Before I was sleeved my biggest obsession was the drinks from dunkin donuts, Starbucks and sheetz......does anybody have some lo fat caffeine free good drinks they get from the same places?

There are now iced coffees available in almond milk and also soy. 100 calories, not sure the fat. They are easily found at the grocery. I have tried them and they are great. And they do have protein, especially the soy version. Bonus!

I forgot to mention, they are not caffeine free though. 100% Arabica beans.

I don't know about Dunkin Donuts, but I know you can order just about anything at Starbucks "skinny" and caffeine-free. My favourite thing to get is the Chai Latte. I haven't been to Starbucks in months, though. I fixed myself a cup of decaf at work the other day. I think it was too soon because it made me do sick.

I am a huge coffee lover, so I try to limit myself to 2 cups a day. For a long time post-op I was doing strictly decaf. I'm much more relaxed about it now and still drink decaf from home but if I go to Sbux I will order regular coffee (I don't care for their decaf...) If I'm at home I add Fat Free half and half and either splenda or stevia.

My favorite cold coffee drink by FAR is to take a bit of decaf coffee, (like 3 or so tablespoons) throw in a bunch of ice, and pour a RTD vanilla Protein shake over it. (I like muscle milk or Premier Protein RTD shakes). It's like all the yummy goodness of a bad drink but it's really only decaf and a Protein Drink.

I will sometimes add sugar free caramel or vanilla syrup to it also (but the Protein drinks are pretty sweet so you can adjust according to your own taste.) You could also blend everything in a blender to give it more of a thicker texture.

Just as tasty as a frapuccino and way better for you!

Oh and sorry my advice as to ordering drinks from those "places" is to make it a once in a blue moon treat, or stick to plain coffee (hot or cold). The mixed, blended, yummy drinks all have too many calories!

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Beverage/CoffeeDrinkCalories.htm

I make a I up, Keurig and put In frig til cold, add coffee, Isopure 2 scoops Dutch chocolate protein powder or vanilla, Davinci. Sugar free caramel syrup, and a cup of fat free milk shake add ice and it is amazing, taste just like dunkin mocha frap, my daughter was shocked when she had it. I been getting creative lately so I do mot get bored, but I need caffeine in the morning, only do one cup. Plus just one shake is 40 grams of protein.

Starbucks and McDonald's all have the skinny versions of their iced coffees. McDonald's does not have the decaf version tho. I still drink reg coffee and it hasn't affected me negatively yet. I would go with the fat free sugar free vanilla iced coffee at starbucks. they will make it with fat free milk and sweeten it with sweeteners instead of syrup.

The caffeine doesn't usually negatively affect most people post-sleeve. It's the idea (while pretty much unproven medically) that caffeine can lead to stomach ulcers, over extended periods of time. Since I'm sleeved and don't have lots of stomach left to give up in the case of a severe ulcer (requiring surgery), that is why I usually stick to decaf. It has nothing to do with the caffeine affecting the way I feel (I know some people are highly sensitive to caffeine) but I'm not.

It just comes down to me taking care of my tiny tummy for the long haul.