Serious question for today: what's a coffee order that survives a low-appetite morning?
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Coffee order for a low-appetite morning like today?
The extra shot trick is real, caffeine was the only thing that got me through those queasy mornings early on. I usually did an iced americano with a splash of oat milk, light enough not to bother my stomach after 35 lbs of my stomach apparently shrinking to nothing. Cold drinks also go down way easier for me than hot when nothing sounds good.
On mornings like that I just do an iced latte with an extra shot and whole milk, since the fat keeps me from getting shaky even when I can't stomach food. Down 25 lbs and cold brew with a splash of cream is still my go-to on the queasy days.
Cold brew with a splash of fairlife has been my move on days like that - goes down way easier than hot coffee and the protein helps since I'm only a couple months in and eating is still hit or miss.
Latte with an extra shot was my lifeline during the rough appetite weeks, especially around the time I'd dropped 20ish lbs and food sounded like a chore. The milk keeps it from sitting weird on an empty stomach, at least for me. Iced version goes down even easier on mornings like that.
I do a large iced latte with oat milk on mornings like that - the cold goes down easier for me than hot coffee when my appetite is gone. Down 56 lbs and I still lean on that trick more than I expected to.
Iced latte with an extra shot has been my go-to on mornings when food sounds impossible - the protein from the milk keeps me from getting shaky and it goes down easy even when my stomach is being weird. On the roughest days I'll swap to a flat white since it's smaller but still has enough heft to it.
Cold drinks were the only thing that worked for me too, especially once the heat here kicked in. I'll do a shaken iced espresso with whole milk when solid food is a no-go, the little bit of fat keeps the jitters away for me.
Same boat here, down 31 lbs and warm coffee is basically a no-go for me now. I go decaf iced latte with oat milk when food is off the table, the lower caffeine part made a bigger difference than I expected for the shakiness. Worth trying if the extra shots ever catch up with you.
Say, Needed a lighter thread today, thank you. Look how far you've come.
Iced latte with oat milk has been my go-to too, especially on mornings when my stomach says nope to anything else. Only 7 lbs in for me so far but even now hot coffee hits weird sometimes, so the cold switch made a difference.
Cold brew with a splash of Fair Life has saved plenty of slow-appetite mornings for me, and going iced was a game changer since hot drinks turn my stomach some days now. Not sure if it's a taste change from the med or just me, but plain black coffee I loved before barely registers anymore.
First time under 200 this decade, needed to say it out loud. One year update: down 68 lbs and feeling like myself again. Belt needed a new hole today, small thing that felt enormous.
Did switching pharmacies ever cause a gap for you? How did you know it was time to increase your dose?
On Saxenda my go-to was an iced latte with an extra shot and oat milk, easy to sip even when food sounded awful. Cold drinks went down way easier than hot coffee for me on low-appetite mornings. Congrats on the belt hole, those little wins hit different.
Iced latte with oat milk was my crutch too, but lately a cold brew with a splash of fair life chocolate protein goes down way easier and keeps me from getting shaky by noon. Congrats on that belt moment, 10 lbs in and I already had to do the same thing.
Hot coffee was the first thing to go for me around week six, stomach just refused it. Now I do cold brew with a pump or two of sugar-free vanilla and half a fair life shake, tastes like a mocha and sits fine even when food is a no-go.
Are you weighing daily or just checking in weekly? Solidarity from here.
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