Coffee???
superaustinbell
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I can't live without my coffee in the morning how bad is the sugar and creamer effecting my goals being first thing in the morning
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Are you staying within your calories? Are you measuring/weighing the cream and sugar so they're accounted for?
If yes, go right ahead and have your coffee
I like to have a cup or two with some half & half and flavored creamer. I just make sure I measure & log my liquids.
Coffee is good.
~Lyssa0 -
I used MFP once before (recently started again) and lost 12kg in 3 months.
I had my large Caramel Latte every monring for breakfast mon-fri.
I guess the trick is ensuring you stay within your calories, and make sure you exercise a little each day too so you earn back some calories to use for food.0 -
^ What Lyssa said. As long as you're accounting for it and it's not causing you to go over your calorie goal, nothing whatsoever wrong with it and it will have zero effect upon your goals. The world isn't ready for me without coffee in the morning, so I feel what you're saying.0
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Yea I gotta have my coffee I already cut out beer so imma keep my coffee thanks for the tips0
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I think you REALLY need to have a look at my diary
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Man up and drop the sugar and creamer, the coffee part is fine!0
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I don't have star in mine, and even after googling it a number of times I still don't quite understand what creamer is, but I have a small skinny latte every day.
As far as how it's effecting your goals, if you can fit in your calories, not at all. Only you can answer that.0 -
superaustinbell wrote: »I can't live without my coffee in the morning how bad is the sugar and creamer effecting my goals being first thing in the morning
ummm weigh/measure and find out
my creamer is non negotiable and the first thing i log every morning 0 -
I enjoy 1 cup of coffee with cream and 1 tablespoon of sugar every SINGLE morning--these are the only non-vegetable carbs (for the most part) that I eat. I have lost nearly 15 pounds this first month. I say, "priorities"....Additionally, I have had coffee with stevia etc. in the past and I saw no extra loss. Some will argue that stevia causes the body to react, but I don't know that it would be necessarily good to lose weight any faster than I have. I think having that 1 thing is the key to maintaining the feeling that you can do it. Just me.0
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No coffee... No workee. You're fine. 0
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Need all the coffee! And I drink it throughout the day. All day, every day. Log and enjoy!0
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superaustinbell wrote: »I can't live without my coffee in the morning how bad is the sugar and creamer effecting my goals being first thing in the morning
Their effect on your goals directly correlates to their effect on your deficit.
If you're logging it and still maintaining your deficit, they're no different than any other food.
...of course...they're still no different than any other food even if you don't log them...hmm...
Ok. Going to bed now.0 -
I drink my coffee with 2 tsp sugar and 2 tbsp half and half. It has 70 calories and I drink 2 cups every morning. I just fitbitbin my daily calorie goal. So far I've lost 27 pounds so it isn't hurting my progress. I measure the sugar and the half and half so I know I'm not over pouring. If it is important to you just fit it in.0
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Yes please, I'd love a cup, thank you.
We use stevia extract as a no calorie sweetner, and skim or reduced fat milk. Log it. I lose weight at about 1350 calories, but faster at 1200 (not counting exercise calories). If you're stalled you have 5 choices, exercise more, switch to a no calorie sweetner, use less sugar, change your choice of whitener, remove some calories from what you eat later in the day.0 -
Yep, just log it and as long as you're within your goal you are fine.
I devote a full cup of milk to my coffee each morning. Half and half or cream is nice but 2% (sometimes whole) milk works just as good for me. To each his own though 0 -
I drink coffee almost every morning 16oz of coffee, 4 tbsp of fat free half and half and 1tsp of sugar is around 64 calories.
You just have to make it work. If you're getting a sugar filled 300 calorie treat from Starbucks every morning, that probably isn't helping.0 -
The only time it causes a problem is if you can't fit it in your goals. I drink two 16 oz iced coffees with 2 tbsp creamer each almost every morning and sometimes another in the afternoon. At 70 calories a glass, it's easy to fit into my day.
When I don't use creamer, I will use flavored coffee grounds and 2 tbsp almond milk. Or regular coffee with sugar free syrup and 2 tbsp almond milk. In this case my glasses come out to less than 70 cals each.
I always use sweetener instead of sugar, but that is just to save a few calories. I will never drink my coffee black.
