Oatmeal is bad?!?
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Chiropractors are not real doctors.6
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My dietician advised me to eat oatmeal and toast or yogurt whenever possible vs. eggs and bacon for weight loss.1
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TCampos1960 wrote: »My dietician advised me to eat oatmeal and toast or yogurt whenever possible vs. eggs and bacon for weight loss.
I hope that your dietician also explains that weight loss is all about calories, not the types of foods you eat. Fact is you can eat any of those foods you mentioned, and as long as you are in a calorie deficit you will lose weight. Now if your dietician has you on a low fat diet for other medical reasons, that may be a reason to avoid or limit the eggs and bacon, but it's not strictly for weight loss.8 -
lightenup2016 wrote: »What stands out to me is his claim that you'll lose 4 lbs if you skip it for a week? Are you eating 2000 calories worth of oatmeal each morning? Smh!
I should totally do this a few hours before lifting tomorrow. The most oats that I usually eat at once, is around 550.2 -
He's an idiot.
What's with all these chiros thinking that they're qualified to give dietary advice??
Honestly, I think it should be illegal for medical personnel to offer counsel on matters outside of their area of practice.4 -
Oatmeal is full of soluble fiber, which is WONDERFUL for your body, especially for improving your cholesterol numbers. My registered dietician lauds the stuff.6
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I eat oatmeal almost every day and no issues here. it has fiber in it too.even if you were to cut out the 100 calories of oatmeal thats 700 calories a week, if you dont replace it with something else thats a little over 1lb a week calorie wise. but that still doesnt mean you would lose anymore weight,you may or you may not.
but he is still a quack when it comes to food. I would tell him hes a chiropractor so chiropract,I would also ask him for studies proving his claims.6 -
Lol...this is just about as stupid as the "apples are bad for you"...and "sticky carbs"...really?
Do people have zero common sense anymore?7 -
Health Benefits of Oatmeal
http://www.healthyeating.org/Healthy-Eating/All-Star-Foods/Grains/Article-Viewer/Article/208/Health-Benefits-of-Oatmeal.aspx
Breakfast with Benefits
http://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/bonnie-taub-dix-nutrition-intuition/reasons-why-you-should-eat-oatmeal-every-day/
@emfarah Cool things to know about Oatmeal!
I was just now rereading this myself. 
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Thanks to MFP, I now know that if a chiro wants to do anything but talk about posture and crack my back, I should tell him to mind his business and get to crackin', and probably look for another one in the meantime.5
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Those who can do (doctor osteopathy ) those who can't become chiropractors6
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I went to this new chiropractor, and he's gotten into the habit of asking me "did you skip the oatmeal?" When I come in for my appointments. He told me that oatmeal is "sticky carbs" and if I didn't eat it for a week, I would lose 4 pounds.
Let me clarify: I eat one package of no sugar added oatmeal every morning, sometimes with a small scoop of peanut butter. The oatmeal is simply ROLLED OATS. One packet is 100 calories. I would skip the packages and get the big tub of rolled oats instead, but the packages at are easy to keep in my small drawer at work. So I can make some as soon as I get to the office after my morning workout.
I thought plain pats were a good complex carb that I was "allowed" to eat/ especially in the morning!
My head is spinning. Help!!!
@emfarah Wanted to address the bolded part of your message. I buy nuts in bulk and a few other things, I buy snack size baggies and weight them out then store them until I want them.
How about trying the same thing out with bulk old fashioned oats or the large container like you mentioned? I do it while watching a movie or the news..sit their with my food scale, the baggies, the food item and it goes really quickly. When I'm finished I have a ton of baggies filled & prepped, all ready for snacks or meals.
That would work great for your oatmeal situation!! You could take them to work, toss a bunch in your desk drawer and would save a ton of $$$$ on bulk vs. the individual packaging!
Since the chiropractor you go to a is a new one for you it should be easy to swap him out for someone else that actually focuses on what you're there for.
Good luck and you were absolutely right... oatmeal has many good attributes!
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Lol...this is just about as stupid as the "apples are bad for you"...and "sticky carbs"...really?
Do people have zero common sense anymore?
LOL, well, they are kind of "sticky" carbs, they're hard to wash out of the pan after cooking them.
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I went to this new chiropractor, and he's gotten into the habit of asking me "did you skip the oatmeal?" When I come in for my appointments. He told me that oatmeal is "sticky carbs" and if I didn't eat it for a week, I would lose 4 pounds.
