Milky coffee

susanalsaword

Help cannot give up the milky coffee, any ideas on how I can do this,

sijomial

Why do you feel the need to give it up at all?

SuzySunshine99

What exactly is it that you are wanting to give up and why? The caffeine? The coffee? The milk?
What's in it? If you're looking to make it lower calorie, tell us what you put in it and people can offer substitutions.

The main reason that people fail at weight loss is because they feel like they have to give up every food and drink that they love. You need to make this a lifestyle change that is sustainable. That means not making yourself miserable and figuring out ways to incorporate your "must-haves" into your diet.

Xellercin

What's wrong with milk?

susanalsaword

I cannot loss weight because I have 2 milky coffees a day, with 1 sugar and 3 sweeteners and milk in a mug size cup

Lietchi

I have to disagree. Your milky coffees are not why you cannot lose weight. To lose weight, you just need to be in a calorie deficit, and that is still possible drinking those coffees if you reduce your overall calorie intake (or increase your calorie expenditure by being more active).

Have you measured how much milk is in your coffee, to calculate the number of calories? Two sugars is probably 20gr at the most, around 80 calories ?

Depending on the type of milk you're using, you might be able to reduce the number of calories by choosing a different milk.

Xellercin

susanalsaword wrote: »

I cannot loss weight because I have 2 milky coffees a day, with 1 sugar and 3 sweeteners and milk in a mug size cup

I'm not quite understanding. I lost a ton of weight drinking coffee with tons of cream every day.

If you want to cut calories, then you can cut them from anywhere. If cutting them from coffee is hard for you, then why not cut them from somewhere easier?

If you are determined to cut the calories in your coffee, then I suggest starting with cutting the sugar and getting used to the taste of unsweetened coffee and milk. Not because I thi k that will make you lose much weight, but I only suggest that because sugar in your coffee is horrible for your teeth, so you get a huge bonus cutting that out.

Plus I personally think coffee tastes WAY BETTER unsweetened with just milk, but I don't like having sugar every day.

naturallykat

Cut down to 1 nice milky coffee a day and substitute the other with something else?

Cut both down to an Americano with a dash of milk and all sweetener no sugar?

My top top for changing coffee drinking habits is to give it 7 days. Somebody told me this and it has worked for me and for several other people i have recommended it to. I gave up sugar and sweetener this way, and, later, milk entirely. Just tolerate the weird tasting coffee for 7 days. By day 7 you'll realise it's not so bad, you will have adapted to it, and you can carry on.

sijomial

susanalsaword wrote: »

I cannot loss weight because I have 2 milky coffees a day, with 1 sugar and 3 sweeteners and milk in a mug size cup

There is no way that's enough calories in two drinks to derail your progress - you need to look at your diet as a whole. Two teaspoons of sugar plus skimmed milk really isn't adding up to a lot.

corinasue1143

Decide. Losing weight is hard. Being overweight is hard. Choose your hard.

kshama2001

susanalsaword wrote: »

I cannot loss weight because I have 2 milky coffees a day, with 1 sugar and 3 sweeteners and milk in a mug size cup

Exactly how many calories is that? I have no problem fitting several coffees with milk and sugar into my daily calorie budget.

susanalsaword

I think you are right, it's not the coffee's I must move more and look again at my diet, thanks everyone for your help

AnnPT77

I consider the milk in my coffee to be reasonably nutrient-dense, very much worth its calories when I'm losing weight. No one moderate-calorie choice - which is what I'd consider a couple of coffees with milk and reasonable sugar to be - is going to doom weight management. If it's the easiest thing for you to cut out of your total diet, that's a choice you can make. If something else is easier to cut out, cut out the something else.

This is just a puzzle to be solved: Getting yourself to the right calorie level, and getting good overall nutrition from the totality of what you eat, while eating foods you personally find tasty and practical. Reduce or eliminate things that don't seem worth their calories to you, for their nutritional or tastiness value to you.

susanalsaword

Thanks for your help

Xellercin

I'm curious, what made you think that your coffee was the main reason you aren't losing weight?

susanalsaword

Because one Latte is 160 calories and I have 2 a day

sbelletti

Either fit them into your daily calorie count or make the decision that losing weight is more important than two milky coffees a day.

