Will Oatmeal In The Morning Make Me Fat?

Oatmeal won't necessarily make you fat, but depending on how much weight you have to lose, it might not be the best choice. Protein is your primary nutrient, then a good dose of healthy fats. Carbs (other then vegetables) for the most part should be in line with your activity level. Hard workouts call for more carbs... easy workouts really don't require that much of them. Be your own judge though because everyone is different, which is why losing weight can be such a daunting task. There really is not any one perfect way to do it. The only rule that governs all of us is this, you must burn more calories then you take in to lose weight.

So to sum up my too long of a reply to your question I'll end with this...

Oatmeal + a calorie surplus = weight gain
Oatmeal + a calorie deficit = no weight gain

Hope this help...

There is quite a big difference in nutrition between steel cut, slow cooking oats at home, and buying the kind that Starbucks sells. Kind of like the difference between cooking a chicken at home and ordering chicken nuggets. Just saying

A couple of weeks ago, for variety, I switched from egg whites to oatmeal for breakfast. And then slowly I gained 5 lbs. I can't shake the 5 lbs. for any length of time. I have just realized the oatmeal could be responsible for the extra 5 pounds. So as of tomorrow morning I am going back to egg whites for breakfast. (I work out 90 minutes each day at the gym---cardio plus weights and until the oatmeal breakfast started, weight control was no problem. I am a 76 year old male and therefore because of my age my body tends to want to gain weight.)

I'm pretty sure it was the calories that made you gain weight. Did you weigh the oatmeal prior to eating it. 3 egg whites can be approx 54 calories. 1 serving of oat in water is 150 and a cup is 300, that's not counting if you add anything else to the oats. It's very easy to say to say 1 food made you gain weight without actually analyzing the situation as a whole.

I have been having a little bit of oatmeal w/ breakfast lately, and not much in the way of carbs for the rest of the day. I don't eat any other grains at all really. Will this cause me to lose weight slower, or perhaps even gain weight? Please offer your advice if you have any. Thanks.

A recent study printed in a popular magazine claims so. Oatmeal is an irritant. It bloats me so I can't eat it. Maybe not an irritant for everyone, but according to this study, if it is found to be an irritant to YOU, your body will fight it and will make you gain weight. It was explained in great detail but the ending result was weight gain, irritability, etc, you get the gist. So the answer is MAYBE it MIGHT make you gain. Experiment with your body to conclude.

^ This is why it's best to do your own research and not ask on mfp forums

So because it was in a popular magazine it's true? You believe everything you read in the popular magazines or see on tv?

It's on the internet so it must be true! Just like my french model boyfriend!! LOL

oatmeal wont make anyone fat, overeating and no exercise makes us fat.

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