Breakfast porridge oats and losing weight

repoxos

Are porridge oats ok to eat for breakfast if I'm trying to lose weight? Or are there way too many carbs in them?

kommodevaran

Trying to lose weight is not enough. You lose weight when you eat fewer calories than you burn, and that's something you do. You can eat anything you want for any meal. Carbs is just one of the macronutrients that provide calories.

livingleanlivingclean

If I'm trying to lose weight, I wouldn't eat oats because they don't satisfy me, I can think of thousands of things I'd prefer to eat, and Id need about my daily allowance of calories worth to keep me feeling full for more than 30minutes. Not worth it for me.

It's got nothing to do with the carbs though. If you like them, and they fill you up and don't cause you to get the hangries (which could lead to overconsumption of calories) keep eating them!

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livingleanlivingclean

moosmum1972 wrote: »

livingleanlivingclean wrote: »

If I'm trying to lose weight, I wouldn't eat oats because they don't satisfy me, I can think of thousands of things I'd prefer to eat, and Id need about my daily allowance of calories worth to keep me feeling full for more than 30minutes. Not worth it for me.

It's got nothing to do with the carbs though. If you like them, and they fill you up and don't cause you to get the hangries (which could lead to overconsumption of calories) keep eating them!

I thought I was the only one to be hungry an hour after porridge. ...

Nope... I think it's quite common! Id need to eat a lot of oats, plus a lot of add ins to make porridge (or any oat based meal) satisfying!

Decani

I eat porridge oats with skimmed milk for breakfast and they usually fight off my hunger until lunch time. Try eating a banana mid-morning to fill the gap. Sometimes, I add the banana to the oats with raisins. Try experimenting until you find a healthy satisfying breakfast and don't eat the same food everyday.

ISweat4This

I'm losing weight and eat oatmeal for breakfast. I add peanut butter and raisins. It's about 600 calories, 66g carbs but it fits within my calorie limit.

bbell1985

For me, yes there are too many carbs. Because they don't fill me up and do nothing for my goals. Others claim oats are filling. Do what works for you.

ladyhusker39

A good bowl of oatmeal satisfies me for hours. But I tend to have some later in the day often as dessert. It really depends on whether it keeps you satisfied for the length of time you need it to.

It sounds like you think wrongly that carbs cause weight gain. It's such a popular misconception right now, but it is incorrect.

OldHobo

repoxos wrote: »

Are porridge oats ok to eat for breakfast if I'm trying to lose weight? Or are there way too many carbs in them?

Lately, my porridge is made with equal parts steel cut oats and whole buckwheat groats and I'm losing eating that three or four times a week. If not porridge then I'll usually have grits with something; yesterday was a pork chop and egg. But grits are just corn porridge and no porridge is going to satisfy me by itself.

Too many carbs? A single serving of any good porridge is going to be made with about 1/4 cup or about 40g of whole grain of some kind and they're all gonna be about 30g carbs before you add stuff. By comparison, two slices of Sara Lee 100% whole wheat bread is about 38g carbs.

Welcome to MFP forums, repoxos. No rules here. You pays your money and makes your choice.

Mandy1972M

I eat overnight oats with low fat greek yogurt and fruit, certainly fills me up!

DaddieCat

I never had an issue.. I used to eat Coach's Oats daily.

harley79

Livingleanlivinglean what are your go to for breakfast because as much as I love oatmeal it does the same to me

livingleanlivingclean

harley79 wrote: »

Livingleanlivinglean what are your go to for breakfast because as much as I love oatmeal it does the same to me

Generally I don't eat until midday.... I prefer saving my calories for bigger meals later in the day. I have coffee in the morning

mjbnj0001

I'm down 60lbs from my max, with more to go, and I use a substantial breakfast bowl of oatmeal (porridge) six out of seven days a week, as a foundation for my other meals. Sounds boring, and maybe it is, but I don't think about it. Picture below is the usual: old-fashioned rolled oats, a tblsp or two of toasted wheat germ, an apple or banana [fresh] and either almond milk [original, unsweetened] or skim milk; microwaved. No sugar, honey or other sweetener [the apple does fine in this regard]. This holds me for hours, and I'm moderately active during the day. I usually have a light lunch, and save my culinary variety/creativity for dinner.

The trick for me to lose is to eat less calories over time than I need, and control intake of high-glycemic index foods. I balance my macros (carbs, fat, protein) around this foundation. I won't prescribe for anyone else.