Goodbye Coffee Creamer

oTraceyMichelleo

I use Splenda and H&H...but I add a tsp of pure vanilla extract (12 cal) to the whole pint of H&H so it's already flavored. This is only my 3rd week, and I haven't weighed yet (batteries in my sale have been dead for years...LOL!) so I don't know what my progress is number-wise, but I've been on minimal grains (except my morning oatmeal) and I've lost a lot off puff and have a lot of energy now...so I know my coffee creamer is not keeping me down! Ha! I go a little over my allotted calories each day, but I don't log any activity...I will progress, not obsess!!!!

ajdryna

You are a wonderful, wonderful person. I cannot imagine giving up my coffee and I have to have cream and sugar in it. I love Splenda so that isn't a problem but the creamer is. I have searched for creamer and the lowest calorie creamer I have found was still 40 calories and when you try for low carb as well - forget about it. I just ordered Da Vinci French Vanilla and if it does what I need it to do, even if I have to splash a thimble of skim milk to make it white for a visual sensory effect it will make all the difference in the world. Thank you!!!

shygirlnot4u

I personally stopped drinking coffee completely... I started drinking a tea called: sun valley premium sister's tea instead and I love it! not only has it helped me restart my weight lost journey again. I do add a little bit sugar to it and I don't miss coffee.

twhaley1990

I don't know what type of creamer you are using but I haven't found them to have that many calories..? About 35 per tablespoon. I know I love coffee creamer so I couldn't give it up, now I just put 2 tablespoons in my coffee

That's exactly what I do. Two tablespoons is pretty satisfactory for me. I am trying to switch to Natural Bliss though so that I'm putting at least less unnatural things in my body!

queenbea77

I've been drinking coffee for so long I think it must have been in my bottle as a baby! Lol Seriously though, I've done black with sugar, black with nothing, with milk & sugar and now i just use a bit of milk. I use 2% milk so that isn't too bad. If I had to I'd cut calories somewhere else before I gave up my coffee. I do have the vanilla flavored almond/coconut milk (45 calories) that I use for my protein shakes - maybe I'll try that in my next cup. I also have the chocolate one too. For that matter I have vanilla protein powder - I wonder how it would taste? My biggest issue right now is falling way short on my protein

tracy2331

Uh.....no. I use heavy cream. It's the equivalent of breakfast and 2 snacks calorie-wise, and that's just fine by me. Don't want no lousy soy milk, almond milk, any of that uber-processed ridiculously unnatural JUNK. My commitment is to REAL FOOD. Things that grow, run, and bloom. I have one vice, and that's my coffee cream, and if in order to have it I have to sacrifice later on with a few extra crunches or a few less chunks of turkey, so be it!!!!:drinker:

Greytfish

Lose the creamer. Keep the coffee.

BigBrunette

I'm not safe to be around other humans without my coffee and and my full-fat, flavored creamer. I just make it fit into my daily calorie goal.

prattiger65

When I first started losing weight I went bat **** crazy and cut out all kinds of stuff including sugar and half&half in my coffee. I soon realized that it just didnt work for me. Coffee tasted like crap, I refuse to drink crap. I realized after a time that if I really wanted to be successful, I need to have the things that i love in moderation. I fit my coffee into my daily goals of calories/macros, if I can I will have extra coffee, when I don't have the calories, I don't have extra. I would much rather have one really good cup of coffee than three cups of crap.

Greytfish

Oh, and get better coffee. Seriously.

If you need to add creamer to drink it either your coffee is garbage or your palate is impaired.

UpEarly

Why not give up the creamer and keep the coffee!? Coffee has a lot of health benefits.

http://authoritynutrition.com/top-13-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-coffee/

UpEarly

Oh, and get better coffee. Seriously.

If you need to add creamer to drink it either your coffee is garbage or your palate is impaired.

This! I buy coffee that was roasted within the week. I buy it whole bean and only as much as I'll use in a week's time. I grind the amount I need right before brewing. Also, I brew with boiling water and a Clever Dripper. It makes one *perfect* cup of coffee at a time. It's spoiled me for almost every other method of coffee brewing (though... I do love a French press or a Chemex).

Oh... and for the record, I still use half & half in my coffee. I like black coffee, I just like it even better with cream. And, I find it pretty easy to fit it into my TDEE/macros.

NianMaya

Try green tea! It's comes in flavors, has caffeine, and better for you~

jacklo

It would be nice to cut out all caffeine in theory, but since I'm in fat burning mode, operating at a caloric deficit, and now intermittent fasting, there is no way I could give up my coffee, as in addition to being a thermogenic, it's also great for suppressing my appetite during fasting hours.

To give it some flavor, I use liquid Stevia flavored in either Hazlenut or Vanilla. It comes in a dropper bottle and can be found at most health food stores.

As far as a creamer is concerned, for me personally, I'm more worried about sugar than I am about fats, and so cream is not an issue. Calories are calories, however, and so portion control is key. Good luck.

MLR930

I use the fat free powdered kind, I don't like my coffee dark soI use 3 teaspoons and it' sonly 30 calories. I realized I was doing the same as you and had to stop. You could also get the Coffee Mate individual little cups of coffee creamer those are also 10 calories each.

tlcarolinagirl

Yep, I found this out the hard way, too. Was shocked at the calories and I went over my sugar allowance with my coffee. Switched to sugar free italian cream and love it.

Bellusion

Any diet that made me give up coffee would never last!!!

laceylain

Try green tea instead! I was a habitual coffee drinker, but with all the sugar and cream, it was only slowing me down. Now I drink up to three cups of Tazo green tea a day, and I swear by it! It gives me great, healthy energy, and it curbs my appetite tremendously. Plus it has a ton of other health benefits!

seltzermint555

My husband and I don't use creamer, but put 1% or 2% milk in our coffee. However, those still have calories, sugar, fat...so not the perfect solution. For me it works because I only drink 1 or at most 2 cups of coffee per day.

I always think I'll go to black coffee but I just don't see that happening. I have weaned myself down from a decent pour of milk in the coffee to roughly 1-2 TBSP. And just one packet of sweetener.

I probably will never give up coffee completely. TMI but it helps me stay regular haha. Anyway, later in the day when my coworkers are still having coffee I do switch to tea as others have mentioned. Earl Grey, Tazo decaf chai, and Lemon Lift are a few of my favorites. I think that would be great for someone who drinks coffee to warm up and take a moment out of a busy day. Different "benefits" from coffee but still a great break from just drinking water.

Appalachiacola

I drank two cups of coffee prior to a meeting I had this week. Coffee with creamer. Right before the meeting I realized I was jittery, amped up, but not in a good way. I drank a couple of glasses of water and decided then that one cup of coffee a day with or without the creamer was really all I need. Getting healthy for me means losing weight, sure, but it also means listening to my body.