Coffee and Weight Loss

So I no longer am drinking juice because of the sugar in it.  I have replaced juice with coffee in the morning.  While it doesn’t have sugar in it (I drink it black), I was still wondering if it was good for me and if it would hinder my weight loss.  So I did some research.

I found that there are differing thoughts about coffee and weight loss.  Some places say that the caffeine acts as a stimulant and helps boast your metabolism.  Others say that caffeine increases insulin resistance which makes it more difficult to lose weight.  While I couldn’t find reasoning behind the idea that caffeine causes insulin resistance, I can attest to the fact that coffee gives me energy.  I use that energy to work out longer and more often, so I would have to say that it does help based on my own experiences.

I don’t know if it really does me any good to drink coffee, but I like it.  I don’t add sugar or cream or flavors to it, so I figure that it can’t do me any harm.  I think that it is interesting that there are so many differing opinions on how coffee affects weight loss.