You don't have to go cold turkey... Start with smaller portions. Then adjust the ratio of coffee to milk. Try lower-calorie versions of milk. Maybe try swapping one for another lower-calorie beverage instead.

Changing daily habits is hard. That's why so many people fail. My daily coffee (Nespresso with raw sugar plus half and half) is important to me, so I have one every morning with zero guilt. But that means I get to eat a little bit less food instead. Do I want two or three? Sure. But I'm also happy to be 43 pounds lighter than I was last summer, and that tastes better than all the extra coffees.

xxxTiaxxx

I'm the same even though when I think about it and count the calories it really doesn't make a diff if you take it or leave it. However, I have changed to oatmilk. Makes me feel a little better and feels lighter to drink. I don't need much of it either.
Maybe changing up milks will help so you can still use it.

sijomial

susanalsaword wrote: »

Because one Latte is 160 calories and I have 2 a day

That's useful information and a very different scale of calories to the previously mentioned "2 milky coffees a day, with 1 sugar and 3 sweeteners and milk in a mug size cup".

Make your own for very few calories instead of buying them from a coffee shop would be an easy win.
Big difference between a high sugar, full fat milk beverage from a shop compared to using sweetners and skimmed milk.

PS - reducing the sweetness of your drinks over time may well change your palate.

azuki84

Milky coffee can be taken in moderation.

cyndit1

I love my half and half. In my coffee and tea. I was drinking WAY to much of it but decided that I want it in my evening tea since I gave up alcohol last year and replaced it with tea which I enjoy very much. Sooooo half and half in my coffee is gone and now a drop of 1% milk. It’s choices that are sustainable.

susanalsaword

Thank you all for your advice 😃

onyxgirl17

I love my milky coffee and drank it the whole
time I lost weight, at a low weight, and at a high weight. It’s a lifestyle decision I’m not going to change, those 300 calories are just going to go to that milk and sugar in my two cups of milky coffee each day. No regrets. You just have to make a decision on what’s worth the calories to you. I think of my calories like the money in the bank, I can save some for another day, spend just the amount I need, or overspend and cut back another day. If I overspend all the time I’m in debt which means I’ve gained weight.

sollyn23l2

Yeah... 300+ calories a day could definitely derail your diet. I agree that making them yourself at home, using no calorie sweetners, is probably the way to go.

crackon20

I did switch to black coffee to have less dairy in my diet and also cut calories. For about a week ir so it tasted bitter. Then as time went by...delicious. Now I do not like the taste of coffee with milk or cream. I would suggest you try medium roast coffee, not dark roast and give it some time.

susanalsaword

Ok thanks🙂

macx2mommy

I love my lattes. I have swapped to unsweetened almond or coconut milk (30-60 cal per cup), a splash of vanilla, and sugar free syrup. For me, I don’t mind trying to find better options so I can still have them.

vkdydm596h

There are definitely very low-no calorie creamers and sweeteners out there could also try putting a bit less everyday until it’s not horrible to have no creamer in your coffee

springlering62

Silk makes an excellent plain almond-cashew milk that is 25 calories per cup. It’s very good in coffee.

Having said that, though, I changed over to fat-free half and half. Lidl’s is 20 calories per serving, most other brands are 20-25.

I use Skinny Syrups in my coffees and chai. There’s dozens of flavors. I tend to like chocolate ones in coffee. Right now I’m on a chocolate waffle cone coffee kick. I like SS much better than the Torani syrups. They taste bad to me.

I can make a great milky sweet chai with oodles of froth for 37 calories and a nice coffee for about 22. And my mug holds two cups.

If you like froth, check out Ninja’s hand pump frother. 1/8c skim milk pumped and heated in the microwave makes about 3/4 cup of long lasting foam. (I swear I’m not a shill for Ninja! I’ve just found several of their products to be so helpful during loss and maintenance!)

susanalsaword

Thank you great ideas

JaysFan82

I've lost 70 pounds and I take my coffee Triple cream no sugar.