LPR/Silent Reflux - The hard transition of eating less

Greetings All,

I am following Dr. Koufman's (http://www.voiceinstituteofnewyork.com/) 2 week strict diet of eating 3-5 small meals per day. I might be eating too small at times because then I find myself really hungry between meals. I eat a ½ cup of oatmeal a little before 9am. Then I eat another ½ cup of oatmeal an hour later. Not sure how to quantify my next two meals, but I will try. Between 1 and 3pm, I eat food that fits about ¾ the volume of a cup. I eat dinner between 6 and 8:30pm. I am on the later end if I decide to go play soccer around 5 or 6pm. For dinner I also have food that fits about ¾ the volume of a cup. If I eat at 6pm, then I will eat something like ½ sandwich later between 8:30 and 9:30pm. In the past week I’ve been going to sleep between 12:30 am and 1:30 am and I don’t find myself super hungry, but I wouldn’t mind an extra snack before going to bed. Oh and I drink 2-4 bottles of Nestle Pure Life water (https://www.google.com/search?q=nestle+pure+life&rlz=1C1AVNA_enUS604US604&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAmoVChMI_6bhobzAxwIVgzySCh3yVw18&biw=911&bih=423#imgrc=4LV5DJu9O2Y4YM%3A)

I will describe what would fulfill me if I wasn’t on a strict diet. If I woke up at 8am, I could eat a McDonald’s Big Breakfast w/Hotcakes (http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/full_menu/breakfast.html). I could eat an apple around 10am. Between 1 and 2pm, I could finish a Subway 6 inch Black Forest Ham (http://www.subway.com/menu/menucategoryitems.aspx). Between 6pm and 8pm, I could eat 2-4 slices of a Pizza Hut medium-sized pepperoni pizza. I could then settle for a snack like 1/2-3/4 of a bag of hot Cheetos. I am not saying that I ate this food in this order everyday, but something along these lines would keep me happy. I could eat more or less at times. Point is I could eat a lot more than what I am eating right now.

I am looking for advice on my situation. I know that I might not get a precise answer because every person eats differently, but any input would help. Thanks ahead of time.

Oscar

Hi Oscar,

The oatmeal is a good start. Are you eating any types of fruits and vegetables? For breakfast I usually eat half a banana and half a peeled red apple.

As far as not staying hungry I will snack on one of more of the following inbetween my meals:

* Organic baby food
* Home made vegetable soup
* Home made chicken vegetable soup
* Assorted steamed vegetables (usually carrots, sweet potato, summer squash, potato, green beans, edamame).
* A cup of steamed white rice
* A few avocado slices

I would also add some protein to your diet if your stomach can handle it such as wild caught fish, some type of bean or legume, or organic chicken
(without the skin).

Hi

Thank you for sharing

I just went to the web site and though I've had reflux (LPR and Gerd)
for about 9 years there are still things I didn't know.

I will be getting these cook books as I know my diet (and the things I didn't know) are the issue

You need to start changing your eating habits if you want to give yourself the chance to heal. Then work your favorites back in slowly over time. When I was at my absolute worst phase of symptoms, I went to 5-6 meals a day that looked like this:

Meal 1:
cup of apple sauce
slice of cheese
slice of wheat toast

Meal 2:
Apple
2 cheese sticks
cup of Activia

Meal 3:
4-6 oz chicken
2 cups of spinach
half a tomato
little bit of olive oil

Meal 4:
1 slice wheat bread
1 slice cheese
cpl slices of tomato

Meal 5:
Some sort of protein (beef, chicken, fish)
brown rice
spinach salad

Meal 6:
Apple
Cheese stick

I ate like that for about 7 weeks, and popped antacid or antigas chewables whenever I felt something coming on. I lost weight, and something definitely healed. I can eat with abandon again if I want, but I tend not to. But those 7 or 8 weeks of eating mild stuff certainly did something, because I have zero symptoms 5 months later.

Middleaged1, tomatos are acidic, maybe thats why you were still having to pop antacids.

millenialOM, it will make the transition easier if you are eating foods which release energy slowly they should keep you fuller for longer. If you are finding you are having low blood sugar, try having barley sugars or glucose tablets maybe.