Coffee????

bhalter

I use Truvia, which is 0 calories. I also use the plain non-fat or sugar-free creamer and limit myself to the serving size listed on the container. Measuring is super important and eventually, I got used to the new taste. I hope to eventually give up coffee altogether and start my mornings with a protein shake.

Just1forMe

I use splenda and sugar free peppermint Mocha...what am i gonna do when i can't find it anymore!!! I stocked up...dang holiday flavors! lol

I think that the peppermint mocha flavor is now available all year long! At least that's what it says on the bottle I have at home - from Coffee-Mate, right? I love that stuff. I just limit myself to one cup of coffee with the serving suggested and 2 packets of splenda - it's what gets me out of bed most mornings!!

True, but not the Sugar Free Peppermint Mocha...that one only has 15 cals/Tbsp...

billsica

I upped the quality of my coffee, so I don't need to add in cream and sugar.

Although on weekends I'll use one packet of splenda for 3 cups of coffee, and a little treat.

girlonamission34

I am so with you on this one!!!!!! I just decided this was the one thing i was going to keep. I cut out soda that is huge in itself for me. I switched from splenda to organic agave nectar and either make flavored coffee or I use just a little bit of creamer. I can not do black!!!!!!!!

bigdawg025

I will ALWAYS have my coffee!!!! I NEED my coffee!!!! Oh... I drink mine black, though, so 0 calories in mine. :drinker:

JFithen

Splenda is nasty stuff, as are all artificial sweetners. The reason it has no calories is because your body can't process it like it would a food. It's one step removed from bleach. Google the dangers of using these artificial sweetners. I usually take a lot of flak for posting stuff like this but being healthy is more than just losing weight.

NatalieWinning

I agree with making room for the things you really want. I also like having "real" food when I can instead of artificial sweeteners. (I eat butter and cane sugar, just less) You get used to the artificial taste, and once you get away from it for a while it tastes nasty. I drank diet Tab when I was a teen, then Diet Coke for years and years. I liked it better than regular sugary coke. Can't stand it now. Same way you get used to drinking it in the first place, little by little, is how you cut it out. Replace it with "real" and then cut it down. I got my family on skim milk when they refused. And frozen yogurt (they would rather it, now). Go slow, make healthy changes, eat things you like within your limits, scale back slowly. "real sugar" is not the devil. It's not even that many calories in a cup of coffee. Now, a cup of sugar is. Neither is cream, or whole milk instead of cream, then 2%, then skim, after you slowly exchange it over a month or more.

nakabi

Here's the progression of my coffee drinking over the years:

based on 12 ounce cups...

10 years ago: 3 packets of sugar and a huge pour of flavored creamer (this almost makes me gag thinking about it now)
5 years ago: Just a huge pour of flavored creamer
1 year ago: 2 packets of sugar and a huge pour of half & half
Now: 1/2 tsp of sugar and 1 Tbsp. of half & half...but the trick here is that I new brew our coffee with cinnamon in it (put it in the filter before the grounds). Not only are there health benefits of the cinnamon, but it drastically cut down on the sugar and creamer I was putting in!
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That's interesting about the cinnamon. I'll have to check it out. Thanks

emcohen

I'm SO addicted to coffee that I could never give it up! I use two packets of Splenda and a bit of skim milk. My morning coffee comes in at something like 23 calories.

One suggestion you may try: buy better coffee. The better quality the coffee, the less sugar and milk you'll need to put in. I drink gourmet coffee black. Even going from $8/lb to $10/lb makes a big difference in taste. Also try using filtered water and clean out your coffee maker.

PattyfromToledo

I weened myself from the artificial sweeteners a few years ago. You'd be better just using real sugar if you need it. I use meier brand organic creamer. My feelings are this ... creamer did not make me fat ... there are just some items I won't budge on and if used within reason you will be fine. Take small steps with weening of the sweeteners ... you'll come to find out how much you won't like the taste any longer.

PattyfromToledo

one more tidbit ... read the ingredients of the diet pops and sweetners ... they are just filled with terrible things... my goal is if I can't pronounce the ingedient that I won't eat it. It's a health thing as well... geting thin AND getting healthy means purging the junk. Good luck!! You can do it.

maab_connor

they will have to pry my coffee out of my cold, dead fingers. i use sugar and half and half. i have gotten down to two mugs a day (from about two pots - i used to ONLY drink coffee and mt dew, i have no idea how my heart didn't just run out of my chest) and i am totally willing to have the cals and micros from it. i'm in this for life and i am NOT willing to give up coffee for the rest of my life.

Qarol

creamer has no carbs

not true...and if you're counting carbs, as it sounds like the OP does, you need to watch how much you're drinking per day.

bzmom

I still drink my coffee too. Only changes I have made I grind my coffee beans and make my coffee with a little pumpkin spice creamer in it YUM!!!

krist3ng

I wish I liked coffee. It really kills my appetite and makes me go bonkers. I just can't make myself like that TASTE...

