Why someone would enjoy a nice cup of black coffee in the morning baffles me beyond understanding. After a successful run of day one, I've begun my morning with a nice cup of plain black coffee...so I thought. After just one sip of this beast, it has my full attention...hello. Day two is ahead me and I'm sure I'll be checking in for your daily motivation. If I can offer someone a piece of advice, STAY AWAY FROM THE BEAST! Coffee no sugar please...what?!!!!
I'll keep you posted...
rns2 Wrote:Why someone would enjoy a nice cup of black coffee in the morning baffles me beyond understanding. After a successful run of day one, I've begun my morning with a nice cup of plain black coffee...so I thought. After just one sip of this beast, it has my full attention...hello. Day two is ahead me and I'm sure I'll be checking in for your daily motivation. If I can offer someone a piece of advice, STAY AWAY FROM THE BEAST! Coffee no sugar please...what?!!!!
I'll keep you posted...
When I was a child my mother would let me sample her coffee, always loaded with cream and sugar. I thought that's the way coffee was supposed to taste, why...even coffee ice cream tastes that way! But when I became a man I discovered the joys of whole bean coffee, fresh ground each morning and made in a french press. Filtered coffee doesn't have the flavor because the filter pulls out all the essential oils. Every morning I enjoy my French Roast, French Pressed coffee, Black and Strong just like me!! 
That's the only way to enjoy it!!!
Before starting low carb WOE I also couldn't drink coffee straight. I first cut out the creamer (yes, that nasty stuff made of chemicals and sugar), then I slowly put less and less sugar into the cup each day until I was down to just the tip of the teaspoon. After that - no sugar and now I LOVE the taste of black coffee. Occasionly I use real cream when available but most times enjoy it "black and strong" just like Moonius. It's something you can get used to if you want to.
RNS2, try some heavy whipping cream in your coffee. It is amazing. That is the only way I drink my coffee. I go between black and cream. I love coffee. If you find it is too strong to drink black, try brewing it a little weeker until you get the taste you want. You can also add some cinnamon or other flavors to suit yourself.
When I first started low carbing, I experimented. Try this:
Blender or magic bullet
1 or 2 cups coffee
1 scoop protein powder
DaVinci syrup of your taste OR
AS of your choice
1 or 2 Tablespoons of Heavy Whipping Cream
Blend all of this together and you will think you are having an expensive coffee shop drink. I still drink it this way once in a while.
Good Luck!
For all you coffee drinkers (and tea) just wanted you to know that I saw somewhere that caffeine does NOT raise insulin...thought that was good news.
Everyone here knows it, but I'll say it again....I love my black coffee! Dunkin Donuts coffee is my favorite. But I'll drink quite a range from fast food coffee to service station coffee.
Ron, Dunkin Donuts coffee is my absolute favorite too, but there is no Dunkin Donuts within 100 miles of where I live. Which makes it hard. I too have had some pretty good coffee from the Chevron Station, which is the closest place to get coffee from here only eight miles, and it tastes pretty darn good when the electricity goes out and my well pump is off.
How to know you are addicted to coffee!
If you drink a cup of instant joe while your coffeemaker brews!
If you don't sweat, glow or glisten--you percolate.
If you affectionately introduce your spouse as your "coffee mate".
If you watch DVDs on fast-forward.
If your eyes stay open even when you sneeze!
Then you are definitely addicted to coffee!
Caroline I'm a type 2 diabetic and I get a slight raise, usually about 10 points in my blood sugar from coffee. Just my body? Nothing to worry about I drink a lot of coffee...Bru
Welcome to the forum, Bru88.
Thanks LindaSue. I have been enjoying Jimmy's podcasts for a while. Jimmy costs me lots of money, I've really added to my LC book collection, because of his podcasts. Learning a lot. Thanks again for the nice welcome...Bru