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Since I would only echo all of the above with my own post, I just figured a meme is in order
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I have enormous amounts of coffee with cream and sweetener every day. It affects my goals in the same way that cheese or broccoli or chicken or cake or pretzels or Coca-Cola or steak or Sunny D or purple drank or popcorn or bagels... If I work it into my calorie and macro/micro goals, I stay in track.0
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Man up and drop the sugar and creamer, the coffee part is fine!
Not necessary as long as the creamer/sugar is not putting her over her calorie goals for the day.
I like my coffee how I like it. I weigh out my flavored creamers and work them into my daily goals. I switched from sugar to Equal. I also lift like a man and have lost nearly 25 lbs, and I'm still losing. I personally think I've "manned up" enough.
Don't mess with my coffee.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »I have enormous amounts of coffee with cream and sweetener every day. It affects my goals in the same way that cheese or broccoli or chicken or cake or pretzels or Coca-Cola or steak or Sunny D or purple drank or popcorn or bagels... If I work it into my calorie and macro/micro goals, I stay in track.
I lost it at purple drank.
Never stop being awesome.0 -
How badly it's effecting your goals is up to you! Can you stay within your goal and enjoy coffee with all the fixins? Log, log, log! Always add the coffee to your journal and be honest in your food diary. It's a tool to help you adjust your diet. Trial and error is the only way to find out.
Personally, I have lowfat milk and no sugar with my coffee or espresso. My Starbucks go-to drink is a tall nonfat latte. It's about 100 calories. Most Starbucks drinks are in the MFP database. A lot of the sugary drinks are calorie bombs, so should be considered treats to enjoy only occasionally and in modest proportions (tall instead of Venti). Black coffee has no calories, but I understand that not everyone enjoys it straight up like that. Tea is another great caffeinated alternative that comes in a variety of flavors for 0 calories.
Best of luck with your weightloss journey!0 -
How badly it's effecting your goals is up to you! Can you stay within your goal and enjoy coffee with all the fixins? Log, log, log! Always add the coffee to your journal and be honest in your food diary. It's a tool to help you adjust your diet. Trial and error is the only way to find out.
Personally, I have lowfat milk and no sugar with my coffee or espresso. My Starbucks go-to drink is a tall nonfat latte. It's about 100 calories. Most Starbucks drinks are in the MFP database. A lot of the sugary drinks are calorie bombs, so should be considered treats to enjoy only occasionally and in modest proportions (tall instead of Venti). Black coffee has no calories, but I understand that not everyone enjoys it straight up like that. Tea is another great caffeinated alternative that comes in a variety of flavors for 0 calories.
Best of luck with your weightloss journey!
Coffee has calories. Very, very few (which is why some people don't even log it if they drink it black), but it has some.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »How badly it's effecting your goals is up to you! Can you stay within your goal and enjoy coffee with all the fixins? Log, log, log! Always add the coffee to your journal and be honest in your food diary. It's a tool to help you adjust your diet. Trial and error is the only way to find out.
Personally, I have lowfat milk and no sugar with my coffee or espresso. My Starbucks go-to drink is a tall nonfat latte. It's about 100 calories. Most Starbucks drinks are in the MFP database. A lot of the sugary drinks are calorie bombs, so should be considered treats to enjoy only occasionally and in modest proportions (tall instead of Venti). Black coffee has no calories, but I understand that not everyone enjoys it straight up like that. Tea is another great caffeinated alternative that comes in a variety of flavors for 0 calories.
Best of luck with your weightloss journey!
Coffee has calories. Very, very few (which is why some people don't even log it if they drink it black), but it has some.
I log 32 oz of coffee in the morning and 32 in the afternoon, though I drink closer to 20 oz.
According to my entry (coffee, brewed from grounds), 32 oz of coffee has 9 calories. So I'm logging 18 calories a day for coffee. Not really enough to log, IMO, since it won't really effect my deficit. But I do log it because I hate to look at my diary and see that it looks like I just drank 15 ml of coffee creamer.0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »How badly it's effecting your goals is up to you! Can you stay within your goal and enjoy coffee with all the fixins? Log, log, log! Always add the coffee to your journal and be honest in your food diary. It's a tool to help you adjust your diet. Trial and error is the only way to find out.
