I am on Day 6 after a successful 5 Day Pouch Plan - down 7.5 pounds and rejuvenated mentally and physically! (LOVE THIS PLAN!) My question is this: I love oatmeal and used to eat it every morning. (Old fashioned 5 Minute Oatmeal with ground flaxseed, raspberries, skim milk and a bit of Splenda Brown Sugar.) While doing this plan I was reading up on low Glycemic Index foods and found that while 5 minute Oatmeal was not the best, Irish (Steel Cut) Oatmeal or Scottish (Porridge) Oatmeal was a great low GI food. So I bought some of each. Now I'm not sure if I should start eating Oatmeal again or not.

With the focus on protein, where does my oatmeal fall? I'd love to still have oatmeal once in a while in the mornings along with a piece of turkey bacon. Is oatmeal something I should resign myself to stay away from? I understand the 2 bites protein to 1 bite complex carb rule (and intend to start incorporating that into my eating starting (From Day 6 forward). But oatmeal is good for you, right? Or is that unless you are like us and need to stay away from the carb monster.

After doing this plan, I am afraid to start incorporating anything other than protein into my diet for fear that I will stall instead of moving forward. The weight loss has inspired me to be diligent about my eating habits and I don't want to slide back into "slider" food and the dreaded "carb monster."

Hi! Glad to hear that you are getting such great results from the 5DPT! As for the oatmeal, a lot of us eat it. Below I have put a link to a thread that I started for Baked Oatmeal that was very informative. It was suggested that we use protein powder as an addition to this tasty treat. I tried it and now when I make it, it always has some protein powder in it. You can use the steel cut oats in this recipe if you want to. I would increase the milk by 1/4 cup to allow for more absorbing. Perhaps this is a recipe you would like to try. It is a great 'grab and go' food that you can just slice up and put in the freezer in individual servings.

Baked Oatmeal

Hiya... glad the 5DPT is working so well for you. CONGRATS! As for oatmeal, I eat it and some other neighbors do too. However, I don't think any of us eat it every day. Below is the link to my recipe for Super Protein Oatmeal.



Super Protein Oatmeal

Marla, that's a great recipe and you can substitute all kinds of things. You should put it in the cookbook! Any recipe that adds that much protein to an original ho hum amount is good to have. You could just list some of your variations in the direction part.

It has been added to the cookbook!

You guys are wonderful! What great ideas! My favorite thing in oatmeal is fresh peaches (in season during the summer).

One more question (Sorry, I'm just feeling so dense for asking dumb questions, but here goes): Yogurt maked a great midday snack for me in the past. I buy Dannon Light and Fit - low carbs and low sugar plus tastes great! It seems like it might be classified as a slider - as in it won't fill up the pouch, but just slides right through. Any yogurt eaters out there?

I love greek style yogurt. Trader Joe's makes a low fat or fat free version. I also really like the FAGE brand O% greek yogurt. I put frozen berries into it. I don't eat yogurt every day anymore either. Yes, you right yogurt is a slider food. Sometimes for a treat I will sprinkle some fiber one on a dannon light and fit yogurt. Crunch is good sometimes too.

I hope this helps!

I eat yogurt several times a week, either organic, fat free or in the form of Yoplait light smoothies. I am doing just fine and don't see a problem with it.