Instant Oatmeal vs. regular "Quick" Oatmeal
 

I went to the Quaker Oats site www.quakeroatmeal.com to find out the skinny on the difference between the regular flavor Instant Oats (in the envelope) and the "Quick" Oats (in the round box).

Here's the nutritional info on the Instant Oats:

1 packet (28g)

100 calories
2g fat
80mg sodium
19g carbs
4g fiber
0g sugar
4g protein

Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS (WITH OAT BRAN), CALCIUM CARBONATE ( A SOURCE OF CALCIUM), GUAR GUM, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, NIACINAMIDE*, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE*, RIBOFLAVIN*, THIAMIN MONONITRATE*, FOLIC ACID*.


*ONE OF THE B VITAMINS

Now, here's the "Quick" oats:

Serving size 1/2 cup dry (40g)

150 calories
3g fat
0g sodium
27g carbs
4g fiber
1g sugar (naturally occurring)
5g protein

Ingredients: 100% NATURAL ROLLED OATS (that's it!)

My personal opinion would be to stick with the "Quick" oats because they have no sodium, but other than that there doesn't seem to be much difference between the two other than all the preservatives in the "Instant" kind.

Hope that helps!

mrsjim, i knew you would be here with the right info and advice, thanks for being here for us. it is nice to know we have someone who answers our questions, we know we can always count on a great response.

Thanks...
 

I spent most of my childhood reading and eating :cool: at least it comes in handy once in awhile (if you ever have a question about Thoroughbred or Arabian horse bloodlines, let me know).

Anyway, if I don't have the answer, it's a safe bet someone at L&S does as well!

Sounds like everyone here is doing fab! Since I'm on the last four weeks of my second 12-week cycle I've switched my UBWO/LBWOs. Tomorrow is my first new LBWO.

Here's my routine:

Quads - Barbell Squats/haven't decided on an alternate - I've been doing leg extensions but I want to switch - will do some research tonight...

Hams - Barbell Lunges/Good Mornings

Calves - Foot extensions using leg press/Sled calf raise

Abs - Bent-Knee Leg Raise/Twist crunches

I'm continually AMAZED at how quickly the 12 weeks goes by! And the changes in my body...my legs are finally looking and feeling smaller to me...sometimes we are our own harshest judge.
Jim said that he noticed my legs slimming up near the end of my first Challenge. I figured originally that it would take more than one Challenge to get my legs in shape... Can't wait until the tummy pooch is all gone!

I'm going to the Bodychangers site to hear Pam B's interviews! The link is at http://www.bodychangers.com/pbrown_inter.shtml I haven't heard it yet but look forward to hearing what she has to say! Take care all.

hi , i cant imagine that the weeks go by fast, as i am only on my first challenge and going on one week tomorrow. i also cant imagine changing my excercises , i am just learning this routine. but i will stick with it. trying not to mess with the eating plan. i am missing my cheese during the week, so i know this is wrong, but some days i wind up just haveing one slice of american cheese and count it as one of my protien and eat it with fruit or yogurt.

i am not a very big meat eater so i am trying to work them in for 6 times a day. i am still mostly just getting in 5 meals a day. but last night i went to bed hungry so i am working on that. ya see at night i would rather relax in bed then eat. i never ate after dinner, so i cant get used to eating something at 8 or 9 at night. i dont get to eat dinner until 6. so i guess i am still getting used to this.

i dont usually eat first meal until 9:30 cause i want to excercise on an empty stomach. i will get it.

i messed up today
 

boy did i blow it today, gave in to pms craving at moms birthday, i know bad exuse. i would just use this as my free day but , i have to take my mother in law out for her birthday on sat. i did my ub workout this morning drank 8 glasses of water and rode my bike alot today with my 35 pound daughter in the wagon attached to my bike, so i hope i didnt do too much damage. and i figure instead of on my reg. freeday sat, i would do really good all day and just have one free meal, when i take her to the olive garden.

so i messed up today, and i am:mad: about it. i will continue on and try to make up for this, and not let this happen again, i was doing so well. i am gonna do this, not giving up.

did anyone ever mess up on the very first week???? i thought i was stronger than that. i guess i have to work on that, so i can officially change my name to willbestrong. with everyones support and help of course. it just makes it a little easier to do this with other people.;)

I messed up a lot in my first weeks!!
 

