I'm about to start waking up extra early, suggestions on how to prepare my coffee?

I had to stop caffeine prior to surgery so switched to de-caf. I have a cup with hot chocolate protein each morning. 80cals and 15g of protein.

That sounds yummy! But I need caffeine!

If you have to start getting up super-early, then any darned way you like your coffee should be ok in my books. Of course sugar is a great saboteur of any diet, but particularly the low-carb diets most of us seem to be on. So swapping to a low cal sweetener would be good of you normally like sugar.

It's just a drink and it kick starts your day, so I wouldn't sweat it too much.

That sounds yummy! But I need caffeine!

I make mine with coffee mate (no calories) and the sugar free torani vanilla syrup and 2 Splenda. Yum! I drink mine over ice.

I use skim milk and sweeten with either splenda or stevia. Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts both have sugar free flavorings if you need a fix on the go. I bought a six pack of torani sugar free syrup. I use them for a variety of things, not just coffee.

http://www.amazon.com/Torani-Variety-Sugar-25-4-Ounce-Bottles/dp/B003PFUNU4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376315640&sr=8-1&keywords=sugar+free+torani+syrup

I quit drinking caffeine to prepare for my surgery and now I'm totally constipated!!! Help!

I quit drinking caffeine to prepare for my surgery and now I'm totally constipated!!! Help!

I was the same way! You could take something like miralax daily, or if its really bad, take a small dose of milk of magnesia

I make an iced Protein coffee.

12oz chilled coffee (so Protein Powder doesn't clump)

1 scoop Syntrax chocolate milk shake

2 minimoo creamers (1/2 and 1/2 version so they have 10 calories each)

Mix them all in a shaker bottle and add ice to fill the rest of the way. 20g protein and tastes like iced mocha. Going to get some vanilla bean torte and the mint chocolate cookie version too.