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Yeah, I've looked at those calorie figures - it's one of the main things
putting me off, even for the regular lattes - I'm not sure if they
actually put sugar in them all, but they're clearly not the healthiest
things in anyone's book.

On the plus side, I quite like black instant anyway, and it's way
cheaper :)

Michael

On Sat, 2004-11-20 at 11:27 -0500, Diane Sheats wrote:
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> Hi, Michael - Welcome back, and good for you! Did you see the recent post 

> about the article saying that final success (changing diet habits) takes 

> 10-12 genuine tries? (Reinhard added it to his webpage.) So, cross off one 

> more of the attempts needed to get you to success! It's kinda like a cat 

> having nine lives. =)
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> Personally, I think coffee is fine, as long as you don't sweeten it 

> excessively. Some of those specialty drinks can be 400 calories or more! 

> You might be shocked if you look up some of them here: 
> http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutrition_beverages.asp
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> I look at some of these borderline items (coffee with sugar, a piece of 

> sugar-free candy, tea with milk, etc.) as temporary "crutches" which I 
won't 
> always need. I think that if the item has 20-50 calories, or at least under 

> 100, and it is performing the genuine purpose of getting me through till the 

> next meal without being a real snack, I am still NoS'ing. Sometimes if you 

> get really hungry before mealtime, a sweetened drink will calm the hunger 

> pains just enough to get you through. Remember that a teaspoon of sugar has 

> 16 calories, and estimate what you're using, then try to account for it in 

> your next meal--perhaps skip a piece of bread or something.
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> I think crutches are good things to use when you can't walk on your own 
yet!
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> Just my opinion,
> Diane
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Stevens" <mstevens@...>
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> One question - where do people think starbucks coffee sits? It's clearly
> liquid calories, but it's also coffee and I'm not sure if it's anything
> other than milk and coffee, both of which are acceptable.
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