Intermittent fasting. How to cope without morning cuppa?

[Workyticket]

I know that a black coffee is OK - i'm usually a milk and sugar girl!

Need to shift some weight and, having read up this seems like it would suit me and my schedule.

Worried about my morning coffee though 🙈

I still have my morning coffee, with milk and sugar and still lose weight. I just add the calories onto the daily total. It might not be the right way, but for me it makes it doable and more likely to stick to the plan. If it affects weight loss then try reducing gradually?

I got used to plain black coffee very quickly. It's a different taste but I like it now!

I also got used to the black coffee pretty quickly (and I'm a milk and sugar person too). It's just about creating a new habit. Now even on a day when I'm taking a break from fasting (holidays / special occasions) I still start with a black coffee.

I use Alpro no sugars soya. For one coffee in the morning.

Zero carbs so doesn't spike insulin.

Or double cream is 0.5G carbs for 10ml.

I got used to black too and it didn't take long.

Interesting how quickly everyone got used to black coffee!

Going to do some more reading on fasting today and will dabble with a black coffee later in preparation for tomorrow!

Hi Workyticket

I'm exactly the same as you. My "breakfast" had always been my cup of coffee with lots of milk and I thought it would have to go once I started doing IF. I tried black coffee for ages but I hated it and it actually put me off having my morning cuppa, so now I just include my milk allowance for that one cup in my calories for the day. I've cut down on the amount of milk I put into it and I've gotten used to that. It's made no difference weight loss wise and it gets me through to lunch time hope that helps and good luck with this WOL

Oh and I changed from skimmed milk (where I used half the carton and it's higher in carbs!) to full fat and only need a little bit with less carbs 😉

You just add the calories from the milk into your daily allowance

Black tea and herbal tea on an empty stomach make me feel nauseous so I have plain hot water and have a proper drink for 11ses.
Could you just push your coffee back a half an hour every day until you can wait until the time you want to break your fast.

@Sisisimone

You just add the calories from the milk into your daily allowance

No because that would break the fast. Intermittent fasting isn't (or isn't supposed to be) about the calories, but about giving your body time without food or milky drinks. There are people who doubt this science and who think it only works because people generally eat less under IF, but that's not supposed to be how it works.

I suppose it depends why your fasting. I do it to lose weight & have milk & sweetener in morning coffee. As long as I'm within calories, I still lose weight so it works for me

I have a tiny bit of a Califa vanilla almond milk in mine. It isn’t enough calories or carbs to break the fast apparently and does the job. I switched to oak milk for a bit and I started getting v hungry in the morns; I couldn’t make it to midday to eat anymore. Califa doesn’t seem to affect me.

@ny20005

I suppose it depends why your fasting. I do it to lose weight & have milk & sweetener in morning coffee. As long as I'm within calories, I still lose weight so it works for me

yeah, but then that's not really IF, just calorie reduction and you might as well eat whenever then.

Oh sorry, this is 5:2 and not Intermittent Fasting? I thought you were doing IF, but are you just doing some fast days with 500 calories?

Yes I thought the OP was doing 5:2 Gwenhwyfar
If its IF I would have hot water and lemon until fast broken and enjoy a milky coffee later on

I asked Michael M at one of his shows and he said a splash of milk would be fine and not break the fast.

Day 1 - quieter than usual day at work so not an ideal one to start! Have given the box of Ferrero Roche that I had on my desk away though