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2004/09/25, 11:35 PM
I'm on a real low-budget bulking diet, so I have to make due with lots of oatmeal, tuna, pancakes and bulk-packaged chicken breasts. Last week I was eating oatmeal with almost every meal and it started to catch up with me in the form of really, really bad gas buildup.
I did some searches on it and found that the oatmeal made it tough on my stomach to digest all the oatmeal (1 1/2-2 cups) and the protein (22+ grams) in each meal.
So i didn't eat any oatmeal for two days and had almost no gas at all. That's an improvement, but I NEVER had gas before i started bulking. So i'm still figuring this out.
I got quick oats this week opposed to the regular quaker oats i was eating last week. I tryed eating them just at night (if i'm gonna have to deal with gas, might as be when i'm asleep) and I didn't have the same gassy feeling I had before.
So I tried oatmeal just for breakfast and had little gas that day as well. I guess I was just really over-doing the oatmeal in my diet and I now, since i got paid, am eating a little more of a diverse diet.
My advice from this experience would be to eat quick oats if oatmeal doesn't settle well in your stomach. Any insight on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
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2004/09/26, 11:15 AM
Quick oats has a higher glycemic index, thus a faster digestion time, thus a bit more susceptible to insulin response. (the real difference is they are cut thinner).Other than that, no difference.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
bb1fit@freetrainers.com
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2004/09/26, 12:27 PM
good to know
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2004/09/26, 10:54 PM
Thanks bb1fit. You've opened another big door with a question mark. Since I'm trying to keep my insulin sensitivity as high as possible for PWO spikes, should I be eating mostly low GI foods throughout the day?
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2004/09/27, 11:12 AM
Most definitely. The easiest way to sabatoge a fat loss diet is with rising and falling blood sugars. Keep them steady.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
bb1fit@freetrainers.com
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2004/09/28, 12:44 AM
Ah, well that would explain my recent affinity for afternoon cat naps.
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