Personally, I have lowfat milk and no sugar with my coffee or espresso. My Starbucks go-to drink is a tall nonfat latte. It's about 100 calories. Most Starbucks drinks are in the MFP database. A lot of the sugary drinks are calorie bombs, so should be considered treats to enjoy only occasionally and in modest proportions (tall instead of Venti). Black coffee has no calories, but I understand that not everyone enjoys it straight up like that. Tea is another great caffeinated alternative that comes in a variety of flavors for 0 calories.
Best of luck with your weightloss journey!
Coffee has calories. Very, very few (which is why some people don't even log it if they drink it black), but it has some.
I log 32 oz of coffee in the morning and 32 in the afternoon, though I drink closer to 20 oz.
According to my entry (coffee, brewed from grounds), 32 oz of coffee has 9 calories. So I'm logging 18 calories a day for coffee. Not really enough to log, IMO, since it won't really effect my deficit. But I do log it because I hate to look at my diary and see that it looks like I just drank a 15 ml of coffee creamer.
Lol at the mental image of you slamming a few creamers in the morning before work. Snort a pack of Splenda as a chaser. I might be addicted to coffee.
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tincanonastring wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »How badly it's effecting your goals is up to you! Can you stay within your goal and enjoy coffee with all the fixins? Log, log, log! Always add the coffee to your journal and be honest in your food diary. It's a tool to help you adjust your diet. Trial and error is the only way to find out.
Personally, I have lowfat milk and no sugar with my coffee or espresso. My Starbucks go-to drink is a tall nonfat latte. It's about 100 calories. Most Starbucks drinks are in the MFP database. A lot of the sugary drinks are calorie bombs, so should be considered treats to enjoy only occasionally and in modest proportions (tall instead of Venti). Black coffee has no calories, but I understand that not everyone enjoys it straight up like that. Tea is another great caffeinated alternative that comes in a variety of flavors for 0 calories.
Best of luck with your weightloss journey!
Coffee has calories. Very, very few (which is why some people don't even log it if they drink it black), but it has some.
I log 32 oz of coffee in the morning and 32 in the afternoon, though I drink closer to 20 oz.
According to my entry (coffee, brewed from grounds), 32 oz of coffee has 9 calories. So I'm logging 18 calories a day for coffee. Not really enough to log, IMO, since it won't really effect my deficit. But I do log it because I hate to look at my diary and see that it looks like I just drank a 15 ml of coffee creamer.
Lol at the mental image of you slamming a few creamers in the morning before work. Snort a pack of Splenda as a chaser. I might be addicted to coffee.
Ha, yes. Snorting my Splenda really starts my day off on a good note!0 -
Oh ya, I also log the iceberg lettuce in my taco salads so it doesn't look like I just ate a ball of taco meat, refried beans, cheese and sour cream.0
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Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »How badly it's effecting your goals is up to you! Can you stay within your goal and enjoy coffee with all the fixins? Log, log, log! Always add the coffee to your journal and be honest in your food diary. It's a tool to help you adjust your diet. Trial and error is the only way to find out.
Personally, I have lowfat milk and no sugar with my coffee or espresso. My Starbucks go-to drink is a tall nonfat latte. It's about 100 calories. Most Starbucks drinks are in the MFP database. A lot of the sugary drinks are calorie bombs, so should be considered treats to enjoy only occasionally and in modest proportions (tall instead of Venti). Black coffee has no calories, but I understand that not everyone enjoys it straight up like that. Tea is another great caffeinated alternative that comes in a variety of flavors for 0 calories.
Best of luck with your weightloss journey!
Coffee has calories. Very, very few (which is why some people don't even log it if they drink it black), but it has some.
I log 32 oz of coffee in the morning and 32 in the afternoon, though I drink closer to 20 oz.
According to my entry (coffee, brewed from grounds), 32 oz of coffee has 9 calories. So I'm logging 18 calories a day for coffee. Not really enough to log, IMO, since it won't really effect my deficit. But I do log it because I hate to look at my diary and see that it looks like I just drank 15 ml of coffee creamer.
I actually feel strangely better that I'm not the only person that does this.0 -
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I actually made a "recipe" for my coffee - the way I prep it every day. Makes it easy to log so I can stay fully accountable. As long as you record the calories you should be fine. Don't think "coffee doesn't have any calories" then put 4 tablespoons of sweetened creamer - totally does. Doesn't mean you have to quit coffee.0
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