Breakfast

zacc_pritchard
zacc_pritchard Posts: 7 Member
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1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 banana
2 tbls brown sugar
260 kcals

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  • zacc_pritchard
    zacc_pritchard Posts: 7 Member
    zacc_pritchard wrote: »
    1/2 cup rolled oats
    1/2 banana
    2 tbls brown sugar
    260 kcals

    Please add me. Looking to join a community
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,460 Member
    Welcome Zacc! Lots of friendly people here. What are you looking for? Fun and games?
    How much do you want to lose?
    Do you exercise? What kind?
    Tell us about yourself and you’ll find friends with similar interests.
  • whoami67
    whoami67 Posts: 297 Member
    edited January 2021
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    If you don't have a food scale, I highly suggest getting one and learning how to accurately weigh and log your food.

    All 3 of those items can add up to more calories than you think ;)

    I can't say for sure if that's the case in your guestimate there (those arent items I eat regularly), it sounds roughly right, but just so you know.... weighing by grams for solid foods and measuring cups only for liquids, will result in a much more accurate entry :)

    This is true. I found out that my 1/2 cup measuring cup was shorting me by quite a bit. I can eat way more oatmeal if I weigh it. And apparently, I buy really small bananas because I was overestimating those, too. Get a scale. You can eat more.

  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    whoami67 wrote: »
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    If you don't have a food scale, I highly suggest getting one and learning how to accurately weigh and log your food.

    All 3 of those items can add up to more calories than you think ;)

    I can't say for sure if that's the case in your guestimate there (those arent items I eat regularly), it sounds roughly right, but just so you know.... weighing by grams for solid foods and measuring cups only for liquids, will result in a much more accurate entry :)

    This is true. I found out that my 1/2 cup measuring cup was shorting me by quite a bit. I can eat way more oatmeal if I weigh it. And apparently, I buy really small bananas because I was overestimating those, too. Get a scale. You can eat more.

    i always LOVE it when I cut and weigh something like garlic bread, and then realize I can have more than I thought I could!!! happened last night LOL
  • zacc_pritchard
    zacc_pritchard Posts: 7 Member
    my kitchen scale is always on the counter. my wife thinks I'm crazy for weighing every thing i eat. I started weighing my food about a year ago, it has changed my relation ship with food. Yes anything other than a scale can really be misleading. the extras add up quickly.
  • Redordeadhead
    Redordeadhead Posts: 1,188 Member
    zacc_pritchard wrote: »
    my kitchen scale is always on the counter. my wife thinks I'm crazy for weighing every thing i eat. I started weighing my food about a year ago, it has changed my relation ship with food. Yes anything other than a scale can really be misleading. the extras add up quickly.

    So then it wasn't 1/2 cup of oats and 1/2 a banana, you weighed those?
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Where’s the protein? :noway:
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Where’s the protein? :noway:

    In the oatmeal!
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Where’s the protein? :noway:

    Where's the milk?

    Or was this a homemade cereal bar?
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,460 Member
    Or 3 ingredient cookies?
    Or sweet (dessert) pancakes to eat with fruit?
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,600 Member
    I love my daily oatmeal, and find it nicely filling, so I'm all the way with you on the idea of oatmeal breakfast! 😋

    Not to be obnoxious, but I admit I'm just that kind of an interfering li'l ol' lady: 260 calories for breakfast isn't very many, for a younger guy who is at a weight where there's some to lose.

    I hope it's just that you like a light breakfast, and there are more calories and nutrition coming later in the day. Unless quite short, sedentary, and not very heavy (and maybe even then!), men should be netting 1500 calories daily, minimum. I get that losing slowly can be frustrating, losing fast feels super rewarding at first . . . but losing fast for any meaningful amount of time increases health risks significantly. (BTW: Netting 1500 means eating 1500 *plus* a realistic estimate of exercise calories.)

    It can also be hard to get adequate nutrition on too-few calories (protein, fats, plenty of varied, colorful veggies/fruits for micros and fiber). Don't be deceived by the macro percentages. If a person hits the right percentages, but at way too few calories, that can still be inadequate nutrition. (We need certain minimum *amounts* of nutrients, in reality: The percentage method is a convenience, and it will come out OK enough for most people *if* getting sufficient calories.)

    I'm probably being all anxious and fretful for nothing: Try to think of me as your concerned old internet auntie who really wants to see you succeed, and be healthy along the way.

    Best wishes!
  • GrnBelPepr
    GrnBelPepr Posts: 9 Member
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    My favorite oatmeal!!

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