I went to bed at 6:00 PM, so I guess it makes sense that I’m wide awake at 2:30 AM. But instead of snacking like I used to do, I’m drinking my sugar free water enhanced beverage. My dietician told me snacking out of bed is a big factor in regain.

Actually, one of the really cool features of the Baritastic app is that you can generate reports of the data you track. So I tried that yesterday morning and guess what I discovered: not surprisingly, the vast majority of my calories were coming from my creamer. But when I saw the actual number, I about choked on my smooth move tea.

I grant you, that only averages out to 172 calories a day. But it’s still a huge number, overall. Especially for such a tertiary food.

It was also the highest in carbs:

I think that’s pretty significant.

Now that I’ve been off my coffee ritual, I have a choice to make. Do I go back to it as before, drinking several cups a day? Do I limit myself to one or two cups? Or do I avoid it altogether?

Of course the best choice would probably be to avoid it completely, given the high calories. Can I do that, once it’s back on the table? I have the tea, which is kind of pleasant, but not as good.

There must be something more cost-effective I can do…

I will have to think about this.