Tim Horton's Lovers... :)

TranquilityBreeze
TranquilityBreeze Posts: 36 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I openly admit that I am addicted to double doubles! :) Here's my question: Each large is 230 calories. I'm not a breakfast eater, though I have been making smoothies. As long as I stay within my calories am I correct to assume that my addiction is okay? I will have a coffee in the morning on days where I honestly can't eat. I have yet to go above my fat intake max. I just wasn't sure if there was a hidden downside to coffee other than nutrition. Before MFP I would not account for these calories, so I'm at least aware now.

Any other double double fans? :)

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  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    Yes, and you're fine. You don't have to give up everything you enjoy. Stay away from those iced caps, though. They're terrible for you.
  • Slayer66
    Slayer66 Posts: 265
    believe coffee dehydrates you. but that doesn't stop me. I mostly go Black no cream I used to take no sugar 4 cream at Horton's =)
  • Tanya761
    Tanya761 Posts: 146
    I say why not? As long as you are within your calorie and nutritional limits it would be fine. When DH is home, we go for ice cream a lot. I just have a small cone, and I account for it during the day and save enough calories to have it. I LOVE double doubles, but I compromised once I saw the nutritionals and get a medium with 1 splenda and 1 milk. So not a double double, but at least I can have my Tim's! I am just not prepared to have a 230 cal drink when I am at 1200 cals/day.
  • sugarbeans
    sugarbeans Posts: 676 Member
    I say your fine as long as you just have 1 in a day and you have room with your daily allowance. I personally need coffee in the morning or I'm grumpy, I am just experimenting with what i have in my coffee. Eventually I will be someone that drinks it black or with 1 cream.
  • TranquilityBreeze
    TranquilityBreeze Posts: 36 Member
    Yay! I am glad I don't crave the ice caps. When I crave a chocolate drink I go for a Starbucks Smoothie. 260 calories for the chocolate banana one. I get it with skim milk, so it's even less in calories. It's very filling, too. Yum! I used to do the light Fraps but am off sweeteners. :(
  • crazycat828
    crazycat828 Posts: 54
    I love me my Timmy's.. I don't think the MFP calorie count is accurate (way high) for what coffee with milk and sugar should be, so I log the ingredients separately and have saved a "meal" for it. I used to drink coffee, both homemade and from restaurants, with milk and two sugars but when I logged it in my food diary I saw how much each cube was worth as exercise calories, so I cut back to just one.. then none. Now I always drink coffee with just a bit of milk and I find that I don't miss the sugar. I now like the taste of coffee straight up.. I water it down too to a poor girl's Americano.. I can't take too much caffeine or I feel funny. Take it or leave it! Mugs up!

    I also like Timmy's Yogurt and Berries. I share one with my daughter and have 1/2 a toasted no butter cinnamon raisin bagel as my morning snack after my weekend gym workouts.
  • TranquilityBreeze
    TranquilityBreeze Posts: 36 Member
    My goal is to get it down to one cream and one sugar. I just have to wean myself. I would rather eat my calories than drink them, but must have cream and sugar in my coffee. I've tried milk and it doesn't work. Half and Half is okay. I try not to get one everyday. I average 2 a week and it's usually when I can't eat in the morning. Before starting this program, I'd have one at least 3-4 times a week. No wonder I wasn't losing weight! I'm pretty limited to drinks since I'm not using Splenda and other substitutes. I drink water or iced green tea (mostly without sugar.) I do miss my Crystal Light!
  • TranquilityBreeze
    TranquilityBreeze Posts: 36 Member
    What do you guys think of their Smoothies? I'm undecided. I like them, but they don't fill me up like the ones at Starbucks.
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