Sorry ... I'm still getting used to the forums. Thanks for letting me know peanuts are ok probably for most people. I'll limit my peanut butter but I do like it and peanuts too, and yes, almonds ARE expensive, and so are pretty much every other nut that is supposed to be good for me. Yikes. Olive oil is CHEAP by comparison though so to survive, I can pour olive oil on meals if I don't have any other source of fat, so ... (obviously it's not tasty like nuts are but ...)

Sarah

I see, cranberry, oats spike your insulin levels ... ok ... I hadn't realized it could do that. Ok that's good to keep in mind.

Thanks Cranberycat

Sarah

Yes. Oats are one of the most dense of favorable carbohydrates. I have heard it said that oats are favorable because of the GLA, but their glycemic load is moderately high, and that would be another reason to eat them less often.

Ok ... I eat only one block at a time, though ... not three blocks!

So hopefully that makes a difference.

My floating started when I first ate oatmeal, and it lasted two days. Since then it's been a dunce LOL

I ate more oatmeal in hope of it happening again, but no ...

So I assume I took in too much GLA ...

Sarah

Sarah, if it is the GLA, and keep un mind you don't know for sure, here's the typical scenario, simply stated. At first the additional GLA does great stuff in the body and then, for some people, it becomes too much, taking them in the opposite direction. Dr. Sears refers to this as the spillover effect. It can happen quickly. You can read more about it in Zone books. I would not overly focus on the floating stool symptom. My tip would be to practice strict adherence to the Zone diet, take Omega Rx and one of the Zone polyphenols, and take it easy with oat consumption. Have a block of oats a couple times a week instead of every day. If you're experiencing the spillover effect eating more oats is basically like adding fuel to the fire.

Hi Sue,

Well, I want to explain---I NEVER have floating you-know-what. I take a block of oatmeals one day, after a long time of not eating oatmeals.

Suddenly I have two days of floating you-know-what.

So ...

I will stick to just one block a week from now on though, then, based on what you said.

But I did feel great at first and then crappy.

I think I'm coming out of the spillover now ...

Sarah

Hi Sarah, we're saying exactly the same thing. When a person increases GLA consumption, at first they "feel great", and as their GLA levels continue to increase it can become too much and then they feel "crappy".

:-) :-)

Sarah


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Posted By Sue on 16 Mar 2012 06:53 PM
Hi Sarah, we're saying exactly the same thing. When a person increases GLA consumption, at first they "feel great", and as their GLA levels continue to increase it can become too much and then they feel "crappy".
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Hi,

I was just reading somw info on the status report. It says to eat 1-2mg of oatmeal a day to get GLA. How many blocks of oatmeal is this?

thanks,
Donna

Here are the numbers for one block of Steel Cut Oats:
(Bob's Red Mill Steel Cut Oats {Organic or the non-Organic}):
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4 TBL (1/4 cup) oats (uncooked) = 29g minus 4g = 24 grams Carbs
Therefore 1.50 TBL = 9 grams net carbs = 1 block of Oatmeal = 9000 mg.
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Though, I do not know if the status report id referring to cooked or uncooked when it mentions 1-2 mg of oatmeal.
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If one assumes cooked, then, with a 3 to 1 ratio of water to oats.
1.50 TBL becomes 1.50 Tbl x 4 = 6 TBL of cooked oatmeal = 1 block.

(Using water as the liquid!)
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Am I making this to complicated?
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P.S. I just eat a small mouthful of raw steel cut oats, like eating nuts,
a couple times per week. A small mouthful is about a scant TBL, maybe 3/4 TBL.

Hi John,

You did a good job explaining. I prefer to eat it cooked so I'm wondering too about the amounts concerning raw versus cooked.

thanks,
Donna

Donna,

1/3 cup of cooked steel cut oats is one block of carbohydrate (that is 1/3 cup measured after they've been cooked).

Donna, I always rely on uncooked measurements. I have found that the cooked measurement is quite inaccurate, depending on the amount of water that I used (and how much evaporated). So, generally, I measure the oats uncooked and then I know how many blocks I should end up with after they are cooked.

1/4 cup uncooked makes about 3 blocks' worth. If you want to divide that into individual portions, it is easy enough to do at that point.

I did state 6 TBl cooked, or as Sue stated about 1/3 cup is one block.

Thanks CranberryCat & John,

This is very helpful.

Donna

You are very welcome, I am always happy to help!

ditto