Hey so I love coffee and have read tons of articles that talk about how good it is for you and for weight loss and have read tons of articles on how bad it is for you and weight loss. We VSGers bodies are a bit different so I was wondering did/does any of you drink coffee in the first 6 months and if so how much did/have you lost.

I drink coffee. Not every day. I drink a cup every other day or so. I don't crave it as much as I did before surgery. I am 13 weeks out and have lost 62 pounds.

I am a little over three months out and i drink a cup of coffee every day. I like my coffee black so I don't worry about cream and sugar.

I drink it every couple of days, only decaf so far, I am 3 months post op and have lost 56.

I am 2 months out and drink a cup of coffee everyday with light or fat free cream. I seam to be losing weight steadily.

Lol, coffee is one of those things that nobody can agree on. It has its pros & cons. Best I can tell, the biggest problem with coffee is the caffeine. Caffeine being a diuretic strips your body of valuable Water content.

The big debate is, "does the liquid content in coffee offset the the water loss from the caffeine?". Some studies say yes, some say no.

My personal "common sense" conclusion would be something like this

De caffeinated = perfectly fine, even counts toward your daily hydration requirements

Regular(house blends)= OK. But do not count it toward your hydration goals, as the caffeine likely strips your body of as much water as the cup contains.

High caffeine(espresso, Cuban coffee, etc) = you'll need additional hydration as there is not enough water content in these to offset the caffeine.

Another thing to consider is what you add to your coffee. Sugar, cream, cocoa, caramel, etc. make sure you are accounting for all those extra calories.

I have had an iced vanilla latte (NOT sugar free) everyday for the last 20 months! I waited until I was healed (like a month to try my first one) I made my weight loss goal and have been maintaining for more than a year.

Those of you that say you've had or you drink coffee, do you mean regular or decaf?

It also helps keep you regular....

I think I started drinking coffee after the 1st month post-op. I don't really like coffee, but it does help me stay full and energized. I have felt sluggish and very low energy for years now. So I sometimes take caffeine pills, sometimes drink coffee.

Coffee hasn't slowed down my weight loss. I tend not to eat as much when I drink it, so it's a trade off. I normally put 4 liquid creamers (I use liquid since it has no sugar) and 5 packs of Splenda in a 20oz glass. I'm down about 44lbs since surgery - 31/2 months ago.

Thx everyone this has been super helpful.

Oh I was going to answer, but I was to busy drinking my morning coffee!

My surgeon said it a no no along with everything else so I didn't start having it again until 3 months out, and now I buy a mix of beans 1 bag regular and 1 bag decaf and mix them together before grinding

I'm around 8months out and I have coffee everyday with splenda and caramel powdered creamer I've hit my 100lbs lost butI still fluctuate between the same 2-3lbs as of right now im 142lbs so I don't really stress it cuz I don't eat much anyway

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Also during my early stages before and after surgery we were allowed black coffee

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My surgeon said to drink decaf and I could have as much as I want. He also said to limit caffeine or eliminate it completely. He also said that I could have ONE cup of regular coffee per day. If I drink coffee, it is regular coffee... but I don't have it every day. Before I started my weight loss journey, I would have up to 3 cups of coffee per day, but I just don't crave it like I used to.

For me, I don't see the point in drinking decaf. But, that is just me. :-)

I drink coffee... I drink it every day... probably 2-3 cups... That being said I also drink ALOT of water as well so I don’t really worry about the argument between whether coffee counts as a liquid or not... I am drinking enough water to get my daily intake plus whatever I could lose in coffee and probably a little more...

I don’t worry about the added calories too much bc I don’t use sugar and I use only about 1-2 tbsp of skim milk in it...

As to this coffee debate people have I say to each his own... There will never be a definitive answer on the coffee good or coffee bad debate!