Diet Pit Fall.... Coffee!

Coffee is definitely one of the things I am missing! I've had to swap to water to free up the calories for food! Can't drink coffee unless its full of frothy milk and 2 sugars so I guess I'll have to ditch them for a while

I have at least 2 coffees with cream and sugar daily. Sometimes 3. It's the thing I don't want to give up... that, and wine haha. Maybe one day, but I just work it in. Some people won't give up chocolate, or beer, or bacon. But try and get it to a moderate amount. 1-3 cups a day maybe?

I need my coffee as well! I know its not the best option, but i use equal as a sweetner, its the best tasting ive found, and i switched from creamer to milk. Less calories and a bit more nutritional value. One cup ends up being about 30-40 cals. Not bad for my needed coffee fix

Coffee is what helped me get overweight (Starbucks)! But in my last pregnancy, I got control of my habit. (I still drink it, but can switch between black or creamy at will.)

I would advise you to cut out the sugar cold turkey and keep the cream, as much as you need, to get use to it without sugar. Eventually you will prefer it that way and gag at the thought of sugar in your coffee. Then start making the coffee weaker and weaker and less cream until none. Strong coffee has "bite" and dairy takes out the "bite", so you have to make it weaker at first and you might drink more cups to get the same caffeine, but you'll be training your tastebuds to take it weaker and with less milk. Until you find a balance of strength of caffeine that you can handle without milk. Also look into milder roasts. Here in Greece, we use instant coffee (Nescafe), and it is dark and strong unlike Nescafe in the US for example, but they have "Nescafe Gold" that is light and mild and I can easily drink it black.

One more thing about coffee/caffeine...it can be a much bigger issue in your diet than just the calories in the milk and sugar. Caffeine artificially suppresses your appetite...but when it runs out....instant donut zombie: BAM! STARVING! MUST EAT A DOZEN DONUTS! So if you sometimes find yourself starving and binging, take a look at your caffeine intake, because it might be at fault.

Anyway, good luck!!!

I do just a teaspoon of sugar. You don't need all that other stuff, or you don't really like coffee.

I really love coffee in the mornings and was having so much sugar in my coffee before I started eating healthier.
because I was having so many a day it was taking up a lot of my calories so I've switched to using truvia instead of sugar and have three teaspoons of coffee mate light (because I hate milk!) and my coffee is about 30-40 cals now.

I REFUSE to give up some things. One of them is coffee. That first sip every morning....ahhhhh However, like a previous poster said I slowly switch from full cal/fat creamer + sugar to ff/low cal creamer + little sugar. I've never done the flavored stuff but I was using 3 heaping tablespoons of the full calorie powdered coffee mate + 2 heaping tablespoons of sugar. I started by mixing the coffee mate with a store brand of the fat free/low cal coffee creamer. I couldn't really tell the difference. I eventually used less and less of the full calorie creamer to the point that I was only using the store brand low fat/low cal/low sugar creamer. While doing this I also started lessening my sugar usage. I'm now down to 1 tablespoon of the better creamer and 1/2 tablespoonof sugar. I love my coffee just as much as I always did, it just took a while to make it healthier.

Ps, it took a while to get to this point. I only drink coffee in the morning. It's been a while since I switched over but I want to say it took me about 2 months to get to the point it's at now. If you're going to mess with something like that first ahhhhhh......sip of coffee it better be in Baby steps!

Have you tried the coconut milk creamer?? I am a big coffee drinker and this works for me

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Tbsp (15mL)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 20
Calories from Fat 0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 0%
Potassium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugar 4g
Protein 0g
• Vitamin A 0%• Vitamin C0%• Calcium0%• Iron0%

Artificial no calorie sweeteners allow me to drink my five cups of coffee a day.

I bloody love aspartame.

I don't often drink coffee anymore, but when I have a craving for it, I brew my own. I use organic coffee grounds, a tsp of coconut palm sugar and either coconut coffee cream OR 2 tbs of organic half n half.

I would drink coffee all day if it wasn't horrible for my bones. I love my coffee black, and it has to be good quality coffee if you're making the switch from the candy coffee to real coffee. I personally love Guatemalan coffee, but if there is a different region or roast that you love, buy that and start brewing it. Spend some time in the grocery store sniffing the bags and see which ones smell delicious to you.

I used to drink a large double-double, but cut it to a large regular. Still 110 calories, but if I make it with half and half instead of cream, a large is just 70 calories, even with real sugar. I just make sure I can fit 140 calories of this into my day so I can enjoy two coffees every morning!

Love the french press idea, too. It really does make a great cup of coffee.

I'm not human without coffee. I drink 5/6+ cups a day. I use equal & fat free creamer-22 calories a cup. Drink on!