Dieting while sick.

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  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    I was JUST about to post something similar to this so lemme highjack your post a little :)

    What about when you've had the stomach virus? I haven't thrown up in over 24 hours but I DO NOT feel like eating AT ALL. I'm drinking fluids but just don't wanna eat. Do I have to? :sad:

    You should try some dry toast. Anything with fats (butter etc.) is more likely to make you vomit. If you're ok after a few hours, have a small meal.

    For barf sicks I just call it a day, follow whatever will help my body get better and start over when I'm well. These usually end up being very very low cal days and since my cal goals are for weight loss it doesn't matter. To be honest nothing much matters to me when I'm sick until I get over it.
  • prattiger65
    prattiger65 Posts: 1,657 Member
    That's stupid. Of course calories count when sick. Especially because you're sitting around in bed all day. I suggest that since you don't have much of an appetite, just eat what you can. Don't force yourself to eat, but do eat often since the fever may burn calories.

    Your young, I get it. That's kinda how young folk talk to one another and no offense is intended. Most of us on here are not young folks, careful how you phrase things. Now, get off my lawn!
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    I was JUST about to post something similar to this so lemme highjack your post a little :)

    What about when you've had the stomach virus? I haven't thrown up in over 24 hours but I DO NOT feel like eating AT ALL. I'm drinking fluids but just don't wanna eat. Do I have to? :sad:

    You should try some dry toast. Anything with fats (butter etc.) is more likely to make you vomit. If you're ok after a few hours, have a small meal.

    I know what I SHOULD have, but my point is I DON'T WANNA eat. :laugh: I had a dry english muffin today but I don't feel like eating again.
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    That's stupid. Of course calories count when sick. Especially because you're sitting around in bed all day. I suggest that since you don't have much of an appetite, just eat what you can. Don't force yourself to eat, but do eat often since the fever may burn calories.

    Your young, I get it. That's kinda how young folk talk to one another and no offense is intended. Most of us on here are not young folks, careful how you phrase things. Now, get off my lawn!

    :drinker:
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    I was sickly for a couple of days and lived on Salsa and cookies. Not together,of course. Salsa cleared my head, and cookies just tasted good.

    And I agree, calories don't count when you are sick. The germs in your body eat all the calories for you! :drinker:
  • ukulelist
    ukulelist Posts: 33 Member
    I decided not to log when I had a bad cold this week, because I didn't want to set up any self-defeating incentives like skimping on carbs if my body needs easy energy to get better. I think it's best to eat as you feel like when sick. It would take more than a few days of over- or undereating to cause significant nutritional trouble.

    If you're hungry then I would probably suggest suggest eating a smaller deficit than normal or at maintenance in the case of a cold if you can stomach it, since you want to be adding as little stress to the body as possible. Burning fat is harder than using readily available blood sugar, and while normally that's what you want, I'd guess that making things as easy on your body as you can would lead to a speedier recovery -> back to the gym sooner -> more long term success than eating at a deficit for those few days.

    On the other hand, if you're not hungry that's probably a sign that your body has other things it's busy doing besides digestion, and maybe it's good to cut it some slack. Drinking fluids with calories like juice / ginger ale / broth should be enough to keep you going until you feel like solid food again. Also very bland simple carbs like saltines and white rice might be easier to start with.

    I don't worry about macros while I'm sick, I'm not lifting (;_;) and it's not like I'm going to lose significant muscle mass in a week. I eat more carbs and don't worry about protein unless that's what sounds good.

    I'm not that kind of doctor and this is all just my opinion :)
  • jennegan1
    jennegan1 Posts: 677 Member
    Also next time take Zinc as soon as you start to feel sick...itll help you not get the full cold.....Its helped me all thru October so far. By now Im usually sick especially if the kids are sick just took one earlier when my nose started bothering me
  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
    It is a weekend and weekend calories don't count. But you are also sick and sick calories don't count. Purple.
  • Kabijots
    Kabijots Posts: 218 Member
    I was JUST about to post something similar to this so lemme highjack your post a little :)

    What about when you've had the stomach virus? I haven't thrown up in over 24 hours but I DO NOT feel like eating AT ALL. I'm drinking fluids but just don't wanna eat. Do I have to? :sad:

    You should try some dry toast. Anything with fats (butter etc.) is more likely to make you vomit. If you're ok after a few hours, have a small meal.

