first bullet proof coffee - Page 5

stephdray · 10-24-2012, 03:45 PM

I think it's important to the formula. Something about the MCTs. I tried it with the butter alone, and it was helpful, but once I realized I was consistently getting more appetite suppression out of the kind with the coconut oil, I have never altered the formula since.

I had bulletproof coffee this morning. It's now 7pm and I just felt my very first mild hunger pang all day. If it stays mild like this, I won't eat anything else today.

sorenkkg · 10-24-2012, 05:52 PM

Steph, you are an inspiration! Do you only do it on DDs, or do you do the higher cal version on UDs also?

stephdray · 10-24-2012, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sorenkkg

Steph, you are an inspiration! Do you only do it on DDs, or do you do the higher cal version on UDs also?

Only Down Days.

On Up Days I'd rather spend my calories on ice cream.

sorenkkg · 10-24-2012, 05:59 PM

^^^ LOL ^^^

I totally hear ya.

HomeWorkerMT · 10-26-2012, 03:07 AM

LoCarbGal, what is HWC? I have figured out most of the abbreviations, but that one has eluded me!

I am going to find some CO this weekend. Any suggestions on the best type?

Thanks!
Laura

Kismet311 · 10-26-2012, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeWorkerMT

LoCarbGal, what is HWC? I have figured out most of the abbreviations, but that one has eluded me!

I am going to find some CO this weekend. Any suggestions on the best type?

Thanks!
Laura

I believe it is Heavy Whipping Cream?

Kismet311 · 10-26-2012, 03:24 AM

I am not on JUDD but I would like to try the Bulletproof coffee. I love anything coconut so when I saw this it sounded good. There is one day a week I usually don't get to eat until 7pm so I thought this might work out. I would possibly skip the butter...but I will try anything once! I saw an organic brand of CO at the grocery store yesterday so I might try that but I am going to check the label. Is there anything on the label I should look for??

sorenkkg · 10-26-2012, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kismet311

I am not on JUDD but I would like to try the Bulletproof coffee. I love anything coconut so when I saw this it sounded good. There is one day a week I usually don't get to eat until 7pm so I thought this might work out. I would possibly skip the butter...but I will try anything once! I saw an organic brand of CO at the grocery store yesterday so I might try that but I am going to check the label. Is there anything on the label I should look for??

it doesn't taste coconutty, if you do want that (most don't). Look for extra virgin on the label, and it should be in a dark container (less likely for it to go rancid), though it does keep on the shelf for quite a while.

LoCarbGal · 10-26-2012, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeWorkerMT

LoCarbGal, what is HWC? I have figured out most of the abbreviations, but that one has eluded me!

I am going to find some CO this weekend. Any suggestions on the best type?

Thanks!
Laura

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kismet311

I believe it is Heavy Whipping Cream?

Yep, that's right. As far as brand, this is my first try, and I got Nutiva. Soren's right, it doesn't really taste very coconutty, maybe just a hint or a whisper, and in coffee that doesn't stand a chance.

KeirasMom · 10-26-2012, 08:48 AM

I like the virgin CO from Trader Joe's. It does taste coconutty. I also have the cheap LuAnn version I got a WM. It does NOT taste coconutty. I'm thinking about getting some coconut manna from WF this weekend, though that wouldn't work in BPC. It just sounds nummy.

Kismet311 · 10-26-2012, 04:21 PM

Well, within the next 2 months I will be taking a trip to Trader Joe's so maybe I will get it then. Thanks for the tips!

stephdray · 10-26-2012, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kismet311

Well, within the next 2 months I will be taking a trip to Trader Joe's so maybe I will get it then. Thanks for the tips!

There's a nice liquid coconut oil on netrition that I use. It's wonderful.

Kismet311 · 10-26-2012, 04:59 PM

I'm trying not to order anything online for the rest of the year but it is something to think about for the future.

HomeWorkerMT · 10-26-2012, 07:47 PM

Thank you everyone for your comments and tips. Drats! I can't use HWC. The greatest majority of dairy products give me screaming migraines.

If I use a triangle of Laughing Cow Cheese, I can't use it or any other dairy for a few days I can maybe squeek by with a tsp of butter for a BPC every day. It was definitely a huge drawback when I tried low carb.

