Coffee, my weakness

p0pr0cksnc0ke
p0pr0cksnc0ke Posts: 1,283 Member
edited October 1 in Food and Nutrition
I am torn... YES I know that coffee isnt the best thing for me to drink. But.. as a working mom of two... cut me some slack there. Plus I just bought a Keurig... so I can't kick the habit without my husband being pissed lol

What i do want, is suggestions on better flavored coffee. I have the Gloria Jeans mudslide coffee.. and then I usualyl have 18oz of that with 2oz of a fat free creamer like Coffee Mate or International Delight.. Even if I splurge for Starbucks, i get the skinny vanilla latte.

SUGAR! Its my weakness!!! And I am a bit spoiled and have to have yummy coffee..lol

So help me out here.. I dont really care for the sugar free variety of creamers... I am not a big hot tea person, I do like apple cider. I need something to either cut the sugar and keep the coffee, or an alternative to give me the caffiene I need (YES I need it.. lol stop thinking in your head about how bad it is for me :P)
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  • officiallymrswhite
    officiallymrswhite Posts: 423 Member
    as long as it fits into your daily nutritional allowances...I say enjoy all the coffee you want. It is about a lifestyle change....you HAVE to be able to enjoy what you're eating in order for this whole thing to work. I still enjoy the things I love....just make sure it fits in my daily allowances (even ice cream!)
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    We have a Keurig maker at work. I really like the extra bold french roast. I put a tbsp of plain creamer in with two packets of splenda.

    I have thought about quitting coffee. Wondering if it would help my weight loss. But I just can't do it. I just love drinking it. It's really my only treat. I've gone days without it, so I'm not concerned that I'm addicted, at least not to the caffeine. I just love drinking it. It comforts me.

    Drink on, my friend!
  • clw_888
    clw_888 Posts: 157 Member
    Coffee isn't bad for you...it's actually one of the antioxidant powerhouses. The sugar and creamers will get you though! I am a huge coffee fan too and had to slowly work my way to black to keep losing weight. I first ditched the sugar and just stuck with creamer and then slowly lightened and lightened my coffee until I could go just black. Good luck! I say don't give up the coffee...lots of studies are coming out showing just how good it is for you!
  • NKF92879
    NKF92879 Posts: 601 Member
    as long as it fits into your daily nutritional allowances...I say enjoy all the coffee you want. It is about a lifestyle change....you HAVE to be able to enjoy what you're eating in order for this whole thing to work. I still enjoy the things I love....just make sure it fits in my daily allowances (even ice cream!)


    VERY well stated!!!
  • mon_cherie
    mon_cherie Posts: 6
    Make your own creamer.

    Or slowly cut back on the flavored creamer and had skim milk (like 1.5T of creamer and .5T milk at first and then 1/1 if you want.) That would help with the sugar.

    But really, 2T of creamer a day isn't that bad. Just fit it in.
  • 1546mel
    1546mel Posts: 191
    I have personally found that if i have sugar in the day, i constantly crave sugar all day. So I do my best to stay away from sugar in itself. I have been drinking the fat-free coffeemate for 6 months now and sometimes the International Delight ones also, both French Vanilla flavored, and although the calories may be a bit high, i get my coffee fix without the fat at least. I refuse to give up my coffee for the same reasons! I have a yogurt to go with it, offset the calories with the creamer with fruit or popcorn with lunch and 40 pounds later, it seems to be working ;)
  • I_GoT_ThIs
    I_GoT_ThIs Posts: 170 Member
    You can take my chocolate, you can take my ice cream, you can take my chips... but I will straight up knock someone out if they try to take my coffee!! There is nooo way I am giving up my coffee. If you feel like that, then just make it fit in. Cut back calories from dinner to make up for your coffee<sugar> ;)
  • AmyEm3
    AmyEm3 Posts: 784 Member
    as long as it fits into your daily nutritional allowances...I say enjoy all the coffee you want. It is about a lifestyle change....you HAVE to be able to enjoy what you're eating in order for this whole thing to work. I still enjoy the things I love....just make sure it fits in my daily allowances (even ice cream!)

    I agree. There is no way I'm giving up coffee right now. I love my coffee!
  • simkat
    simkat Posts: 72
    Coffee's my strength! I can't do without and just work what I prefer into my daily limits. I make an iced coffee each morning w/ real Half & Half and that's where I start for the day. Some reviews are bad, but there are also recent surveys that coffee can actually be good for you.