    I know what I SHOULD have, but my point is I DON'T WANNA eat. :laugh: I had a dry english muffin today but I don't feel like eating again.

    I'd say eat again when you fancy something. If you don't fancy anything more today, so be it. Sip on water as often as you can stomach
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    I was JUST about to post something similar to this so lemme highjack your post a little :)

    What about when you've had the stomach virus? I haven't thrown up in over 24 hours but I DO NOT feel like eating AT ALL. I'm drinking fluids but just don't wanna eat. Do I have to? :sad:

    You should try some dry toast. Anything with fats (butter etc.) is more likely to make you vomit. If you're ok after a few hours, have a small meal.

    I know what I SHOULD have, but my point is I DON'T WANNA eat. :laugh: I had a dry english muffin today but I don't feel like eating again.

    I'd say eat again when you fancy something. If you don't fancy anything more today, so be it. Sip on water as often as you can stomach

    I just :heart: when people use the word fancy :drinker:
  • Kabijots
    Kabijots Posts: 218 Member
    Aww thank you. :blushing:

    I suppose it must be more of an English saying then...? :smile:
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    I've had flu for the past two days, and weirdly my diet has been far better than it normally is. Eating well is significantly easier while I sit in bed watching silly documentaries.

    Try to eat small meals, like vegetable soup, wholemeal toast, wholemeal sandwiches and salads. I had a frozen banana earlier, since my throat was really sore. Avoiding greasy food should stop you from vomiting.

    The most important thing is to drink as much water as you can. Try to avoid caffeine and alcohol.

    ...avoid caffeine and alcohol? You are kind of mean. :(
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    Aww thank you. :blushing:

    I suppose it must be more of an English saying then...? :smile:

    Yes :) Also things y'all say that I love:

    Naughty
    Clever
    Pissed
    Wanker
    Sod off
    and Daft Cow

    :)
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    Aww thank you. :blushing:

    I suppose it must be more of an English saying then...? :smile:

    Yes :) Also things y'all say that I love:

    Naughty
    Clever
    Pissed
    Wanker
    Sod off
    and Daft Cow

    :)

    You said ya'll! My Texan heart goes :love:

    And I really want to go to England one day so I can speak with the cool accent and use all the cool words. Altho they will most likely laugh at me for my Texan accent. My son has turned me into a Whovian, and I really love to listen to them speak. lol. Except for Donna. Still can't understand a word that girl says!
  • cingle87
    cingle87 Posts: 717 Member
    I know when im sick I just think about getting better rather than couting calories, saying that doesn't give me the excuse to eat a dozen krispy kremes
  • Amitysk
    Amitysk Posts: 705 Member
    I am getting over a nasty flu/respritory thing. There was one day where I didn't have anything but water. The next day I was able to stomach some pb toast, a half a tortilla with cheese, and some hot and sour soup. That's about it. At this point I'm just about eating normally but still really small portions..

    Feel better!
  • latenitelucy
    latenitelucy Posts: 1,314 Member
    Wait. Does said grilled cheese contain tomato?

    You know what that starts, woman!!!
  • chani8
    chani8 Posts: 946 Member
    Oh dear, please, don't eat dairy products when you have a sinus or respiratory illness. You need to thin the mucous in your body. Try drinking spicy ginger tea and eating spicy chicken/veggie soups.

    And for tummy trouble, stick with mild and clear foods like instant broths (no msg!) and chamomile tea, or just don't eat until you feel like it, but do try to drink as much as water as you can so you don't get dehydrated.

    Feel good everyone. Let's hope for a healthy (slim and trim) 2014!

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