I'm just beginning my process but have made some changes already (no soda, no water at mealtimes, etc). I really like having something hot to drink. I have given up my Tastefully Simple Chai (sigh) and hot chocolate, etc. I love skinny decaf lattes (will those be okay occasionally?). I'm an okay coffee drinker - about one cup of decaf a day, not a hot tea drinker. For those of you who like a hot drink especially with the winter weather coming up, what are you drinking? Would appreciate any ideas.

Edited November 21, 200817 yr by bambam

Well, like many others, I love my herb mint tea too. But there are also the latte and vienna cafe mixes that are sugar free, some are caffeine free too, but I still need one caffeine drink occasionally. They are good and not to high in calorie and carbs if you aren't scarfing them all day long. Tasty, the vienna has a nice cinnamon coffee flavoring. Found next to the teas and coffees, mix with water.

Who wants an ice cold soda in the dead of winter? Wouldn't you rather have a nice warm tea? I saw in Japan vending machines which sold cold drinks as well as warm drinks. Great in the winter time!

I know we are talking about warm drinks but I do have to say since someone mentioned not being able to have sodas anymore...I used to be a total Diet Coke addict. Since the band I have become addicted to Crystal Light's Peach Tea. I make one to two pitchers a day for my family and everyones loves it! Very flavorful and almost no calories...can't beat it!

I couldn't start the day without my cup of decaf. It loosens up the band, and makes it possible for me to get through the day's eating. I do sometimes have another hot decaf during the day. I make my own latte by heating up skim milk in the microwave along with a squirt of sugar free white chocolate syrup that is made for coffee (Torani brand, I buy it at World Market.) Then I do 1/2 milk mixture and 1/2 coffee. It makes the coffee higher in Protein.

Also, Starbucks has sugar free syrups, and you can get a latte with a scoop of protein. My nutritionist looked it up, and there is about 18g of protein in a sugar free vanilla latte with protein from there.

I used to drink 8 or more diet cokes a day. First thing I used to put to my lips in the AM when waking up. I was never much of a coffee drinker.

I now drink 2 Water bottles (32 oz rubbermaids) full of crystal light live active a day. The crystal light with the Fiber. And now I also do 2 green teas or more a day for the antioxidant benefits. I've started this soon as the fall came (the green tea) and I have yet to have a cold and I work in a busy hospital. So it must be helping in some way. I use 2 splendas (the kind with the 1 gram of fiber per packet) in my tea. I sneak some benifiber in my bfs hot chocolate. All is well in our house.

I recently read that hot chocolate has great antioxidant benefits and I'm making a cup a day for my bf and he has yet to have a cold. And thats amazing for a guy who's wheelchair bound! I just start the tea kettle and we are both sipping away after that.

Now my friend bought a tea kettle and some hot chocolate and some green tea and her and her husband have gotten into the habit. Can't hurt!

I do an easy chai tea that doesn't make me miss the expensive chai tea lattes! I just use a chai tea bag (with or without caffeine depending on the time of day), brew it, and add a small amount of SF vanilla creamer and enjoy!

Hope this helps!

~~anne