Is Oatmeal bad for the weight?

nothing is bad for weight gain, assuming it fits in your daily limits. for example, last night, I had room for a cadburry creme egg. it fit. so it wasn't bad for weight loss. also, it was delicious.

I love your thinking! I had a bag of Chiccarrones (deep fried pork skins) today and stil stayed under my calories and fats for the day!

Oats are SO SO SO good for you. I eat them every day, sometimes more than once. They fill you up, give you loads of fibre and have vitamins and minerals. Low in calories as well. I do measure my oats though as it’s easy to eat double the amount you think you are consuming in calories.

NO!
Too many calories are. That is all.
I eat porridge every single day and love it!!

I wonder if the people that say it bad are meaning the packets with the added sugar and stuff. As others have said, under calories and you are good.

I'm actually going to go back to oatmeal with a scoop of whey protein in it. I think it kept me full longer, and therefore decreased my eating later on.

I eat a cut almost every day in the morning, along with a piece of fruit and egg whites. Its a good whole grain complex carb with a low glycemic index and good fiber.

WHAT you eat is irrelevant. HOW MUCH you eat as well as your macros is all that matters. calories in, calories out.

If two Big Mac's a day fits in your calorie and macro goals then you can eat it and still reach your goal weight. you may not feel great or be healthy but you wont gain weight as long as your calorie goal is set for losing weight or staying at maintenance. this is why the point system for Weight Watchers works. no matter what you eat as long as you stay within your points you will lose weight. you really can eat a Snickers bar and lose weight. The down side of that is that Snickers bar has so many calories that you will have to sacrifice at other meals to stay within your calorie and macro goal. For me I would much rather eat a filling meal (like oatmeal) with fewer calories so I can eat more all day. A candy bar isnt worth starving all day for.

losing weight is much more simple than people make it out to be. if you eat less than you are burning (without going way too low) then you will lose weight. just remember it's how much not what.

By the way oatmeal has carbs so eating that before your workout is a great idea. Carbs provide the energy you need to work out hard.

I add oatmeal to a lot of my recipes. By itself, I will add a scoop of whey protein. If I need extra calories, I will add a 1/2 cup to a protein smoothie. Instead of bread crumbs, I will put oatmeal in my burgers.

As some other folks have mentioned already, overeating oatmeal causing you to exceed your calories would only make it bad.

nothing is bad for weight gain, assuming it fits in your daily limits. for example, last night, I had room for a cadburry creme egg. it fit. so it wasn't bad for weight loss. also, it was delicious.

I looooooove cremé eggs. Just sayin' :-D

I've never heard it's bad. Actually, quite the opposite - I've heard it's a super food.

I might be biased though because it was my go to breakfast throughout my journey. I love the stuff.

Corn and peanuts are the only true super foods. I mean, what else can you eat twice??

Some seem to swear by it for breakfast and keeping their weight down, others seem to think it adds to weight gain, so which is correct?

I have eaten oatmeal every single day for the past 3 years or so. In my opinion, it is truly one of thebest breakfast foods besides eggs I buy weight control and mix in flaxseed. Plus it is something I could eat 20 times a day ha!

I buy the Quaker High Fiber Instant Oatmeal - Cinnamon Swirl... Not sure it's the BEST that I can do, but makes breakfast quick and easy and definitely better than some of the other alternatives that I could be having. 1 packet is more than adequate to fill me up!

160 calories, 2 grams fat (.5 saturated), no cholesterol, 220 sodium, 34 carbs, 10 fiber, 7 sugar

I know people seem to be a little bit averse to the instant, but I did look and the first ingredient is 'Whole grain rolled oats'... It's pretty tasty though!

I eat instant also and believe it's fine. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

oatmeal is fantastic and an excellent source of fibre. I don't eat it daily, but I do plan on having a big bowl of it tomorrow for breakfast! I've never had any problem losing weight while eating oats or any other grain. I eat grains several times a day, and as long as I don't cheat, I am always down the next morning.