Missing my coffee creamer

How about you treat yourself to one a day or every couple of days instead of going cold turkey...work it in with your calories. I used to have half my coffees with creamer (not flavoured, I like to taste coffee) and half my coffees black....I cant stand creamer in my coffee now so you may be able to wean yourself totally off the stuff.

Hi there! So... I couldn't give up my one or two cups of coffee per day either... But the sugary creamers are just not worth it. I know it's an expense but totally worth it - what we did is purchase a Keurig (one cup at a time) coffee maker and buy the flavored coffees... You can have 3 different kinds in one day - no waste and I use fat free creamer (less calories) with splenda which adds no calories! You can buy hazelnut, toffee, pumpkin spice - even eggnog flavored coffee but without the sugar! It's totally worth the investment... And - Christmas is coming . Good luck!

try ditching all sweetners and going freshly ground coffee from an espresso or plunger. Fresh ground coffee is not bitter and is super yummy

I love my hazelnut creamer, too! I use about a 4 tsp a day. And a bit of real sugar in my coffee. It's just my favorite. So, I've cut myself back to one (albeit large) cup a day (down from 3 large!) The rest of the day, I drink a green tea if I want something hot. I am happy with this and I am freeing up calories for food.

I use to be like that. I would put teaspoons upon teaspoons of sugar in my coffee, then lard on the creamer out of a dispenser.

I really just liked my coffee with my sugar and cream.

I first eliminated the sugar. There was plenty cream to go around. Then I slowly cut back on that. It helped to drink coffee at home in 8-12 ounce cups rather than gas station 16-20oz. It allowed me to have opportunity to try to get it right.

Then once I started trying different coffees, like Green Mountain and such. I really got the taste for what quantifies good coffee. When I started to appreciate that, it seemed that I didn't need more than 1-2 tsp a cup at most !

I now have cut back to a natural creamer by Nestle and have that with either Starbucks home brew House Decaf or Green Mountain Country Vermont. 70 cals maybe? But I appreciate my coffee more.

i feel your pain. I'm just getting started on this program. been doing it for a week now. From the beginning, I knew coffee and creamer would be hard for me to eliminate. I enjoy drinking coffee, at least 2 cups in the morning and an occassional late afternoon cup. So, I had cut out other things, i.e. snacks throughout the day that was adding unneccessary calories..

I have tried to cut out the coffee creamer and decided since this is a life style change and not a diet, I was going to keep the creamer and find somewhere else to cut the calories, or increase my exercise/metabolism. All healthy and no naughty makes Ray a dull boy :devil:

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But then I only have 2 tablespoons at a time (only one in tea) & I like the sugar free.

Have you tried or do you have access to almond milk? It comes in chocolate and vanilla. I love it in coffee.

I love coffee creamer, but I am finding that I love a whole bunch of milk too.

I was drinking 4 mugs of coffee a day before my doctor said to cool it. (I was having some digestive issues, so don't take my personal experience as advice.) I explained that I thought it was ok since I was drinking half caf. She told me that the acidity was the problem, not the caffeine. She said creamer helps a little bit to cut the acidity, but I really shouldn't be drinking it all afternoon. I should just drink it with meals.

Ugh.

That was hard. I love coffee.

I am reintroducing coffee in to my diet after a few weeks of not having any. I find that I have fewer digestive problems if I pour a cup of half coffee and half milk. 2% is really good. I don't use any sugar anymore. It's just a mix of coffee and milk and it is amazing. Skim doesn't seem to do it for me though. I really need that tiny bit of cream to make it taste good.

I really want my baileys almond toffee coffee creamer or my hazelnut coffee creamer. Going on this diet has meant that I have had to cut this out because I cannot just settle for 2tbs it has to be like 4. I also cannot stand the taste of the sugar free versions. Anyone have any suggestions. I live overseas on a Army base and they do not have those syrups that you can find at the coffee shops.

Wouldn't 2 Tbsp be better than 0 Tbsp?

I'm trying to eat "clean" and cut out white/refined sugar. I've switched to 100% maple syrup (1 Tbs) and real half & half (2 Tbs) in a BIG 16 oz cuppa coffee. It's got a yummy sweetness that may help you get off the processed creamers. Check out thegraciouspantry.com. All about "eating clean", and the woman who runs it is here on MFP w/ a 60 lb weight loss. Good Luck!!