Ha, I was just fighting with my Keurig for 20 minutes because it was clogged and I did not want to put on my clothes to get coffee.

I sometimes will wake up with caffeine headaches, they are not fun.

No sugar or flavors for my morning coffee, I do add some milk. I might have a flavored coffee for a treat but I'd rather eat a cookie.

I have to have some milk or cream in it, but absolutely NO SUGAR. If there is sugar in the coffee, it becomes vile to me. I do sometimes use a sugar free syrup later in the day or when I am doing iced coffee. Only then!

Oh that is funny! Guilty as charged. Cream (real cream please), no sweeteners except once in a blue moon a smidge of sugar if I bought a new to me bean and don't like it. Only one mug per day here. Stopped my afternoon pick me up years ago. The ritual in the morning, warming my mug, clearing the filter, grinding the beans, heating the cream and doing the pour over are all part of the attraction. Then sitting with the warm mug in my hands..... sigh....I'm done now. All I need is the cigarette! 😉

salonva, I used to add sugar. One day I went to a drive-thru for coffee and the person added way too much sugar and the coffee turned my stomach. I should thank them, they have saved me thousands of calories over the years.

Just one large mug in the morning here to kick start the old brain, plus a little sugar, honey, and cream to cover up the cigar/asphalt undertones.

Just this instant talking about coffee. My teenage granddaughters are visiting. My husband commented that he cannot believe my granddaughters drink a cup of caffeinated K cup coffee in the morning. Husband and girls like their cofffee in the morning. I, on the other hand, have a cup, usually flavored decaf, once in a blue moon no added sugar and mostly milk. I wake up just fine without.

Drinking my first of three cups of coffee for the day. Last one around 3-4:00. No sugar for me but a little dollop of cream. No sweeteners and no flavours for me. Occasionally I will buy an "extra hot, low-fat latte". And I do love the smell of coffee beans.

When I run in the morning I drink peppermint tea before my run (If I drink coffee I'll be looking for a tree to pee behind - fortunately we run in the forest) but the whole time I'm running all I think about is the coffee waiting for me at home.

My son and his partner don't drink coffee.

Another coffee lover. A little milk or cream, no sugar, is pure perfection for me. Although I have a sweet tooth, I have never liked sweet coffee.

Like others I love the ritual of it all, the special warm mug in my hands and the relaxed quiet start to my day.

Coffee, chocolate, and alcohol -- the only mind-altering drugs I need.

I'm right there with ded. I like my coffee strong and black. No cream, no sweeteners and NO flavors!!

Making my coffee is the second thing I do when I get up :-) By the time the kettle is boiling, my French press is ready to go! It makes 2 large mugs worth and that is generally all that I need to get me going for the day. And coffee time is sacrosanct - other than scrolling through my laptop or strolling the garden in summer, nothing of importance happens during morning coffee time. Good thing I no longer have to work for a living!!

I do admit to a midday latte every now and again and I enjoy an iced one in summer. But they are rare. I also like after dinner or dessert coffees like an Irish coffee. My nephew makes wonderfully boozy after dinner coffee drinks!! Those are rare as well 🤗

Oh my, I'm definitely a coffee lover! 3 cups in the morning--2 strong and black pour overs, 1 almond milk latte made by my own personal barrista! (aka hubby) We have way too much coffee equipement: pour over, French press, Keurig, espresso machine, etc. And iced coffee on a hot summer afternoon--oh yes!

Coffee...breakfast, lunch or dinner, any or all is great with me! Black only! When I

first started drinking it I added a bit of sugar...that didn't last long, and it is black

only! Don't like the sweet "stuff" added...that's not coffee to me..just a different

drink for people.

Tea and only tea. But everyone else in my family likes coffee. The kids had it in elementary school, thanks to a Brazilian nanny.

I love the smell of coffee, and used to be able to enjoy it. I always added cream. For some reason, my body can't handle the caffeine and I feel really lousy until it wears off. DH has a giant travel mug of coffee every morning. I bought a bag of local roasted decaf, but it got old and stale - I just prefer tea now. I do drink a black Scottish Breakfast Tea in the mornings with milk and sugar. I know that tea has caffeine, but it doesn't affect me like coffee. During the day and in the evenings, I drink herbal teas.

