Sport Oatmeal with yogurt before bedtime?

aysh · Mar 10, 2009

Hi guys,

I'm 5'5,around 129,very decent meal plan and 3-4 times a week exercise plan.I'm just trying very hard to shed those stubborn few pounds,tone up till april.

Before going to bed,i eat a bowl of plain yogurt with oatmeal almost every night around 10.I just crave it so much i cant give it up,do you think its good or bad for my weight loss and metobolism??

SXIPro · Mar 10, 2009

As long as it is plain yogurt and real oatmeal, not the pre-processed junk in the little envelopes you should be fine. I couldn't believe the difference in sugar content between plain yogurt (0 grams per serving) versus strawberry 'flavored' yogurt (33 grams per serving) :angry2:

i_love_muscle · Mar 10, 2009

At 5'5" and 129 pounds, why are you trying to lose weight?

nicolaw · Mar 11, 2009

yeah your taller than me, 58kg is very little! You should just focus on the toning bit, not fat loss.

Cooter · Mar 11, 2009

i_love_muscle said:
At 5'5" and 129 pounds, why are you trying to lose weight?

My thoughts exactly. You must be a woman? If not you need to lift heavy weights and eat cottage cheese and meat before bedtime.

stangelj · Mar 11, 2009

If you truly want to lose that last bit of fat, you should avoid carbs before bed. The yogurt and especially the oatmeal have more carbs than protein. A better choice would be a 1 or 2% cottage cheese (zero carbs and lots of protein, but high in sodium), or a protein shake if you find one you like, or eat a more earlier in the evening and don't have anything within a couple hours of bed. You don't say what your exercise routine is. You may want to do some strength training (or more strength training) to add a bit of muscle to offset the fat loss and stay at around the same weight, which should help with the toned look.

Edit: Cooter, her profile says she is female.

aysh · Mar 11, 2009

thanks for all the replies,i just have some back fat and need some toning overall,i live in istanbul and the yogurt we have here is sooooo much natural than the ones in u.s.,no sugar ,chemicals added whatsoever.lowfat cottage is a good alternative which ill try tonight.
i exercise 3 times a week,30 mins of cross trainer,30 mins of stasionary bike,some weights and strength trining of 1 hr,total 2 hrs.i just dont like junk food,ice cream etc. which is good,i try to eat mostly lean protein when im not training.
you guys think 164 cms to 58 kgs for a woman is too little?

SXIPro · Mar 11, 2009

IMHO if you are 5'5 129 lbs with lots of muscle tone and low body fat, that is awesome. If you are 5'5" 129 lbs and are 'soft' there may be some work to do.