Coffee is great... However...

peaceout_aly

Coffee is my literal weakness. I'm pretty sure I'm beyond the point of stopping my morning caffeine fix..ever. I've tried, and then end up succumbing to my craving half-way through the day. My suggestion is to find a way to fit it in. Make healthier switches - skim milk instead of cream, two packets of sugar instead of three, etc. When I "drink out" and get coffee from Dunkin, Starbuck's or Wawa, I always pre-log which helps me ensure that my coffee fits into my daily diet. As you start decreasing the sugar/milk you add, it will get easier. I used to be a full on latte with extra syrup girl and now I'll drink coffee and even espresso black!

missblondi2u

GuitarJerry wrote: »

I have had this argument with so many people, but this means that YOU DON'T ACTUALLY LIKE COFFEE.

Sorry, but this is invalid. If I add pepper to my eggs, does it mean I don't like eggs? If I put butter on my toast, does that mean I don't like bread? We add stuff to other stuff all the time, so why is coffee different?

Afura

My favorite creamer is International Delights Salted Caramel Mocha. And it uses way too much for me to get it how I like. Most days I drink Skinny Cow Mocha, which is not a whole lot better (and filled with other garbage) but at least I don't ID

allysar

I agree. I just log it. Two tbsp half and half and two tsp sugar. I toss in a couple of tsp of Benefiber too. It is roughly 100 calories but I enjoy them. Every drop.

shinycrazy

I do instant coffee with 2 tsp of sugar free vanilla caramel coffee mate and one splenda packet. 24 calories for a 20oz cup. I usually have it over ice.

dhickey5350

I love my iced coffees and always had them with mocha and cream and sugar. I only really drink iced coffee and recently got an inexpensive iced coffee maker and decided to try adding just a scoop of French vanilla protein powder and surprisingly it tastes good! And much healthier than all the cream and sugar I would normally add. Plus it holds me over a little longer!

cbelc2

Try microwaving the milk in your mug then adding hot coffee. And let me put in a plug for black coffee. It's delicious fresh brewed and not too strong.

lbaxandall

@tracefan Better Stevia has an English Toffee flavor of Stevia, which I started drinking in my coffee and I LOVE! 0 calories, all natural, and you only need 2-4 drops so it lasts a long time!

Emi1974

I used to put sugar in my coffee. Where I grew up, I never heard of putting milk/cream in coffee or in tea for that matter.
Anyway, the first time I tried coffee without sugar, my first thought was: "so this is what poison must taste like"...
I drink my coffee black for many many years now and like it

Cynsonya

Nothing wrong with that. I sometimes have coffee and I like it super light WITH 4tsp of sugar (16oz cup). I just log it and fit it into my deficit. I did however, give up the daily 20oz RedBull I had drank everyday for the last 10 years. That was a struggle, lol.

mkakids

Almond joy creamer with lots of splenda for me....and i have ZERO interest in giving it up

shadowfax_c11

I like my coffee the way I like my coffee. After trying a lot of low cal alternatives to my favorite creamer I decided I would rather just drink less coffee exactly the way I like it than more coffee that doesn't taste good to me.

I also only use real butter and whole fat dairy. I make it work by eating smaller portions of those things.

chimaerandi

Every Monday I put honest to God, from the can, whipped cream in my first cup because OH MY GOD MONDAY. I just put it in my calories. I'm losing with no trouble. Honesty is more important than giving up a thing you love.

That said, I drink it with a packet of fake sugar most times.

mjwarbeck

just have a proper espresso...

Ruatine

4 grams of Splenda, 8 grams of powdered Coffee-mate Original, and about 12 oz of coffee. Twice every morning. Refuse to give it up, even though it's about 130 cals total. I can drink black, and even enjoy it so long as it's good coffee, but I find the creamy, sweet combination delightful in the morning, and it's just not the same trying to substitute my creamer for anything else lower cal. 40 lbs down so far; I think I'm okay with keeping the status quo with my coffee. Helps keep me sane.

LSUPHI

I drank coffee for almost 20 years. A thermos a day with flavored creamer was the norm. Due to a medical condition, I was told that cutting out coffee would help. I laughed, there must be another way right? So I gave myself a week of hot Tea (caffeinated and non-caffeinated herbals). Believe it or not, I did not go back to coffee. I will have a cappuccino about once or twice a month, but I love my Tea now....hard to believe. My wife even drinks more tea than coffee now, and she was just as bad. It has helped me lose a lot of weight not starting the day by drinking 500+ calories. I would never had thought it possible to love tea like I did coffee. Just food for thought, I know how tough a relationship with coffee and they way we like it is. Best of luck.

theskinnyonme

I use whipping cream and good coffee everyday, I log it. I would prolly go on a killing spree without it. Just plan your meals around it.

wendsg

Thanks to the horrendous coffee onboard a Navy vessel, I've become addicted to the tried-and-true method of making any cup of coffee drinkable - adding a packet of instant hot chocolate.

Every morning, 20oz coffee with one pack of Swiss Miss (meant for a 6oz cup of hot water or hot milk). Yum. Never gonna give it up, either. I just log it first thing in the morning and plan around it as many others in this thread do.

karahm78

I'm a big fan of the Coffeemate vanilla Natural Bliss, 1T in an 8-10oz cup. 2 Splenda, and a tsp of Benefiber!

Sillybee727

I had same issue. There was a time I would consume almost a pint a day of full fat half and half due to my coffee habit. Plus sugar.

I first switched to evaporated milk( plus doesn't go bad in cupboard so I wasn't constantly at the store). Then eventually fat free half and half, and now I can do fat free half and half with no sugar at all and it is as satisfying as the full fat+ sugar used to be. Your taste can change.

runningforthetrain

Organic Valley soy creamer- awesome richness without the cholesterol...

Stanley1903

I'm not a coffee lover, but I drink it because now that I'm dieting there's not a whole lot of stuff I can drink for variety. I don't plan on cutting out the 2-3 tbsp of half and half or milk when I have coffee. But I don't sit around drinking it all day, either.

CoffeeNCardio

If you brew your coffee weaker you won't need to add as much stuff. That being said... My diary. Daily. Every day. Since I started this. I'm 26lbs down. If you love your coffee as I love mine, make it fit. You only get the one life.




ETA: This is spread over about 4 measured cups of coffee. Not all in one. Although it used to be. I swear by the brew it weaker thing. You add so much stuff because you want the flavor. If the coffee isn't overwhelming the flavor, you don't need to add as much of it. Good way to cut back.