I was trying to drop about 10 pounds for a vacation we were going on and a friend had me try Skinny Coffee . I was not a fan of coffee before and to be honest I still dont think of coffee as a favorite drink but I can tell you that I did lose about 8 pounds in two weeks without really changing anything other than drinking that coffee.

Can't say for sure it was the coffee but if I need to drop a few quick pounds again, I will certainly drink the skinny coffee.

I think the company site is http://www.boresha-bskinny-coffee.com . I saw a comment below with another site but it looks like that is just the science behind the coffee. Anyway, just my 2 cents

I got this coffee from a friend of mine. My wife was looking to drop a few pounds and I thought why not?
After 3 weeks she lost 7 pounds with no side effects at all. She loves the taste of the coffee and has an increased energy level/alertness without jitters. I don't drink coffee so I did not test it myself. I gave a weeks supply to my brother and he lost 3 pounds. Again no side effects just increased energy.

I don't know the science behind the coffee but it did work.

Robert

I'm researching this because my 74 year old father decided to try this diet, against my advice. So far, I have nothing conclusive that can make or break this product. I have yet to find the actual patent held by Dr. Allen, but I have my suspicions that it is not as broad as she would have us believe. Neither caffeine nor buffering are new, or patentable. I believe her patent is on a product cleverly named "Buffered Caffeine(tm)" containing, you guessed it, buffered caffeine paired with a specific non-cephalic carbohydrate.

Just to be clear, "buffered" caffeine is still caffeine, and there is no difference in its physiological effect, it just releases at a slower rate and has no bitter taste. The lack of bitterness requires less sweetener to mask it, making it suitable for the "Infused Fruit" product, which is less sweet than sucrose and does not trigger the cephalic response from the brain. This prevents the release of unneccessary insulin into the blood stream, subsequently preventing a drop in blood sugar levels (the body reacts to this drop by making us hungry).

I would like to see an FDA review of this product, but that will likely never happen since it is marketed as a dietary supplement and is therefore not subject to approval before it is distributed. What really bothers me is that all of the so-called "Certifications" this product touts come from private organizations that are all partially owned by Dr. Allen. They make claims to be "Government Certified" but that is extremely vague. I can get a letter stamped at the post office and call it government certified. I want to know what department of the Federal government certified them, exactly what certs have they been awarded, and what kind of scrutiny they had to face to earn these certs.

I havent looked into it yet but I understood the low glycemic effect to mean that because the caffine is buffered it would not effect your blood sugar. I remember reading that caffine can mimic a spike in you blood sugar and your body reacts as if it had sugar. I read that I think in a Atkins diet book, or one of those no carb deals, they recomend no coffee for that reason. I hope it works cuz i love coffee but but i worry about my adreanals and it hipes me up and who wouldnt like to loose a few lbs. :)Terry

Thanks for posting your interesting thoughts. I haven't tried Boresha's coffee. But I toned back my blog post above based on your feedback. Much appreciated.

After reviewing both Boresha's website and the scientist behind the coffee, Dr. Ann de Wees Allen, it's not just the coffee that is low glycemic, but an actual compound that is added to the coffee - a certified low glycemic, natural sweetener (Acai Sweet) that I believe is allowing them to add to the claims of low glycemic, hunger control, and combating stress related eating.

The Thermogenic or fat burning properties obviously aren't typically found in coffee (too bad though), and seems that the thermogenesis isn't from the low glycemic part but from the 'buffered caffeine'. There are a few clinical trials and studies (which is impressive for a coffee product) but found must were linked through the site, www.skinnysciencecoffee.com.

I can understand how you originally felt, but after looking through the technical and scientific research on the Skinny Coffee product I've actually found this to be a pretty riveting discovery.

Obviously, after is all said and done, the proof is in the pudding, or mug. :) Have you tried it and does it work?