Coffee... yay or nay?

I've just started using coffee as an energy boost this past month. I have about a cup or more every morning mixed with Fat Free Milk and thats it. From what I've read coffee has absolutely no calories and its actually good for you if you're not adding cream and regular milk in it. Anyway, I'm pretty lean but still trying to cut up so will drinking coffee boost up my heart rate... thus also raising my metabolism which will help me burn some more fat? Or am I completely off track... I'm dieting and lifting/cardio regularly so it's not like I'm depending on coffee alone... just interested in what info anyone might have.

Black coffee with Splenda or another sugar substitute is a good diuretic.  A better choice is Green Tea.

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Everything is good. And EVERYTHING is bad. The difference between how good and bad a certain food is, depends on how much you take it. Take it excessively, and you're in deep sh!t. Coffee is good. But its a diuretic as well. Take it in moderate amounts and do remember to drink water as well....

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Coffee in moderation is a great anti oxident as well, but just cut the crap in it... black is the best way to go, if you have a cup, there is far less caffine than a Diet Dr. Pepper.

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Coffee, Whey, Oatmeal=My breakfast everyday day.

Current Supplements: Multi-Vitamin, Glucosamine/Chondrotin, Vitamin C
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"Run to live, and live to run."

also isnt coffie/caffine an apitite supressant

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Coffee, Whey, Oatmeal=My breakfast everyday day.

 
 
I like to get an iced black coffee from Starbucks, add two scoops of vanilla whey  and cinnamon. good stuff.
 
Sugar free red bull with vanilla whey is good too.    

ORIGINAL: Jane

ORIGINAL: PearlJammer919

Coffee, Whey, Oatmeal=My breakfast everyday day.

I like to get an iced black coffee from Starbucks, add two scoops of vanilla whey  and cinnamon. good stuff.

Sugar free red bull with vanilla whey is good too.    

Starbucks? An 8 dollar coffee? Doubt it. I'll stick to my cheap maxwell house coffee, thank you very much. And red bull and whey sounds extra nasty, not gonna lie.

Current Supplements: Multi-Vitamin, Glucosamine/Chondrotin, Vitamin C
Current Cycle: Stength

"Run to live, and live to run."

ORIGINAL: PearlJammer919

ORIGINAL: Jane

ORIGINAL: PearlJammer919

Coffee, Whey, Oatmeal=My breakfast everyday day.

I like to get an iced black coffee from Starbucks, add two scoops of vanilla whey  and cinnamon. good stuff.

Sugar free red bull with vanilla whey is good too.    

Starbucks? An 8 dollar coffee? Doubt it. I'll stick to my cheap maxwell house coffee, thank you very much. And red bull and whey sounds extra nasty, not gonna lie.

 
 
For your information I pay $1.55 for coffee. Sometimes I use the one at home if I have time or I am not lazy 
 
Red bull and vanilla whey is extra good! I dare you to try it! 

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Weight: 179.6
Currently: bulking
BF%=11

ON Whey Protein
MHP Probolic SR (Casein)
Xtend
Green Mag

im a koffee maniac. i absolutly love it. i drink atleast a kup every morning. but yeah use no kream and try to keep it as black as possible and you'll do alright.

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I drink both coffee and green tea.  In moderation.  And I've been eyeing the Dunkin Doughs coffee lately for some reason.

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Dunkin Donuts coffee is soo good...especially if you buy it in whole bean form and grind it fresh yourself...way better than starbucks IMO