I love coffee, and I have for along time. It was outlawed by my track coach while I was running, but I did sneak it in occasionally in college when it was very much needed. Since I have stopped running I have begun an emotional relationship with coffee-- with soy milk and 2 sugars please.

2 months ago I started the Specific Carbohydrate Diet-- prescribed for those with chronic digestive diseases--I have Celiac. The diet cuts out all grains, most starches, all sugar and lactose. SO basically I can eat some fruits veggies, meat and home made yogurt (which removes the lactose). Anyone who knows me knows that the no sugar was the kicker. I actually looked at the diet several months ago and read the "no sugar" part, and said "no, absolutely not, there is no way in Gods name" (side note: this includes chocolate, or coco in ANY form). Any ways going on this diet drastically changed my relationship with coffee. My creamy, slightly sweet cup was now brown bitter water- ewe. It took several months of training before I could enjoy it.

Yesterday while out on the town I stopped at Starbucks to get a coffee. It is the only place I knew would have coffee to go. I will also add that it will be my last time to Starbucks Paris, as I paid 2.60 Euros for normal coffee (about $3.00). I took my first sip and thought....this is soooo weak! I have been in Paris for a month now and I have become so accustomed to drinking black strong coffee that my previously favorite coffee now tastes like brown water (still bitter, but nothing I can do about that). It is possible (business school is teaching me to examine both sides of a situation) that it was just that pot of coffee, or that location so I will reserve TOTAL conclusion. BUT I am going to integrate coconut milk into my repertoire of food so there may be a resurrection of my sweet coffee, and then the world can go back to normal.