Is the creamer worth it?

NashvilleRealtor
NashvilleRealtor Posts: 23 Member
edited December 19 in Health and Weight Loss
So, I've read that dairy is bad for you if your goal is to lose weight so I stopped consuming dairy products. Although it wasn't an easy thing to do because, I mean.. delicious melty cheese! But I I think my body finally started getting used to the lack of dairy and I don't even crave it.
There is one thing however, that I'm still not 100% on. I would prefer to drink my coffee with creamer. I know that adding creamer to it would break my Dairy streak but I'm wondering... Is it really going to affect me losing weight by adding a teaspoon to a tablespoon of creamer every morning? Or is a dairy free diet more beneficial and the creamer will throw things out of balance?
I know that the amount of creamer that I add to my coffee is only five calories.
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  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Enjoy dairy. I stopped using nondairy creamers for a different reason beyond health.....most of them I can get here are made by a reprehensible corporation who will get not one cent of my money if I can help it. YMMV.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    First, most commercially bottled creamers are dairy free, or at least the ones I've ever used (Coffeemate, Lucerne, etc). Second, I find that for me personally it is 200% worth the extra calories/sugar/whatever. I don't enjoy my coffee the same without it.

    I switched from creamers to half and half. 30 calories of deliciousness and I can still taste the coffee.
  • NashvilleRealtor
    NashvilleRealtor Posts: 23 Member
    No food makes your weight loss efforts more or less successful unless you eat too much of it. It's all about calories. I lost over 100 lbs using dairy almost daily and it didn't hinder me in any way. If you really enjoy the creamer then use it but make sure you log the calories accurately. I'm pretty sure it's more than 5 calories.

    😅 I actually meant to say 50!
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