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So I'm a little confused and hopefully someone can unconfuse me.
So, I'm an avid oatmeal eater. I do it to help keep my milk supply up, but what I find is when I eat oatmeal, which is supposed to be high in protein, complex carbs, and fiber, actually doesn't keep me full for very long. But when I eat like I had to eat when I had gestational diabetes I stay full until my first snack. So this morning I had a flour tortilla with peanut butter, a boiled egg, and a slice of bacon. It's about to be my snack time and I'm not dying of starvation. If I would've had oatmeal, I would've been hungry as soon as I got to work. So why is this?
I think I'm going to alternate because I don't want my milk supply to suffer. What I also think I'm going to do is follow the diet I had to follow when I was g.diabetic because that diet is designed so that you gain little to no weight and in the case for some women for them to lose weight while pregnant. I do remember vaguely following it with my first child and losing a lot of my baby weight...I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier.
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154.0 lb
Lost so far: 17.4 lb.
Still to go: 34.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 12 June 2018:
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379 kcal
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Fat: 27.40g | Prot: 22.19g | Carb: 14.09g.
Breakfast: Bacon, Boiled Egg, Flour Tortilla, Peanut Butter. Snacks/Other: Planters Raw Almonds, Laughing Cow Mini Babybel Light Cheese. more...
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losing 3.5 lb a week
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oatmeal with 1 or half cup of frozen berries and 1 banana is one of my favorites meals, it keeps me full
12 Jun 18 by member: Keilin_4
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I don't understand the correlation between oatmeal and milk supply. Just comparing today's breakfast with yesterday's oatmeal - same calories just about, if you deduct the fiber that is not digested. The oatmeal is mostly carbs. The other breakfast is an even distribution of protein, carbs, and fat. So I would guess that your system is processing the two breakfasts differently. Part one is the food has different numbers of macros which are needed/used a certain way, and part two is your digestive system is more efficient processing the oatmeal which is not as complex as the tortilla, bacon and egg breakfast. Good idea to follow a previous plan that worked for you!
12 Jun 18 by member: abbadabba
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Yeah, the milk reference has me stumped too. The human body doesn't need milk past a certain age in childhood and it's never been cow's milk. If you are breastfeeding, milk in doesn't mean milk out. Sounds like your oatmeal breakfast is a super load of carbs and spikes your energy and then tapers off when you get to work. The other breakfast has more protein and other things you need
12 Jun 18 by member: 00Marx00
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I am a oatmeal eater, I will not give it up. I am also Nursing my 1 year old, you can try some other methods for milk like fenugreek tea, fennel spices in your dishes, cumin seeds, chia seeds, almonds, these help with milk. I try to follow a more Mediterranean diet so oats are allowed and yes I think they help milk supply, also brewers yeast help.
12 Jun 18 by member: eat_les
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do you put anything in the oatmeal that can cause a spike?? Is it instant or whole oats?? that can make a difference too. While I don't understand the milk thing either, I think your more balanced approach this morning seemed to be much more effective for you taking care of your needs. sometimes the body is better at knowing what we need.
12 Jun 18 by member: baskington
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Even thick-rolled whole oats, sugarless with splash of milk, leave me shaky hungry an hour or so later. I'm with ya--I'd love to know why!
12 Jun 18 by member: HummingAlso
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So there are some theories about different foods that can help to boost a woman's milk supply. Fenugreek, garlic, spinach, appricots, oatmeal and excetera. So since I have to eat breakfast I decided on oatmeal. I naturally cook with a lot of garlic but I have to be careful because it can change the taste of milk and then the baby won't take it, so I figured oatmeal would be the best thing.
I use steel cut oats because I grind it up for the baby for his oatmeal so I just make enough for us. I've put peanut butter and fruit and I'm hungry within 2 hours. I also have had sausage along with it and still hungry minutes later.
I did have the tortilla breakfast today and I'm still full. As for my milk supply, I'll have to see. I've just finished my first pump and it was about what I normally get, so I'll see what I get at my next 2.
13 Jun 18 by member: skinnyminniemonique
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I learned something new! Not useful for me, but maybe my daughters will benefit!
13 Jun 18 by member: abbadabba
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When I do eat oatmeal it's always steel cut oats. I add a few chopped walnuts or pecans, a couple pats of real butter, and cinnamon on top. This holds me for hours. If I'm really hungry I add a turkey sausage link. I can go until evening on this. I think the butter-fat and nuts really help, at least that's what works for me. If I only ate the oatmeal all that carb alone would just run my blood sugar too high, too fast and make me hungry.
13 Jun 18 by member: BlueFront
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Although oatmeal does contain fibre, it is mostly carbs. As we know, carbs do little to keep us full for very long. What you ate today contained fat and protein, which takes longer for the body to digest, keeping you feeling fuller longer. I will say, of the three (carbs, fat, protein) proteins and fats tend to be on the higher end of the caloric scale, so having them incorporated in addition to your daily bowl of carbs will help a lot. Maybe try adding nuts and fruit to your oatmeal bowl?
13 Jun 18 by member: killercaloriecruncher
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got to agree with killercaloriecruncher. adding some protein and fat to that oatmeal will help. I think they take longer to digest. I'm an oatmeal junkie, since I gave up ice cream its my comfort snack food with walnuts and PB2 Peanut Butter.
13 Jun 18 by member: sallkr3
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