For me, my first four weeks were the 'learning period'. To top it off, I didn't get my own copy of the book until three weeks into my first Challenge. Thought I could do with w/o the book. WRONG! There's hardly a day that goes by where I don't open the book to jog my memory or even find something I didn't remember reading...

In addition, "Body-for-LIFE" has some very good and important exercises - not (just) strength training, but training your mind as well. Not for nothing is the book subtitled "12 Weeks to Physical and Mental Health". Reading the pages about "crossing the Abyss" and "honoring self-promises" is just as important, IMO, as the Eating-for-Life and Training-for-Life. I doubt if this part was covered in Woman's World magazine!

Just check my progress photos again - you can see I didn't change a whole lot between my baseline photos and my four-week photos. It was in the fourth week of my first challenge that I finally realized that this Bill Phillips guy might just know more than I did about exercise - I was still doing wayyyy too much cardio because "cardio burns fat". At week 5 I dropped it to the 20 MAS and really concentrated on hitting those intense 10's and voila! Check out my 8 week photo!!!

In addition, the first four weeks I was still sneaking handfuls of cereal. For some reason, I thought I remembered reading that "low-fat granola" was authorized. So I was still eating it, and not really being diligent about measuring my food and drinking my water. I really recommend using the "Eating-for-LIFE" daily progress reports to PLAN and record your meals until you get the hang of it. I did that for a couple of weeks and it really helped - you can download the forms at the official BFL site. Also, have Tall Jen critique your menus, and if you are faced with temptation (believe me, it gets less and less tempting after awhile) just tell yourself "only _ days until my Free Day, and then I can have it!"

The best thing you can do when you eat unauthorized foods is to just chalk it down to experience and don't beat yourself up over it, just try to learn from it...

hi mrsjim, thanks so much for telling me about your first challeng experiences, it made me feel so much better. and i know i am not the only one that messed up sometimes.

but let me tell you, i wont do that again , i will wait for my free day, turns out my body didnt want that food in there, it wanted to get "rid of it " if you know what i mean. wasnt really feeling well last night, had very loose bowels. all week i was putting healthy stuff in there, than gave it to much junk yesterday. i guess it was trying to adjust to the healthy food, which i know is just a good thing.

the excercise i do exactly what he says. i used to do 40 min, 4 days a week, and do everything in one session, aerobics, upper body and lower body, that really neede adjusting, so i knew that part would be no problem. well thanks again.

I am looking for some input here. I was a little frustrated with my results from my 2nd four weeks and am trying to figure out why my results were so much better in the first four weeks. One thing I have noticed that I am doing differently is not eating 6 meals a day. I am still getting in 6 protein and 6 carb portions a day, it's just that for lunch or for dinner alot of times I will eat 2 proteins and 2 carbs at one meal and therefore finish the day with only 5 meals, but the right amount of proteins and carbs in total for the day. The other thing I wondered is that for the most part I am eating almost exactly the same thing every single day, except Saturday which I use as my free day. Suprisingly, this is not bothering me, but I am also a WW member and I know they have talked about needing to "shake things up" once in a while and that if you get to where you are always eating the same exact thing it can cause a plateau. Of course, I would think the free day would be a pretty decent shake up for my body.

Anway, was hoping for any wisdom anyone has. I feel like the exercise portion of the plan is where I need to be, I just think maybe the eating part is a little off for me. Of course, maybe I am just being impatient. Still, couldn't hurt to seek some advice from those of you who are BFL experts!!! :D

Thanks!
Debbie

MRSJIM, please read my post in the doin it the old fashioned way board, i put it there by mistake. thanks