my morning coffee has got to change

joleanrook

This is why I'm glad I drink my coffee black.

ME TOO!!

Years ago I couldn't drink it at all without sugar and cream, but I slowly weaned myself off because - I mean c'mon it's sugar and cream! Now I drink it black and I love it, I can actually appreciate different roasts and varieties - it opens up a whole new coffee experience. Sometimes I like to add just a pinch of McCormick pumpkin spice to my coffee, 0 sugar 0 calories but it has cinnamon, nutmeg and other flavors. YUM.

I agree with the honey suggestion too, a good organic honey is a good alternative.

ProTFitness

I had a client try honey or real maple syrup. To sweeten it. He said it was not to bad. I am not a coffee drinker I drink strong brewed green tea.

IAmDanMarshall

I know that this is not a popular answer, but you should consider quitting. I grew up next to one of the best coffeeshops in Ohio, and have been a coffee drinker from a young age. If you had told me 6 months ago that I would no longer be a coffee drinker, I would have laughed at you. My first stop at work, even before I would go to my desk, would be to the break room to make a cup of coffee. I started to have some days where I would have a tight feeling in my chest, so I decided to switch to tea. I drank tea for about a month, and then decided to just switch to water. My mood is so much better, because I'm not dependent on a chemical to make me feel "right". I don't have to avoid people until I've had my cup of coffee in the morning, for fear of snapping at them and appearing a jerk. Water is so much better for you, too, and I really think it has helped me lose weight.

Just something to consider. That said, if you choose to continue drinking coffee I second what people have already posted... try no/low calorie sweeteners-- splenda, stevia, agave, honey. The sugar free creamers are good, and add some sweetness to the coffee as well. At least this way it won't be taking up 1/4 of your daily calories!

Good luck!

Sparklewolfie

I used to drink a lot of blended coffee drinks. Expensive, and VERY high in calories, fat, and sugar!

Now I take instant 2-in-1 coffee. Just creamer and coffee and it is about 50 cals. Otherwise if I am getting brewed coffee, I add the little cups of cream (about 11kcals per creamer at a hotpot place I go to) and NO sugar. The creaminess of the creamer balances out the bitterness of the coffee enough that I do not want the sugar any more. It takes away from the fragrance of the coffee.

So my suggestion is to slowly cut back on the sugar (personally I do not like sugar substitutes - they leave an empty, dry feeling in my mouth and make me crave real sugar), then less cream until you find a balance between coffee and cream that you can take Or maybe you will eventually learn to love it black! I have not been able to do that myself though!

Lesliet05

Another Coffeeholic signing in, Yea can't drink mine black either, and had to cut back, I use splenda and non dairy creamer and that has helped. still taste great but not so many calories starting off the day

musclebuilder

fat free h&h will save you some cals.

lethalbanana

I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this but there's always low cal cocoa! I have 1 big cup every morning with a packet of low cal (25 cal) cocoa and skim milk and it tastes great!