Milk?!?!

I switched to almond milk for the lower calories. found I stopped getting the painful gas and bloating I had been told was IBS. What a way to find out your lactose intolerant right lol. so yeah it will definitely be a life long switch for me, though I do miss icecream. Yes there are other ways to get the nutrients in milk. If you dont like milk you certainly dont need to force yourself to drink it.

You don't need to give up milk or ice cream just because you're lactose intolerant.

OP said nothing about almond milk. The replies are saying almond milk saves SOOO many calories.

I am not sure where you shop, but I can get almond milk at 30 cals a cup. That's actually quite a big difference % wise.

However, I only use it for cooking as it tastes nasty (plus the texture is bleh!).

We are very limited on American products here.

Well...the OP is from the States. Also, you can get it in the UK...so not an "American" product.

How am I supposed to know what is available in the States and UK in Japan?

OP said nothing about almond milk. The replies are saying almond milk saves SOOO many calories.

I am not sure where you shop, but I can get almond milk at 30 cals a cup. That's actually quite a big difference % wise.

However, I only use it for cooking as it tastes nasty (plus the texture is bleh!).

We are very limited on American products here.

Well...the OP is from the States. Also, you can get it in the UK...so not an "American" product.

How am I supposed to know what is available in the States and UK in Japan?

You are not...I was just letting you know that you can get it at 30 cals a cup which is why people were saying you can save a lot of calories - a point you seemed to object to. Now you know.

If you don't like milk, try vegetable milk! There are many kinds as soy, almond and rice milk ; moreover they usually contain less fat.

Is less fat a selling point? What's wrong with the fat from milk?

Fat makes you fat. Do you even 1980's?

Alas, I was born in 1987 so I missed that craze. /sips full fat milk

Here's how to make weight loss sustainable:

If you don't like it, don't eat/drink it. There are other ways to get those nutrients.

If you like it, and it fits your calories for the day, eat/drink it.

i like to drink milk...yum...its the source of most of the 'dairy products' recommended above so why not just have it straight...its got proteins( whey and casein), calcium (though not much in fat free milks). a glass of warm milk before bed time soothes you into a good nights sleep :-)

but hey, do what you want, don't like it for the taste then you can add unsweetened cocoa or whatever floats your boat

I don't like cow milk either, My fav option is coconut & flax teat milk.

So i never in my life used to drink milk, I have always hated the taste and the smell. I am training myself to like more healthy things and I have always known that milk is good for you, but how is it for someone trying to lose weight? I feel like its calories that may not always be necessary to consume...is it worth to my body what its weight in calories is?? Any thoughts on this?? keep in mind i am only starting out with a small glass one meal a day

I hate the taste of milk/chocolate milk and haven't drank it straight up since I was a kid (I don't mind it if it's an ingredient in a recipe, as long as I can't taste it lol). Not drinking milk hasn't been good/bad for me. I got fat not drinking it and I got thin not drinking it. I'm now maintaining not drinking it. If you don't like it, then don't drink it.

This might be the best milk thread I've ever seen.

Oh, speaking of non-milk milk. I drink milk. But, I also like coconut milk. But, I don't consider them to be equivalent. The taste and nutrition are very different. Milk has calcium and protein and fat. Coconut milk has fat. But, I just like coconut milk for some things. I always use real milk in cereal or things that call for milk. Coconut milk I have on it's own as a tasty treat or as part of a smoothie.

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