help i don't want to stop drinking coffee!

gelbell
gelbell Posts: 24 Member
edited September 26 in Food and Nutrition
hello, i was wondering if anyone had any low cal. coffee drinks? I usually have a couple shots of espresso with loads of hershey's syrup so its not the best. So, if anyone has any suggestion that would be great!:smile:
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  • jrusso28
    jrusso28 Posts: 249 Member
    I drink my coffee black NO sugar.

    The sugar and creamer just ruin it.

    You will get used to it black, you will actually hate it with sugar in short order.
  • NoExcuseTina
    NoExcuseTina Posts: 506 Member
    I drink coffee with half & half...I find if I make the flavored coffees at home, it is very flavorful and yummy
  • LMG0511
    LMG0511 Posts: 24 Member
    I buy flavored coffee (french vanilla, chocolate, hazelnut), and add 1 tsp of fat free half and half (10 cals), and a little bit of stevia (natural sweetener). You could use Splenda or another kind, too! :)
  • millygrl
    millygrl Posts: 98 Member
    I drink my coffee black with sweetener and its delicious :) But if you want it a little more dessert-y, there are low fat flavoured stuff you can add, like hazelnut or irish cream. They are good, but I seem to remember they have trans-fats....

    http://www.internationaldelight.com/ This is the stuff I meant. It seems they have taken out the trans fats
  • mapinkerton
    mapinkerton Posts: 147
    Sounds like you like the chocolate syrup more than the espresso. How about a cup of warm chocolate milk (skim or 1%)? Or cut the amount of chocolate syrup in half.
  • Munchiemooka
    Munchiemooka Posts: 176 Member
    I too drink it black and could not have sugar any more.... But I used to have about 2 or 3 spoons of surgar in every mug, the trick is to do it slowely by 1/2 or 1/3 you will find that once you get used to it with less sugar each time you wont be able to put it back up as it will be too sweet. Now if I pick up my husbands 2 sugar coffee by mistake I find it hard to even drink that mouthfull.
  • janna674
    janna674 Posts: 410 Member
    Try a sweeter sugar free or fat free flavored creamer maybe with some equal or splenda...I like my coffee lite and sweet (tons of sugar)so i used to do 2 equals and french vanilla creamer...the french vanilla is so sweet...now i am used to drinking coffee with no sugar, so i do i splenda if available and fat free creamer or half and half. If u have a dunkin donuts around...my fave is a Blueberry flavor coffee, cream and 1 splenda AHHHH yummy
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    I order a small bold in a medium cup and top it off with skim, cocoa powder and 1/3 of a packet of truvia. (they never have that in the coffee shop, but I keep a stash at my desk)

    I'm trying to wean myself of needing any sweetener.

    Not perfect, but better.
  • DangerRanger
    DangerRanger Posts: 327 Member
    I drink my coffee black NO sugar.

    The sugar and creamer just ruin it.

    You will get used to it black, you will actually hate it with sugar in short order.

    this is how my wife likes her coffee.

    (FYI: I'm her coffee)
  • katacha999
    katacha999 Posts: 41 Member
    There are some great zero cal flavour shots - I like creme brule! - and I have never used sugar in my coffee, but I cannot wrap my head around black coffee. So I sacrifice the calories for the 5% light cream. As long as my coffee appears to have cream - I'm good.
  • desihall98
    desihall98 Posts: 2
    Find a tea that you like and either use sugar sparingly or use 0 calorie sweeteners, or you can drink the coffee black using sugar sparingly or use 0 calorie sweetener:) PS:i just joined yesterday
  • kacarter1017
    kacarter1017 Posts: 651 Member
    Black- straight up. Nothing to pollute it.
  • katacha999
    katacha999 Posts: 41 Member
    I drink my coffee black NO sugar.

    The sugar and creamer just ruin it.

    You will get used to it black, you will actually hate it with sugar in short order.

    this is how my wife likes her coffee.

    (FYI: I'm her coffee)


    Ahahahaha ...
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    I drink my coffee black NO sugar.

    The sugar and creamer just ruin it.

    You will get used to it black, you will actually hate it with sugar in short order.

    this is how my wife likes her coffee.

    (FYI: I'm her coffee)


    Aw! I don't you think you should give your wife a little sugar?
  • jrusso28
    jrusso28 Posts: 249 Member
    I drink my coffee black NO sugar.

    The sugar and creamer just ruin it.

    You will get used to it black, you will actually hate it with sugar in short order.

    this is how my wife likes her coffee.

