dragonmouthforge
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Math is hard y’all
Jan 8, 2023 3:20 PM
dragonmouthforge
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Math is hard y’all
Etherealvalentine
Sugar is as addictive as some class one drugs
420supercoolusername69
Gonna need a bigger bag soon. Proud of you @op!
4vie
TABLESPOONS?! My god man, Just chew on a sugar beet next time...
azarza
you must use a LOT of sugar
idowhat
You spelt teaspoon wrong. Please tell me you did.
verukt89
Used to drink a case of pop a day, was up to 250lbs. Stopped drinking pop, lost 90lbs in a year.
forensicfilesbestofseason1
I love sugar and even I don’t put a tablespoon of sugar in my coffee
metahacker
I assume you get to binge it all at the end of the week?
TheWayThatIsKownIsNotTheWay
man you had a real bad coke habit
ZKintzer
horseWnoname
if you need sugar to drink coffee, maybe its not for you. i hear tea is nice.
WatcherNotCreeper
Sugar is the worst of all hardcore drugs
JamieBugPilot
I thought that was meth.
motokeith
On day 11 you will reach your breaking point and pour that whole zip-loc into one cup of coffee
foo431
Ive been using sweetened condensed milk. I get both milk and sugar in one go with less calories total
mrdjnz
Ok that’s a good way to remind yourself how much you normally have. Quite effective to see it all together!
surroundedbystupid
Tablespoons or teaspoons?
rijstewafels
I mean if you hate coffee so much why drink it at all?
dragonmouthforge
I love coffee I hate sugar
rijstewafels
I was trying to be funny about drinking coffee with too much in it
PleasantPeasantPheasant
Having a coffee addiction is a real thing.
EricAirheart
1 table spoon has about 50 calories, so that 700c for 14 scoops. Still awesome way to cut sugar. I should try that.
dragonmouthforge
Yep you’re right.
EricAirheart
I add 2 scoops to my coffee and have about 4 coffees a day: that’s 8 scoops a day. My god I am having a lot of sugar.
TacticalCamper
I put a bit of honey in my coffee. Healthier and still sweet without altering the taste.
Baltzdelirium
it is healthier not by much. Maple syrup is king where nutritional content is concerned. Xylitol is preference for fewer calories. >
Baltzdelirium
If one decides to try xylitol please keep it away from pets particularly dogs.
EzraFell
Doesn't xylitol affect your digestion if you have too much? Or is that erythritol?
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Honey is only healthier in that it has some small amounts of vitamins and minerals. Sugar-wise, though, it's not really any different /1
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
unless you're diabetic. You still have to treat it like sugar, and limit your amount accordingly. The negative health effects are still /2
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
there. Same with maple syrup. /3
BurnieCinders
Whether it's from cane, maple tree, bee spew, agave or whatever... sugar is sugar.
Dasiana
yeah, they're all gonna affect your blood sugar the same. Only difference is if you like whatever additional micronutrients they have.
jellybeantheredonethat
IRateYourChristmasSelfies
What if Gordon Ramsay taught you? /gallery/aeztu7y
VastMajorityRule
Is Miranda still on vacation in Mexico?
BythepowerofchristIamtheLaderlappen
Trying to like coffee without sugar is like convincing myself it doesnt taste like a clean sock
DietCokeIsTheBest
One you get used to not having sugar it’s disgusting the other way around
Iputthebestinbestiality
Meh. I usually drink black, but if the quality is poor I put in milk and sugar. Sugar can be nice on camping trips too
Nnoodles
Yup, if you're gonna have socks, might as well have clean socks.
KeviKirb
Now it's just burnt bean flavored water, like it should be.
c246ykycym2000
Wow, you like it sweet!
Thehoffmiester
Try to make fancy coffee in an aero press or pour over. I’m able to drink it black now. Coffee tastes amazing done right
HaraDaya
I don't blame people not liking coffee if they've only ever tasted cafeteria coffee. Decaying remains of 1000 cups lie within their pots.
4vie
Keyword; done right.
MrHappySmiles
Haha yes! Force yourself to learn how to drink it black, haha.
PleasantPeasantPheasant
IsolatedAsshole
@op if you haven't consider buying a pour over or French press. The coffee tastes much better so sugar is less appealing.
dragonmouthforge
I have a V60, French press, Moka pot, Turkishh, Aeropress and espresso machine
IsolatedAsshole
Excellent. How do you find the aeropress compares? I've eyed buying one for a bit now.
astrangehop
Chemex is the bomb
TheDaharMaster
I use cocoa instead of sugar
dancinshroom
14tbps of sugar is 672kcal (at 48kcal/tbps sugar). Still good on you for seeing something unhealthy with your diet and striving to fix it
Somanyquestions
At the end of the year, that's about 18 days of caloric intake. Just from sugar in coffee.
HolyCringeLordBatman
I burn on average 5-6k a day, I'm really not sweating 90 cals a day. Though that coffee must be horrifically sweet
HolyCringeLordBatman
Guess people are gonna whine without proof
dancinshroom
Big doubt on that one there bud. Unless you're doing laps of Death Valley in summer 18hrs a day. Weird small-dick-energy flex tho
HolyCringeLordBatman
I work construction, do go off about "small dick energy" though.
Imabigdealinjapan
If he dude works in construction or the then it isn't a big flex. I burned 1000 today just from working out.
