Any oolong tea drinkers?

I heard that oolong tea is good when dieting. I bought the tea bags and I am not sure how to drink it. Do you add milk or drink it the way it is? I put milk in regular tea.

Drink it however you like! It's like a mild black tea, from my experience. It's great chilled too (without milk.)

I drink my usual tea with milk, no sugar but I enjoy oolong weak, black, no sugar. I buy the loose tea and find I can put two or three of the large dried leaves into a mug and top up with boiling water. I have found it a great appetite suppressant and got to my target weight this week using it regularly.  It is good and cheap to buy at Chinese supermarkets.

I put a little lemon juice in mine. That's all I ever put in mine and I think it tastes good.

I'm a big fan of Oolong teas. 

I don't want to scare you off, but there are many varieties (depending on where they are from, what time of year they were picked, the way they were processed, etc). It's a lot like wine, actually.

Until about a year ago I didn't pay any attention to tea. I would try it from time to time, but I never really saw the appeal. Then a friend introduced me to whole leaf teas. Suddenly I understood why millions of people around the world love the stuff.

If you are drinking Oolong in tea bags, the best way to drink it is to heat the water to boiling, then let it sit for a minute or two in order to cool down a bit. Then pour the hot water over the tea bag and let it steep for about 2 minutes (if you are lucky enough to have whole leaf Oolong you can steep it for 1 minute and get all the flavor). 

Don't steep tea too long or it gets bitter (except Pu-erh teas, but I'm getting ahead of myself).

I've tried a number of Oolong varieties, and most have a pleasant, roasted flavor. Some have hints of caramel or butter. But again, I don't think you'll experience this with the shredded teas in the bags.  I've never thought about putting anything in the tea. I think a whole-leaf tea has enough flavor to speak for itself. (Try "Silk Oolong" if you have have a chance. It's so good I only treat myself to it on special occasions.)

As for dieting, Oolong is thought to have great appetite suppresant qualities. I can't be certain, but I do feel like I think less about snacking when I'm drinking some nice Oolong. It is also fairly high in caffeine among the teas, so it helps keep your metabolism up. 

As a side note, because I love talking about tea, there are four major categories of teas:

• Green
  
• White
  
• Oolong 
  
• Pu-erh ("black tea" is a type of Pu-erh)
  

Each claims its own health benefits. Each comes from the same leaf of the same plant (Camellia sinensis) only picked, or handled, differently.

If the beverage does not contain leaves of this plant, it is technically not tea. 

Thanks to all that have replied. What I have is the bags, I have tried it plain and with milk. I enjoyed it both with and without, but thought it was a little better with.

I have always been a tea drinker, but don't really know much about teas.  My favorite has alway been earl gray.  I thought I would switch over to Oolong teas, because I have been hearing that it is so good for you, while on a diet.

Textheavy, I will try to find whole leaf tea and let you know what I think. Thanks for all the info.