Okay I hate to admit this but I started drinking coffee again. Just a cup, maybe a cup and a half a morning. I am 9 weeks out from being sleeved. How I started back is I thought it would help stimulate a BM for me (sorry for the TMI) which was desparately needed. It worked but then came back the addiction. Anyway, my problem has been that I always enjoyed half/half in my coffee with a little honey. Well.... I have tried to drink fat free half/half but can not stand it.

Anyone have any ideas. Is there any flavor creams that are not full of sugar and fats. I also have tried those fake sweeteners like stevia, sweet n low, ect. The after taste is dreadful to me, maybe not a flavored creamer but as a sugar substitute. Any suggestions or am I going to have to quit it all over again. I so love my one cup a day. I do not feel like it is really that bad and I am not big on sweets at all but I really want to maximize my potential to lose rather than hinder it with this morning fix.

Thank you.

Any replies appreciated!

I started drinking coffee with Spenda and half and half after 4 weeks. If you can't stand the artificial sweeteners, just use sugar or honey and budget it into your daily allotment. It worked fine for me.

I use Torani sf vanilla with two Stevia and a splash of light soy vanilla. Sooooo yummy. No calories in the sf vanilla and only 60 cals in the soy, with just a splash I count it as 20 for 12 oz.

I think half and half is fine in moderation. I definitely wouldn't be drinking 5 cups of coffee with half-and-half every day, though, but if you are only drinking 1 or 2 cups, it's not that bad. Just watch how much you are pouring in - maybe use a 1/8 or 1/4 measuring cup.

There is a diabetic sweetner called diabeti Sweet that is wonderful! No yucky aftertaste, but be careful not to use to much because it can cause loose BM! Also try skim milk in your coffee!

I put my protein powder (French vanilla flavor) in my coffee with a dash of flavored creamer, shake it up and it's like a latte! That way I get my jolt of caffeine and protein at the same time.....

Okay I hate to admit this but I started drinking coffee again. Just a cup, maybe a cup and a half a morning. I am 9 weeks out from being sleeved. How I started back is I thought it would help stimulate a BM for me (sorry for the TMI) which was desparately needed. It worked but then came back the addiction. Anyway, my problem has been that I always enjoyed half/half in my coffee with a little honey. Well.... I have tried to drink fat free half/half but can not stand it.

Anyone have any ideas. Is there any flavor creams that are not full of sugar and fats. I also have tried those fake sweeteners like stevia, sweet n low, ect. The after taste is dreadful to me, maybe not a flavored creamer but as a sugar substitute. Any suggestions or am I going to have to quit it all over again. I so love my one cup a day. I do not feel like it is really that bad and I am not big on sweets at all but I really want to maximize my potential to lose rather than hinder it with this morning fix.

Thank you.

Any replies appreciated!

Stacy, I know how you feel about the coffee!! My surgeon said I can have my coffee in moderation- One cup a day. Some days (rarely) i do have two.

You have to try this: "SO" makes a coconut coffee creamer. It comes in plain and two flavors. Don't get the flavors, they have too much sugar. The plain does NOT make your coffee taste like coconut. It just tastes creamy and delicious and there are NO carbs and only 10 calories!! It is awesome! I use either Truvia (made from stevia, but tastes MUCH better and still safe) or one spoon of organic sugar. That's only a few calories in the grand scheme of the day too. (my one sugar indulgence).

Someone here on VST turned me on to putting my protein powder in my decaf coffee instead of using powdered creamer. It's helping me use up my stash of protein powders that I bought before surgery and it tastes delicious. As a matter of fact, I'm MORE likely to have a cup of decaf now because I can make it fit better into my plan. The beauty of drinking decaf is that I can count it as liquid just like my water, too. Win Win Win.

I'm not sleeved but I mix instant decaf into my protein shake with some sugar free chocolate, vanilla or caramel syrup and a tbsp of ground flax seeds. It's like an all in one package !

Can also try a teaspoon of yogurt. You get some of that creaminess in.