Is it ok to drink black coffee on fast days?
Can sweetener be used?
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500 – 600 calories are yours to use anyway you like.
Personally I avoid caffeine due to it making me jittery, But I do drink green tea with lemon and stevia. I don’t feel as jittery with green tea.
One strategy I have is if I’ve stopped fasting for more than a week. My first fast day is typically liquids.
I like to get one of the meal replacement drinks that have all vitamins and minerals in it . With the chocolate flavored. And make a mix with a bit of milk and instant coffee. So it’s basically a Choffee that keep adding ice too. I personally make it bitter more than sweet.
I tried to use only that last year for a short period . My journal entries were indicating that I was going over the TDEE or felt hungry following a fast day no matter how much I ate. Making adf feel harder than iusing other whole foods on fast days So I only use the liquid days to begin nowas I can count on it every time. I just started using more fiber foods for breakfast when I break my fasts on feed days.
Hi Bagellis,
I switched to Espresso from cappuccino’s when I started 5:2 dieting this time last year.
What I found is that I started also drinking lots of sparkling mineral water to keep my palette clear.
I would steer clear of any sweeteners on fast days- when ever I have had small amounts of sweet stuff during the day I end up screwing with my fast day and having to do it again later in the week.
Philip
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