GeishaGirl
09-04-2009, 10:14 AM
So this hiatal hernia thing is really throwing me. The problems of my weight are starting to add up. I'm about 60 pounds heavier than I would like to be. My insulin usage is absurdly high due to my weight/resistance, and evidence suggests that I was born with this hernia, but my weight has aggravated it into producing symptoms.
In the same way that controlling my sugars poorly (like I am now) can cause complications, so can failing to control the reflux can cause major esouphagal damage that can potentially cause cancer. They key to both is my diet and weight.
To eat optimally for the hernia, I need to eat small meals, spaced a MINIMUM of three hours apart. Given my schedule at the school, I need to space that out to 4 hours. No snacks if it can be helped (except Friday nights -- I still need SOMETHING to look forward too! :)). Obviously, if my sugar drops, I'll take care of it, but probably with juice now, to avoid clogging my stomach.
Thinking these symptoms meant celiac, I've been gluten-free. I'm going to continue being wheat-free for the most part, because my body feels less weighed down and tired and I can't deny that I've been eating healthier since then.
So... 4 meals a day (6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm -- can't eat before bed!) Each meal, ideally, would be between 300-400 cals (1200-1600 cals/day) and while I'm not too worried about carb count, full of "better" carbs. I dont like to eat at 6am, so I'll probably just have a protien shake with soy milk and half a piece of fruit or some berries. But I need ideas as to what to do with the rest. We have good recipes for 6pm, since husband can cook. Besides leftovers, whats good to bring to work for 10am and 2pm?
In the same way that controlling my sugars poorly (like I am now) can cause complications, so can failing to control the reflux can cause major esouphagal damage that can potentially cause cancer. They key to both is my diet and weight.
To eat optimally for the hernia, I need to eat small meals, spaced a MINIMUM of three hours apart. Given my schedule at the school, I need to space that out to 4 hours. No snacks if it can be helped (except Friday nights -- I still need SOMETHING to look forward too! :)). Obviously, if my sugar drops, I'll take care of it, but probably with juice now, to avoid clogging my stomach.
Thinking these symptoms meant celiac, I've been gluten-free. I'm going to continue being wheat-free for the most part, because my body feels less weighed down and tired and I can't deny that I've been eating healthier since then.
So... 4 meals a day (6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm -- can't eat before bed!) Each meal, ideally, would be between 300-400 cals (1200-1600 cals/day) and while I'm not too worried about carb count, full of "better" carbs. I dont like to eat at 6am, so I'll probably just have a protien shake with soy milk and half a piece of fruit or some berries. But I need ideas as to what to do with the rest. We have good recipes for 6pm, since husband can cook. Besides leftovers, whats good to bring to work for 10am and 2pm?