coffee....mmmm

[madeline]

Having a takeway coffee in my hand actually helps me lose weight the same way smoking would. I drink veeeery slowly, so if i buy a coffee at 11am, and go shopping with a friend it's still in my hand at 12pm. If I have a mug of coffee beside me when I'm on the computer, I sip at it, and finish it quite a while later. But it distracts me from eating, because I feel I AM eating already.

Also it's one of the quickest things to make so it satisfies an urge almost immediately, which stops me from snacking. With skim milk and no sugar, my coffee is almost good for me!

Madz

[kate_turner2000]

hey mads do you have decaff? how much coffee are you drinking a day? its a great tip though!!

[Jisgone]

just dont drink too much, it is an addictive chemical! and if u are drinking coffee remember to drink extra water

[milkyway]

doesn't it get all cold and yukky?

[Maraver]

I only drink very weak and black coffee and never finish it
and I hate it cold
but if it works for you
Pam

[madeline]

Nope I don't drink decaf. I should probably add that I drink about 2 coffees a day and maybe 3 teas total. All with no sugar and skim milk.

Hehe yep sometimes I hold it until it's a bit cold, but for things like long blacks, you have to wait before drinking it anyway so it's at the right temperature after a while. Usually it's still a bit warm by the end, or otherwise I just throw out whatever was left in the cup, but even if I'm not drinking it, it's still occupying my hand.

Madz

[kate_turner2000]

i know what yuo mean about something occupying your hand. i ahve to push a stroller with my daughter in it everywhere so i am pretty occupied. if i dont have her with me i try and keep a bottle of water in my hands

[Jisgone]

i always stick a bottle of water in my hand, it reminds me to drink it

[madeline]

I do the water thing sometimes, but I always manage to take it into the supermarket with me... then I feel like such a crim. like one of those people who start eating something and then go pay for it later.

I usually keep my water bottle in my bag, and hold my coffee, it warms my hands in winter too.

[yummymummy]

I drink waaaay to much coffee probably about 5 a day, I should cut back but I just cant bring myself to....yet

[Sassygirl]

I must be one of the lucky ones - because I love the smell of coffee but cannot stand the taste of it! I usually have a diet coke in my hands (or my credit card much to my hubbies annoyance!!!!)

[kate_turner2000]

yeah i love the smell of it too michelle but i hate the taste of it. i do like dare expresso flavoured milks though. theyre yum. but i dont like all iced coffees some are way too strong for me!

[Jisgone]

before i started working at a cafe i hated coffee! its grown on me a bit and now i make myself weak lattes i cant have more than one a day tho, deep down ill always be a tea girl

[SarahC]

I can't go out anywhere without my bottle of water... just can't do it!! If I get a coffee though it's a strong long black

[MissE]

Coffe helps me too, but this sounds sooo much worse than it really is, it helps because i love the tste but it makes me queasy. So I'll have one, and for the next hour cant even *think* of food.
Isnt that disgraceful? i sound like i have an eating disorder.