Originally Posted by ReelBigFish

is this your first meal of the day? I would say if not, then it's fine. I believe that pre workout is as or even more important as PWO. Having nutrients being absorbed while working out and still being absorbed later instead of having to wait for the food to pass through the stomach and begin absorption in the sm. intestine is far more superior.

I would up it to a cup if you would like but that will be around 67 carbs wouldn't it? 54 for the oats and 13 for the milk + what ever your whey has.

I would wait longer than 30 mins seeing how milk digests slower especially when combined w/ the whey and the oats with their fiber.

Originally Posted by r0dxx

Yea, I was thinking I would leave my house after 30 minutes, and then by the time i get to the gym and workout it will be about 45 minutes. Do you think 45 minutes is a good amount of time? I usually do 30 minutes with my previous shake, but I don't know if it was optimal.

Well I was counting minus the fiber...Do you count the fiber in your daily carb count? I've always minused it and figured a cup of oats was 46g of carbs. And the milk was 13g, so I figured 59g.

Am I wrong not to count fiber, I figure since its not digested or counted calorie wise, why count in my carb count?!

Originally Posted by ReelBigFish

well I think milk takes anywhere from 60-90 mins to digest alone. I do count fiber because soluble fiber does contain calories but unsoluble doesn't but I don't go that in depth, I just count it all, other that veggies

Originally Posted by r0dxx

So 1 hour after the shake is a good amount of time? I usually do 30min and feel fine, but maybe it will be even better 45-60 min later.

Originally Posted by r0dxx

So 1 hour after the shake is a good amount of time? I usually do 30min and feel fine, but maybe it will be even better 45-60 min later.

Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh

With that amount I would wait an hour from finishing the meal before training (the milk is not the problem - it is the oats).

And I count fibre... You still get some energy from fibre - as it is partially digested (has ~2.5 cals/gram)...

So 1 cup oats = 54g carb and 1 cup milk = 12g carb (where did you get 13???)... Total = 66g carbs...

Even if you only choose to count soluble fibre, oats have 5g soluble and 5g insoluble per cup... so you are still looking at ~49g per cup.

But this doesn't mean you have to go changing all your meals - because how much you are eating now is obviously working... It just means you have been eating more carbs than you think!