Laura

sorenkkg · 10-27-2012, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stephdray

I think it's important to the formula. Something about the MCTs. I tried it with the butter alone, and it was helpful, but once I realized I was consistently getting more appetite suppression out of the kind with the coconut oil, I have never altered the formula since.

This comment really sat with me. I enjoy my straight butter and then tea on the side, but I'm thinking, if it works for Steph, it will work for me (fingers crossed)

so I busted out the blender, measured 1tsp unsalted butter, 1tsp of my solid coconut oil, some truvia and some splenda, and my black-tea based pumpkin chai tea.

Enjoying 16oz right now

Used the "blend hot water and soap" technique for cleaning the blender (which is the only drag... how lazy am I that I don't want to have to clean the blender?

)

Today's plan has me out and about until about 5pm, so hopefully this will keep me going till then!

LoCarbGal · 10-27-2012, 10:30 AM

This morning I made up my BPC, sat down at the computer and started sipping. I forgot to add my sweetener! But it wasn't bad. I could taste just the hint of the coconut oil, very pleasant. I knee-jerked and went back to the kitchen and added my sweetener, but now I wish I had just sipped at it w/o. Somehow, it's not sitting too well on my tummy. I'll try it w/o sweetener one of these DD mornings!

Full disclosure, I don't use sugar, but I love sweetened drinks! Coffee, hot tea, iced tea, crystal light. Drinking anything unsweetened would be a BIG DEAL for me!

stephdray · 10-27-2012, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sorenkkg

This comment really sat with me. I enjoy my straight butter and then tea on the side, but I'm thinking, if it works for Steph, it will work for me (fingers crossed)

My toes are crossed for you!

Quote:

Used the "blend hot water and soap" technique for cleaning the blender (which is the only drag... how lazy am I that I don't want to have to clean the blender?

)

That's how I do it too! Hahaha.

jenericstewart · 10-27-2012, 06:51 PM

Had my first bulletproof coffee. Didn't do a thing for me, but I tried. All I can say is, "icky!"

sorenkkg · 10-27-2012, 09:48 PM

It's ok Jen, it is a bit weird

I did make it from about 10am to 6pm, yay me

Carly · 10-28-2012, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jenericstewart

Had my first bulletproof coffee. Didn't do a thing for me, but I tried. All I can say is, "icky!"

I tried 3 separate times and I agree. I really want to like it...

stephdray · 10-28-2012, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carly

I tried 3 separate times and I agree. I really want to like it...

I don't think the lowest calorie version (80 cal) is very tasty. It's ok. It's coffee. But I don't drink it for taste. When I've done the 200 calorie version, I've thought it was quite tasty, but I never want to spend those 200 calories on coffee!

HomeWorkerMT · 10-29-2012, 03:01 AM

Well, I am sitting here at the computer sipping on a BPC with the addition of CO in with the butter for the first time. It really is not bad! I did not spring for the most expensive because of cost. I just bought one in the oil section of the grocery store. Once you get past the "mind" thing of putting solid "grease" in your coffee, it really is quite tasty!

I really cannot taste coconut at all. I will be interested to see how it holds my hunger today.

sorenkkg · 10-29-2012, 08:31 AM

HomeWorker-- did you use the blender, or just melt the butter and CO? the blender seems to make a big difference, in that it's not just grease floating on top.

HomeWorkerMT · 10-29-2012, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sorenkkg

HomeWorker-- did you use the blender, or just melt the butter and CO? the blender seems to make a big difference, in that it's not just grease floating on top.

I used my Bullet. It works great. The fat and coffee never separate.....it is just the "thought" that I am doing that! Like I said on another post, I have HUGE texture issues with my food!!

Thanks!

calichris · 10-29-2012, 07:02 PM

Before I had any CO in the house, I had tried the BPC blended with butter only. I actually liked the taste better than the blend (maybe because I have the extra virgin CO which really tastes like coconut).

So the other day I couldn't be bothered with the blender, so I tried stirring a tsp. of CO only right into my hot coffee along with a splenda. No butter. You lose the nice foamy effect, but the CO stirred in nicely! You can see the oil in the coffee, but the taste was the same to me.

I've done it two days now, and 1 tsp CO seems to work as well for me for appetite suppression as 1 tsp. CO + 1 tsp butter. And then you can have twice as many of them for the same DD cals ... might not be for everyone, but I liked it for a busy day.

HomeWorkerMT · 10-30-2012, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calichris

So the other day I couldn't be bothered with the blender, so I tried stirring a tsp. of CO only right into my hot coffee along with a splenda.

