After talking with my friend and seeing some articles on Aspartame that say it can be a weight loss inhibitor, so I've decided to do away with my Diet Mountain Dew addiction. I don't feel like I can go without caffeine so I've decided to give coffee a try. I ordered a coffeemaker that I thought looked cool on walmart.com.

On a side note it seems ironic that the day after I ordered my coffeemaker Good Morning America had a news story on how "an article in The New York Times said Aspartame, the most popular sugar replacement in America, might cause cancer in rats." Is it a sign that I'm making the right choice? Hmmm... maybe.

Anyway, my plan is to make coffee in the morning and put the coffee in a thermos and then take it to work in a backpack. I'll drink coffee in the morning while it's still hot and then finish out the day by drinking water. I don't have that much of a sweet tooth so I won't have to use a sweetener but I'm thinking I might need to use some sort of a low fat creamer.

So here is the question for all you coffee addicts out there... What are some good coffee brands, flavors and creamers to try?