by Mzzz Sweets - Sandy (Why do I have to add a last name?)
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September 8, 2006

Coffee Does Have It's Benefits!!

January 13, 2013 02:57 PM UTC
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Recently, I have started drinking coffee. I am addicted to the caffeine in soda pop's and have been slowly trying to wean myself off. Except for special occasions. I went from drinking 6 cans of Dr.Pepper a day down to drinking clear soda with no caffeine, no sugar. I started getting sever headaches that put me in bed for a week at a time.

Somebody suggested coffee. My boyfriend has been trying to get me to drink coffee since we first met. I started drinking coffee.

I do add milk and a teaspoon of sugar. (I am out of creamer, I got to try it once before my 21 yr. old used it all up, ugh!) My 21 year old said he doesn't like my coffee because it doesn't have enough sugar. My boyfriend says mine is to sweet As he takes his black. Now mine you when it gets made in the coffee pot. I have to put three tablespoons of dark roasted coffee in the filter. So, it is strong.

Since, I have started drinking coffee my energy level is up, my headaches are almost none and my constipation is cleared up. I am back down in to my size 10 jeans and my 14's fall off me. I hoping eventually to cut out the sugar and the milk. To learn to love the taste of coffee to go with the benefits I am experiencing.

Yeah, me! I feel so happy and not like a big blob with a sore tummy anymore!! Coffee does have it's benefits.

Do you drink coffee? If so, how do you like coffee served? Do you get benefits from drinking coffee to?

Comments: 52

Winona (the crazy rat lady) Jan 13, 2013, 3:11pm UTC
Are you drinking decaf coffee?

