[FrugalSue]

Yesterday's Oprah show was another one about weight loss, and it was very interesting. According to Dr. Oz, who Oprah has on her show a lot, we have a layer on our stomach called the omentum. A healthy omentum of a normal weight person is just a thin layer of tissue. He had examples of real omentums from cadavers. An overweight person's omentum looks like a big bunch of blubber, because fat attaches to it. He said that when we get a large waistline, a lot of it is the fat that is attaching to the omentum. There are pictures of some of the show on Oprah.com, if you want to go look at the examples.

His advice for weight loss was pretty much what I've heard elsewhere. Avoid enriched flour, sugar, white stuff. Eat whole grains and lots of fruits and vegetables. Walk every day and do aerobic exercise a few times a week and lift weights at least once a week. He's written a book, of course, but it sounds to me like just basic good nutrition, which is what I'm working toward.

He specifically mentioned steel cut oats, which is one of the foods Oprah talks about a lot, too. I just got my order of steel cut oats, 10 grain cereal, and wild rice from Bob's Red Mill, so I'm going to be jumping on the bandwagon!