Coffee, my weakness

Luthorcrow

I am not worried about the calories.. moreso the sugar. Am I crazy to think that a daily goal of 24g of sugar is really LOW? I blow it out the water almost everday!

If you are staying under 24g of sugar you doing great. I assume that is not counting fruit, milk and other natural sources?

There is nothing wrong with coffee unless your have a medical condition that precludes. One, you would be better of with real cream or milk over none dairy creamer unless you are lactose intolerant. None dairy creamers bring nothing good to the table where as milk or cream actually do have positive macro nutrients (fat, protein, etc.).

I think your best path for drinking black coffee is first start with lighter blends. Ironically lighter blends actually have more caffeine. Next it has to be brewed will. Cream and sugar is often just hiding the taste of burnt coffee. Even at Starbucks and Peet's Coffee that both use timers, occasionally you will get a burnt cup. I prefer coffee houses that brew by the cup or offer french pressed coffee. Gravity breed individual cups of coffee are never burnt and just taste sweeter than coffee brewed by force. Also, better beans equals better coffee. Starbucks although convenient is not the best coffee. Look for places that used fresh, local, organic coffees that are roasted on demand like Blue Bottle (there are dozens that is just one of the better known). Also I would start by cutting the sugar and just using milk/cream. Milk has sugar remember. Then just gradually use less and less.

kwaters7

Few of us are gonna be able to behave like monks in the long term. I think you need to allow yourself some golden tickets - whether it be 1 night out a month, pizza twice a year etc. For me, i go black decaff and diet coke as my vice and dont care if it's bad for me or not. I ENJOY it in the morning. Given that many of us have cut out alcohol, pizzas, cakes, chocolates, you name it, i think being overly puritanical might more likely cause some of us to rebel and fall off the wagon at some point...

TK421NotAtPost

6-8 cups of black coffee daily for me. I drink away as I don't consider it a weakness.

Sbmtx

I always drink coffee in the AM. 2 cups with 1 tsp of powdered creamer and 1 pkt sweet N low. (I have tried 3 times now to switch to black and I plan to try again in the near future.) I have read that it is good for you. Have also read that it is bad for you. So yeah.
Never being a fan of cold coffee, I accidentally tried one of those frozen coffee things from McDonalds with the whipped cream and all and I now have a new addiction. Frozen Coffee. But I do not buy those, I make them every morning before work in my mini blender and put it in a reusable plastic cup with straw to sip on. It has replaced my 2nd cup of hot coffee in the AM. For a lower cal version I have even left out the Almond Joy Creamer, added Cinnamon and a 1/2 tsp of vanilla.

Almond Breeze - Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk , 0.5 cup
Nestle Mountain Blend - Instant Coffee, 1 tsp (I add this for a stronger coffee flavor)
Maxwell House - Black Coffee, 6 oz
International Delight Coffee Creamer - Almond Joy, 1 Tbsp
Sweet 'n Low - Zero Calorie Sweetener - Packets, 1 packet
Ice
60 cal 9 carb 4 fat 1 prot 95 sod 90 pot
I have topped it with lite spray whipped topping but that adds extra Cals and I did not really notice it was there.

This frozen version lasts a lot longer for me than the McDonalds version which is more like a coffee milkshake.

ChantalGG

When i started on here i just switched to black coffee and i really dont miss the old way. I like to drink it with a snack so i get my sweets in there. I am all about looking good right now my food addiction is behind me as of right now. If you coffee is under 100 and you only have it once a day then enjoy it but maybe slowly tweak it to get rid of some of the calories.

ChrisFA5

I cut out sugar & creamer over the course of three month; first sugar then the creamer. I figure if your loading it up you might as well just drink something else with caffeine. The only exception to this is when I make a latte, but now I use almond milk.

lmarshel

I havent been able to drink it black.. but I do like the suggestion to keep pushing it back a little on what I intake creamer wise until I get the taste for black coffee..That would be great! The Keurig makes tea and cider k cups, so maybe I can become a tea drinker! we will see.

Are there any flavored creamers that are sugar free but dont taste all ... artifical I guess is the best to describe it.

We use DaVinci Gourmet coffee syrups, the sugar free variety. They're made with Splenda and come in yummy flavors like Hazelnut, Caramel, Coconut...0 calories for 2TBSP. You can find them on Amazon farily inexpensive. We buy ours at Sam's Club. My hubby and I are both hooked.