I drink many, many, MANY cups of coffee a day, in LARGE cups. 3 spoons of sugar, and one spoon of creamer.
Nope not decafe. I drink coffee. 1 spoonful creamer or milk. One teaspoon sugar. Not to sweet. Trying to break myself slowly of suagr or creamer. Than will go to half decafe/half coffee. Til all will be decafe.
Tessa D. Jan 13, 2013, 3:13pm UTC
I drink coffee all the time -- soda is bad for me because of the bubbles -- I am prone to kidney stones
My sister gets kidney stones really bad from soda as well. She has to avoid it. Even clear soda's cause her to get them.
Debbie W. Jan 13, 2013, 3:13pm UTC
I drink coffee in the morning, sometimes decaf in the evening. But, it hasn't made me lose weight! LOL Aren't you glad you found coffee?
Yes, I am happy I finally listened to somebody and started drinking coffee.
Steph-in-NE ..... Jan 13, 2013, 3:21pm UTC
not sure of benifits yet I cant live without it,, the hubby even goes as far as not to bother me untill my second or third cup LOL.. I love creamer,(I use the dry kind and sometime flavor kind) with sweet and low. there are time I buy the bottle flavoring and add that in
I like the dry creamer over the liquid kind for flavor. I just seen a chocolate walnut flavor that I am thinking about buying and trying.
Sonia M. Jan 13, 2013, 3:23pm UTC
I drink two cups with a bit of cream in the morning and none during the day or evening...no sugar. Like Debbie, it hasn't helped me drop any weight...:-(
Larry H. Jan 13, 2013, 3:24pm UTC
THANKS FOR SHARING
Karen E. Jan 13, 2013, 3:27pm UTC
I like my coffee sweet and creamy! Yum!
Sophie S. Jan 13, 2013, 3:56pm UTC
All you really did was replace the source of caffeine. I went through withdrawal when I gave up soda and coffee late last year. Feel so much better now that I am off both.
Susan N. Jan 13, 2013, 4:00pm UTC
I do not drink coffee for three reasons. I do not like the taste of it, it smells great but the taste is very bitter to me, the caffeine causes my heart to race and caffeine may cause breast tissue pain and or lumps. (Our Mother died of breast cancer so I am careful about things that way) I don't usually drink soda with caffeine either.....
John S. (arizona) Jan 13, 2013, 4:13pm UTC
I don't know about any benefits, but do drink coffee a lot. I like mine with just sugar, no cream. Sometimes if camping, I might add some hot cocoa powder to it though...
Rebecca P. Jan 13, 2013, 4:54pm UTC
I used to be a huge coffee drinker, but cut back on it due to wanting to go on a caffine detox. I drink decaf on rare occassions still though.
Rachel D. Jan 13, 2013, 5:05pm UTC
I don't care for coffee. I tried drinking it when I was in college, but couldn't stand it.
Sassy *bacon makes me happy* Cat Jan 13, 2013, 5:10pm UTC
Glad you are feeling better. I don't drink coffee, but I do like coffee-flavored ice cream.
Betty S. Jan 13, 2013, 5:11pm UTC
I ave always drank coffee. I used to drink it black but in the last two years I've started using flavored creamer. Today I tried the Hazel Nut coffee. They say green coffee bean pills are very good to help with weight loss and as a detox so I might try that sometime soon.
Amber C. Jan 13, 2013, 5:18pm UTC
Are you drinking decaf? I used to drink coffee. Not in a while.
Tim T. Jan 13, 2013, 5:50pm UTC
I don't drink coffee. My wife does.
Ann L. Jan 13, 2013, 6:02pm UTC
I drink coffee all through the day. I prefer it black, but my stomach won't let me drink it that way anymore. So, I add a small teaspoon of non-dairy creamer and sugar.
Mary Ann Slavcheff Jan 13, 2013, 6:08pm UTC
My husband is a coffee fan. He orders from special coffee houses and he is happy ony with the best beans. I prefer tea.
Nancy S. Jan 13, 2013, 6:27pm UTC
I don't drink coffee but keep it here for my kids. I don't drink soda anymore either just water.
Carrie Marie P. Jan 13, 2013, 6:31pm UTC
I didn't start drinking coffee until I was 30 or so. I always wanted to keep my teeth white. I wasn't a soda junkie either.
But, I married a man who loves his coffee, so I started drinking a teeny bit with him in the mornings... now I am up to a cup a day. I add a little bit of milk and a teaspoon of sugar.
M L M. Jan 13, 2013, 8:33pm UTC
I love my 1 cup of coffee in the mornings. I make mine strong then I have to have a lot of milk in it. Yum ... back when I worked nights I'd drink a whole pot of coffee, now I'm down to 1 cup. Oh, I'm never constipated ^)^
I am hoping it will help clear mine up.
Kevin E. Jan 13, 2013, 8:59pm UTC
I do, I like mine black.
Heather - child of God, C. Jan 13, 2013, 9:53pm UTC
I do like to drink coffee and it helps me breathe better. I can't drink a lot, but I do like the flavor.
RedBird. B. Jan 13, 2013, 10:00pm UTC
I have a few cups of coffee most mornings, and sometimes just Tea.
William M. Jan 13, 2013, 11:02pm UTC
I drink a little coffee with my cream and sugar.
Pamela Marks Jan 13, 2013, 11:14pm UTC
I do not drink coffee but if ever I get constipation Maybe I will give it a whirl. I know most people who drink coffee go to the bathroom a lot
I don't go to the bathroom alot. I do fight constipation and coffee seems to really help with that. Even taking prescribe pills it would take them several days to work. But coffee seems to really help in that matter. I feel alot better using coffee to help with that issue.
Pamela Marks Jan 14, 2013, 8:20pm UTC
exactly my point if you were regular you would be going all of the time.
Lol...maybe the coffee will eventually work that way for me.
Pamela Marks Jan 14, 2013, 9:58pm UTC
I hope not that bad...
Olive Rossi Jan 14, 2013, 11:44am UTC
I did the same thing! Stopped drinking soda every day and started drinking coffee. I also had to add sugar and soymilk. Now I hardly ever drink it because the caffeine is what causes the headache, when you do not have any coffee. I drink green tea. I think you lost the weight because you stopped drinking soda. That is good.
Green tea? Does it have health benefits to?
michele r. Jan 24, 2013, 7:05am UTC
Green tea also has caffeine. It does have antioxidents though.
Leah Christensen Jan 14, 2013, 9:04pm UTC
I can take or leave coffee. I love the taste of it, but do not drink enough for the cafeeine to affect me.
I am only drinking 2 cups of coffee a day. That is alot better than my 6 cans of Dr.Pepper a day. I am hoping to eventually cut down on the coffee and 6 months from now be drinking decafe.
Leah Christensen Jan 14, 2013, 9:56pm UTC
Decaf does not taste right, and that's why I nevber drink it. I drink two shots of espresso a day, and according to my husband who used to work as a barista at Starbucks, that's LESS caffeine than one cup of regular coffee.
Kenneth B. Jan 14, 2013, 10:16pm UTC
I drink my coffee black and strong.
Mike Robbers Jan 15, 2013, 7:42pm UTC
My coffee is always black and i drink around 2-3 cups daily. Coffee has been blamed for a number of reasons but in the end... i don't think it's that bad after all!
Susan G. Jan 16, 2013, 9:48am UTC
I only drink about 3 cups. Science has found that there are some health benefits to drinking coffee. Obviously not memory benefits or I would be able to recall what they are.
I do wish it had memory benefits. I bet more people would drink it than.
Linda M. Jan 17, 2013, 2:51pm UTC
An article in the AARP newsletter this month says that "for older adults, coffee, either regular or decaf, appears to lower the risk of dying from chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, or pneumonia, according to research from the National Institutes of Health." It also says that "three cups of coffee may protect against Alzheimer's or delay its onset." I don't believe everything I see in print, but I do respect what I see in the AARP newsletter. I only drink about one cup per week or two but I certainly won't feel guilty about it now
I drink 2 cups a day. But not today, my eldest son used all the creamer and sugar I bought a couple days ago trying to make .......what do they call it at McDonald's...a Frappe'?
connie h. Jan 17, 2013, 4:51pm UTC
I drink a few cups of coffee a day
michele r. Jan 24, 2013, 7:06am UTC
I drink it ever so often. I use to have a cup every morning but stopped that a long time ago.

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Sharla H. Feb 10, 2013, 2:56am UTC
No I do not drink coffee because if I do I add too much sugar.
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