We started drinking half-caf when I was pregnant (i couldn’t give up the caffeine completely, just couldn’t) and we still do. 2% in it, maybe half-and-half on occasion.

Like a lot of our agricultural products, heck all our products, the labor is extensive rven before it gets to my coffeemaker.

2 big cups of pour over with half & half for me - and none after 12pm or I won't sleep.

I really enjoy that whole series from Cracked, BTW - Roger Horton is genius 😄

Tea for me. I don't like coffee, and neither does my tummy. My Dad was a tea drinker, too.

I drink mine black if I make it at home. When I am out and about I will have a latte or cappuccino with an extra shot or two. No sugar. I has been a while but I used to make what I called dessert coffee which was heavily sugared with cream or milk depending on what I had. Occasionally I would toss in some ice cream if I had any.

Several years ago, 10/15?, I spoke to my doctor about my diet. The one thing he did not want me to change except to perhaps increase the 3 cups I was drinking to a minimum of 24 ounces a day. The clinic at KU Med had just released their findings on a study which found that for some people drinking 24 ounces helped ward off some forms of dementia. He knew my husband had a form and often spouses would develop dementia eventually. Unknown at the time and I have not seen anything recently was the cause but one of the suspects was both eating the same diet. Environmental was the other main one.

I am never without at least two bags of Kirkland brand whole coffee beans. I own a Keurig, Kitchen Aid coffee maker, stop top perk, espresso machine and a French Press.

I drink my coffee mostly very strong and black. Two cups before I go to work and I bring a travel mug with the same in it for work.

but, I like Cappuccino coffee as well as butter coffee (butter, coconut oil and a teaspoon of sugar free sweetener, plus heavy whipped cream).

Do not talk to me. Do not look my way until I've had at least one coffee in the morning. Ever. Big mistake.

This is my morning cup of Joe. I have every coffee thingy known to mankind. I even have a hand crank coffee grinder that I bought during Y2K.

I drink two large mugs a day. One in the morning, one with dinner at night. I've never used sugar but add a little coffeemate.

I've always wanted that feeling for coffee, but I never found it. The only coffee I enjoy is a frozen one with lots of sweets in it. Cappuccino is pretty good.

I am not a coffee drinker, it's too strong for me. I drink chamomile herbal tea daily. :-)

I tend to have an addictive personality, but caffeine never took hold. Yes I'll typically drink two or three cups a morning, but because I enjoy it not because I need it. I'll skip days at a time and not think about it. My wife on the other hand, look out!

Surprised how many here are drinking it black. I do, and my wife is a recent convert.

I LOVE it. I am now completely decaf. I am happy to have it black or with chocolate and whipped cream. My favorite was my mother's (she and her mother were known for their hospitality and great coffee making), but especially in real china. Miss that.

I stopped caffeine 30 years ago when my husband died - I didn’t need the buzz- and never went back. I have one large cup of really good fresh ground decaf each morning with a fair amount of milk or cream. Sometimes when I’m out and about I’ll get a decaf latte later the morning. The thought of flavors or sweetener literally makes me gag.

I am an outlier here with both cream and sugar. I was started on coffee as a baby by my grannie who spooned it into my little mouth. I cant remember not having my own cup. Strong, plenty of milk and a spoon of sugar. When I was eight the family was traveling space avaliable and we got all split up. I as the most reliable child was put by myself in first class. I startled my seat mate by asking for milk and sugar for my breakfast coffee. A very nice business man. He sent the stewardess back to check with my mom.

I am more of a hot cocoa gal. I cannot stomach the smell of coffee. And I think I have tried to drink it twice in my life. "Burnt Chalk" was the flavor that came to mind when I did so. I liked iced green tea and brew a big pitcher to sip on during the week. Unsweetened for health purposes. I do like sweet iced tea but rarely drink it, again to avoid the sugar. If I am going to drink calories and sugar ,let it be a dark, rick, thick mug of real hot chocolate.

