When I went for my 9 months check up, my cholesterol had risen to 233. It certainly wasn't from what I was eating, it is because of my heredity. So I read up on the things you could eat to help lower cholesterol - in contrast with getting back on statin drugs. I ate oatmeal every morning for 90 days, added flax seed and fish oil to my diet, and take cinamon and red rice yeast supplements every morning (pills). At the 12 month checkup, my cholesterol had dropped by 41 points to 192! The "good" cholesterol level had stayed the same, the deficit all came from the "bad" cholesterol.

I was eating the Bariatric Choice high Protein oatmeal, fixed with Water in the microwave. Now that I am in maintenance mode and am eating more calories and carbs, I eat this oatmeal dish. I really like it. You can vary the recipe and add fruit to it before you eat it. This is not low calorie the way I make it - I can eat this and maintain my weight. If you aren't concerned about the cholesterol lowering effects, get rid of the flax seeds and lower the calorie and carb amount. This is also a painless way for me to get in my daily miralax and benefiber. And, if you want a fish oil suplement, the Barleans brand is by far the best. This stuff tastes so good, I can take it straight - but it adds a nice flavor to mix it in to the oatmeal.

OVERNIGHT OATS 1/3 c rolled oats (not instant) 1 carton activia lite vanilla yogurt or 1/2 c greek vaniilla yogurt 2 T ground flax seeds 2 tsp benefiber Fiber powder 1 capful Miralax 2 tsp Barleans Omega Swirl Fish Oil (pina colada flavor) 1 small scoop Protein Powder (I use nectar brand vanilla) 1 tsp spenda brown sugar blend Mix all of the dry ingredients in a bowl that has a lid. Add yogurt and stir. If too dry, add a splash of fat free milk or almond milk. Cover the bowl and put in refridgerator. Leave there a minimum of 30 minutes or overnight. Enjoy! Calories Fat Carbs Fiber Protein Oats 100 2 18 4 3.3 yogurt 70 0 13 5 Flax seeds 90 6 5 4 3 Benefiber 15 4 3 Miralax Fish oil 45 3 4 Protein powder 36 9 sugar blend 20 4 TOTALS 376 11 48 11 20.3

Wow, great work on that cholesterol! I'll try this, I like the idea of soaking steel-cut oats in yogurt overnight...

I'll repost your recipe in a more structured format, just because I found it a bit difficult to read the way it's originally written.

OVERNIGHT OATS

1/3 c rolled oats (not instant)

1 carton activia lite vanilla yogurt or 1/2 c greek vaniilla yogurt

2 T ground flax seeds

2 tsp benefiber fiber powder

1 capful Miralax

2 tsp Barleans Omega Swirl Fish Oil (pina colada flavor)

1 small scoop Protein powder (I use nectar brand vanilla)

1 tsp spenda brown sugar blend

Mix all of the dry ingredients in a bowl that has a lid. Add yogurt and stir. If too dry, add a splash of fat free milk or almond milk. Cover the bowl and put in refridgerator. Leave there a minimum of 30 minutes or overnight. Enjoy!

Calories Fat Carbs Fiber Protein

TOTALS 376 11 48 11 20.3

Wow, pina colada fish oil....who knew? I have the lemon flavored liquid, haven't tried it yet but good to know there are options.

Sounds yummy, I'm a ways off from eating this ...My first day of pre-sleeve diet... Feeling a little hungry....

So no cooking?.....I usually cook my steel cut oats (big pot) cool and then refrigerate and eat through the week, this sounds even better. Using the yogurt and protein powder is a great way to up the protein and then to throw in the fish oil gets that out of the way without the ewww taste. Thanks for sharing.

Blackberry juice, thanks for reformatting - what you posted was what it was SUPPOSED to look like! Sorry for the confusion.

SuzComptime - I have made this with steel cut oats instead of rolled oats, but I like the texture better with the rolled oats - but both are good. Yes, no cooking is needed. Being in the yogurt in the fridge softens the oats enough that cooking with heat isn't needed.

BTW, the Barleans fish oil product won some award for being the best new product of the year from some organization. It is truly tasty straight from the bottle. I have tried a couple of flavors, but the pina colada is my favorite. It is great in this dish or in any fruit smoothie you choose to make. I had used the traditional Barleans oil, but this is WAY BETTER.