Hi. If it is any help I am also thinking about a black coffee in a similar way today, especially when the banana cake I baked yesterday is just sitting there. (I just posted my intro about gaining in my first week- is it any wonder?) The rain is not helping but I will have to get busy with some work I have been putting off. Roll on this evening and my new boxed set of Ripper Street. It’s the little things…

Hi, iwant2be…, I have the same problem today. Also, my evening fasting is going to be interrupted by visitors so have postponed it until tomorrow. I really do like to stick to Mon & Thurs but that is the beauty of this lifestyle – if one day falls through, you can always change it. On other diets if I fouled up on one day, would think that’s it, have messed up so forget it. Now, we don’t have to do that. That said, have only changed my fasting day twice in 4 months, so not something I do all the time.

Candysong, hardly bake any more, but this week am doing some hallowe’en cakes for grandchildren, so that’ll be a test. Do you still have cake on your non fast days? Enjoy Ripper Street, new season starting tonight. Fast well all.

Thanks toms…yes I did have cake on my non-fast days but gained weight so not a good example to follow this week! However, life goes on and I will be bit more sensible this week and hope this yields results. I shall certainly enjoy the new season of RS.
Sorry Helen, I don’t know about the milk. There is a calorie counter in the book if you have it or the various online ones on other posts.

Black coffee is great for me. I love it! I’ve been drinking my coffee black, no sugar for years so there’s absolutely no hardship. It staves off any hunger I might have too.

It has to be REAL coffee though – preferably Italian bland. I have my filter machine on all day so I can just pour a mugful when I want one.

Funny how we can look at a cup of coffee in different ways, isn’t it 😀

Hi Iwant2Bincontrol, for me I have continued with my usual semi-skimmed milk in tea & coffee. There is only 14 calories in 200ml of tea/coffee with a dash of semi skimmed milk according to the food diary website that I use http://www.foodfocus.co.uk so if I have 3 cups of tea/coffee during the day that 42 calories thereabouts.

I prefer to keep my beverages how I like them so on fast days I just eat proportionately fewer calories for my evening meal (I only eat once on my fast day in the evening). I’m not a big tea/coffee drinker anyway just 2 cups of tea in a morning & 1 or 2 cups of coffee midday then sparkly 0 calorie water before & with my 450ish calorie evening meal around 6pm

In the book it does say that occasionally if the day isn’t going well & you are stressed etc then give in gracefully, accept it wasn’t meant to be a fast day but don’t beat yourself up about it. Life is for living there is always tomorrow.

Hi everyone

I am a black coffee drinker, but am perfectly happy with instant! So not a real coffee drinker then 😀 😀

My level tsp Moccona black coffee works wonders for me on fast days – keeps hunger at bay and I can feel the caffeine improving my mood 🙂 🙂

So I guess I am pretty lucky.

I also drink weak black tea, and love the range of herbal teas that this WOL has helped introduce me to – especially orange and cinnamon, and lemon and ginger. When I am having a difficult fast day, I just keep swapping between the different teas and occasional coffee, and it really helps. Also helps get me thru the morning of every other day given I am on 16:8 as well.

Enjoy your coffee, or alternative, however you have it! 🙂
Sassy

Unsweetened black coffee is the way forward. Get to Wittards and sample some real pleasures. I am on Santos & Java at the moment (three cups on FD’s)… It keeps energy up, facilitates thermogenesis and staves off hunger. What’s not to love … unless you don’t like coffee. Good luck, happy fasting.