being sick and eating under calories

RiiNaCHiiCK09

alright the two days before yesterday i was sick nd ate like 700 calories. yesterday i was so starving from not having anything in my stomach, that it looks like i ate 1620 calories! but most of its from liquid! i mean, i almost want to feel guilty but i dnt.... whats ur views?

RiiNaCHiiCK09

or wait! Im only over by 200 calories. i just realized i put one food two times nd that lower my calories a lot. but still whats ur take on eating somewhat a lot after being sick for two days and eating WAY under ur calorie intake?

rfcollins33

To my understanding, it's not necessarily a day's calories, but more of a weeks, or month's calories. So, as long as you balance out and for the week or month, you are under or have met your goal, you should be fine. Being sick throws us all off, all we can do is get back in the groove and keep moving with it. Good luck, hope you are feeling all better now!

ladyhawk00

A couple of days under is not a huge deal, and it's perfectly fine to "refeed" after that to get yourself back to normal. Glad you're feeling better.

B140

I think you are safe if you eat more the next day after eating too little. You are going for 3500 calories gone over the course of a week (or 7000 if you are trying to lose 2 lbs). So it's fine if your daily deficits combined make the 3500. If you are sick your body also needs the food for energy getting better so eating more when you feel a little better will only help you in the long run.

ShiloughCoy

Being sick totally bites, and it messes with how much you eat and even how many calories you burn. Look to the long term: Between a 700 calorie day and a 1600 calorie day, you average 1150 per day. Every day will be different. I always look at my week and take the average to see where I'm at, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Just get better soon!