coffee lovers unite! need tips because I will not give up my coffee :)
jenniferann320
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I drink coffee daily, if you don't that's OK too but please don't badger me about it 
here's the issue though. I've become aware that my daily coffee can kill my calories and sugar for the entire day. So I've been trying other options to lighten it up but haven't found anything I LOVE! I'VE waisted several drinks in an attempt to cut down. I have tried almond milk, skim milk, flavored coffee, splnda and so on. Nothing is ❎ enough to satisfy my craving and I end up wishing I had just got the one I actually wanted. So let's hear what your tricks are. Some stuff you might need to know is I drink both iced and hot, and normally it's from dunkin donuts,wawa, of Royal farms. Thanks in advance!
here's the issue though. I've become aware that my daily coffee can kill my calories and sugar for the entire day. So I've been trying other options to lighten it up but haven't found anything I LOVE! I'VE waisted several drinks in an attempt to cut down. I have tried almond milk, skim milk, flavored coffee, splnda and so on. Nothing is ❎ enough to satisfy my craving and I end up wishing I had just got the one I actually wanted. So let's hear what your tricks are. Some stuff you might need to know is I drink both iced and hot, and normally it's from dunkin donuts,wawa, of Royal farms. Thanks in advance! 0
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Half and half no sugar
3cups of coffee 2Tbs half and half
46 cals and perfect!0 -
I do 1 tbsp heavy cream no sugar..hit it with a frother (I got mine from ikea for $2.5). 50 ish calories1
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I'm also a daily coffee drinker. I always drink mine black which is probably not going to help you. I did read another post where a group of coffee drinkers generally agreed that the decrease in quality caused by using low cal substitutes for cream or sugar was not worth it. Can you use a little less cream or sugar to cut the calories? The actual coffee flavor would be more forward, so it would be important to find one you like.
Finding a way to fit in what you like will be more sustainable than settling for something you don't like.0 -
1/4 cup 2% milk, 4 Sweet n Lows. I also put a little vanilla and cinnamon in with the grounds before I pour the water over.
Artificial sweetener was an acquired taste for me, but now I actually prefer it.0 -
greaseswabber wrote: »I'm also a daily coffee drinker. I always drink mine black which is probably not going to help you. I did read another post where a group of coffee drinkers generally agreed that the decrease in quality caused by using low cal substitutes for cream or sugar was not worth it. Can you use a little less cream or sugar to cut the calories? The actual coffee flavor would be more forward, so it would be important to find one you like.
Finding a way to fit in what you like will be more sustainable than settling for something you don't like.
Yes I think your right. I might try a few of the mentioned recipes in hopes of cutting a little bit I think that I'll just have to allot calories for having it the way I enjoy. Thanks 0 -
Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I'll try them then make a decision from there0
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I usually drink about 4 coffees a day. I just put a bit of whole milk in it. It has to be decent coffee though.
If I'm out I'll sometimes get a skinny cappuccino with a shot of vanilla as a treat. In summer I like skinny frappuccinos.1 -
I love coffee! It is a daily essential in my household in order for me to feel like I'm functioning on all cylinders. You are right, it can indeed quickly kill our daily sugar and caloric recommendations. For me, it was about learning how to slowly change my tastes, which took a long time. Making simple transitions like skipping whipped cream or choosing mocha flavoring over vanilla (or whatever was still good but had less calories). What helped me the most was kicking my drive thru style coffee habits and making my own at home whenever possible. There are lots of recipes online to duplicate many franchise drinks, which helps me make additional tweaks and eventually taught me to appreciate less sugared versions. It took a couple of years to wean off of, but now I still get my coffee fix and have learned to love a lot of different ways to make my morning java at home, and I now view trips to Starbucks and DD as a treat instead of a daily necessity.0
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Sounds like this will be the road I take. Thanks for sharing0
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Coffee..nectar of the gods! Yup...not something I'm giving up..I use a sugar free flavored creamer..and have cut back a bit on the amount of cups! But..I still drink it!1
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Coffee is a food group in my book! Medium ice coffee with cream and 2 splenda per day.... I can't function without it.0
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I love coffee and drink it every day. I like to make protein lattes. My favorite is 1/2 cup almond milk, one packet chocolate protein powder, and then fill the mug the rest of the way up with coffee.0
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I use two teaspoons of creamer (30) and one teaspoon of sugar (15) which equals to 45 calories per cup.0
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Drink better coffee, the flavor quality will make up for lack of sugar.1
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At Dunkin Donuts I get a medium Iced Latte Light with Caramel Swirl syrup (not the sugar free syrup) and then add 4 splendas. still not as good as the old stuff but definitely a doable alternative. Chick-fil-a is my favorite though. Medium original Iced coffee with 3 splendas. Took me awhile to get used to the splenda but I eventually did. I also use it for a treat, not an everyday thing. That took more getting used too!0
