Being sick is messing with my tracking

FIT_Goat

I haven't wanted to eat much for the last few days. I am currently making a NY Strip (12 ounce) that might be the only thing I get down today. I am not going to have good data this week. But, I can't force myself to eat.

totaloblivia

Sorry you don't feel well. Just do what your body wants til you're better. Don't worry about tracking! Hope you feel better soon!

daylitemag

Don't sweat the small stuff, just get well.

FIT_Goat

Got some coffee and steak in my body, and I am feeling dramatically better. I've still got some serious chest congestion that I am fighting. But, the nausea and headache have improved. I missed work on Tuesday. Today there was no work. I have to go back tomorrow. So, I hope I am at least a little better. My voice is rough, from all the coughing.

I usually don't track, but I was planning on tracking this week to get an idea of where my calories and macros have been trending lately. Of course, this would be when I get the crud.

who4fan

I have been sick for a month, so I know how you feel. Get better soon!

Sunny_Bunny_

Maybe some peppermint oil would help with the sinuses and I've known it to help with nausea too. Put it in some tea or dot some on your skin.

KarlaYP

Feel better @Fit_Goat! Track another week. It will come. I know you don't usually supplement, but vitamin C can help too! Don't forget the dreaded doctor too. Sometimes we just have to have an antibiotic to get rid of that crud.

KnitOrMiss

Karlottap wrote: »

Feel better @Fit_Goat! Track another week. It will come. I know you don't usually supplement, but vitamin C can help too! Don't forget the dreaded doctor too. Sometimes we just have to have an antibiotic to get rid of that crud.

Skip the antibiotic and get a steroid shot! If your body is healing, just really slowly, it helps in spades. I will likely never take another antibiotic in my life, unless in extreme circumstances. Destroying my gut is likely what contributed to getting me here in the first place.

baconslave

Hope you're feeling better, Goat.

nvmomketo

Hope you feel better for the weekend.

ettaterrell

I eat cream of mushroom soup when I'm sick, (odd I know) and I don't track that week, I didn't loose any the week I was sick but didn't gain either

FIT_Goat

I am slowly getting better, but it's moving from my chest to my nose. It is very weird.

It is making me not want to eat (or that could be the decongestants). I'm averaging around 1,650 calories a day. That's exceptionally low for me. Just keeping hydrated and eating when I feel like it.

Edit: My coworker had the exact same thing, just caught it about a week ahead of me, and he just got over it. So, it's a nasty, lingering crud.

KetoGirl83

Good to know that you're a little better.

::flowerforyou::

Cheesy567

There's an entry for "fake food so MFP will let me close my diary" or something like that.

I hope you're feeling better soon, focus on salty broths in the mean time

FIT_Goat

Cheesy567 wrote: »

There's an entry for "fake food so MFP will let me close my diary" or something like that.

I hope you're feeling better soon, focus on salty broths in the mean time

Oh, no worries there. I never close it anyway. And, I am always well above the amount MFP would whine about. My typical average day is above 2400 calories. I probably average around 2600 or 2700. So, for me, a drop of over a thousand calories still leaves MFP pleased with my numbers.

I was trying to get a couple weeks of logging, so I could speak with authority as to how much I actually eat. I don't normally track at all. I do it every so often so I have a better idea when people ask. It has been several months since the last time I tracked for a couple weeks or more.

Teneko

That's so rough. I got really sick last Jan 1st and ended up having a ton of mint tea, chicken broth, and later on I started having spicy Italian sausage in the broth. Extra oils in it, too.
Also, had some store-bought sugar free Jello to get over the "I can't even" stage, then switched to home-made gelatin with stevia and tea instead of whatever chemical artificial sweetener Jello uses.
Oh! And Bigelow's probiotic lemon ginger tea to help my gut.
Hope you feel better soon.

-T.

Lillith32

Fasting may actually be good for a speedy recovery for your sickness. I wouldn't force it, just keep yourself hydrated.

bluefish86

Feel better, @FIT_Goat!

inspirationstation

I had the crud over the weekend and tea and meat were my best friends. Nothing else sounded good.

Feel better soon!