I have been drinking coffee since I was about 14, and I have to say when I first tried it I didn't like it very much, it had to have a lot of cream and sugar to hide the "Taste" of it. I drank it like that afterwards for another 20 years.
When Tim Hortons first came into mainstream and a new one was being built just about every other day I have to wonder if I didn't help make that happen, I had a coffee there sometimes five times a day, and usually something to eat as well.
Everyone says that coffee is addictive, but I'm not so sure, It's kind of like saying candy is addictive, it isn't, of course, and neither is coffee. I know the difference between addicted to something and wanting or craving something. I smoke, and if I go a few hours without one I start to get cranky, if it goes on longer than that, it is the only thing I can think about until I get one. I crave a coffee sometimes, but that feeling comes and goes throughout the day and I'm only disappointed if I don't get one, I can wait until the next day to have one.
There is something about starting your day with a fresh cup of java, it sets you in a good mood right off the bat, I know there have been days when I didn't have time for a coffee and my days has felt "Off" and not quite normal. If you have a routine that you follow everyday, even if it doesn't involve coffee, and one day that routine gets broken, you will feel off as well.
At some point about a year ago it dawned on me the fact of how much sugar I actually put into my coffee, and doing that a few times a day it really added up. So I made a life altering decision to drink my coffee black, after drinking a double double for 35 years.
At first, it was not good, it was bitter, and tasted terrible but I did it anyway, day after day I forced myself to drink this black yuck, eventually there came a time when I didn't even notice it anymore and I found myself enjoying it, I was surprised when then day came where I found it to be delicious again.
Before I switched to black I was a regular, 190-195 lbs man, after cutting out the cream and sugar from my coffee I maintain a steady 180-185 lbs, pretty good trade off in my opinion.
I love coffee and I will probably continue to drink it until I die, sometimes I treat myself to a double double, but for the most part and at home its always better black.
Scott Goerz