    Wish I could help w/ the sweet part of your problem. I detest sweeteners in my coffee, iced or otherwise. Give it to me cold and bitter. Mmmmmmmm!!!!!!
  • p0pr0cksnc0ke
    p0pr0cksnc0ke Posts: 1,283 Member
    I havent been able to drink it black.. but I do like the suggestion to keep pushing it back a little on what I intake creamer wise until I get the taste for black coffee..That would be great! The Keurig makes tea and cider k cups, so maybe I can become a tea drinker! we will see.

    Are there any flavored creamers that are sugar free but dont taste all ... artifical I guess is the best to describe it.
  • Fochizzy
    Fochizzy Posts: 505 Member
    I drink coffee every morning. Good diaretic (sorry tmi), good cafienne. I am sticking too it! I also only put skim milk in mine. But seriously it's not that many calories I would not stress it.
  • Rhea81
    Rhea81 Posts: 38 Member
    If coffee is your only weakness, you are in good shape. Coffee is not bad for you.... as long as it is NOT the overly sugary types from Starbucks. Use Splenda instead of sugar (you really can't tell a significat difference). You cannot totally deprive yourself of the things you enjoy or you will just binge later. It's simply a mater of moderation.

    Enjoy your coffee!! :-)
  • jlc1243
    jlc1243 Posts: 272 Member
    I use a tbsp of lite Hershey's chocolate syrup (about 20-30 calories) and skim milk and if you like it a little sweeter try either a tsp of splenda or my new fav Ideal No calorie sweetener (hard to find by try Amazon.com). It works great and seems indulgent. Works great for ice coffee too!
  • bethdris
    bethdris Posts: 1,090 Member
    I have NEVER cut Coffee out of my lifestlye,that would be like cutting off one of my limbs! We have Keurig too! I like the Island Coconut K cup with fat free half and half and a dash of splenda.

    To be quite honest, after being here almost 5 months most "sweet" things I've lost a taste for. Except for those darn skinny cow products, but thats a whole nother thread!!

    Keep the coffee, just tweek what you put in it...
  • cris1582
    cris1582 Posts: 7
    Like clw stated. There is nothing wrong with the coffee. It's all the stuff you put in it. Try substituting some of the stuff you put in it or if you don't try going with things that are the least processed. I'm a tea drinker and I know that sugar is bad so I go with a mix of honey and splenda (honey if off the charts with carbs and calories). Try some replacements or adding less creamers, etc to the coffee. That should help.
  • lallaloolly
    lallaloolly Posts: 228 Member
    i love coffee, too, but i did give up caffeine this year, and now drink decaf. it's been about 7 months since i had caffeine, and lately i find myself skipping that second cup (or even skipping it altogether) in the mornings without even thinking about it. i think i am finally ready to switch to hot tea in the morning instead of coffee.

    oh! and in case you didn't know, you can get lots of green tea and black tea k-cups (and decaf) for the kuerig (as well as hot chocolate, etc.). go online, there are tons of choices!
  • abbie017
    abbie017 Posts: 410
    I have a cup of coffee every day, and started using cinnamon in place of creamer. It takes a little bitterness off without adding a bunch of extra calories!
  • jljohnson
    jljohnson Posts: 719 Member
    I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead of creamers. I think it's creamier than skim milk, and fewer calories (only 40 cal. in an entire 8 oz.). I like my coffee sweet, so I usually also add some stevia or sugar-free flavored syrup (made with Splenda).
  • andyloosbrock
    andyloosbrock Posts: 175 Member
    My only IDEA, is to learn to like your coffee black (no cream, no sugar, no flavoring - just plain).

    I drink alot, and it is only 2.5 cals/8 oz.
  • GalaxyDuck
    GalaxyDuck Posts: 406 Member
    I also love coffee and I've pretty much done the same that clw_888 did. I slowly (SLOWLY) weened myself off adding the sugar in my coffee. I started by only adding 1 packet of sugar instead of two, and did that for like, a month. Now that I'm drinking it without the sugar, I found that I love coffee EVEN MORE because I can now appreciate the taste of the coffee.

    I used French Vanilla roast as I was weening myself off sugar, the little bit of flavor helped it not be such a big deal. Now if I were to have a coffee with 2 sugars and some cream (I use skim milk now or nothing at all) I would find it way too sweet!

