This bad for breakfast to maintain?

I am 5'4, 125lbs, I am trying to maintain. I eat 3 meals a day and snack every here and there. Is having 1/2 cup dry oatmeal, 1 apple, 1 tbsp peanut butter, and 1 cup skim milk with a side of coffee bad for breakfast, size wise?

What about 1 1/2 cup unfrosted shredded wheat, 1 cup skim milk, 1 tbsp peanut butter, and coffee. 

Both are around the same calorie amount, would this be bad, would I gain weight?

the total calories that you consume throughout the day are what matters. so no you wont gain weight from either of these breakfast given your other meals keep you within maintenance range.

• 1/2 cup of dry oatmeal (for me steel cut oats) = 300 calories
• 1 cup skim milk = 80 calories
• 1 tablespoon of peanut butter = 100 calories
• 1 apple = 70 calories
• 1 cup of coffee = 0 calories (unless you are adding something)
• Total calories = 550

I think that looks like a good breakfast.  I would think you would get pretty darn tired of it, though, if you eat it day after day, week after week.  What do you put the peanut butter on?  No toast?  You could add

• 1 piece of whole wheat toast (80-100 calories) to put the PB on.
• You could add one tablespoon of honey or maple syrup to put in your oatmeal (50)
• Total calories  would then = 680-700

When I eat my oats after cooking, I add 1/4th cup of skim milk and 1 tablespoon of maple syrup.  Do you not add anything to your oatmeal?

It looks very healthy -- good slow-burning carbs, protein, and a serving of fruit... if you find your oatmeal plain, try mixing the peanut butter in, and maybe part of the apple, tastes great :)

This is a pretty awesome breakfast that I've been enjoying regularly. It's slow burning with a little kick start, I think.

1 cup Whole Grain Total

1/2 cup Fiber One

1/2 cup Fat Free Milk

1/4 cup Raw Almonds

1 Banana

All cut up and in the milk together. Mmmmm. Comes out around 550 cals, and man does it fill you right up.

peanut butter goes in the oatmeal, it tastes awesome, i have 2 tbsp of peanut butter everyday for the last week so far

Here's mine, 6 days a week.

1 cup cereal - alternate between Kashi GoLean and Trader Joe's Hi Fiber - 130 cals

On the cereal, banana (100) and 1/2 c skim milk (40)

half grapefruit - 50

8 oz Aldi's tomato juice - 45

1/2 cup Trader Joe's organic nonfat French vanilla yogurt - 90

1/2 cup blueberries (on the yogurt), fresh when I can get them, frozen otherwise - 40

Total 495 calories, high nutrient (fiber/protein/vitamins/calcium), low fat, low carb, awesomely delicious, and keeps me feeling full until lunchtime.

Those are not bad breakfasts.  I usually have 1.5 to 2 times the recommended serving size of a cereal (raisin bran, cheerios, shredded wheat) with some sliced strawberries or sliced banana on top and 1 cup of skim (soon to be 2%) milk.  On days that I work mornings I have a doughnut and cereal with milk and fruit or a doughnut with a veggie and cheese omelet and a glass of skim milk.  I have been maintaining (and losing a little still actually) because I am so active.  As long as you eat healthily and stay active you should have no trouble maintaining.

Oh and I advise more variety in your breakfasts...have an egg on toast if you can sometimes.

I think I need about 2000 to maintain (I'm 5'5", about 115).  I usually have about 600 calories for breakfast - a filling breakfast just starts the day off right for me. The ideal breakdown for me is something like:

Breakfast: 600

Lunch: 600

Snack: 200 - 300

Dinner: 400 - 500

Optional snack: 0 - 200

Of course, in reality, it varies quite a lot.