COFFEE LOVERS - Anyone given it up?

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  • Scubanana7
    Scubanana7 Posts: 361 Member
    I drink 2-3 cups per day. slowly switched to just black coffee and now I love it with my protein bar for breakfast. I don't think coffee is bad for you. They are finding more and more reasons IT IS GOOD FOR YOU. I have high blood pressure but it is totally under control with meds, weight loss and exercise. The coffee doesn't bother me unless I drink some late in the day!
  • PercivalHackworth
    PercivalHackworth Posts: 1,437 Member
    Two weeks ago I decided to stop coffee while I used to be a big drinker. That was the problem, drinking for drinking it.
    Maybe I'll one with a big cigar one day.
  • ephemerata
    ephemerata Posts: 82 Member
    i gave it up last week because i suspect it's been the culprit in my breakouts.

    i miss it. so much.
  • hotjava9
    hotjava9 Posts: 19 Member
    My name is HotJava9...I got the nick name Java from my love of Coffee. I did give it up mostly but that is only because I am on other stimulant supplements for working out.
  • barbaracoffing
    barbaracoffing Posts: 117 Member
    I did cut down to one cup (it is good for you) in the morning, but replaced the others with green tea with a little stevia as sweetener. Green tea is better.....keeps you from being hungry and raises your metabolism too..and is full of antioxidants! Look it up!
  • arathena720
    arathena720 Posts: 449 Member
    I stopped putting sugar in my coffee, but I'm just not enjoying it any more. When I lose the weight I might go bac to 1 tsp per cup. I drink two cups a day, decaf because of my anxiety disorder.
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    I said I'd never give up coffee but the ob/gyn says I have to start weening off of it now :( So sad.
  • Tropical_Turtle
    Tropical_Turtle Posts: 2,236 Member
    could NEVER get me to replace coffee or give it up! IV please!!
  • nursenicole111
    nursenicole111 Posts: 1
    The 90-120 calories I'm wasting on creamer for every mug of coffee is why. :(
  • rvagnoni
    rvagnoni Posts: 75 Member
    Not giving up my coffee! I have lost 45lbs. Cut out the sugar and cream...that is where the majority of your calories come from.
  • supertracylynn
    supertracylynn Posts: 1,338 Member
    I will never give up coffee. Ever.
    There is coffee in my blood, and I operate on caffeine.
  • allisonmrn
    allisonmrn Posts: 721 Member
    I just cannot give it up...I dont use creamer anymore, and I cut out diet soda....I drink at least 4L of water daily. SO, dammit, I am not giving up my coffee!!! lol
  • Annette_rose
    Annette_rose Posts: 427 Member
    I love my coffee and won't give it up. I drink it black with a little sugar (real) in it. I am a better person with it, lol. :drinker:
  • linz1125
    linz1125 Posts: 441 Member
    No effing way! I did however learn to drink it black instead of with sugar and creamer.
  • Mybabie
    Mybabie Posts: 239
    Love my coffee. Will never give it up, but have changed to 1% milk and sweetner instead of cream and sugar. :drinker:
  • Serenstar75
    Serenstar75 Posts: 258 Member
    I've cut it down, but haven't given it up. I did try, however I go sugar free on creamer now. It's also my main source of potassium. I don't get enough of that as it is.
  • hope76579
    hope76579 Posts: 53 Member
    I didn't give up coffe, but I did change how I drink it. No more flavored creamers, just unsweetend almond milk and sweetener. I don't miss the over sweet coffee and cutting out the cream gave me a chance to use the calories to eat something healthier.
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    Heck no! I've cut down drastically to one satisfying cup per day instead of 3 or 4. I'm of Hispanic (Puerto Rican) heritage so my coffee is a very high calorie cafe con leche which is cafe bustelo (espresso), with boiled WHOLE milk, and at least 2 heaping teaspoons of sugar. It's 170 calories per cup every morning but ya know what I make it work, because I enjoy it and I refuse to give it up. I've lost 84lbs thus far so it's not hindering my weight loss in the slightest.
  • coalboilermanBryan
    coalboilermanBryan Posts: 64
    I drink my coffee black. I have given it up a couple times in my life. Most recently this past spring. But ended up grabbing Diet coke instead. But diet coke gives me some muscle and joint pain, so I ended up back drinking coffee. Sometimes a 24 oz. from the gas station is enough, other days I have to have an entire pot! LOVE MY COFFEE! Flavors are good to..I like cinnomin, and hazelnut flavorings.
  • MisChef
    MisChef Posts: 48 Member
    a year ago, i switched from a double espresso every morning to a single.

    Hubby and I decided that after the single, we weren't done drinking coffee!

    I now mix regular and decaf, so I get the volume of a double with the caffeine of a single.

    it's a good enough compromise for me.

    we've talked about switching, adding more & more decaf until it's 100%, but I haven't found a compelling reason to do so.
  • sdchamberlin
    sdchamberlin Posts: 14
    Never!!! It's a zero calorie beverage if you don't add sugar or creamer.
  • CajunNino
    CajunNino Posts: 269
    Black coffee for me. Not giving it up. Usually morning time...and rarely after 3PM.

    I've heard many benefits to coffee.
    Coffee drinkers are:
    * less likely to have type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and dementia
    * have fewer cases of certain cancers, heart rhythm problems, and strokes

    http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/coffee-new-health-food
  • gmichaelguy
    gmichaelguy Posts: 123 Member
    If your coffee isn't good black, then you're doing something wrong. Buy better beans, grind them fresh and brew it properly. Dripping that supermarket stuff that looks like a brick before you open it or comes in a can is a lost cause. Try beans from various places and look for local roasters so it will be fresh. Then learn to brew better. No additives needed.
  • BaDaSsBrUnEtTe
    BaDaSsBrUnEtTe Posts: 518 Member
    Coffee is the one thing I will not give up. I only have 2 cups in the morning.
  • sleonardbranson
    sleonardbranson Posts: 161
    I still have my coffee in the morning and sometimes at night....I just cut down the sugar...went from 3 tsp to just 1....
  • unsuspectingfish
    unsuspectingfish Posts: 1,176 Member
    Black coffee for me. Not giving it up. Usually morning time...and rarely after 3PM.

    I've heard many benefits to coffee.
    Coffee drinkers are:
    * less likely to have type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and dementia
    * have fewer cases of certain cancers, heart rhythm problems, and strokes

    http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/coffee-new-health-food

    In women, it also helps with depression.

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