coffee

I put cinnamon and unsweetened vanilla almond milk in mine. The first cup I had that way was meh, the second was okay, and now if I have coffee with cream and sugar it tastes way too sweet!

I also buy flavored black and green tea, which I don't add milk or sweetener at all too, but it's not the same caffeine hit (or rich flavor) as coffee!

I usually drink it black but I get into spurts where I add cream to it. Even if you do "drink it all day" (my husband and I can polish off a whole pot by 9am), add just cream. I could never stand drinking sweeten coffee. IMO, it's just one of those beverages that should be enjoyed bitter. It took me a few years to cut down but almond milk (the 30 calorie one) helped me cut down on calories.

I'm trying to cut back as well! Both for money and my health. I'd start by going day by day. So if you have 3 cups. Maybe have 2 or 2.5 cups. The next day have two. Slowly slowly cut back. Then start cutting back either cream or sugar. Measure each so you know exactly how much you put in it.

I agree with the idea of switching blends or coffees - if you dislike the bitterness (usually negated by adding milk or cream), try a blond roast instead of a darker one, they tend to be more floral and less bitter. Regional blends make a big difference as well. If you like the sweetness try a flavored coffee to cut the sugar out and keep the dairy. One warning - the blond roasts and lighter roasts have a higher caffeine kick, so if you are used to drinking the Starbucks or dark roasts (or even expressos) prepare for the jitters!

Ween yourself to black coffee. Add a little less creamer or whatever till you get it to black, then start weening out the sweeteners...your taste buds will love you when you get to liking black coffee. It's so much better.

VitaTofuVegamin wrote: »

I'm not sure if there's any science to back this up, but I have a harder time losing weight when regularly drinking black coffee instead of herbal teas. Now that I've drastically reduced my black coffee intake, I'm losing weight again. In no way am I saying that coffee is to blame... In my case, I think it's because drinking more coffee, even black as I mentioned, leads me to personally crave less water and crave other junk.

Probably not, when I feel like eating something and I know I shouldn't, I grab a cup of coffee. If nothing else, the time it takes me to drink it keep me from eating for a while.

courtneystricker wrote: »

its the stuff i put in it and i hate black coffee

I either use sugar free creamer Italian Sweet Cream is my favorite. I also use Half n Half (its super low in carbs) and When I use the half n half I add splenda.

I also have had this problem. Do you like it to be really sweet, or really creamy? If the calories in your coffee are coming mostly from the sugar you put in, try either cutting back or switching to equal/splenda/whatever 0 cal sweetener you like. (If you try one and hate the taste, don't give up, because I personally can't stand splenda but love equal, so it might be you'll find one you like.) You can also try getting sugar free syrup - Starbucks and Peet's, for example, both have sugar free vanilla syrup that's very sweet but doesn't have many calories.

If your calories are coming mostly from the milk or cream you put in (and I feel you on that - I love a creamy cup of coffee) then you have a few options. First, if you're using lots of milk, you may be able to cut back the calories by switching to skim milk or 1%. Skim milk is about 80 calories per cup, while whole milk is about 150, so if you're using lots of milk, that could make a big difference. If you're not using that much milk, you may be able to do what I do, which is use a small amount of half and half (very small, like 1-2 tablespoons) in place of a large amount of milk. That way, you get the creamy-ness, but two tablespoons of half and half doesn't actually have very many calories. In the same spirit, you can try flavored coffee creamers. They're often very sweet and about 30-50 cals per tablespoon, so not that bad as long as you aren't using too much, which I've found I don't need to because they're so potently sweet.

TL;DR it depends where the calories in your coffee are coming from now and what you like in your coffee, but play around! There are so many variations/things you can get in your coffee that you can definitely experiment and find a lower calorie version of the drink that you like.

I've started drinking it black, but I add some sugar free (no calorie) flavored syrup and one packet of sweetener. That way I have the flavor of creamer without the calories.

I enjoy my coffee black.

When I give up coffee I wean myself off by having half decaf and half regular coffee and do that for a couple of days and then I switch to green tea.

Without coffee I find I sleep better and I am less agitated.