Coffee????

roysandra

still trying but your postdid make sense It helped me just thinking it posted on my fridg thanks

MadameLAL

I transitioned to black coffee several years ago. I took me about a week to prefer it. I now actively dislike sweetened, lightened coffee. It tastes like a children's drink to me, in the same way grape juice does if you've become accustomed to drinking a nice merlot.

nerdygirl2

I have always drank my coffee black. I love the taste but you have to brew it right. I like flavored beans but also love a good coumbian brew. Too many coffee shops brew it strong and bitter for example Starbucks and then it tastes awful black. I would say experiment with strength and type of bean used. You should be able to find one you love! I am currently drinking a cup of Seatle's Best Cinnamon Sugar Cookie and enjoying the calorie free cup of joe.

MissLuana

I switched from cream to almond milk (sometimes vanilla almond milk). Not exactly the same, but much easier transition than straight to black.

This sounds like a good idea. Think I might try using the almond milk.

tenas

I drink mine black with Splenda.

pawoodhull

I always drank it black untill my gastric sleeve surgery, now my tummy doesn't like it black anymore. I have found at Sam's Club a sugar free coffee syrup that's really good and zero calories. Most artifical sweetners also bother my tummy, always have, but this one isn't bothering me. I add a tsp. of fat free creamer, so I get my coffee, my tummy is happy and I'm using very minimal calories. Hope this helps.

mtuna65

Good for you! I did it about 2 years ago and happy I did. Stick to it and you'll acquire a taste for it. Good luck.

BrianBarrett79

I started liking it fairly quickly. Try making the coffee weaker at first so that you can really pick up on the taste. Also the quality of you coffee makes a huge impact on enjoying it black!

Bobbyjr72

Almond milk and a tablespoon of liquid L Carnitine (a little added sweetness and it burns fat too).

MelissaL582

I gotta have my coffee everyday. My day doesn't start til I've had at least a cup. I've never used sugar since there's so much of it in the creamer. For every 16 ounces I drink, I add either 3 tbsp or 4 tbsp, depending on the flavor.

BlackTimber

I've always had my coffee black. but what wrong with a little cream?

jay11284

Hopefully someone sees the comment, including the OP but has any heard of Aeropress coffee maker before? I picked up one recently and I've been able to drink my coffee black when I use it because it brews such a great cup.

It's similar to a French press but it uses air pressure to brew the coffee. You push down on it and it drips right into your coffee mug so the clean up is really easy too.

Here's a link to their website: http://aerobie.com/products/aeropress.htm

caseythirteen

I stopped using sugar in my coffee years ago but I don't think I could go all the way black. I just love my cream. I measure out 1.5 tbsp of half and half though so it doesn't add up to much. Well worth it to me! I tried almond milk once but didn't like that either.

rduhlir

I have actually kept the creamer and sugar. I never really used a lot anyway. Less than half a tsp of sugar in my coffee and then a tsp of creamer. I have given up sodas pretty much completely, less one on Saturdays as a reward, so I allow myself that little bit of bliss.

VanessaGS

I went from drinking coffee everyday to drinking it maybe once or twice a month when I stop by Starbucks. I switched to green tea. I do miss the coffee, but research says it stores fat. Since I cut it out I've been more energized and losing weight. They also say the caffeine will eventually make you crash.

YoungD33

I was in the same boat when it comes to cream and sugar in coffee! I tried flavored coffee and just add 1 single flavored creamer to it. Not so bad, took some getting used to but now I LOVE IT!! :drinker:

Jackieallen4190

I just add very little coffee mate and splenda has not affected my weightloss what so ever.

neverstray

This is a great case for my belief that taste is learned and therefore can be unlearned. If you we're raised in a different country, you would have a completely different taste. If you we're raised in the same area, but different parents, you might also have a completely different taste for foods. When people say they like this or that, or don't like certain foods, I know what they mean, but it's mostly a learned response. In other words, it isn't real.

Nina1007

I drink coffee everyday too. I use 2 tbsp of coffeemate's Italian sweet cream. It's 70 calories, and sweetens & thickens my coffee just enough. I typically hate to drink my calories (I'd rather eat them), but this is absolutely worth it to me.

swirl121

Hey that sounds like a good trick - I will give it a shot tomorrow :-)

MelissR75

I don't think I could ever give up my cream and sugar....

Amen!!

ampm5

Love the idea about the flavored coffee... Thanks!

MadameLAL

Another few suggestions for getting accustomed to black coffee.

1. Get a good medium roast coffee. I buy Equal Exchange Columbian, but there are many excellent varieties.

2. Lose the plastic automatic drip machine, if you use it. Either get a French press, or use this ceramic drip cone to make a single cup of coffee:

http://www.amazon.com/Bee-House-Ceramic-Coffee-Dripper/dp/B0047VX4WO

bekinator

Yep! But now that I save calories, I spend more coin on getting quality coffee, now that I can taste it and all...

When I don't have the option (somebody offers me Folgers or my Mexican mom-in-law gives me Nescafé), I can't help but doctor it to cover up the nasty... but those times are few & far between.

When making my own, I've learned nothing tastes better than a truly QUALITY unobstructed black cup of joe!

P.S. If you let it get cold, it turns bitter & flat-flavored, even the high quality stuff...

P.P.S. Also, flavored beans are regular coffee beans soaked in oils & syrups before they get to the brewing stage. *bleh* q-;

RideaYeti

Yep! But now that I save calories, I spend more coin on getting quality coffee, now that I can taste it and all...

When I don't have the option (somebody offers me Folgers or my Mexican mom-in-law gives me Nescafé), I can't help but doctor it to cover up the nasty... but those times are few & far between.

When making my own, I've learned nothing tastes better than a truly QUALITY unobstructed black cup of joe!

P.S. If you let it get cold, it turns bitter & flat-flavored, even the high quality stuff...

P.P.S. Also, flavored beans are regular coffee beans soaked in oils & syrups before they get to the brewing stage. *bleh* q-;

Amen!

vanguardfitness

I like my women like I like my coffee.

Black and filled with cream?

gin_gin

I use to have to have bout 6 spoons of sugar and heavy cream, now Im doing no cream and only one sugar
that ONE sugar just makes a difference I cant kick it lol

Brittany3914

I've only ever drank black coffee. Fancy $5 coffees at Starbucks gross me out, to be totally honest. But so does $1 Kwik Trip coffee that might be warming for hours before you pour a cup.

Here's what you do:
Buy a coffee bean grinder
Buy whole bean coffee
Grind said beans. Brew coffee
(For added pleasure: Buy a french press)

Try adding a sprinkle of cinnamon or a splash of skim milk. It can jazz up your coffee without all the guilt and sugar.

Brittany3914

I like my women like I like my coffee.

Strong and black?

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