But I think if you put some stevia and some 1% or 2% milk, it will end up being tasty and only like, 15 calories...

smplycomplicated

I tried giving up Coffee all together, and decided that as much working out as i do I can swing a cup in the morning, and be just fine. Since my husband is Diabetic we don't usually have alot of sugar in the house..most of what we buy is sugar-free, But i do keep a small bag of sugar for my coffee..I only use a small amount, and my calorie intake is usually on the lower side, so I have no worries about going over my goal. If you're eating right and watching portions i say splurge just a tad, and use what you would normally put into your coffee..that way you don't feel like you're having to give up everything.

coolchick03270

That's a good point. No health issues at all- I've just found that low carb/low calorie seems to work the best for me as far as losing weight...I drink at least 66 ounces of H2O, no soda at all, no tea, etc. So the coffee is what I'm trying to change....

kt2007

How about shots of espresso??? I drink skinny lattes. skim milk, sugar free vanilla, and espresso.

LuciaLongIsland

I read somewhere that coffee is actually good for weight loss. I used to use half/half. Now I use unsweetened almond milk or fat free milk. You get used to it. You just need to envision your goals and it tastes better.

tigersword

Coffee is good for health in general.

hotpickles

I used to drink my coffee with sugar, then found some really good brews and decided the flavour was way better without the sugar! At any rate, I refuse to give up my 10% cream.

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scarlettd12

I still drink coffee AND use creamer! I use the flavored kind so I find I don't need sugar. I get the CoffeeMate Sugar Free flavors, usually Hazelnut or Vanilla Caramel. They only have 15 calories per tablespoon. The thing is, I don't drink a ton of coffee. I drink 2 cups a day and use 2 tablespoons of creamer each. So the creamer only adds up to 60 calories. I think it is worth it because I LOVE my coffee.

teardrop4one

I have also been trying to cut the calories in my morning coffee, i've tried doing sweet and low instead of sugar but that just didn't seem to have the right flavor. Right now I have started using only a fat free flavored creamer. The flavored creamer allows me to not use sugar and its lower fat than using milk and gives me the right consistancy.

kalexander2005

I am on Jorge Cruise BFC. He recommends using Half and Half and Stevia. I don't like stevia much, so I use Sweet n Low (off brands). The count on MFP is 0 carbs. I think snl has a little less than one gram carb each. Also, I use sugar free flavored syrups from time to time (but i best like coffee to taste like coffee). They have zero carbs and I find some at Walmart and some at Dollar Tree (yeah, only a buck!). I drink at least 2 cups a day and I'm averaging 1.5 pounds a week lost, so it doesn't seem to be causing any trouble.

Best of luck!

luvgreen25

Here's the progression of my coffee drinking over the years:

based on 12 ounce cups...

10 years ago: 3 packets of sugar and a huge pour of flavored creamer (this almost makes me gag thinking about it now)
5 years ago: Just a huge pour of flavored creamer
1 year ago: 2 packets of sugar and a huge pour of half & half
Now: 1/2 tsp of sugar and 1 Tbsp. of half & half...but the trick here is that I new brew our coffee with cinnamon in it (put it in the filter before the grounds). Not only are there health benefits of the cinnamon, but it drastically cut down on the sugar and creamer I was putting in!

I'm going to have to try this cinnamon thing...that sounds yummy!

castadiva

Milk, rather than creamer - full-fat is better for your brain, but semi-skimmed will do if you can't handle the taste of full-fat. I can almost guarantee it'll have fewer calories and be more nutritious. Creamer isn't widely used here, so it's difficult to be sure. I'd also switch from artificial sweetener to brown (demerara) sugar and gradually reduce it until you can have the coffee without it. Chemical substitutes for the real deal are always problematic. You may also find that drinking proper espresso rather than weak, watered-down 'American' or instant coffee (I'm assuming this is the basis of your coffee - apologies if not!), means you are happy to drink it black - the flavour is much fuller and less bitter - worth a try, as an espresso is around 6-9 calories...

FitForLife81

Yup I agree my coffee is something I WILL NEVER give up!! I use to drink dunkin donuts pumpkin spice extra extra..........goodness it makes me sick to think of it, it had to be almost 300 calories in sugar and cream.

I now drink flavored coffee at home with only 1tsp of a flavored creamer. If I have dunkin it is black with one cream.

dlcam61

Sugar free coffee mate is 15 calories per TB. I also add 1 TB of sugar free Torani coffee syrup. Sweet & low cal without giving up coffee :drinker:

RoxRae

I do the Low Fat International Delight French Vanilla Creamer. My morning coffee is sacred to me, and like hell I'm giving it up.

Amy

AMEN SISTER!! I am in the same boat, I LOVE my morning coffee and just make allowances for the calories in other areas.

coolchick03270

Thank you so much to all that replied and offered advice!! Coffee (besides sweets- but that is a different topic!!!) is my crutch. Long ago, I would use soooo much sugar to sweeten my coffee. I changed that and started using Splenda. The thing is, I use about 4-5 packs per cup. My FIL has been telling me forever how bad Splenda is, how any form of chemical sweetener can cause different cancers, etc. So that is why I want to change. BUT- all of you have made me realize I don't need to punish myself, I just need to tweak my routine. I will be going to the store and checking out the vanilla soy milk, fat free flavored creamers, etc. and use that to replace the Splenda. Thanks to all