Oatmeal makes me hungrier!

I try to eat more protein in the morning. It does tend to make me feel full longer. Though, I do try to keep a piece of fruit with me as a mid-morning snack or have my breakfast about two hours after I have gotten up. I find waiting, helps me less during the day. Usually, I save my oatmeal for the night, it tends to put me to sleep no matter what time of day.

Well this is a recipe I made in the crockpot. It has steel cut oatmeal... Apples. And almond milk. And been adding a few tbls of walnuts. It just isn't cutting it. I think I will go back to my eggs next week. I definitely think that it is keeping me more sane to where I'm not trying to justify junk food in my head all day.

You start with carbs, then add carbs and carbs. Clearly the carbs-as-breakfast isn't working for you.

Make your oats with some whole milk and have a protein shake or a couple of eggs with them.

Try amaranth, a tiny grain/seed with loads of protein. I cook 1 cup amaranth with 1 cup soy milk and 2 cups water and some cinnamon. Makes several servings which I heat up with some vanilla almond breeze, add a bit of banana and chopped walnuts. Yum!

*kitten*...all this oatmeal talk is making me crave it. I'm gonna buy some on my next grocery trip. I like the PB2 and almond milk ideas. I tend to make mine with milk which has protein and then put butter on it so now that I'm reading all this maybe that's why it lasts me satiety wise. carb/protein/fats altogether. I also put maple syrup or honey on it just for fun.

This happens to me too! I need more protein with my meals. If you like the oatmeal, just add some things to it to make it higher cal and more protein. Mix in some flax seeds, I know people who mix in quinoa for protein. Mix in peanut butter. Or have oatmeal and a scrambled egg! Or ditch the oatmeal and stick with your other breakfast if you prefer it.

I eat Quaker Oats every morning and am satisfied even if I eat a late lunch. When I have eggs I get hungry earlier & oats are better for you. I know a number of people that add fruit as the other poster mentioned.

Oats are not better for you. Different macros, both necessary.

Not according to my REAL Doctor.

I eat Quaker Oats every morning and am satisfied even if I eat a late lunch. When I have eggs I get hungry earlier & oats are better for you. I know a number of people that add fruit as the other poster mentioned.

Oats are not better for you. Different macros, both necessary.

Not according to my REAL Doctor.

What? What did your doctor say to you?

let me guess, too much cholesterol in egg yolks. Eat oats because it will lower your LDL and increase HDL.

From what I have read and heard from nutritionists you are supposed to pair protein nwith carbs in order to process the proteinproperly and vvisa versa. So fruit and eggs or oatmeal and eggs or cereal with milk your body uses it the same so long as calories are the same in each pair.

I agree with everyone else about sometimes not feeling full eating oatmeal. I used to just put vanilla flavored almond milk, water, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Two hours later I'd be STARVING (But I always eat baby carrots as a snack so I quickly ate them all before lunch).

What I started doing was adding organic peanut butter in it. ( I use add a large dollop using a "teaspoon" spoon). It's really helped me out. I had breakfast at 7:40am today and it's now 10:44 am and I still feel VERY full. I don't know what I'll do about lunch since I go to lunch strictly at 12. I might not feel hungry by then so I think I'll opt for a small salad just to know I'm not starving myself. But I eat dinner at 5-6 every day so this also means I get to eat a hearty dinner. With still plenty of time before bed to start working it off.

I had the same issue and my dietician told me to add protein.

Since I cannot stand the taste of peanut butter on anything but toast she suggested I use almond butter.

To my oatmeal I add:
Fruit
Nuts (whatever I have so walnuts, almonds, even sunflower seeds)
Almond butter (for a single 1 tablespoon, or a batch more)
a bit of brown sugar
cinnamon

Sometimes I mix it with greek yogurt, sometimes I don't.

I make a batch then use the microwave at work during the weekday or reheat it on the stove on weekends. This way I don't waste times making breakfast in the morning on my way out to the pool then work.