Let me clarify: I eat one package of no sugar added oatmeal every morning, sometimes with a small scoop of peanut butter. The oatmeal is simply ROLLED OATS. One packet is 100 calories. I would skip the packages and get the big tub of rolled oats instead, but the packages at are easy to keep in my small drawer at work. So I can make some as soon as I get to the office after my morning workout.
I thought plain pats were a good complex carb that I was "allowed" to eat/ especially in the morning!
My head is spinning. Help!!!
Tell your chiropractor to stick to aligning spines and leave the nutrition advice to dietitians.3 -
amorfati601070 wrote: »Chiropractic is quack, it's not even evidence-based medicine. Go to certified nutritionist or dietitian.
Well in my experience the chiropractor aligning my back after I fell and hurt myself was not quackery, it was healing and relief. I would not ask a chiropractor for nutritional advice however. Or anything other than issues with my back or neck.2 -
Why would you even listen to a chiro for nutrition advice? That's like taking dental advice from a hardware store clerk.
There are no "good" and "bad" foods, just good/bad food habits.
Repeat three times while looking in the mirror.4 -
singingflutelady wrote: »Your chiropractor has no idea what he's talking about. Don't listen to his nutritional advice
This right here. I'd tell him to stick to what his degree is listed for.1 -
OP. it sounds like you have a morning routine that works for you. Don't change it. I would also look for someone else to address my spine issues.1
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Lol...this is just about as stupid as the "apples are bad for you"...and "sticky carbs"...really?
Do people have zero common sense anymore?
LOL, well, they are kind of "sticky" carbs, they're hard to wash out of the pan after cooking them.
I've also heard people says "oats STICK to my ribs".
It sounds like this chiropractor is slightly confussdeded.
I've noticed chiro's giving nutritional advice is starting to become much more common lately...
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Easy way to deal with that: skip the chiropractor and find a reputable health professional who doesn't give you stupid advice.3
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I found out recently that chiropractors in Canada and Australia have to go to medical school and then specialise in chiropractor work. So they've been to the same medical school as doctors for the first 4 or 5 years and then the last couple years are a specialisation. My favourite chiropractor in Canada specialised in sports medicine and chiropractic.
But the chiropractors in the US don't go through a process like that.
I don't know if that's true or not, but I can say that I've been to chiropractors in Canada and Australia and none of them have given me any nutritional advice other than a very general suggestion to eat lots of veggies and drink water ... the usual stuff any GP will tell you.0 -
My brother went to school to be a chiropractor (didn't end up there, but hey,)...one of his teachers told them he made some girl's second row of teeth fall out, cured cancer and a variety of other seriously insane claims with chiro...It is all quackery but there is a good dose of it.
My grandmother used to see a chiro who did the same thing, what with selling supplements. You'd be just as well off following Dr. Oz's advice (which she did, sometimes, with ridiculous results).0 -
He told me that oatmeal is "sticky carbs" ...
My husband and I just had quite a laugh over this.
Carbs can now be divided into "sticky carbs" and "non-sticky carbs" ... and oatmeal falls into the "sticky carb" category??
I wonder what else falls into that category?!?!
I bet a lot of the things I have eaten while losing weight are "sticky carbs"!!
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Love me some sticky carbs. Oatmeal. Stuffing (had a double serving at lunch today). Cinnamon rolls. All kinds of sticky - all make my belleh happy.
I bought a can of Twisted Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls today. Going to bake them up to celebrate after I finish my April half marathon.2 -
Well
I've always thought chiropractors were crackpots. Now I know.
I eat steel cut oats everyday. They are not only heart healthy they are also one of the top ten foods for diabetics or for those who are high risk for diabetes.1 -
No food is bad. just watch your portion sizes, and log everything you eat.3
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He told me that oatmeal is "sticky carbs" ...
My husband and I just had quite a laugh over this.
Carbs can now be divided into "sticky carbs" and "non-sticky carbs" ... and oatmeal falls into the "sticky carb" category??
I wonder what else falls into that category?!?!
I bet a lot of the things I have eaten while losing weight are "sticky carbs"!!
Sticky buns are the first thing that came to mind.3 -
From the apple thread (see Look_its_Kriss I told you I was going to steal it. Just made one change):
Look_Its_Kriss wrote:
Foods that are bad for you
Anything that puts you over your calories and into a surplus (unless you need to be in a surplus)
Anything you have a sensitivity to or are allergic to
Anything that could cause problems with a diagnosed medical condition
Foods that are good for you
Anything you want in moderation.. yes even oatmeal!!.. that doesn't put you into the three things listed above.6 -
I put 2/3 of a cup of uncooked oatmeal in my morning smoothie2
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