I don't think I ever stopped drinking coffee. I have one cup every day. I grind my own beans and use a Chemex pot and paper filter. It's a ritual for me, and very much a treat, like others might use candy to satisfy. I never have another cup. I know in the workplace, people drink coffee all day. Ugh!
I don't know the medical reasons doctors give for banning caffeine, but if anyone else does, please share. My doctor didn't recommend against it, but I know it's common these days. I also drank caffeinated soda. I had almost no restrictions, but my nutritionist laid down strict rules for what I could eat and when.
So when I reached my goal 14 months later, I still followed many of those rules, and combining YMCA 6 days a week and taking multiple-day hiking trips in the North Cascades, I kept losing and had to gain 15 pounds back. I made campfire coffee every morning.
When anyone tells me what to do, I always ask "Why?" before I do it. I think it's so important to LEARN control instead of following an arbitrary diet.
But please do ask, and if you don't want to do it, ask even more. The history of this surgical cure is littered with contradictions, and one size does not fit all. I would love to know what "tolerate" means, as well.
Sorry for rambling, but if someone told me I couldn't have one cup of coffee in the morning, they'd have to put handcuffs on my mouth!!!!