HolyCringeLordBatman
pharmphoxmitchell
There, that's the small dick energy they're talking about
Gojiraismyhero
Tablespoons!!!!???? Not teaspoons? Good on you
VodkaReindeer
I had to go look up if I had understood spoon sizes in English wrong...
JustTryingToHelpDude
Well, we don't know how many cups of coffee per day we're talking about? Right?
Slugsie
I used to be a 6 teaspoon guy. Cut down and I'm now quite happy on 2 sweeteners.
YourMomWasHere
TABLESPOON!?
IOnlyNeedOneBall
2 Tablespoons of sugar is like...16 packets... I thought I was bad at 2 packets.
capughe
Is a packet not 1 tsp? ⅓ tbsp?
IOnlyNeedOneBall
I read it was 2-4 grams per packet. Or .7 tsp of sugar for 3g, i.e. per packet
dragonmouthforge
Yep. I’m digging myself out of the bad habit hole I made
Karlsson95
Now this may sound crazy but bare with me. Instead of sugar, try just a bit of salt. It will counter the bitter taste and makes it sweet.
SlickWithaLimerick
Black coffee is delightful once you get used to it.
Rogahar
...your name's not James by any chance is it? I had a mate at school who had 2 to 3 tablespoons in his tea lol.
HandoB4Javert
Nsturge
I'm fucking addicted to sugar, hardest habit I've had to break
ShizzyMcKreepy
I put wayyyy more sugar in my coffees. I have a problem... And yes, I get the "do you want some coffee with your sugar" comment a lot
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
Honestly, so much props to you. Sugar is so much more addictive than it gets credit for and that shit's in EVERYTHING
AlexSwe
Do u know what tablesugar is? Its fructose and glucose. Do you know what u get when liver breakdowns alcohol? 2x fructose.
FrogDelay
I cut most sugars out of my diet a few years ago. It was really hard at first but you get used to it and now I don’t like sweets much
TomBrokaw
fuckin, HOW? Quitting cigarettes was as easy as taking a nap on a rainy sunday compared to giving up sugar for me
PackedCatMeowingPowerDensity
Sugar is as addictive as crack. I have only managed to come clean once, where I was quarantined with Covid (so I had other issues to manage)
truemetalman
You start noticing and appreciating natural sweetness in things as well after a while.
FrogDelay
Very true!
Metlahaed
I don’t even own sugar, butter, or salt! But I put a shit ton of cream in my coffee lol
Bryllyg
I came here worried about OP, but now I'm distracted by the fact that you don't own salt?
Metlahaed
Everything is already salty enough ?
FartmanMD
Unseasoned food is salty enough? That’s fricken wild to me.
Metlahaed
I have plenty of spices, salt is. It needed, average human has their daily salt by breakfast
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
Came here to say this. With that much sugar you don't even taste the coffee anymore, it's hot sugar water
Nykidemus
Right, that's how you make coffee tolerable.
mezzidriel
Why would you WANT to taste the coffee?
drduffer
Hot CAFFEINATED sugar water. Don’t forget the important part.
AlmostHappy
That is exactly the point indeed.
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
That's the point
CarlottaVonSprockett
Hot sugary bean juice.
PenelopePepperPants
But Uncle, that's what all coffee is!
CarlottaVonSprockett
Exactly, nephew.
or0b0ur0s
Allow me to introduce you to the wonderful world of uncut Stevia powder. 32x sweeter than sugar by volume, so 1/16th of a tsp is good. >
PleasantPeasantPheasant
Stevia doesn't taste like sugar at all, Personally I find it vile.
HaraDaya
It's like a strong sweetness that only hits half the notes of sugar. Find it works great in fermented dairy products though.
fortfantastic
i have eaten a stevia leaf before it became a thing in stores and now all stevia just tastes like leaves
or0b0ur0s
I advise trying different brands in small sizes until you find one you like. Every company uses different extraction chemistry, which >
or0b0ur0s
affects taste, on top of normal human subjectivity (i.e., the brand I like might taste bad to you & vice-versa). But there should be at >
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least one type that tastes neutral. It took me a bit to find mine.
KristanDL
Sucralose and inulin mix is much better. Can be used separately. But you need a dry and container for it.
eastend666
Is that a typo? Can't find inulin.
KristanDL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inulin
eastend666
ah. I did see it on Wiki but glanced at it too quickly - didn't think that was it. Thanks.
or0b0ur0s
Oh, and did I mention it's "natural" (heavily processed but plant-based & not synthetic) and zero calories? $50 will buy enough for a year.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
I find it tastes horrible. Also, the only type that's approved by the FDA right now is blended with other sweeteners and additives. The /1
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
"pure" form, of dried, crushed leaves, doesn't have enough research done yet to ensure safety. So, you're having "fake" sugar blended in /2
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
with your stevia. Personally I'd rather just cut down on my sugar consumption. And I don't use white sugar, I use less-refined ones. /3
or0b0ur0s
Also the safety thing is a smokescreen for Big Sugar and Big Corn. People have consumed Stevia since the stone age. It's safe.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
It's the FDA's rules, for them to approve any new food or drug it has to pass their rules. Same kind of tests the covid vaccine had to /1
or0b0ur0s
Not strictly true, fortunately. You can get the uncut stuff, but usually not on supermarket shelves. Gotta go online, but anywhere is >
or0b0ur0s
fine. The other thing most people don't realize is every company uses a slightly different extraction process, AND the aftertastes are >
or0b0ur0s
surprisingly subjective. What needs to be done, in the end, is to try different brands until you find one that tastes neutral to you.