I have to stop with those Starbucks iced drinks!

lipglossjunky73
lipglossjunky73 Posts: 497 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I just logged an iced green tea soy latte. Holy sugar, batman!

I don't indulge often, but I have been enjoying them a little too much this summer.

My dad just booked a St. Maarten trip for March with the family. Operation "Flat Belly" starts NOW!

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  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    I was having 2-3 iced coffees a day at one time with extra cream and sugar... needless to say I didn't lose any weight that year... LOL
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    I allow myself one or two Frappuccinos (with skim, but whipped cream) each summer. The rest of the time I drink lattes with skim and no sugar.
  • Nikiki
    Nikiki Posts: 993
    I used to work there!! Gained 10lbs in under a year :/
    In the summer I drink unsweetened green tea lemonades and in the winter I do tea, tea latte's and mistos and only have 1-2 pumps of syrup
  • transvenouspacer
    transvenouspacer Posts: 182 Member
    I can't give up my Starbucks. I just looked at nutritional info on their website and figured out how to have my favorite drinks for less calories. I usually only get it 3-4 times a week now though and make room for it in my daily calorie limit.

    One of my favorite drinks is the White Chocolate Mocha. I get the smallest size with nonfat milk, no whipped cream and only 2 pumps of syrup instead of 4. This substantially reduced the calories, fat and sugar. It still tastes delicious and lasts me for hours cuz I just keep adding black coffee to it!
  • LadyIntrepid
    LadyIntrepid Posts: 399 Member
    A Starbucks Coffee Light Frappacino isn't too bad -- pretty darn tasty (and filling!) at 110 calories.
  • coldpiece
    coldpiece Posts: 9
    My guilty pleasure is a Caramel Machiatto =/
  • GeekGirlRunning
    GeekGirlRunning Posts: 20
    My guilty pleasure is a Caramel Machiatto =/

    If you order it skinny it's not that bad! I think it means skim and sugar free syrup
  • TabbathaAnne
    TabbathaAnne Posts: 162 Member
    I just started making my own coffees because of the sugar content of DD and Bucks...

    I bought instant crystals, because, well lets face it, Im lazy LOL. And International Delight in French Vanilla. I LOVE my coffee extra, extra aka extra light and extra sweet. And I found that three tablespoons of the ID does the trick! My iced coffee is only 109 cals! :) And it tastes pretty darn good too!!!

    :)
  • MissNations
    MissNations Posts: 513 Member
    I just started making my own coffees because of the sugar content of DD and Bucks...

    I bought instant crystals, because, well lets face it, Im lazy LOL. And International Delight in French Vanilla. I LOVE my coffee extra, extra aka extra light and extra sweet. And I found that three tablespoons of the ID does the trick! My iced coffee is only 109 cals! :) And it tastes pretty darn good too!!!

    :)

    Nice trick! :drinker:
  • ladybird_
    ladybird_ Posts: 55 Member
    I have the Starbucks app on my iPhone, it lets me "create" a drink before I order so I know what I am in for, and I can just show the Barista (?) the screen and they write it down on the cup so I don't have to know the lingo
  • TabbathaAnne
    TabbathaAnne Posts: 162 Member
    I just started making my own coffees because of the sugar content of DD and Bucks...

    I bought instant crystals, because, well lets face it, Im lazy LOL. And International Delight in French Vanilla. I LOVE my coffee extra, extra aka extra light and extra sweet. And I found that three tablespoons of the ID does the trick! My iced coffee is only 109 cals! :) And it tastes pretty darn good too!!!

    :)

    Nice trick! :drinker:

    Thanks! :)
  • TabbathaAnne
    TabbathaAnne Posts: 162 Member
    I have the Starbucks app on my iPhone, it lets me "create" a drink before I order so I know what I am in for, and I can just show the Barista (?) the screen and they write it down on the cup so I don't have to know the lingo

    Downloading now........ Lol. This sounds really cool!!!
  • Piqueaboo
    Piqueaboo Posts: 1,193 Member
    A Starbucks Coffee Light Frappacino isn't too bad -- pretty darn tasty (and filling!) at 110 calories.

    I drink the tall one, only 83 calories in the UK!
  • coldpiece
    coldpiece Posts: 9
    I'll try skinny! Whats the solution for a pumpkin spice latte now that it's fall?
  • laylaness
    laylaness Posts: 262 Member
    I'll try skinny! Whats the solution for a pumpkin spice latte now that it's fall?

    They don't have sugar free pumpkin flavoring, but it's not as bad if you go non-fat milk instead of whole. I think it's 150 calories that way. Still delicious. I treated myself to one last week.

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