Good to know! I agree about texture. I actually was ok with rolled oats prior to surgery. In fact, that was the only kind of oat I had ever had, and ate it occasionally. Then my surgeon said I should introduce Steel Cut Oats once i was in maintenance (and he is generally anti-grain, which is why this is the only grain I eat). I was hooked immediately! The texture is SO MUCH better. I have had rolled oats once of twice since then on vacation when options were extremely limited) and I can not stand them anymore. Seriously disgusting texture, just slimy and mushy!

I'm still working on the savory oatmeal. I started out with a Mexican themed Green Chile / Jalapeno with a soft boiled egg. Not bad. Now I made up a batch that is Indian themed - it's a curry with chicken variety. It's pretty good, and I'm getting used to the idea. It's much better nutritionally (I reduced the amount of oats I eat to account for the chicken which is a better, lower calorie source of nutrients). Plus it reduces my usage of artificial sweeteners, which I am supposed to avoid, but don't do too good of a job of!

Getting off artificial sweeteners in my breakfast has me down to 2-4 packs of Splenda a day, just for sweetening tea. I drink my coffee black and my Oolong black, but when I have Black Tea, Herbal Tea or Yerba Mate, I really like a little Almond Milk and sweetener.

I spoke with my nutritionist and she recommended a specific supplement that is not a probiotic but it acts as a probiotic. I should get that this week and I'll give that a shot. I'm also considering the VGS instead of the RNY because dumping syndrome scares the crap out of me.

Everyone is different, but for me I wouldn't eat chocolate chips. Sugar causes me excessive hunger and carb cravings.

I eat quite a bit of oatmeal now that I'm in maintenance. In fact, steel-cut oats are the only grain I generally consume. However, when I eat oatmeal I tend to add some Splenda, and I try and keep my use of artificial sweeteners to a minimum. I also don't do a great job getting a lot of protein with my oatmeal (I often add almond slices, and have tried adding some peanut powder). This brought me to savory oatmeal as an option.

I had never considered eating this way, so yesterday I made up a batch of steel cut oats using chicken broth, and added in some green chiles and jalapenos. I then added a soft-boiled egg to the top with a couple of dashes of Tabasco. It wasn't bad. I don't know that's I'm ready to eat it regularly, but it was a very nice, and different, change of pace.

So I was just curious if any of you OHers eat savory oatmeal? If you do, is there a particularly good way you prepare them? Always looking to broaden my horizons!

Hello, I have already had my surgery and already 6 years out. I had put on some weight and not lost all my weight. I decided a little over a week ago to start doing a low carb way of eating. I have not had any issues so far. I actually like it.