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I use flavored syrup for sweetening instead of sugar. I get the Torani brand (they have it a t most grocery stores), and it has no calories or sugar. I use that and a splash of creamer, and it's like 45 calories with no sugar.0
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One cup, every day. 8 oz coffee, 3 tbsp heavy cream, 3 tbsp coffee mate creme brulee, 1 tbsp butter. That and 2 scrambled eggs is my breakfast.0
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I am the same, love my cafe-made cappuccinos and lattes on full cream milk :-) I manage my cravings by having a smaller serve (6 oz = about 130 cals) and limiting it to one a day as a mid-morning snack. Fortunately I've never liked coffee sweet so i haven't had to manage the sugar vs sweetener issue.0
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Da Vinci Zero Calories Syrups are my best friend. I'm a coffee snob and starbucks (pike place only) was all I wanted. Today I've switched to a non-brand french roast. I put in 1 tbsp. coffemate (30 cal) and 1 tbsp. zero caloies flavored syrup. Loved it. I weaned myself off of sugar and was using Lucerene Caramel Macchiato Creamer as a creamer & sweetener but at 40 cal per tbsp. I'll save it for one of my cups a day. I LOVE COFFEE!0
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greaseswabber wrote: »
The coffee...unsalted of course!0 -
I was drinking a little bit of coffee with my creamer and it was soooo good! Seriously I would make a cup of coffee and just pour that creamer in until it was a creamy whitish color. I was probably pouring in at least 300-400 calories of creamer into each cup 3x per day. I was addicted big time. I slowly started cutting back on creamer until I got to where I am now which is 1 tbsp of baileys caramel creamer and a splash of stevia per cup 2x per day. 75 cals daily on coffee is my max. If I tried to drink it like I used to now I would probably gag lol0
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greaseswabber wrote: »
The coffee...unsalted of course!
I had no idea butter in coffee was a thing. You, and Google, have helped me learn something new. Thanks!
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I like my coffee black and dark like my soul...
Every day I'm glad that I don't have to count more than 3 calories and I get to keep this vice. 0 -
Too crazy....I struggled with the EXACT same thing. My coffee's were filled with cream and sugar...always from Dunkin Donuts. lol I drank about 3 extra large coffees from DD every day. I was pretty much drinking all my calories for an entire day in those three coffees alone. First thing I did was stop going to DD completely. I buy the DD kcups and use those. My alternative is I use the sugar free Hazelnut liquid creamer and that's all I put in it. I just had to give up the sugar cold turkey because no matter what I tried, (and believe me, like you, I tried everything to get it to taste close to what I was used to) nothing at all worked. That was about 2 months ago now and I now prefer my coffee this way. I went from a 400+ calorie coffee to a 90 calorie coffee. 0
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Morning coffee is two tablespoons of half and half, and two packs of sugar in the raw. Later in the day depends on what I have room for. Sometimes it's black with cinnamon, sometimes it's a splash or milk, sometimes just sugar. etc.0
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When I started, I was so anxious about my sugars. I was out by 10 a.m. every day! Everything I eat seems to be full of sugar, even if I try to be "healthy." Someone on MFP explained why it wasn't absolutely necessary for me to obsess over every single macro - and that, barring unusual lab results or conditions (I have none), I should proceed with doing the best I can to improve and diversify my diet choices, reducing sugar where I can. I changed my displayed macros so I would stop beating myself up every day. I run regularly and eat worlds better now than I was doing a year ago (and the other 42 years).
Sugar smooger. I love my coffee. I love it just the way I make it. It brings me joy in the morning. So, as long as I can make the calories from the sugar work, I don't worry about the fact that they're coming from sugar. It's only a fraction of my day.
ETA: this is the link to my thread about sugars when I started ... I found it useful and I've been able to continue along this journey *happily* which is the key to success for me ... http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10043793/out-of-sugars-by-10-a-m/p10 -
just2cute72 wrote: »Too crazy....I struggled with the EXACT same thing. My coffee's were filled with cream and sugar...always from Dunkin Donuts. lol I drank about 3 extra large coffees from DD every day. I was pretty much drinking all my calories for an entire day in those three coffees alone. First thing I did was stop going to DD completely. I buy the DD kcups and use those. My alternative is I use the sugar free Hazelnut liquid creamer and that's all I put in it. I just had to give up the sugar cold turkey because no matter what I tried, (and believe me, like you, I tried everything to get it to taste close to what I was used to) nothing at all worked. That was about 2 months ago now and I now prefer my coffee this way. I went from a 400+ calorie coffee to a 90 calorie coffee.
Interesting approach. I'm not quite to that point but I can definitely relate. Glad to know I'm not alone lol0 -
a sort of unrelated comment: Wawa coffee is the BEST (after mine). Nommm ... Good morning! 0
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I use a 2-cup coffee mug. I use 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and one and 1/3 packet of sweet and low and about 1/3 cup of fat free milk in my mug. It seems like that little bit of sugar helps it not taste so artificial sweetener sweet and more like real sugar. I'm like you...I've given up or cut back so much. But my coffee? NO WAY!!!!0
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