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  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    em1ly01 wrote: »
    Hi All!

    Does anyone else struggle with a SERIOUS sugar problem, such as myself? More specifically, coupled with coffee? I can limit my portions and eat right all I want, it's not too tough for me because I was a vegan health nut for a while, but, SUGAR and COFFEE are killing me!

    Any suggestions on how to substitute caffeine? I work in an office and have a serious caffeine addiction. I'm also not big on sweeteners because they're full of chemicals.

    Any other coffee junkies with a massive sugar tooth out there who can help? Thanks!! :)

    I like the most sugar in coffee, less in black tea, even less in green tea, and don't need any sweetener in tea that has stevia in it. (I haven't had luck adding stevia myself.) So if you're like me, you could replace some of your coffee with tea, and use less sugar.

    Also try tapering down slowly as others have suggested. I did that successfully with black tea. (I'm not sugar-free, but less than half what I used before.)

    I have found that I can skip the sugar in coffee altogether if I add protein powder from brands that have a few carbs. (With my current no-carb protein powder I have to add 1/2 t of sugar.) I add 2 t of coconut oil and call it a light snack. Lately I've been adding eggnog and chia seeds and calling it a more substantial snack. The eggnog is sweetened so I skip the sugar when I use it.

    The problem is that she has a habit of drinking coffee all day at work. Making it into a snack would prove problematic calorie-wise if she doesn't change that habit. So it's really either reducing the coffee intake itself, or the caloric additions to it like sugar and cream. Adding protein powder would introduce the same calories, if not more, as sugar.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    Just in case the OP missed my question. Have you considered flavored coffee with just milk? That would solve your added calorie issue...
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    cathipa wrote: »

    True but...When I started losing weight I looked for things that I could cut back on calorie wise that would give me more calories for foods that would keep my appetite under control. Depending on how much sugar she is eating those calories could give her an extra snack or allow her to increase the size of her meals.

    How is swapping one calorie for another changing how you lose weight? If you are exceeding your calories needed (TDEE) you will gain. Doesn't matter if its coffee creamer or a fruit smoothie. Yes the smoothie could keep you fuller, but its still calories. I don't see where its mentioned by the OP that her appetite is not in control.

    In one of her posts she mentioned that her food diary is filled with "empty calories". I assumed that she wanted to replace those "empty calories".

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