That pretty much says (insulin resistance) that there is an impact resulting in metabolic syndrome, which is part of our problem.

"In simple terms, this combination of insulin-resistance and insulin over-production leads to two common outcomes: diabetes, or obesity combined with high cholesterol and increased rates of heart disease."

I would love to see another interpretation of these studies.

My nut actually told me most of this. But coffee is allowed and I will be adding it to my diet once again. I never drank a lot but can't wait to drink some today