    (FYI: I'm her coffee)

    HAHA... NICE!
  • angelaplaxton
    angelaplaxton Posts: 61
    Hey! Coffee is a toughy! I drank it so much!! I drank it black though :( then i stoped coffee, and started again, with a double double. The cream would just upset my stomach so much!! and i had to go #2 practically immediatly. and the sugar, it was sweet and yummy :)
    So i stopped all to gether! Now I drink green tea, most people roll their eyes and mutter "but its not coffee, i need coffee", so weather its the sweetness with the java buz you are desireing, or the habbit of "a cup of Joe", then eliminate the hershey's stuff, dont buy it anymore :) try even a chocolate milk in the gorcery isle and add 2 teaspoons of that. persevear for a week and you can do it!!!! Then its like a little Mocha :)
    You can do it!!!!! Never give up!
  • Domestica
    Domestica Posts: 91
    Just posted a blog about this! http://natashakay.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/smart-swaps-coffee-shop/

    As a sidenote, I used to drink coffee with more cream/sugar than actual coffee. When I started counting calories, I knew I had to change things up if I wanted to still drink it. So I started reducing the sugar one packet at a time. As my taste buds adjusted, I would keep reducing. Then, I started reducing the creams, one creamer at a time! One day last month, I noticed that my two-cream coffee (which was almost gross to me when I first went down to 2!) was starting to taste weird...almost filmy on my tongue. I tried black coffee (by accident) one morning and realized that it was what my body was actually wanting now! I had successfully trained my taste buds to enjoy black coffee! I never thought I would EVER see the day!!
  • Domestica
    Domestica Posts: 91
    PS. Hershey's is made with High Fructose Corn Syrup!!! That stuff is your weight loss ENEMY. It contains so much fructose that it disrupts your entire system.
  • spatticus
    spatticus Posts: 230 Member
    They make both a light and sugar free hersheys syrup. Espresso has no calories in it!
  • gelbell
    gelbell Posts: 24 Member
    Thanks everyone for the suggestions! i think i'm finally ready ditch the Hersheys syrup wish me luck!!!!
  • believetoachieve
    believetoachieve Posts: 675 Member
    I take my coffee black, or with a tiny (splash!) of 1% milk, for 15 calories. Black coffee isn't the greatest for your teeth according to my dentist, so I use the milk most of the time.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    Thanks everyone for the suggestions! i think i'm finally ready ditch the Hersheys syrup wish me luck!!!!

    try a little cocoa powder...
    chocolate=good,
    sugar=bad
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    plain regular coffee has like 10 cals.
  • Pretty_n_Pink
    Pretty_n_Pink Posts: 28
    Black is best. It actually taste good (the way it's supposed to). I used to drink coffee with lots and lots of creamer, but can't even stomach the taste now days. I know there are a lot of suggestions about sweetners, artificial flavors, but be careful using those. They have a lot of chemicals that your body does not need, and they could hinder your weight loss.
  • daniellescsu
    daniellescsu Posts: 101 Member
    To sweeten naturally you could use a little honey or maple syrup. They still have a few calories, but less than chocolate, and no chemicals like the artificial sweeteners. A little of either of these goes a long way, so for a couple shots espresso you would only need like 1/2 tsp to sweeten it up!
  • daniellescsu
    daniellescsu Posts: 101 Member
    To sweeten naturally you could use a little honey or maple syrup. They still have a few calories, but less than chocolate, and no chemicals like the artificial sweeteners. A little of either of these goes a long way, so for a couple shots espresso you would only need like 1/2 tsp to sweeten it up!

    Also, iced coffee is very low cal and drinking it cold cuts thru the bitter taste of coffee sometimes. I take a cup of iced coffee (toddy at most coffee shops), 1 tbsp maple syrup, and a dash of soy milk. Super delicious and refreshing for very little calories.
  • ashmom86
    ashmom86 Posts: 117
    I drink my coffee with Sugar-Free French Vanilla creamer made by CoffeMate..only 15 calories per 2TBS...its worth it to me.
  • LaJauna
    LaJauna Posts: 336 Member
    I love me some coffee in the morning! I drink about 16 oz with 2 oz of heavy whipping cream with 8 drops of EzSweetz and a tablespoon of coconut oil! I like my coffee sweet and creamy! (By the way I am an Atkins gal.)
  • Matchamatcha
    Matchamatcha Posts: 158 Member
    Personally I loooove me a simple long black (so strong and delicious!) or a macchiato, neither with sugar. I will occasionally have a vanilla ice coffee too if I can get away with the calories.

    If you're used to having sugar/creamer, it can be hard to get used to but you can slowly reduce and reduce til you only need a little sugar, and then eventually none. Trust me, your tastebuds will adjust, and then it will taste amazing to you. Bitter and full of depth and amazing. Damn I want a coffee now :p. Can you tell I'm addicted? Lol.

    Alternatively just a skinny latte or similar?
  • TS65
    TS65 Posts: 1,024 Member
    I refuse to give up coffee. I have mine with 3TBSP of sugar free creamer in the morning.
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