This is what I like about my Bullet. It is so much easier than having to clean my full-size blender. I just rinse out the cup and throw it in the dishwasher. I have a dish sponge on a handle, and I use that to clean the blade.....takes about 10 seconds.

I NEVER use my full-size blender unless I know what I have is too large for my Bullet cups.

ouizoid · 10-30-2012, 07:35 AM

I have a little battery operated whisk for foaming milk for lattes--works great for BPC--

KathyL · 10-30-2012, 07:39 AM

Whoa! There's a *pumpkin* chai tea out there? I love my vanilla chai but I'm off now to look for pumpkin.

I have yet to try BPC with only a tsp butter/CO. But I think I'll give it a try in my tea. I don't think that would add enough flavor to coffee for me to be able to drink it. LOL

sorenkkg · 10-30-2012, 10:56 AM

Kathy-- if you google pumpkin chai tea, it should come up

Kismet311 · 10-30-2012, 01:09 PM

I have a hand held blender...maybe that will work! My regular blender is a pain to clean!

10-24-2012, 03:45 PM	#121
stephdray Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,124 Gallery: stephdray Stats: 290/247/250 WOE: Moderate Carb JUDDD (Lost first 4 lbs on WW) Start Date: 7/4/2012 -- 43 lbs lost total	The Coconut Oil I think it's important to the formula. Something about the MCTs. I tried it with the butter alone, and it was helpful, but once I realized I was consistently getting more appetite suppression out of the kind with the coconut oil, I have never altered the formula since. I had bulletproof coffee this morning. It's now 7pm and I just felt my very first mild hunger pang all day. If it stays mild like this, I won't eat anything else today.

10-27-2012, 10:30 AM	#136
LoCarbGal Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,862 Gallery: LoCarbGal Stats: 318.5/207.5/140 5'4" 46 yrs WOE: Atkins 1/27/12 - 54.5 lbs: JUDDD 9/4/12 - 56.5 lbs	This morning I made up my BPC, sat down at the computer and started sipping. I forgot to add my sweetener! But it wasn't bad. I could taste just the hint of the coconut oil, very pleasant. I knee-jerked and went back to the kitchen and added my sweetener, but now I wish I had just sipped at it w/o. Somehow, it's not sitting too well on my tummy. I'll try it w/o sweetener one of these DD mornings! Full disclosure, I don't use sugar, but I love sweetened drinks! Coffee, hot tea, iced tea, crystal light. Drinking anything unsweetened would be a BIG DEAL for me! __________________ ~~~LCG~~~

10-29-2012, 07:02 PM	#145
calichris Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,025 Gallery: calichris Stats: 273.7/207.9/135 5'3" 45yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: 5/26/12 carb cycling, 7/11/12 JUDDD (start 262.3)	Before I had any CO in the house, I had tried the BPC blended with butter only. I actually liked the taste better than the blend (maybe because I have the extra virgin CO which really tastes like coconut). So the other day I couldn't be bothered with the blender, so I tried stirring a tsp. of CO only right into my hot coffee along with a splenda. No butter. You lose the nice foamy effect, but the CO stirred in nicely! You can see the oil in the coffee, but the taste was the same to me. I've done it two days now, and 1 tsp CO seems to work as well for me for appetite suppression as 1 tsp. CO + 1 tsp butter. And then you can have twice as many of them for the same DD cals ... might not be for everyone, but I liked it for a busy day. __________________ ~~~ Christina ~~~ Next goal: Onederland!

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10-24-2012, 05:52 PM	#122
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,589 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	Steph, you are an inspiration! Do you only do it on DDs, or do you do the higher cal version on UDs also?

10-24-2012, 05:59 PM	#124
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,589 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	^^^ LOL ^^^ I totally hear ya.

10-26-2012, 03:07 AM	#125
HomeWorkerMT Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 55 Gallery: HomeWorkerMT Stats: 163/158.8/140 WOE: WOE JUDDD Start Date: Sept. 28, 2012	LoCarbGal, what is HWC? I have figured out most of the abbreviations, but that one has eluded me! I am going to find some CO this weekend. Any suggestions on the best type? Thanks! Laura

10-26-2012, 03:24 AM	#127
Kismet311 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New York Posts: 891 Gallery: Kismet311 Stats: 161/131.8/125 WOE: TOPS/Juddd	I am not on JUDD but I would like to try the Bulletproof coffee. I love anything coconut so when I saw this it sounded good. There is one day a week I usually don't get to eat until 7pm so I thought this might work out. I would possibly skip the butter...but I will try anything once! I saw an organic brand of CO at the grocery store yesterday so I might try that but I am going to check the label. Is there anything on the label I should look for??

