Day 6 of Transformer: Any caffeine addicts out there?!

Posted on June 2, 2015

I love coffee. And I wish I were the type who could just drink it without anything in it. Straight up black. No creamer, no nothing. But I'm not. The only time I recall doing that was in high school, when I was pulling an all-nighter and decided to drink a whole pot of coffee.

And I wasn't even a regular coffee drinker. That came almost 20 years later. So, imagine the jitters I had after that binge drinking...

I've been really trying to cut down on my coffee intake. First, I like the frou frou drinks -- macchiatos and hazelnut lattes are my favorite at Starbucks -- that are loaded with sugar. Even when they make the "skinnier" version, it's with sugar-free syrup... which I don't want to consume because of the artificial stuff it contains. Second, I must be out of my ever-loving mind to want to spend my hard-earned cash at Starbucks when I should be saving. And third, I was noticing slight discoloration on the back of my teeth, which the dentist said comes from coffee.

So to save calories, money and my pearly whites, I cut down to one morning coffee. And I decided... NO MORE SUGARY CREAMER. Basically, I'm drinking my coffee with organic half and half... but I do miss the sugary kick to it. And if I go to Starbucks, I order an iced coffee and then add half and half to it myself.

It's not easy breaking a habit. But it's absolutely possible. I'm just waiting for that day when I say, "why do I need the half and half? I'm just going to drink my coffee straight!"

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Laura

06/05/2015 2:27AM

I have the same vice and whenever I am determined to lose weight I nix half and half all together. It is rough at first and then after a few days without it I find myself craving less and less. I will use milk in my tea and since it is tolerable but not delicious I find myself drinking less and less. I flood my body with water and I substitute something like a crystal light drink in between my water to take the place of tea while I am transitioning. I am always amazed at how quickly I can drop a couple lbs just by cutting out those fat calories. When I am ready I begin to treat myself to one large cup of green tea with half and half. It is a slippery slope and I have to be careful not to fall back into the "comfort" trap of adding half and half. Been struggling with this on and off for what seems like forever. I am right there with you!!

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Washingtonienne

06/04/2015 5:38AM

Thank you all for your suggestions! So great to see so many fellow caffeine fiends here! There's something very comforting about coffee and when you have that perfect cup, it's the best thing ever.

Louise

06/03/2015 12:24PM

I LOVE COFFEE! I love to wake up to the smell of it. I used to use cream and sugar. Then I went to cream and sweetener. But I have finally kicked the cream and sweetner habit and now just use a tablespoon of real sugar (45 nonfat calories) to a large cup of black coffee. I LOVE COFFEE!! thank you for your post!

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Krystal M.

06/03/2015 12:01PM

Girl I'm with you and my creamer is carmel and has 35 calories in 2 tbsp....I don't care but thats not enough to make me give it up...it makes it sweet...but raw honey is good....and it helps suppress cravings so don't deprive. but only one cup of this is good!

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Biking Syl

06/02/2015 8:07PM

Way to go! Maybe you could take baby steps, like switching to black tea first? The caffeine in the tea will stay with you longer, no fast caffeine crash there. Then you can phase out the tea (to combat the teeth staining issue). How about stevia as a sweetener? You could get the actual leaves, nothing artificial there.

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