coffee lovers please help!

LeahFerri

I've been drinking black coffee since... well, way before I should have been drinking coffee, haha. It means my coffee experience hits me both with taste and with caffeine, in terms of jolting me awake. But that doesn't mean I don't like things like Starbucks, which an ex of mine aptly called "a candy bar in a cup." So when I go for things like that now, I build my day around them. Like yesterday I had a skinny peppermint mocha and an almond croissant for breakfast, which meant I had a really light lunch (because I was also having a calorific dinner).

How much sugar do you use? If it's not too much, you can leave it as is and work around it. If it's enough that it's taking more calories than you can afford out of your day, try cutting back the sugar a little bit at a time. Obviously artificial sweeteners are an option--my father has lost 100 pounds and loves his Splenda!

trijoe

I like adding water into my coffee. Usually. Sometimes it's nice to just chew on the beans. Especially the ones dipped in dark chocolate. Usually though I like mine with water.

RhonndaJ

I'm kind of confused, how could someone love coffee but think it tastes terrible without additives..

That out of the way, why are you cutting back on your sweetener? I'd keep using it if it's the way you like your coffee.

Im drinking the coffee they make at work and by what everyone saying its bad quality
im cutting back on the sweetener because iv been using WAAAAAAAY to much

Gotcha. I have a tendency of putting cream and/or sugar in coffee that is, at best, mediocre, but good coffee I love black.

If you want to cut out the sweet, best I can say is just drink it black for a week and you should have gotten used to the taste and find it tasting odd if you put sugar or sweetener in it. I don't know about this last part though.

jennk5309

Stevia- usually the generic Truvia kind. There are also lots of sugar and calorie free Torani syrup flavors you can use, but be careful about Splenda/Sucralose, which is the sweetener in Torani's. If I have it more than about twice a week, it makes me anxious and agitated. I was using it a lot and couldn't figure out why my mood was so bad and then the connection dawned on me and I Googled it- there are major problems associated with Splenda, including mood problems. But it seems to be related to how much you have of it, because your body can only filter out so much of it at a time and it can build up and cause problems. So I stopped using it entirely for about a week, then slowly added it back, but only once every few days. My body seems to be able to handle it that way.

I'd quit it entirely, but darn it, I likes my flavored syrups in my dang coffee!!

ThriceBlessed

I'm kind of confused, how could someone love coffee but think it tastes terrible without additives..

That's kind of like saying, "How can someone love chocolate, but not like plain bakers chocolate without sugar?" For some of us, coffee with sweetener and cream is just the way we like coffee.

If you never tried plain bakers chocolate, the kind with no sugar in it, go to the store and get some, compare it to milk chocolate and you'll get my meaning.

ScottH_200

I plunge my teaspoon into the granulated sugar bowl, level the spoon out with that white glittery substance and mix into my freshly brewed cup of coffee with one small half & half serving and drink away. Repeat the process once more during the morning, then switch to water or herbal tea.

tigersword

Have you coffee the way you enjoy it. Just log it accurately and account for the calories. Depriving yourself will likely make it harder to stick with your plan. I know that I'd be very unhappy if I gave up my coffee; the people around me would be pretty upset about it, too, come to that.

This. Drink it how you want it, log it, move on. Apply that to everything else you eat or drink.

MizTerry

I weened myself off sugar in my coffee years ago. I just add extra milk.

tibby531

I started cutting back on sugar and creamer, but finally decided that it tastes better with nothing in it instead of just a little of the good stuff. on a splurge day, I'll put sugar and creamer in it (I call it my "fancy" coffee), but most days, I just take it straight up. ...same for my boozing.

dcr5452WECHANGED

Coffee isnt supposed to be sweet--its supposed to be bitter. Even as a young child, I always preferred it black. If you can't appreciate the richness and bitter flavors from having it black--well..I guess thats your loss. Sorry I cant be more help on this. Maybe you could try putting honey in it instead of sugar--but surely a teaspoon or 2 of sugar isnt going to kill your weight loss/fitness efforts.

dantell14

Can't cut out my Bustelo coffee with organic sugar and organic half and half. The one thing I will not change is this.

mrgocubs

I like my coffee like I like my... wait, that is not appropriate ;-). I like it w/o any additives, natural and straight from the pot to my mug.

HollisGrant

i started MFP this week and haven't had coffee till today. and i tried to have it with less sugar and its awful

what do you guys use ?

Maybe you could try a different brand?

I love coffee without anything added. My favorite right now is Green Mountain dark magic espresso.

tigersword

I can't drink coffee without sweetener. I heard agave is better than sugar, and it tastes like sugar too

I'm confused. Agave IS sugar, so how is agave BETTER than itself?

