Oatmeal Diet Plan to Lose Weight

By: Milos Pesic Click author's name for more of his/her articles

Oatmeal provides our body with an adequate quantity of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that are needful for our bodies in order to function properly. Besides, it is a great reservoir of complex carbohydrates, proteins, and iron. Another good thing related with oatmeal diet is that it helps you lose weight and remove specific cases of cancer because of the nutrients and fiber it has. If you rigorously follow a a dieting plan of 30 days of consuming three meals of oatmeal per day and a snack low in fat in between, you will be surely on a good way of losing your weight much as 2 to 5 lb. a week on the oatmeal diet.

Necessary things:

Fat-free skim milk, Fresh fruit, Water, Raw vegeatables, 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 you ought to eat just oatmeal. Every of your meal has to involve only a 1/2 cup of oatmeal. In this initial phase, do not consume processed or fast oatmeal, but take whole oatmeal. Do not eat prepared oatmeal snacks or granola bars for the first 7 days of the dieting. If it is necessary to drink milk with your oatmeal, drink only a 1/2 cup of it and not more, and just without fat or skim milk. Make sure your daily calorie intake goes between 900 and 1,200. Put Down which kind of food you eat with a pen and notepad.

Step 2

Your diet plan should last 30 days and throughout which you will take three square meals a day involving at least 1/2 cup of cooked oatmeal. You may eat instant oatmeal now, but only if the fat and sugar content is below 60 pct of the total quantity of the meal. Make sure you keep each serving below 300 calories. The calorie intake at this phase should be between 1,000 and 1,300 calories a day.

Step 3

Healthy snacks can be included in between the three meals. A recommended snack between breakfast and lunch can involve each 1/2 cup of several sorts 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 like celery sticks, carrot sticks, and green peppers slices. Avoid melons and high starchy vegetables such as potatoes.

Step 4

Start with workouts and check if they last up to half an hour per day, three to five times a week. As Well, it is needful to drink eight 8-oz. glasses of water every day. Record which kind of food you eat and how much you work out with a pen and notepad.

Step 5

Continue with your diet plan for 30 days. After 30 days, you can gradually wean yourself over to a low-fat diet implemented by oatmeal. Your oatmeal should include only one oatmeal serving as your meal, and one oatmeal snack instead of another. Try eating only lean meats such as chicken and barbecued fish. Nevertheless, you can consume fruits and vegetables as much as you want during any meal. Continue with workouts and drink a lot of water.