My pre-op diet starts tomorrow and was given guidelines of 2-3 Protein shakes and 1 small meal (protein+veggies) each day. I know we have no caffeine, no carbonation, etc. I plan to mostly drink decaf tea which is my normal anyway but I do like my morning coffee. If I have decaf coffee, what about sugar free creamer? I usually use Sugar free coffee mate, my first reaction is I should cut that off but I know that it may be the one thing a day I will struggle with most. I am thinking maybe pour my decaf coffee into a warmed vanilla/chocolate Protein shake? Just wondering what others have done to curb that coffee craving as I know I will have one and I want to be prepared.

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That's nice, you are choosing healthy diet

Pre-op and post-op I have 3 shots of decaf espresso over ice with a vanilla Protein shake added. It's like an iced latte except it has 30 grams of protein.

If I want hot coffee I just add a bit of my shake to hot coffee. My favorite flavors to use for creamer or milk in my latte are Premier Protein caramel or vanilla.

Seriously, it's my morning addiction.

Pre-op and post-op I have 3 shots of decaf espresso over ice with a vanilla Protein shake added. It's like an iced latte except it has 30 grams of protein.

If I want hot coffee I just add a bit of my shake to hot coffee. My favorite flavors to use for creamer or milk in my latte are Premier Protein caramel or vanilla.

Seriously, it's my morning addiction.

that is a clever way, thanks

i always drank my coffee with sugar free creamer.

I'm trying to cut my caffeine now before my pre-op diet and I put decaf coffee over ice with a scoop of vanilla Protein. It's so so. I haven't gone everyday with it just yet. Keep telling myself to stop buying regular coffee. Just so hard when Chameleon makes some AWESOME cold brew coffees!!! I will for sure abide by the rules when the time comes though and suffer my headaches for a few days if I have to.

I have a large cup of coffee every morning, and hearing that I would have to give up coffee for a while was more disturbing to me than giving up most everything else. I had to have kidney surgery a couple years ago, and had to do Clear liquids the day before, so the caffeine withdrawal headache hit me postoperatively. The headache was worse than my post op pain, nothing made it stop until I was finally able to have some coffee. That was a rough time.

I make my coffee with a keurig in the morning, and my one cup holds two servings, so I started using one regular and one decaf k-cup. Currently, I'm brewing the regular first and pouring out a bit before brewing the decaf, and I will continue to decrease the regular until I'm using all decaf. I don't want to face that headache again!

For anyone who uses a keurig I have found "Gorilla Decaf" by the Organic Coffee Company (Amazon) has a nice bold flavor, it's better than any other decaf I've tried. It might come in Beans or grounds too, but I have never looked.