So I have had to experiment with my coffee...bye bye cream and sugar, hello vanilla protein shake.

But making a pot of coffee and adding protein shake waters it down. I have found that adding a Starbucks Via packet to a protein shake is much better! Better coffee flavor, not watered down and if I add a bit of boiling water it's nice and warm too ????☕️

I drink coffee just like I always have. Coffee, one pack of Splenda and powdered creamer. I'm alive and doing just fine.

So what your saying is without coffee you're essentially a zombie. Haha! Me too ????

@@MzB Basically. 3 am comes early! And I'm NOT putting protein in it!!! I can fit it in somewhere else. I'm not messing with my coffee! Good for those who do.....not me.

I should also say that the reason I use protein shakes or powder in my coffee is because I loathe any and all sugar substitutes. I have tried them all and just nah.....

I am a coffee fanatic, always was and always will be....never curved my addiction since WLS one bit.

My primary coffee maker costs well over $300 and worth every penny. Always buy my coffee from specialty stores.

But I'm different than most people I read on this forum...I am not (and never will be) on any particular diet. So I still enjoy the things I always have.

Difference is that now, since WLS, my overall daily consumption of food is a fraction of what it was before WLS...I eat about 1/10th...and what I eat I eat healthy. And enjoy those little things life offers.

I am close to nine months out. For the first six months, I had only 1/4 cup of black coffee in the morning, but now have worked my way back to a full cup. I always get my 80oz of Water, not counting the coffee. My NUT seemed fine with this when I met with her a few weeks ago.

Decaf Skinny Latte - No whip and add 3 packs of truvia. YUM!

I add premier protein to my morning coffee..chocolate or vanilla. Doesn't circle.

This thread has given me so many new coffee ideas!!

fixing to start pre-op diet and we are allowed unsweetened or artificially sweetened decaf coffee or tea. never really been one to drink coffee for the caffeine rush. just drink it mostly for the taste. my new fav is decaf black coffee with the sugar free caramel macchiato creamer!!!! yum

Best way to make coffee.... Which i drink all day... one or two ways.

Best way... step one... get dressed, two..get in car, three... drive to starbucks, four... order a tall white chocolate mocha Hot... Done.

second best way... get to work and wait till co worker makes the coffee... done

Love this idea, I have been putting crushed coffee beans in my protein shake, really good but sticks in my teeth!!

Found Fairlife at Staters here in California. Bought the last one. I made a double decaf espresso and added 1 truvia. Whipped the Fairlife and SF hazelnut creamer and made a yummy cappuccino.