I don't really see a problem with full fat or fermented dairy, honestly. As long as you tolerate it well, enjoy it, and don't go super overboard, I say have at it. There's some good posts on MarksDailyApple.com regarding dairy...maybe read some of them and see where your desire for it lies afteword.

There's also BulletProof coffe, if you've tried that. I like it, though sometimes I prefer to just go with cream cuz I'm too lazy to bust out the blender. ^_^

Based on my own experience, if one has not eliminated dairy and then reintroduced it, then one does not know if they truly have "no problem" with dairy. I used to justify my dairy consumption all the time with the "it's no problem for me". It took me a YEAR to finally give up dairy for a month and I gave it up in my coffee permanently since then (except on holiday usually). As it turned out, the dairy IS a problem and causes digestive upset and affects my metabolism. I'm ok with a bit of cheese and my butter, but it's a lie to say "dairy is no problem". For me. I think the problem I had with dairy was my refusal to recognize my addiction to it. If going without something for a short time (30 days?) creates mental discomfort that is a warning sign. For me. For instance, my fave veggie is asparagus but I have no mental reluctance with going without for month (not that I need to). That's a healthy relationship with food. My relationship with dairy is not.

I don't like coconut milk in my coffee either, but with a few tries I LOVE butter (yup still dairy) and coconut oil. Butter is a big step up from the cream since the cream was commercial, pasteurized and had crappy ingredients suck as carrageenan. When I was in the US I saw other crazy ingredients in commercial cream. Not healthy imo, especially for something that is eaten daily.

Strangely I have even learned to enjoy a black coffee from time to time.

However, I totally agree that you should DO WHAT YOU WANT. I wouldn't necessarily call it a Whole30 and like Nutmeg's recommendation.

Personally, I would still recommend to give up the dairy. Just to experiment. It's only a month.

Based on my own experience, if one has not eliminated dairy and then reintroduced it, then one does not know if they truly have "no problem" with dairy. I used to justify my dairy consumption all the time with the "it's no problem for me". It took me a YEAR to finally give up dairy for a month and I gave it up in my coffee permanently since then (except on holiday usually). As it turned out, the dairy IS a problem and causes digestive upset and affects my metabolism. I'm ok with a bit of cheese and my butter, but it's a lie to say "dairy is no problem". For me. I think the problem I had with dairy was my refusal to recognize my addiction to it. If going without something for a short time (30 days?) creates mental discomfort that is a warning sign. For me. For instance, my fave veggie is asparagus but I have no mental reluctance with going without for month (not that I need to). That's a healthy relationship with food. My relationship with dairy is not.

I don't like coconut milk in my coffee either, but with a few tries I LOVE butter (yup still dairy) and coconut oil. Butter is a big step up from the cream since the cream was commercial, pasteurized and had crappy ingredients suck as carrageenan. When I was in the US I saw other crazy ingredients in commercial cream. Not healthy imo, especially for something that is eaten daily.

Strangely I have even learned to enjoy a black coffee from time to time.

However, I totally agree that you should DO WHAT YOU WANT. I wouldn't necessarily call it a Whole30 and like Nutmeg's recommendation.

Personally, I would still recommend to give up the dairy. Just to experiment. It's only a month.

You just hit one of my hot buttons. Even organic cream often has stuff added. Read labels! I have found three brands of cream in only two local stores that just say "cream" on the label and nothing else.

Oddly enough, I've found that coconut oil blended into coffee (use a blender --stirring just results in an oil slick) tastes remarkably like a latte to me.

Oh, and I found out by going off dairy for a month that I can tolerate butter, full cream, and occasional cheese, but the half and half I used to drink in my daily coffee was not doing me any favors.

No, I think half and half is okay if it's pasteurized, not ultra-pasteurized. (I think the ultra might have carageenan, though I'm not sure).

I can't do half and half because of the milk protein. The milk fat protects me from reacting to milk protein, but half and half does not have enough fat to do that. Full cream and butter are high-fat enough that the little bit of protein doesn't seem to affect my body. High fat cheese (not part-skim) and sour cream work, too, but I'm careful with those not to have them more than once or twice a week.

When I used to have coffee with half and half every day or every other day, I didn't realize the effect it was having. It took 30 days off all dairy (and then a week of the runs after having coffee with half and half) to show me the difference. I hadn't reacted to whole cream in coffee, or butter, or sour cream, or cheese, but when I ran out of whole cream and substituted half and half, whoa, Nelly!

My Husband and I have been drinking black coffee for years now. We bought a really good expresso machine and we just drink that everyday... I use to drink coffee with milk and brown sugar ( funny ) what a waste of a perfectly good stomach ache pain free morning right ? I stopped because of the calories, what i did not notice at the time was that the dairy and sugar was killing my stomach..

so it was double good for me.....

I tolerate a few tablespoons of Organic Heavy Cream with Berries a few times a week.. milk is out 100%...

you get use the coffee black. i use it really just to wake up now.