If you want to further decrease calories, consider having a decaf or half-caff, especially if you don't want to drink a full cup of coffee or if its close to bedtime. Be sure to avoid caffeine at least 4 to 6 hours before bedtime. It's believed that drinking coffee too close to bedtime can not only interrupt your sleep but insomnia can also promote weight gain. I can attest to that, as I have had many a bowl of cereal in the middle of the night because I couldn't sleep.
A second way you can get a physically benefit from coffee is by augmenting coffee with water. For you see, coffee can act as a diuretic, but it won’t cause dehydration. Drinking coffee and water together throughout the day may help you stay fuller longer and thus avoid the temptation of snacking or overeating. In addition, augmenting coffee with water can prevent you from drinking too much coffee and disrupting your sleep.
Set yourself a goal of drinking 3 liters of water a day if you are man and 2.2 liters if you are woman. Water is important to our bodies because it hydrates us but it's also important to our bodies because hunger/cravings may also signal that your body is thirty and needs water instead of food.
Another physical benefit that we gain from drinking coffee comes from drinking coffee before a workout This is because coffee may stimulate thermogenesis, which is a way the body makes heat and energy, and it can result in the loss of some extra calories. By sipping coffee before and possibly during your workout when possible, you may help your body burn more calories and fat.
For optimal results drink about 200 mg of caffeine from coffee during a workout. This would be the equivalent of drinking a grande or tall regular brewed coffee from a place such as Starbucks.
The conclusion is that a coffee does provide physical benefits for our bodies. It can temporarily suppress your appetite and it may stimulate minimal calorie burning. However, excessive coffee consumption can lead to increased stress levels and insomnia, both of which can lead to overeating. Just 1 or 2 cups of fully-caffeinated coffee per day may be enough to help you lose weight.
In total, you should have no more than 400 milligrams of caffeine per day. This is the equivalent of four cups of brewed coffee, 10 cans of cola, or two “energy shot” drinks. It's refreshing to know that coffee may be your best bet in terms of losing weight, because one cup of black coffee has only 2 calories and no fat... whereas beverages like soda and energy drinks may be high in calories or have hidden sugar that can hinder your weight loss.
I am very pleased to see that coffee just may be the very best drink for weight loss. Couple the weight loss benefits that coffee offers on its own with quality weight loss ingredients and we very well may have the ideal vehicle for losing weight.
