COFFEE

skim milk! just a couple of tablespoons will do!

Almond milk helps. Don't opt for sugar free sweeteners as they've shown to lead to weight gain. I use regular cream, 2 tbsp with 1 tsp of agave nectar. Agave nectar is a sweet, light syrup with a low glycemic index. It's wonderful! So my cup of coffee comes in at around 60 ish calories, and I try to limit myself to 2 cups a day. If I can keep my coffee under 150 cals per day, I'm happy

I know that I worked my way down to less cream and sugar over time. Tapering over 6 weeks can help you adjust your taste buds. Do it very slowly, and you'll soon be enjoying a cup of coffee without all the added fat and sugar. Buying high quality coffee also helps with this. You don't have to work as hard to cover up the flavor. Try kopi luwak or Kona (I see you ride equestrian, you can probably afford it...lol)

I was a dedicated half & half drinker with my coffee (ie. would you like some coffee with that half & half?) for YEARS until I finally realized it was loaded with massive calories. So, I started putting whole milk in my coffee, then worked down to 2%, and now I'm at 1%, or soy if it's available. It's been a few years of transition, but now I can't drink coffee with half & half because it tastes almost sour to me. Also, I put way less milk in my coffee now, but that's just a shifting personal preference. Also, I realized I stopped drinking as much coffee once I wasn't loading it up with milk and sugar. I'm at single cup a day now, whereas before I was drinking venti lattes 2 or more times a day.

Weaning yourself off the creamer can be done!

Agave nectar is a sweet, light syrup with a low glycemic index. It's wonderful!

My mom (from whom I inherited my coffee drinking preferences) loves the agave nectar (if you have a Trader Joe's nearby, they sell it with their honey), but I find it is WAY too sweet for me now that I've also weaned myself off the sugar for the most part. A little bit goes a long way, for sure!

I also used to substitute honey for refined sugar, but then I realized there's very little caloric difference between the two in the amounts I was using (not very much), so I typically just use sugar for sake of convenience.

do not send me messages about artificial blah blah, personally I know that diabetes is more dangerous than splenda,

Splenda aint gonna do a damn thing to prevent diabetes, but ok...

You could also try switching to a skim latte with just a little sugar. It's lighter and less acidic than a cup of black coffee. More calories, but you are also getting protein and NO FAT. You just can't have that many in a day...

Hi,

To be fair i wouldn't worry about the calories or fat in the creamer as the ammount will be so small. Unless your chugging a pint at a time!! I always have semi-skimmed milk with my morning coffee and sometimes cream on a weekend.

Enjoy your coffee and walk up a flight of stairs to burn the creamer off if it's giving you a guilt trip.

Regards
Scott

Thanks Scott. When I calculate out the calories, I understand it really isn't that much (130 or so), but 1 serving is 1 tsp and I'm going through a big thing of cream more than once a week. Its $4.00 or so a bottle and my husband is on me for that. Although, now saying it out loud...I do at least make my own coffee and never buy it and he hits his local 7-Eleven at least once a day during the week. Hmm...I may have to reconsider feeling bad about how much of it I'm drinking }:o(

Fooey on him!

artificial sweetener per se will not prevent diabetes, but being fat from too many calories from whatever source will certainly contribute,

...and artificial sweeteners have been shown to CAUSE weight gain