Friday, June 17, 2011

Does oatmeal Diet Boost Weight Loss

Oatmeal gives our body an adequate amount of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that are essential for our bodies for its proper way of functioning. However, it is a big reservoir of complex carbohydrates, proteins, and iron. Another great thing concerning oatmeal diet is that it may help you lose weight and remove certain variations of cancer because of the nutrients and fiber it contains. If you rigorously stick to a a dieting plan of 30 days which involves eating three meals of oatmeal a day and a snack low in fat in between, you will be definetely on a good way of reducing your weight much as 2 to 5 lb. a week on the oatmeal diet.
Things You'll Need:
Fat-free skim milk, Fresh fruit, Water, Raw vegetables, Oatmeal granola bars, snacks (12 grams of whole grains per serving), Oatmeal, Pen, Notepad
Step 1
During the first 7 days of the oatmeal diet eat just oatmeal. Each of your meal has to include only a 1/2 cup of oatmeal. When you start, do not consume processed or fast oatmeal, but take whole oatmeal. Aviod eating prepared oatmeal snacks or granola bars for the first 7 days of the dieting. If you have to drink milk with your oatmeal, drink only a 1/2 cup of it and not more, and especially milk that is without fat or skim. Make sure your daily calorie intake is between 900 and 1,200. Record what you eat with a pen and notepad.
Step 2
Your diet plan should last 30 days and during this period you will take three square meals a day involving at least 1/2 cup of cooked oatmeal. You are allowed to take quick oatmeal now, but watch out that the fat and sugar capacity is below 60 pct of the full quantity of the meal. Make sure you keep each serving below 300 calories. The calorie intake at this phase have to go between 1,000 and 1,300 calories daily.
Step 3
You can include healthy snacks between the three meals. The snack I suggest between breakfast and lunch may include each 1/2 cup of several kinds of fruit such as strawberries, oranges, bananas, apples, seedless grapes and blueberries. For snack between lunch and dinner, you are allowed to take a 1/2 cup of fresh, raw vegetables such as celery sticks, carrot sticks, and green peppers slices. Avoid melons and high starchy vegetables like potatoes.
Step 4
Begin with exercises and check if they last up to half an hour per day, three to five times per week. As Well, it is necessary to drink eight 8-oz. glasses of water every day. Record what you eat and how much you work out with a pen and notepad.
Step 5
Continue with your diet plan for 30 days. After one month, you can step by step wean yourself over to a low-fat diet implemented by oatmeal. Your oatmeal should consist of only one oatmeal serving as your meal, and one oatmeal snack instead of another. Take just lean meats such as chicken and grilled fish. Still, you may consume fruits and vegetables as much as you like for any meal. Proceed with exercises and drink lots of water.


By Milo Pesic