I was just wondering, is coffee bad when your on a diet?,

just plain black coffee with equal in it..

Not as far as I'm concerned. I adore coffee and drink about 60 ounces of the stuff everyday.

Not unless you're caffeine-sensitive or prone to indigestion or heartburn. But in those cases it's bad no matter whether you're on a diet.

Caffeine is a very safe stimulant--in most cases there is no reason not to indulge, in moderation. It even helps people with medication-resistant ADHD.

There is one connection between diet and caffeine, though: Caffeine is a weak appetite suppressant, so it can be tempting to drink too much of it to take advantage of that effect. Don't--you'll just gain a tolerance and it'll stop working, and then you'll have to drink three pots of coffee a day to avoid caffeine headaches.

I love coffee.  I love coffee.  I love coffee.

I drink mine black so it's basically a FREEBEE for me!

~H~

I drink black coffee everyday, and don't bother logging it. I figure the energy-boost cancels out what negligible calories it has. My mom buys flavored coffee, too, so I get all sorts of fancy treats in the morning like vanilla, hazelnut, Christmas flavors like gingerbread... :)

I enjoy coffee on my diet and it hasn't slowed me down any.  116 pounds in less than 11 months.  I like mine with a splash of low fat vanilla soy milk, so I get a bit of protein with mine as well and I can avoid the sweetener if I choose.  I also like coffee in the evening to help curb my desire to snack late at night.

EQUAL = POISON.

Seriously I got so sick from that stuff.  I didn't use to but now any artificial sweetener, even taking a sip of diet soda makes me sick.  I am a tea/coffee addict though, I use Stevia now, its a natural sweetener from a plant extract, you can find it in health food stores :)

People react to sweeteners different ways and not everyone can afford Stevia. That stuff is so expensive. I personally can use splenda but sweet n low gives me killer headaches. Anyways, back to coffee. My 3 cups of coffee after breakfast are what fill me up and keep me from wanting to eat anything else. I used to have a bad habit of eating breakfast and then scrounging for more food afterwards. So, no coffee is not bad for you when you are on a "diet".

Do the flavored coffees (vanilla bean, etc) have anything added that makes coffee have more calories--I dont really drink coffee, but I was just wondering.

I stumbled onto a few sites that actually recommends you don't drink coffee.

http://www.teeccino.com/consumerweightloss.as px

http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/diet-fitn ess/coffee-weight-loss.html?pageNum=1

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Herold6.ht ml

I came across some other site that really went into the chemistry side of the effects coffee can have against weight loss. I'm yet to find it......

I myself have recently stopped drinking coffee and replaced it with tea. I do realise tea also has traces of caffeine, but not as concentrated in comparison.

I experienced withdrawal symptoms when i kicked the habit.