    Keep drinking your coffee, as long as you have the cals for it, have it however you choose! It wasn't until I decided I wanted to cut back on my sugar intake and really work at getting a flat stomach that I decided to go to black coffee.
  • p0pr0cksnc0ke
    p0pr0cksnc0ke Posts: 1,283 Member
    I am not worried about the calories.. moreso the sugar. Am I crazy to think that a daily goal of 24g of sugar is really LOW? I blow it out the water almost everday!
  • cspinney
    cspinney Posts: 81 Member
    I don't think coffee is bad for you (in moderation anyway) but I would try to gradually cut back on the sugar.
  • jhalton
    jhalton Posts: 85
    Sub stevia for sugar and almond milk for cream. Almond milk come in different flavors too.
  • Lesliecs
    Lesliecs Posts: 930 Member
    I am a coffee addict too! But I have cut back somewhat. I used to drink coffee from the time I work up until the time I went to bed. I guess I'm immune to caffeine because it doesn't keep me awake. I don't use sugar at all, but I use the Sugar-free Coffeemate flavored creamers (hazelnut is my fav!).

    I now drink coffee only from a.m. until lunchtime, then I strictly drink water after that. I may have a cup of coffee after dinner sometimes, but not always. It has been a HUGE adjustment for me. I just love coffee so much.

    I don't think it's bad for you. Like everyone else said, just count any flavored coffee, sugar, creamers in your calorie counts daily. We just can't give up everything we like or we set ourselves up for failure!

    good luck!
  • getfitdiva
    getfitdiva Posts: 1,148 Member
    I'm a coffee lover and also a full-time worker w/ 2 kids and a hubby. There is never a dull moment now is there! I find the caffeine perks me up. I have been dreaming of a Keurig (but can't seem to sneak it past the Hubby), but I will have to use my good 'ol trusty Cuisinart even though I'm usually the only one who drinks coffee during the week. I also love Starbucks but use that as my occasional treat these days and to save $. I add sugar to my coffee and just deal with it LOL - if I want to keep w/in my daily sugar goal I can't drink any other juices etc throughout the day so lots of water water water. If you want to cut down I would try every other day then scale down to maybe 2 days a week. When I cut down I try to plan more sleep so I won't be so dependent on the caffeine.
  • DiabeticAlien
    DiabeticAlien Posts: 240 Member
    I drink one to two pots of coffee every day. I'm an ex truck driver, and former US Naval petty officer...so I love my coffee. I drink it black, with nothing in it, so it really doesn't mess with my calorie count or anything.
  • hvrs114
    hvrs114 Posts: 17
    I feel your pain! My name is Heather and I am a coffee addict! I have 4kids ages 7,6,5 and 4!! I kicked soda and went straight to coffee. The only thing I have done to lower my calories is using agave nectar instead of sugar or splenda. I can't seem to give up my vanilla nut creamer. =(
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    You can take my chocolate, you can take my ice cream, you can take my chips... but I will straight up knock someone out if they try to take my coffee!! There is nooo way I am giving up my coffee.
    That's kinda how I feel. Couldn't have said it better.
  • mfpdcg
    mfpdcg Posts: 10 Member
    The best suggestions here are, sadly for those who like sweets, related to getting the sugar and artificial additives to your coffee.

    If you set this as a personal goal, using less and less, you will find it is easy to have your coffee black without any problem! It really is easy! Two weeks should do it.

    If it isn't easy to wean yourself off to black coffee, visit the forum threads about kicking sugar. That's more likely the issue.
  • SDV219
    SDV219 Posts: 106
    You can take my chocolate, you can take my ice cream, you can take my chips... but I will straight up knock someone out if they try to take my coffee!! There is nooo way I am giving up my coffee. If you feel like that, then just make it fit in. Cut back calories from dinner to make up for your coffee<sugar> ;)

    I am the same way! I agree with the other posters ... gradually cut back until you find something that you can live with. I used to drink my coffee with 3 heaping teaspoons of sugar and a bunch of powdered creamer ... I've cut back gradually, and believe it or not, I can do without the non-dairy creamer, but I need my 2 tsp of sugar. I just put a splash of skim milk to make it not look black (very dark brown).

    I made coffee like I normally would the other day and dumped it b/c I thought it was sooo gross!! Hahaha ... go figure. Cut back a little at a time where you won't really notice a difference and play around with it.

    Don't give up your favorites ... I don't think anyone should deprive themselves.
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