For those of you that drink coffee

I've been putting in Bailey's Fat Free Creamer (They have Original Irsh Creme and French Vanilla in the fat free variety).

With 16oz of Coffee, I usually put in 4Tbs of my creamer, which comes out to 100 calories worth. I know this sounds like a lot, but I don't need to any sweetener with the 4Tbs of creamer. On the days where I want extra sweet, I just put in a couple Tsps of Sugar and call it good.

I find that drinking coffee actually reduces my appetite significantly, therefor I find that there's no sense in getting overly obsessed with what I put into my coffee. If adding 150 calories of creamer/sugar to my coffee keeps me from eating a whole bunch of random food, it's surely worth the trade off.

I agree~! the true taste of coffee is wonderful and I found it by accident. 4 years ago caught at a very cold graduation outside my choices were coffee ofr hot chocolate-knowing I oculd not "afford" the hot choclate claories I opted for coffee (which I had given up dur to my need of half-half-I was pleasantly surprised and now I choose to drink coffee with a jsut a 1/4 t. of splenda. Try it you might love it!

I don't log my coffee at all. I have 4 cups a day. I put 1/4 cup of milk and 3 TBS of sugar in my thermos and that is for all 4 cups. I probably should log it though, but I workout a lot and eat close to my required calories without the exercise.

i tried nonfat milk. tastes terrible. if you are cutting calories in your diet throughout the day, reg creamer is fine. But i did cut out the sugar and now use splenda.

For those of you that drink coffee, what do you put in it? I am addicted to the French Vanilla Coffeemate. I have tried to switch to the sugar free or the fat free and I think it kind of ruins the taste of my coffee. I need ideas that are lower in sugar and that taste good. I gotta have my coffee and I really want to enjoy it, I only have one cup a day.

I love French Vanilla! Have you tried the French Vanilla coffee with just a little coffeemate or low fat/fat free creamer?

Not sure it is enough cals to worry about...I use half and half and Sweet & Low and I like a lot of half and half so mine ends up more cals than yours and I am doing well with my diet.

I never thought I could drink black coffee. It was something that took alot of determination. I find using flavored coffee such as hazelnut or french vanilla make drinking black coffee easier.

Before I started this I'd drink a 16 oz mug of coffee with a half cup of milk, and about six Tbs of sugar. Now I drink my coffee in 8oz teacups either hot and black, or wit ha packet or two of stevia in the raw. though I do sometimes treat myself with some blond coffee

French Press all the way! You get such a better flavor and it is not bitter at all. I use to use soooo much sugar with drip and now and I don't have to use any!

I love french press coffee! I need to replace ours since the glass got broken, but when I find one i'm all over it!

I drink about 50/50 coffee and lowfat milk, with a tablespoon of syrup. I find coffee to be very bitter. This is actually a reduction in sugar for me. I prefer lattes with a lot of flavoring. Oh, and I don't use artificial sweeteners - just don't care for them.

Splenda and a tbspn of half and half.

Protein powder sometimes. It's best with iced coffee but works as a great "creamer" in hot coffee as well.

otherwise light half n half or black w/ 1 truvia/stevia.

I'm going to try that one, never thought abt putting my protein shake in my coffee..

I have to admit I never stopped using my coffee-mate. I spent 3 days that I measured the exact amount I put in my cup. I use 1/4 cup in my 16 ounce cup and 1/3 cup in my 20+ ounce cups. Now I measure it daily and count it. I refuse to give up my creamer.

Use an All-Fat Creamer in Your Coffee
me, im not a coffee drinker by definition. i dont drink it to jumpstart my day. caffeine doesnt have a stimulant effect on me. but i had been drinking it lately.

if i have it- i drink it with 1 T. heavy cream and splenda.

this information makes me feel better about it:

Millions of women think they’re doing the right thing by using skim milk or fat-free creamer in their coffee, but these dairy products can actually cause weight gain by spiking insulin. Go for full-fat cream instead since dairy fat contains CLA-conjugated linoleic acid, which has been linked to a decrease in stored body fat.

There are some studies that have seen women lose 2-4 pounds a week by making this small change, which also helps prevent afternoon energy dips. Put 2 tablespoons of all-fat cream in your coffee and you’ll actually lower your chance of gaining weight over the course of the year.

Bailey's just came out with a creamer that's fantastic...and you can get it Fat Free for only 25 calories. Nice alternative, and it tasted almost like the regular. Tried them at the store yesterday, they were sampling them.