10-26-2012, 08:48 AM	#130
KeirasMom Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 7,322 Gallery: KeirasMom Stats: 277.6/155-159/165, 5'9", 40 y.o., Hypothyroid WOE: In Place of a Roadmap Start Date: Maintenance 1/23/13	I like the virgin CO from Trader Joe's. It does taste coconutty. I also have the cheap LuAnn version I got a WM. It does NOT taste coconutty. I'm thinking about getting some coconut manna from WF this weekend, though that wouldn't work in BPC. It just sounds nummy.

10-26-2012, 04:21 PM	#131
Kismet311 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New York Posts: 891 Gallery: Kismet311 Stats: 161/131.8/125 WOE: TOPS/Juddd	Well, within the next 2 months I will be taking a trip to Trader Joe's so maybe I will get it then. Thanks for the tips!

10-26-2012, 04:59 PM	#133
Kismet311 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New York Posts: 891 Gallery: Kismet311 Stats: 161/131.8/125 WOE: TOPS/Juddd	I'm trying not to order anything online for the rest of the year but it is something to think about for the future.

10-26-2012, 07:47 PM	#134
HomeWorkerMT Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 55 Gallery: HomeWorkerMT Stats: 163/158.8/140 WOE: WOE JUDDD Start Date: Sept. 28, 2012	Thank you everyone for your comments and tips. Drats! I can't use HWC. The greatest majority of dairy products give me screaming migraines. If I use a triangle of Laughing Cow Cheese, I can't use it or any other dairy for a few days I can maybe squeek by with a tsp of butter for a BPC every day. It was definitely a huge drawback when I tried low carb. Laura

10-27-2012, 06:51 PM	#138
jenericstewart Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 197 Gallery: jenericstewart Stats: 293+/213/183 WOE: BBD / JUDDD / CAD combo Start Date: 6/7/12	Had my first bulletproof coffee. Didn't do a thing for me, but I tried. All I can say is, "icky!"

10-27-2012, 09:48 PM	#139
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,589 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	It's ok Jen, it is a bit weird I did make it from about 10am to 6pm, yay me

10-29-2012, 03:01 AM	#142
HomeWorkerMT Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 55 Gallery: HomeWorkerMT Stats: 163/158.8/140 WOE: WOE JUDDD Start Date: Sept. 28, 2012	Well, I am sitting here at the computer sipping on a BPC with the addition of CO in with the butter for the first time. It really is not bad! I did not spring for the most expensive because of cost. I just bought one in the oil section of the grocery store. Once you get past the "mind" thing of putting solid "grease" in your coffee, it really is quite tasty! I really cannot taste coconut at all. I will be interested to see how it holds my hunger today.

10-29-2012, 08:31 AM	#143
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,589 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	HomeWorker-- did you use the blender, or just melt the butter and CO? the blender seems to make a big difference, in that it's not just grease floating on top.

10-30-2012, 07:35 AM	#147
ouizoid Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,920 Gallery: ouizoid Stats: 225/165/145 WOE: JUDDD	I have a little battery operated whisk for foaming milk for lattes--works great for BPC--

10-30-2012, 07:39 AM	#148
KathyL Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SE Nebraska Posts: 554 Gallery: KathyL Stats: 205/118-122/125 5'4" Age 53 WOE: low glycemic index in 2011 JUDDD in 2012 Start Date: January 2011	Whoa! There's a pumpkin chai tea out there? I love my vanilla chai but I'm off now to look for pumpkin. I have yet to try BPC with only a tsp butter/CO. But I think I'll give it a try in my tea. I don't think that would add enough flavor to coffee for me to be able to drink it. LOL

10-30-2012, 10:56 AM	#149
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,589 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	Kathy-- if you google pumpkin chai tea, it should come up

10-30-2012, 01:09 PM	#150
Kismet311 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New York Posts: 891 Gallery: Kismet311 Stats: 161/131.8/125 WOE: TOPS/Juddd	I have a hand held blender...maybe that will work! My regular blender is a pain to clean!