I make many pots of coffee at work for my truck drivers. I do find it amusing to see some of them go for the flavored coffee creamers. Not many of them look like they would be the "caramel macchiato" type. But one never knows....

3 mugs before I even get out of bed. Black. French press.

Love my coffee black and strong.

about 30 oz, 1/2 reg, 1/2 decaf, pour-over (Chemex) drank over 4 hours or so, from the Head Nut, they contract a coffee bean roaster. could never do all caffeine, yikes! i make 'bullet' coffee every morning! love it, its the only way i drink it at home. i do use 1 packet of Truvia. and i love Pumpkin Spice coffee. the other 2 i rotate, Roma and Costa Rican.

keurig, yuck! for one, the coffee is not good, all the waste of those pods in landfills, and all that plastic that the water sits in and fllters through.. cannot be healthy.

it does draw me out of bed in the morning! the whole ritual as stated above, the smell, the warm favorite mug, the quiet, the taste., ahh perfect morning!!

I do not really like the taste of coffee unless it is flavored and it must be nice and creamy. I don't do much caffeine. Right now in cold weather I am enjoying a cappuccino (mix) in the mornings that is really good. Usually in the afternoon I will have a cup of green tea as it is so good for you. I love it with a splash of pineapple and lime juices. Come warm weather I will mix it up and have the tea in the mornings and a decaf iced coffee in the afternoons. Not daily, a couple times a week as a treat.

Jupidupi, yes on coffee with dessert, not after.

I downsized to a 6 oz cup of coffee in the morning with 3 tablespoons of half and half. That usually works. I'll have a second later in the day or evening if I want one, but not usually. I was out of town this weekend so had *'dessert coffee' both days. Hoping that doesn't make me crave coffee more as I get back to my normal diet this week.

*'Dessert coffee' is what I call the specialty coffee drinks like a caramel macchiato or a sweetened frozen cappuccino that comes with all of the sweetness and extra calories.

Really envious of those who can drink coffee at night and still sleep! Even decaf tea and chocolate keeps me awake at night.

I only have one "serving" of coffee daily but that serving is a big ol mug that holds probably twice the amount of a standard size coffee cup LOL

I take mine with cream and stevia, and I always warm the half and half then use my el cheapo frother to make a nice foam on top

LOVE that part of my breakfast ritual. I used to have a second cup at work but now that I'm retired I don't make any more coffee after breakfast.

I guess I've got a bit of physical dependence on my daily dose because when I have to fast for medical reasons I always get a massive headache. However a few weeks ago I finally decided to try some black coffee which was allowed as a liquid prior to outpatient surgery.

What a huge difference it made for me! When I had some caffeine on board I wasn't nearly as affected by the headache, lethargy and fogginess post-procedure which I'd always assumed was from lack of food.

I felt pretty stupid because I'd never tried it; I think colonoscopies also allow black coffee along with the ubiquitous clear liquids.

Made a note for future reference: if they say you can have coffee--have some!

That caffeine headache is like having a nail driven through your head. I only have one cup these days but it is what I call "efficient". Sort of two for one strength. I used to laugh at people who were kept awake by caffeine-I have joined the ranks. Still those same people drank ice tea all day and caffeine laden sodas without complaint.

The video was hilarious. And may have struck home with me. I usually drink 2 cups per day and prefer it with half-and-half. I used to drink sugar in it, but have kicked that habit at least. I do still prefer the taste of coffee and espresso with sweetener and milk, but I figure I'll compromise with my health and at least skip the sugar. Some days I drink it black, but it's not my favorite. I also recently got an espresso maker and will cappuccinos (no sweetener) some days and occasionally an espresso. There are certainly days I go without coffee, but I especially like drinking coffee while I work.

It is so true that so many of the affordable luxuries like coffee and chocolate are affordable specfiically because other people down the line are being taken advantage of by powerful corporations. I learned a bit more about the abuse and near (or actual) enslavement people suffer in order to produce chocolate. This video does make it sound like the same occurs with coffee. I prefer to buy a fair trade certified brand, but my husband prefers a subscription service and I don't know that it's fair trade.

I am really enjoying reading all the replies.

