Do collagen peptides help with weight loss?

I use collagen powder in my morning coffee, and it definitely helps keep me full until lunchtime so I don't snack on biscuits. But honestly, it's just a protein supplement. I only lost weight when I combined it with calorie tracking and workouts.

I bought an expensive tub of marine collagen last week hoping it would help with my diet, but I feel a bit bloated after taking it. Has anyone else felt bloated or gained water weight from collagen? I'm scared to keep taking it.

I read so many conflicting articles about collagen causing gut issues vs helping with weight loss that it made my head spin! If you decide to try it, start with a very small dose to see how your stomach reacts. It's just protein, so don't stress too much, but listen to your body.

I can only speak from my own experience, but taking collagen didn't make any difference to my weight. It did make my knee joints feel a bit smoother during my morning jogs, though. For actual fat loss, cutting out sugar worked best for me.

At fifty, my joints creak more than my wooden doors, so I take collagen for my knees, not my waistline! If it helped with weight loss, I would have been thin by now. Unfortunately, we still have to do the actual hard work of eating less.