Bad idea to eats oats 3x every day for bulking?

At the moment I’m ~145lb at 5’7 or 5’8, I eat 3 meals everyday (breakfast, lunch, dinner), which by itself adds up to 2800-3000 calories and I don’t think I’m burning anything beyond 100-150 calories daily unless it’s a cardio day where I’d burn ~200 calories.

But, I’m wondering if it’d be unhealthy or a bad idea to eat 3 bowls of oats everyday to get extra calories in. Typically I have oats for breakfast, so I’d be eating another 2 bowls throughout the day.

I used to get extra bulking calories in by eating 5 spoons of peanut butter throughout the day, but I’ve stopped because I’m pretty sure it was causing me to get acne.

Should I try getting extra calories through additional fruits / vegetables or seasoning meals / olive oil on meals?

Oats are fine....

[QUOTE=AdamWW;1665439103]Oats are fine....[/QUOTE]

Ironically I used to eat a TON of oats. Went to the doctor one time, did blood panel etc and the doctor told me nothing to worry about but my cholesterol shouldn’t get any lower than it was.

Eat oats. That is what horses eat. You'll be built like a horse in 3 years. I can not guarantee that you will be hung like a horse.

[QUOTE=paulinkansas;1665441013]Eat oats. That is what horses eat. You'll be built like a horse in 3 years. I can not guarantee that you will be hung like a horse.[/QUOTE]

I thought mares eat oats?

[QUOTE=desslok;1665440633]Ironically I used to eat a TON of oats. Went to the doctor one time, did blood panel etc and the doctor told me nothing to worry about but my cholesterol shouldn’t get any lower than it was.[/QUOTE]

Shouldn’t get any lower?

That’s odd because there’s literally no point at which someone without some kind of ultra-rare disease wouldn’t benefit from a lower LDL level… unless it was like 30 or something…

[QUOTE=afterbluegreen;1665439023] But, I’m wondering if it’d be unhealthy or a bad idea to eat 3 bowls of oats everyday to get extra calories in. Typically I have oats for breakfast, so I’d be eating another 2 bowls throughout the day.

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Should I try getting extra calories through additional fruits / vegetables or seasoning meals / olive oil on meals?[/QUOTE]

If you're just looking for extra calories, why does it have to be stuff like 3 bowls of oats, extra fruits/veggies or olive oil? Live a little.

[QUOTE=AdamWW;1665448163]Shouldn’t get any lower?

That’s odd because there’s literally no point at which someone without some kind of ultra-rare disease wouldn’t benefit from a lower LDL level… unless it was like 30 or something…[/QUOTE]

Nah, there is a “healthy range” doctors use. My total was 130, “healthy” is 125-200 etc.

[QUOTE=desslok;1665450643]Nah, there is a “healthy range” doctors use. My total was 130, “healthy” is 125-200 etc.[/QUOTE]

But what was your LDL?

130 honestly is a really good level assuming your LDL was above 40…

I would love to have a 130 total

The only problem I see with eating oats 3x day is toilet time.

[QUOTE=air2fakie;1665450043]If you're just looking for extra calories, why does it have to be stuff like 3 bowls of oats, extra fruits/veggies or olive oil? Live a little.[/QUOTE]

I dunno. I’m not that nutritionally colourful I guess.

A really restrictive diet might seem like a good idea on paper because it's easy to plan - only have to calculate those pesky macros once.

But in reality you'll get bored of it after a while, you'll be eating at restaurants or other people's places etc. Variety is better and calculating the calories is not really that much of a gyp.

Why not eat 3 steaks instead?

It depends.
If you eat them with egg whites, I would say "Yes, bad idea"
Not for you, but for the people around you.
But if you have more enemies than loved ones, I would say it becomes a good idea.
Up it up to 4 times a day oats + egg whites, and I would add a bunch of beans on the weekends, just in case.

If I incorporated baked beans instead of just more oats would that work?

It would certainly produce more gas. In all seriousness, beans have more protein than oats so it might be better if your total protein intake is not as good as it could be.

I have a feeling that things that produce acne do so because they are positively affecting your anabolic hormones. It's just an unfortunate side effect.

[QUOTE=SuffolkPunch;1665579283]I have a feeling that things that produce acne do so because they are positively affecting your anabolic hormones. It's just an unfortunate side effect.[/QUOTE]

Probably not what you had in mind, but excessively sugary stuff tends to cause that as well, and I doubt it's anabolically beneficial in the same way.

[QUOTE=CellyTech;1665461343]Why not eat 3 steaks instead?[/QUOTE]

This man gets it.

[QUOTE=EliKoehn;1665602923]Probably not what you had in mind, but excessively sugary stuff tends to cause that as well, and I doubt it's anabolically beneficial in the same way.[/QUOTE]
True. I was just thinking that people who use exogenous hormones sometimes get a lot of acne. I was thinking more of the good fats. A lot of what OP is talking about seems too low in fat depending on what else he eats.

[QUOTE=EliKoehn;1665602923]Probably not what you had in mind, but excessively sugary stuff tends to cause that as well, and I doubt it's anabolically beneficial in the same way.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=SuffolkPunch;1665631593]True. I was just thinking that people who use exogenous hormones sometimes get a lot of acne. I was thinking more of the good fats. A lot of what OP is talking about seems too low in fat depending on what else he eats.[/QUOTE]

Don't the majority of people who are natural with some sort of basic skin care routine tend to outgrow their acne? (srs)

Oats are great. Only way I could see it being an issue if they kept you very full and prevented you from getting enough calories. Then you'd want to consider another food that allows you to eat more.

Not sure how great they are when they don't even stimulate MPS.

[QUOTE=GeneralSerpant;1665647093]Not sure how great they are when they don't even stimulate MPS.[/QUOTE]

That’s why I don’t drink water.

Zero MPS.

[QUOTE=AdamWW;1665651053]That’s why I don’t drink water.

Zero MPS.[/QUOTE]

I'm all about phosphate ions though and how they carry charge to the muscles. You just can't get around doing it without water.

Love a good cup of oats. Make my poops smooth as butter 10/10 would recommend.

[QUOTE=Basiliskboy;1665653393]Love a good cup of oats. Make my poops smooth as butter 10/10 would recommend.[/QUOTE]

Pretty sure healthy poop isn’t ‘smooth as butter’