Oatmeal for breakfast

I'm almost a year post-WLS, and I do not eat oatmeal often.  When I do it's the high protein variety (think diet.com).  I cannot imagine that I would ever eat regular oatmeal - steel cut or instant.

I eat steel cut oats often - here is how i make them

4 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk - bring to a boil (i use an enamel covered cast iron pot)

add cinnamon and a splash of vanilla

once boiling add 1 cup steel cut oats - cook 1-2 minutes

turn off the burner and leave for 2-3 hours 

I usually do this right after dinner

Refrigerate and portion out for 4-6 days of breakfast

I eat this all week for breakfast (usually add some splenda or truvia)

YUMMY

That sounds yummy! I think I'll give it a try. Thank you!

Shortly after my surgery, I would make what the box called a serving of oatmeal. I would eat half and put the other half in the fridge for the next day, or the freezer for sometime later.

However, I have recently cut as many carbs as I can from my diet (including that oatmeal) and I'm losing twice as fast as when I was eating the oatmeal and other carbs.

i would suggest having an egg and some turkey bacon, maybe.

Thanks, this is helpful perspective!

I strongly suggest against oatmeal for breakfast.  First of all, very little nutrition comes out of it -- all carbs.  Second is the fact that it feels like it triples in size about 20 min after eating it.  Trust me on this - it's not worth it.

I didn't include oatmeal in my weight loss phase for the reasons stated above. I very rarely eat it now at over three years out and well into maintenance.  

On the rare occasion that I do, it's steel cut oats and I use it primarily as a carby 'breakfast treat' with half cup Greek yogurt to improve the protein numbers.  But that's it. The bang for the buck is just not there for use in the weight loss phase.