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A nut milk and Torani sugar free syrup. I heat my milk and use a frother and the syrup, coffee from my machine, and I have some fancy *kitten*, delicious coffee for about 35 cals for two big mugs.

Vanilla protein power - has milk and sugar. Make sure you mix protein powder with a small portion cold water first then add your coffee to the mixture. It will clump up if you put it in hot coffee

The ony liquids I consume are black plain coffee, water or sparkling water and some beer on weekends. Ocationally milk or almond milk with a protein shake.

Sugar free creamers are great but to me they just have a bite to them that I can't get used to. I've started doing a splash of skim milk and a couple packets of sweet n low.

I use 0% milk (and almond mlik for my tea)

I drink it black. I do overdo caffeine, so try to remember to switch to herbal teas after noon, but doesn't sound like that's your issue.

angmarie28 wrote: »

i switched to original creamer, then lessened the amount i put in my coffee, now I drink it just black

This. Pare back on things. I started putting in just whole milk. And then less and less and less. I still use some, but it's pretty minimal.

Anyway, train yourself. Your palate will autonormalize.

I also used to add a lot of creamer and sugar, and had a three large mug a day habit. But I (surprisingly quickly for me) cut back to one cup of coffee, measured the creamer, and replaced the sugar with a dash of cinnamon. That cut my calorie hit from my coffee from 200 to 62, which I happily live with. Perhaps I'll switch to black one day, but I'd need to find time in the morning to actually make good coffee at home.

+1 on black coffee.

I used to use a tiny bit of honey (most of the time) and a splash of half & half (almost all the time). In the past, I had also used soy milk or almond milk. I don't know why I switched back to half & half. First I ditched the honey. I missed it not at all! I started measuring the half & half when I started tracking calories. At some point I switched to a coconut creamer. Fewer calories, and non dairy. I started off with So Delicious, which is a local company. I found Trader Joe's had a version with practically the same ingredients, and I still wonder if it is made in the same plant. Trader Joe won't disclose that kind of stuff. I still measured my pour, and I would take some to work for when I made my second cup. And my third..... I use a pour-over filter or a press, but a different grind for each.

At some point, I just quit the coconut creamer too. I like to save calories for barley soda at happy hour. What I found out is that if I make good cup (right amount of beans with the right grind), good coffee doesn't need anything added! Sometimes if I am going out for coffee and it's not that good, or if I am on vacation, I will splurge a little and splash in a tiny bit of half & half or whole milk. All that said, I find I am actually drinking MORE coffee now that I cut out the creamer. I just have to switch to tea after about 14:00 or I stay up too late at night, and lack of sleep is bad for weight management.

I am really happy that I still have a little half & half or coconut creamer from time to time. Why? Well, did you read that study that suggests if you drink black coffee you are more likely to be a psychopath? Yeah. Go figure. Hi all you fellow psychopath MFPers! The study talked about liking bitter beverages. Well, the bad news is that I also like NW IPA, so I guess I'm just a bitter, bitter fellow.

I don't believe the study is accurate. That belief is probably due to my antisocial tendencies 🤓

I think I better go make a cup of coffee. Or maybe I should switch to tea. Good luck @LauraKollath. Do give black coffee a try. You can become as antisocial as the rest of us.