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SAINTSHAFREAKA
2/8/07 11:31 P
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| oh, I totally agree with all of you guys! I absolutely love coffee. I've tried giving it up for a week or so here and there, but it's so hard! Just a couple of days ago, I bought a small espresso maker, so I use one cup of soymilk and espresso for my coffee. I normally limit it to one cup a day and count it as one of my dairy servings for the day. I say, as long as you count the calories and find a way to work it into your day, you're okay.
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ANGIEINOMAHA
2/8/07 11:24 P
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1/2 Caff, brewed at home. I use Coffee Mate Liquid low fat to flavor. I would much rather brew it at home than go to a coffee house. Too expensive and usually too strong for me.
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LEILASLEIMAN
2/8/07 11:09 P
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i replied to a similar post about coffee...
there is NO WAY i will stop drinking coffee, i LOVE it! i must be addicted.
i brew in the morning, use very litte---1/2 a tsp of evaporated cane juice sugar and 1/2 cup or less of soymilk.
soymilk keeps my cholestoral down and protein up!
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| Expresso here all the way No sugar and 2 tenny tinny cups a day. :)I used to drink 10 cups of coffee. sugar and milk. That all changed when i moved to Europe expresso here.:)
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| I have been making cappucinos. I can make them with a lot less calories than Starbucks!
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| Green tea drinker here. I LOVE the smell of coffee, just can't drink it. Never did. I suppose if I put enough cream and sugar in it, I could, but then you wouldn't be a coffee lover, would you?
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I started drinking it black. Saturday and Sunday I use creamer. I used to be a 10-12 cup a day person, but now I drink a couple and I've added green tea to my daily routine. green tea has some great health benefits and will actually help your body burn fat. What a great excuse to drink a caffinated beverage, mmm?
There's an article on spark about green tea too, just type in "green tea" into the search.
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| I have to have my coffee in the morning and one in the evening good thing it is not too many calories because thats something I would not want to give up!
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SIERRADELTA
2/6/07 1:59 A
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Count me in the "hands off my coffee" group! I've tried giving it up in the past, but I've always ended up going back. A girl's gotta have some fun!
First thing in the morning, I make it with a cup of 1% milk. In the winter I drink it hot, and in the summer, icy cold. It's a way of sneaking milk into my diet and making myself "eat" something in the morning. Then I eat the rest of my breakfast at work.
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CHRISTOPHERD
2/5/07 10:54 P
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| I like coffee black with no sugar and I do not care about the amount of calories it contains as it is not so much!
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| Coffee smells so wonderful brewing. It's definately a hands off my diet item! I'd give up many things before I'd give up my black brew
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MARGARETONEAL
2/5/07 7:46 P
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| I mix Stevia and sugar and have recently realized that if I froth my milk, I use less.
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I'm another one who is unwilling to give up coffee. It by itself isn't a big calorie item, it's the accessories that getcha. I've looked at chemical cow, and whatnot but it has about the same calories as the real deal with less nutritional value.
I took out the sugar, and replaced it with Splenda. There was about 33 calories in the 2 teaspoons of sugar that I would normally use per coffee. If I have 3 cups (which is more than likely the case) that's 100 calories! (and then some, cuz I certainly don't have a "teaspoon" at the coffee maker.) Thats 100 calories that I can use elsewhere!!! I use half & half sparingly. I figure on an ounce per cup. My morning coffee ritual ends up being about 150 calories or so.
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| I agree with drinking it black, although it's not for everyone. Maybe just putting a smidge of skim milk and eliminating sugar? Limiting your intake to 2-3 cups per day helps. New studies are showing that coffee isn't nearly as dehydrating as we thought, either! Anyway, I totally feel you. Coffee keeps me alive!
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I have always liked black coffee - but was of the mistaken impression it was zero calories! I had no idea there were seven calories!
To me - it's worth the seven calories per cup (x 3-4 mugs!) to get my morning started without bodily harm to myself - or anyone else.
I do agree that it dehydrates - so I aim to drink a glass of water BEFORE I start drinking my a.m. coffee (and it DOES make you feel better) - and once I'm done with coffee, I grab my water bottle.
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I started drinking mine black...I've trying to limit myself to 2 cups a day,but have a lot of work to do on that one.
I'm still a work in progress LOL
Black coffee only has 7 calories,but I try to remember that it will also dehydrate me
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| I am a big coffee drinker. What can I do to keep calories down while drinking coffee?
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