COFFEE DRINKERS ADVICE NEEDED!

Coffee in this house is not an option either. It is manditory. I drink mine black and have for years. If your looking to cut the calories down a little bit, try only using 1/2 the creamer and slowly cut it back. I you make a huge change you will not be happy and end up going back to where you currently at. the only thing i have not seen on here is Sugar in the Raw. I know my mom uses it and she really likes it.
Good luck.

I waste 62 calories on coffee. If its a long day I'll double that but usual work it off through exercise. I have tried sugar substitutes and cannot stand the taste. I'd rather use 2 teaspoons (which I measure) of regular sugar and walk off the empty calories.

I love the taste of coffee so im just lucky that Ive always drank it Black with no sugar, sweetners, milk, nothing! Just coffee and water, I cant function without it, so cutting it out just isnt an option for me

Skim milk and Splenda! I like the taste of that combo, but sometimes I throw in a low amount of sugar free french vanilla flavored creamer. You don't need as much as you would with milk, and it adds flavor.

This is an email from Hungry Girl (her newsletters are awesome!)

"Hi HG,

There are so many delicious flavors of coffee creamers out there, but most of them are not available in sugar-free or fat-free varieties. (Boo!) Are any of the regular creamers somewhat guilt-free? The stats look a little high.

Creamer Craver

Hi Creamer Craver,
The short answer? Yes! I used to buy only sugar-free or fat-free creamers, but then I discovered that many of the regular ones have totally reasonable stats. Just stick with the powdered kind, which is my advice in general -- it's way too easy to over-pour the liquid ones. Plus, powdered creamers have a nice long shelf life, so you'll most likely save money and avoid waste. The serving size is usually 4 tsp., which is strange because it doesn't take more than a teaspoon or two to add amazing creamy flavor to coffee and other beverages. Coffee-mate makes my favorite powdered creamers, and lately I've been trying out tons of flavors that aren't sugar-free or fat-free. (There are a dozen flavors!) I'm especially loving Caramel Macchiato and Cinnamon Vanilla Crème. There's even a Belgian Style Chocolate Toffee flavor! These are a great way to satisfy a craving for something sweet without consuming too many calories. In fact, all of Coffee-mate's powdered creamers have just 15 calories or less and under a gram of fat per teaspoon. If you don't see many flavors on store shelves, you might want to order online. Hope this news just brightened up your day (and your coffee!). Enjoy..."

Have you tried Truvia? or SweetNLow?

i've learned to get flavored coffee and use powdered creamer, because it has less fat than the flavored creamers that are liquid. i used to put both creamer and sugar in mine, now i only do one or the other. I also will do iced coffee and mix double strength coffee with milk. Less fat, and cals typically than doing both creamer and sugar.

I use great value coffee creamer. its 30 cals a tbsp. You can always add a no cal sweetener if you can stand the taste. Also, try adding sugar by the teaspoon instead of tablespoon to see what is the minimum you can deal with. .

The calories and fat in half & half is so small for what you eat on a daily bases, use that and enjoy your coffee.

Coffee Mate Sugar Free Caramel Macchiato (sp?) Creamer, its 15 cals per 2 tablespoon and then I use truvia for my sweetener, its more expensive than splenda, but its much sweeter so I just use less. I've actually been able to cut creamer for the most part out of my coffee, just depends on the brand and how strong it is. You can try buying flavored coffee or buy sugar-free syrup to put in it instead of creamer as well!

The calories and fat in half & half is so small for what you eat on a daily bases, use that and enjoy your coffee.

My sentiments exactly. I have been drinking my favorite Peets' coffee w/half and half every morning, probably 2-3 cups a day, while I was losing weight and while I have been maintaining my weight loss for over 2 years.....if you like what you like, make room for it. There is no need to feel like you are depriving yourself of something you truly love, and something you will continue to love once the weight comes off and you are ready to maintain. There is no need for it.

There are lots of choices to make when you want to lose weight--what is "not worth it" and what is....this to me is worth it (and wine too....). Once you decide what stays in, you make those accommodations necessary in the diary budget and exercise plan.

Good luck!

I prefer SUGAR FREE creamers to non-fat because sugar is one thing I try to stay away from. I use 1-2 Tbsp per cup (30cal/Tbsp) and I use ONE Splenda... sometimes half. I drink 1-2 cups a coffee on a normal day... 4 if I'm having a bad day
Try sugar free... I think you'll like it better

First - I LOVE MY COFFEE and will fight someone like an animal in the street if they take it from me :mad: :laugh:

Same here!!!! But, I wasn't always that way. I first started drinking coffee in college as a way to help me stay up to study. I used to add a ton of cream and sugar, it barely resembled coffee. Now, no sugar and 1 TBSP Nescafe Italian Sweet Cream per cup (I usually drink 2 cups every day). Totatally worth the calories.

unsweetened vanilla almond milk (30 calories per cup) i use 1/4 cup with a medium black dunkin donuts iced coffee and stevia (natural 0 calorie sweetener) and some cinnamon! so so so good, i drink it every morning and its only 11 cals!

I'll add to this.. I drink 3 to 5 cups of coffee a day. (Cut way down from drinking it all day at work) At home, I use the Coffee Mate Sugar Free Vanilla creamer. At work, usually just black. At home we also like the Sugar Free Coffee Mates more than the Fat Free..

I use HEB brand creamer 10 calories per serving and I use Ideal for my sweetener when I use a sweetener but I no longer use sweetener in my coffee.