Does coffee help you lose weight? I don’t know but the only thing I’ve been doing differently since the last time I weighed myself, about 3 weeks ago, was drinking 16 ounces of black coffee with no sugar every morning. And guess what, I lost 5 pounds. A whole 5 pounds just left the scale somehow without me working my butt off in the gym. Truly a mystery…

I did a quick search on the intertube to see whether or not caffeine helps you to lose weight and here’s what I found:

1. Caffeine may act as an appetite suppressant
   • No wonder, I’ve been eating smaller portions but more frequently
2. Caffeine may increase your body’s ability to burn calories
   • I’ve heard this one before. Good to know I’m burning more
3. Caffeine acts as a diuretic, which means it causes an increase in the amount of urine you excrete
   • Yes, I’ve had to pee 3 times more frequently than before

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