Milky coffee

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.

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.

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.

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!)

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

AnnPT77 wrote: »

susanalsaword wrote: »

Hello what is a Ninja hand frother, what coffee do you use? I use semi skimmed milk and my mug is the same size as yours, how is your coffee only 61 calories?😐

No sugar of any type, and skimmed milk - about 5.5 fluid ounces (163ml) of it, per mug. Skimmed (nonfat) milk has 83 calories per cup (8 oz). Semi-skimmed milk is more calorie dense than that. I don't use any super-special kind of coffee: I buy whole beans, grind them with a small electric coffee grinder, make the coffee with a single-cup (#2) pour-through drip cone using boiled water.

I'm not associated with Amazon, but I'm linking the frother there just to show you what it is:

https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Coffee-Frother-Technology-CFFROTH/dp/B016ULW6T0

This looks likes a french press, except it appears that the disks at the end of the rod aren't flush with the edges of the container.

When I want froth at home, I shake milk in a glass jar, removed the lid, and heat the milk in the microwave (heat and then shake leads to dangerous situations), watching it until the foam starts to rise. I wonder if I could use my french press instead. Do you heat the milk before or after using the frother?

AnnPT77 wrote: »

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

AnnPT77 wrote: »

susanalsaword wrote: »

Hello what is a Ninja hand frother, what coffee do you use? I use semi skimmed milk and my mug is the same size as yours, how is your coffee only 61 calories?😐

No sugar of any type, and skimmed milk - about 5.5 fluid ounces (163ml) of it, per mug. Skimmed (nonfat) milk has 83 calories per cup (8 oz). Semi-skimmed milk is more calorie dense than that. I don't use any super-special kind of coffee: I buy whole beans, grind them with a small electric coffee grinder, make the coffee with a single-cup (#2) pour-through drip cone using boiled water.

I'm not associated with Amazon, but I'm linking the frother there just to show you what it is:

https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Coffee-Frother-Technology-CFFROTH/dp/B016ULW6T0

This looks likes a french press, except it appears that the disks at the end of the rod aren't flush with the edges of the container.

When I want froth at home, I shake milk in a glass jar, removed the lid, and heat the milk in the microwave (heat and then shake leads to dangerous situations), watching it until the foam starts to rise. I wonder if I could use my french press instead. Do you heat the milk before or after using the frother?

There's a fine-mesh screen between the disks that is flush with the glass. You heat the milk first, then froth. Heating again after frothing sort of sets the foam so it lasts longer.

Thanks, Ann.

You just have to prioritize your calories. You don't necessarily have to give anything up, you just have to decide what is worth it and what is not. You can also cut back and/or modify things to be less calorie dense. You can also move more to allow for more calorie dense treats.

susanalsaword wrote: »

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

Don't. Just account for the calories.

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