I think I mentioned previously that when I drank unlimited caffeine, I was still able to go to sleep pretty easily, but I realized that it was not a restful sleep. That started me eliminating the caffeine after 11am or noon.

Then, when I was diagnosed with ocular hyperstension, (for which there really doesn't seem to be a reason) I had read some articles on the web ( of course) that caffeine may contribute as a factor. That's when I cut down to one cup of caffeine per morning. When I asked the eye dr about it, he said they USED to think there was a correlation but not so any more. Since I had cut back I figured I would stay that way.

I have a few times had to drink the black coffee and it wasn't bad, but I would only do that in emergencies ( like a colonoscopy or blood work and no chance of getting coffee with milk for hours and needing to function).

I always say for Yom Kippor, it;s more the caffeine headache that does me in than any hunger.

I do use a keurig more out of convenience. It was a housewarming gift and I enjoy using it. I don't buy the premade pods though, I have maybe a dozen of the plastic refillable ( with filter) pods and fill with my own coffee.

@salonva oddly sometimes I will feel more sleepy after a cup of coffee. I cannot explain it. I've been known to take a nap after a cup of coffee on a lazy weekend day when I have nothing else going on. There might be something wrong with me....

I hesitate to even post on this thread. I am not a coffee connoisseur but I do need that one large mug first thing in the morning, sometimes a second one. Except I add milk and sugar..............because that's how I drink hot tea.

I'm a little startled by how sugarless everybody is, but I do like sweet things,,!

Two cups every morning, with just almond milk, no sugar. But I do like it light, as in lots of milk. I am not a coffee snob so I drink whatever coffee we happen to have, made in our good ol Mr Coffee machine. By DH.

In the spring and summer I do love iced coffee, but my morning coffee is always hot year round. Iced is for afternoons, which means it’s usually decaf.

I only need a big cup of warm milk first thing in the morning.

@sprtphntc7a Keurig is good if you know what you're doing. I for one, do NOT use pods. I grind my coffee beans fine and use reusable pods. I pay $17 for a big bag of coffee beans at Costco and it lasts me a month.

@pricklypearcactus I've been known to drink a pot of espresso and fall asleep. LOL

someone else said they drank a bit of coffee as a baby. I can't find the post. HI! It's nice to meet another lifer! when I tell people my mother used to put a teaspoon of coffee or tea in my baby bottle even when I was just a few weeks old, I swear I have to call 911 because they're about to have a heart attack! ROFL! It did not stunt my growth. it did not harm me. And it did not put that hair on my chest..... And I've never had sleep issues, although today I'm up 2 hours earlier than usual and I don't know why. hmmmmmmmm

I wanted to say, I have a whipped cream dispenser. I do like to add 1 cup of whipping cream and a teaspoon each of espresso powder and Splenda and use that to top my coffee. I used to use plain sweetened whipped cream, but adding the espresso powder makes a huge difference.

For those who say they cut caffeine out: do you mean ALL caffeine? Tea? Chocolate? Coke? Mountain Dew (only "brown" pop in Canada has caffeine in it, besides Root Beer, that one doesn't).

Witty, that was me. Grannie even gave coffee to the cats. I think for Rusty and Humphrey it was all that milk.

She put a lot of milk in her very strong drip coffee.

I do not care for coffee much. caffeine though, I am completely addicted to, so I drink two coffees per day. A cappuccino, with froth as beautiful as bumblebeez and a good amount of sugar, that, I like. It's a little like melted coffee ice cream the way I like it.

Otherwise I have a regular cappuccino in the morning, and four shots of espresso at tea time.

Witty, I'm almost a lifer. I started drinking coffee at age 3, with lots of milk and sugar. As a college student, I admired others who drank coffee like a "grown up" and I developed a taste for drinking it black. Then at my first real job, my office was right next to the coffee room. I was thrilled that coffee was free! I probably drank 8 cups a day for the first few weeks. They also had a basket of free candy bars. Free caffeine and sugar -- I was livin' the dream!

Although the paternal half of my family were avid coffee drinkers, I never had even one cup till 30 and then I was addicted. I never drink decaf and have no problem sleeping with my last cup at 7-8 PM.