Coffee Lovers....

Queen_JessieA
Queen_JessieA Posts: 1,059 Member
in Food and Nutrition
How do you make your coffee part of your plan?

I personally use 2 tbsp of the flavored creamers (yes, I know they aren't great for you...but baby steps!!). Then I add a bit of fat free milk. No sugar or substitute for me :) So one cup of coffee is about 80 cals for me and I work that in my plan daily (today I am working on my 2nd cup).

What about you?
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  • NKF92879
    NKF92879 Posts: 601 Member
    black with peppermint essential oil... sometimes some fat free half & half and/or Stevia/Splenda
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    half n half + 3 spoons sugar. Coffee is an appetite suppressant so although my cup is about ~140 calories I'm satiated for awhile. Also, I cut down from ~400 calorie average drinks from starbucks to ~140...
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    I just put a splash of milk in there and then I'm good to go. I had to work myself down from taking it with creamer and two sugars and that took a few years. I actually didn't like coffee unless it was sweet and iced, but now I love it hot.

    I'm totally craving on some kind of frou-frou concoction today though. I have a killer sweet tooth this morning.
  • PottsvilleCurse1925
    PottsvilleCurse1925 Posts: 354 Member
    Black.
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  • Rocko426
    Rocko426 Posts: 2
    I have the same problem! I cannot function at work without atleast one cup of coffee...my normal cup is also 80 calories. I totally agree, somedays you just need TWO! I am to a strick 1200 cal a day diet. That doesnt leave much room for COFFEE! help...

    Wondering if anyone has any great smoothie recipes for some extra energy in the A.M....?

    Thanks :-)
    Also, feel free to add me. Looking for some motivational people that log everyday.
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    No reason you can't use your flavored creamers if you can make it fit in your daily totals.

    3 cups of coffee this morning, 3 TB of creamer. 110 cals for coffee. Still lower than when I go to Starbucks and order ONE.
  • ubermensch13
    ubermensch13 Posts: 824 Member
    I've been drinking coffee black for years.......
  • AllenWins
    AllenWins Posts: 16
    Black, strong and plentiful
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    I take mine with a splash of 1% milk and 1 teaspoon of real sugar = 34 calories. I am working myself down on the sugar. I used to load it up with cream and sugar and in retrospect, it didn't even taste like coffee. It is more like melted coffee ice cream, which now grosses me out.
  • Yes2HealthyAriel
    Yes2HealthyAriel Posts: 453 Member
    I started off by decreasing my creamer use to only 1 teaspoon per mug of coffee and used a packet of stevia to sweeten it up.

    For the past week and a half or 2 I have been using no creamer at all. I just add cinnamon to my coffee grounds to give it a lil extra flavor and then use a packet of stevia for sweetness.
  • ademiter
    ademiter Posts: 176 Member
    I do not skimp on my coffee! :) I use creamers and sugar.
  • Sox90716
    Sox90716 Posts: 976 Member
    12 cups, black, daily.
  • aprilslusher
    aprilslusher Posts: 127 Member
    Usually black, but sometimes I add a splash of milk.
  • losingmybehind
    losingmybehind Posts: 47 Member
    If you do protein powder at all, adding it to your coffee is great! Mix it first with a little water, then add or else it might clump.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    Splash of skim milk in my first cup only.
  • FitbeTMF
    FitbeTMF Posts: 251
    From Seattle here.


    I will never give up coffee. I tried tea. Not for me. If coffee is the only thing bad in my world, then I'm doing alright.
  • Sililily115
    Sililily115 Posts: 45
    I just have it with 3ish tablespoons of whole milk, I used to add sugar or a sub but Im trying to cut back now
  • sarahbrown1015
    sarahbrown1015 Posts: 92 Member
    I have a SERIOUS coffee creamer addiction! Giving it up has been my New Years resolution more than once. These days I am putting cinnamon in the brewing basket then drinking it with just a little sweetener. It's not ideal, but it is so much better than what i was doing.
  • ademiter
    ademiter Posts: 176 Member
    From Seattle here.


    I will never give up coffee. I tried tea. Not for me. If coffee is the only thing bad in my world, then I'm doing alright.
    ^^^^^^^^ Same here!!
  • 3LittleMonkeyMom
    3LittleMonkeyMom Posts: 259
    I have 2 cups per day with 2 TBSP liquid sugar free creamer (sometimes I use the regular, depends on my mood) and splenda. Mmm.... I just make it fit. I have a trampoline in the bedroom, if I need a few extra even after my usual workout, I'll jump for it! LOL
  • Kelley528
    Kelley528 Posts: 319 Member
    My coffee is about 10 calories a cup.

    I grew up with a diabetic sister so I never used real sugar. As an adult I cant stand pure sugar.

    I use 2 packets equal ( and for all of you who start an aspartame rant....soda is a hell of a lot worse for you ( i dont drink it) ) and i use about 1-2 tablespoons skim milk.

    I just happen to prefer my coffee that way. It has nothing to do with calorie counting. I guess I lucked out in that regard.
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    I put a small bit of whole milk in it. We buy whole milk anyway for our kids, and if I put skim milk in coffee I end up putting loads in and then it gets colder, so I prefer whole milk. I only need a small bit. According to the data base that's about 25 calories.
  • FitbeTMF
    FitbeTMF Posts: 251
    BRING ON THE NATURAL BLISS VANILLA!!!!
  • Aliannia
    Aliannia Posts: 13
    Normally, I drink it with about 4T of flavored creamer. Just can't seem to wean myself down on the quantity. Calorie-wise, it's not bad, and I plan it. but the sugar is a whopper. Will be switching to sugar free creamer with my next purchase.

    But this morning, I stopped in at our Starbucks cart at work, and ordered a Venti Skinny Caramel Macchiatto. Lower calories than what I normally drink in the morning, and no sugar!
  • meggolego
    meggolego Posts: 69
    I cannot go without coffee. I use either a sugar-free creamer, or most recently, a sugar free syrup such as Torani. You only need a little, no extra cals, and it adds a new flavor.

    Want to eventually get down to drinking straight black coffee. More so for convenience.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Black coffee.

    If you need to add stuff to it, you need to stop buying bad coffee.
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,628 Member
    It's just added into my daily food log ....... I drink it all morning with skim milk & no sweetener ....... and in the afternoon at work I'll have a mug of black coffee with SF vanilla syrup ...... that's usually good enough to keep me out of the goodies in the staff kitchen :drinker:
  • Strobins05
    Strobins05 Posts: 716
    Drink between three to four cups every morning. Black and strong flowerforyou:
  • SparkleShine
    SparkleShine Posts: 2,001 Member
    How do you make your coffee part of your plan?

    I personally use 2 tbsp of the flavored creamers (yes, I know they aren't great for you...but baby steps!!). Then I add a bit of fat free milk. No sugar or substitute for me :) So one cup of coffee is about 80 cals for me and I work that in my plan daily (today I am working on my 2nd cup).

    What about you?

    I do the exact same thing!

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