QuietBloom

Coffee isnt supposed to be sweet--its supposed to be bitter. Even as a young child, I always preferred it black. If you can't appreciate the richness and bitter flavors from having it black--well..I guess thats your loss. Sorry I cant be more help on this. Maybe you could try putting honey in it instead of sugar--but surely a teaspoon or 2 of sugar isnt going to kill your weight loss/fitness efforts.

jbee27

Echoing the comments above, good quality coffee makes a HUGE difference. I've been drinking my coffee black (sometimes a splash of milk and vanilla extract for a treat.) However, my office just changed vendors with the new year, and the new coffee is garbage, and I can't drink more than 1/2 cup of it...yuck.

My game plan now is to brew my own in the morning and bring a small thermos to the office.

QuietBloom

I can't drink coffee without sweetener. I heard agave is better than sugar, and it tastes like sugar too

I'm confused. Agave IS sugar, so how is agave BETTER than itself?

I asked the girl that at the juice bar at the gym. She said is has a lower glycemic index than 'sugar'. :laugh:

CyberEd312

Pure cane sugar is 15 calories a spoonful and when it comes to me and my morning coffee there is no substitutes... I have a travel mug size of keurig donut shop blend (by coffee people) with 2 Tbsp. of International Delight Hershey's Chocolate and Caramel coffee creamer and 2 spoonfuls of pure cane sugar. (5 cal. for coffee, 70 cal. for creamer, 30 cal. for pure cane sugar = 105 calories), this is a lifestyle thing and I'll be darned if I don't continue to have the things that I enjoy....... Best of Luck...

To add I am pretty sure it hasn't effected my weight loss.......

HornedFrogPride

Try stevia or honey or coconut milk in your coffee, those are my favorites.

SkinnyMel78

I have two cups everday w/ cream and sugar. About 75 calories a cup, but it's part of my day and I work it in!

QuietBloom

i started MFP this week and haven't had coffee till today. and i tried to have it with less sugar and its awful

what do you guys use ?

I take mine with heavy cream and a touch of sugar. And log it. Forgot! Also a dash of pumpkin pie spice. *die*

wrk2hrd

I like my coffee like I like my... wait, that is not appropriate ;-). I like it w/o any additives, natural and straight from the pot to my mug.

Can I get a witness!

GurleyGirl524

Splenda and a bit of non-dairy creamer

kamalelwa

To be honest with u---I still use my sugar and I use a flavored creamer---I just exercise a little longer to burn it off----I admit that I have a few things I do not compromise on!!!hahaahahahah:laugh:

AusAshMommy

We brew our own coffee at home - mostly Folger's - I have lowered the amount of sugar from 2tbsp to 1.25 - 1.5 depending on my mood - then I top if off w/Sugar Free flavored creamers from Coffee Mate, 68 Calories for the whole thing and 10g of Sugar. I like the Peppermint Mocha Creamer best makes my coffee taste like hot chocolate.

emmgetsfit

Dunkin Donuts - Medium French Vanilla With Skim Milk & Extra Sugar, 10 fl oz - 70 calories

It's not pretty when I don't have my coffee. :explode:

Anelda

I also drink black coffee and have taught myself to enjoy it. Adding just a dash of cinnamon makes it that much better. I used to be a huge flavored creamer person but now that I drink coffee black, when I add creamer or sugar it totally detracts from the coffee.

When I made the transition from sweetened with cream to black, I slowly cut out the cream and I used stevia. Then, after it was black with stevia, I slowly cut out the stevia.

At work and at home we have a keurig. I also drink the k-cup coffee black even though k-cups taste terrible compared to a great roast of coffee beans.

As for the person who says to look at the difference between baker's chocolate and milk chocolate: I love baker's chocolate and yes, I love to eat it just like that. Milk chocolate is gross and overly sweet. /blaspheme

Koholint

I've found that if I use flavored ground coffee, I use less creamer (International Delight.) A year ago, I used 4 Tbsp of creamer in my coffee... Hard to believe now, it adds up. I usually use 3 Tbsp now, but if I use a flavored coffee then I only need 2 Tbsp creamer.
Right now I'm using Dunkin' Donuts Jelly Donut with either International Delight's Sweet Cream or White Chocolate Macadamia. It's like creamy raspberry vanilla, yum!
You asked before about a Keurig- I have one, and I use reusable K-cups. Used to spend $12 a week on the premade cups, but I felt bad about the waste and it was also expensive. Now I spend $8-9 on a giant ground coffee bucket and it lasts 2+ months. So worth it!

Also, echoing what someone else said, if it's cheap bad coffee then don't bother with it. Or bring your own... Spend those calories on something that tastes good.

joecmoore1

Be a grown up and drink it black.

Fitnin6280

Does anyone have a keurig?

I love my Keurig! The Coconut Mocha is killer! It's got great flavor, so in my opinion it is best drank black.