For those of you interested in how I make my oatmeal, here’s my recipe:

Ingredients:

• heaping 1/2 cup Quick Oats (Like Quaker or generic will do fine)
• 1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder (I use Body Fortress 100% Whey Protein. Can be found in Wal-Mart in the vitamin/nutrition area)
• 1 heaping tablespoon Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Water
• Cinnamon
• Salt

Directions:

1. Put oatmeal, water, brown sugar, and a dash of salt in a microwave safe bowl.
2. Sprinkle cinnamon on top to coat.
3. Put in microwave on high for 2 1/2 minutes.
4. Stir briskly.
5. Add ice or cold water to desired consistency and continue stirring. (I use ice to cool it off. I don’t like it too hot. Cold water will cool it off less. Also, the water makes it seem like more food if you’re felling especially hungry.)
6. Add protein powder and continue stirring.
7. Eat and enjoy.

Reasons:

This creates a dish that is good for your cholesterol levels. It also has plenty of cinnamon which is good for blood sugar levels. Brown sugar is better for you than white sugar as it contains more natural ingredients instead of completely refined. The protein is great for muscle building which of course increases your metabolism. The more muscle you have, the more weight you lose. The vanilla flavor of the protein also gives the oatmeal that final piece of flavor that makes it creamy and good even without the milk or butter that some people use.

Notes:
As always, remember, I am a big guy so even to lose weight I require a certain amount of calories. So if you’re much smaller than I am, you may need to half this recipe although I’d still recommend the full amount of protein powder.

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