Got some decaf coffee

anon20613941 · April 15, 2018, 7:41pm

Hey @everhopeful got some decaf coffee. Hopefully this will curtail my evening post med munchies.

everhopeful · April 15, 2018, 7:45pm

I hope it works. I might have some myself now in fact.

anon20613941 · April 15, 2018, 7:46pm

Have you got decaf espresso?

SkinnyMe · April 15, 2018, 7:46pm

Decaf coffee is my treat that I reward myself with. I am absolutely addicted to it. I drink it all day, and evening long. Just like my dad used to.

everhopeful · April 15, 2018, 7:47pm

Yes I do. I normally have one about this time anyway.

anon20613941 · April 15, 2018, 7:47pm

Do you drink the real stuff I need the mornings?

SkinnyMe · April 15, 2018, 7:48pm

I don’t drink the real, caffeinated stuff. I drink brewed, decaffeinated coffee.

anon20613941 · April 15, 2018, 7:48pm

Sounds good. 15151515

everhopeful · April 15, 2018, 8:02pm

I’ve got my decaf espresso here now. I’m just letting it cool down.

anon20613941 · April 15, 2018, 8:03pm

Cool! Do you have a pod machine?

everhopeful · April 15, 2018, 8:05pm

Yes its a pod machine. I used to have a manual one and grind beans manually. But I got tired of cleaning everything. So now I just use a pod machine.

Wave · April 15, 2018, 8:08pm

Found a new can of decaf coffee in my pantry.
Going to brew a batch and see if it will tame my hunger pains.
Thanks for the info @everhopeful!

anon20613941 · April 15, 2018, 8:08pm

Good going @Wave! Report back to us.

Wave · April 15, 2018, 8:09pm

Will do @anon20613941!

everhopeful · April 15, 2018, 8:16pm

While caffeine has long been used as an appetite suppressant, in this study it was decaffeinated coffee that resulted in significantly lower hunger levels and higher plasma levels of PYY than placebo (plain water) and the other caffeinated beverages. More PYY means less hunger.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Coffee, hunger, and peptide YY.

JA Greenberg and A Geliebter, Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Jun 2012

There is evidence from several empirical studies suggesting that coffee may help people control body weight. Our objective was to assess the effects of caffeine, caffeinated coffee, and decaffeinated coffee, both alone and in combination with 75 g of glucose, on perceived hunger and satiety and related peptides.We conducted a placebo-controlled single-blinded randomized 4-way crossover trial. Eleven healthy male volunteers (mean age, 23.5 ± 5.7 years; mean BMI, 23.6 ± 4.2 kg/m(2)) ingested 1 of 3 test beverages (caffeine in water, caffeinated coffee, or decaffeinated coffee) or placebo (water), and 60 minutes later they ingested the glucose. Eight times during each laboratory visit, hunger and satiety were assessed by visual analog scales, and blood samples were drawn to measure 3 endogenous peptides associated with hunger and satiety: ghrelin, peptide YY (PYY), and leptin.Compared to placebo, decaffeinated coffee yielded significantly lower hunger during the whole 180-minute study period and higher plasma PYY for the first 90 minutes (p < 0.05). Caffeine in water had no effects on hunger or PYY. Caffeinated coffee showed a pattern between that of decaffeinated coffee and caffeine in water. These findings suggest that one or more noncaffeine ingredients in coffee may have the potential to decrease body weight. Glucose ingestion did not change the effects of the beverages.Our randomized human trial showed that decaffeinated coffee can acutely decrease hunger and increase the satiety hormone PYY.

anon64158233 · April 15, 2018, 8:46pm

That’s pretty cool. I drink a lot of coffee but maybe I’ll start adding more decaf into the mix. I actually have my room at home decorated like a café! To me, I think it all means I’m craving people to talk to. Coffee is a very social thing.

ZombiePupper · April 15, 2018, 8:48pm

Oh, I forgot about using coffee (both caff and decaf) to suppress hunger. Can’t wait for my boyfriend to come here and bring my Keurig.

firemonkey · April 15, 2018, 11:20pm

My cafetiere ,which was getting a bit manky , got chucked out when I moved. Been having those sachets of coffee- none of which are decaf.

Wave · April 15, 2018, 11:23pm

Had one cup of decaf but it didn’t work.
I ate like a pig afterwards!
I’ll try again tomorrow.