Sick but sticking to it

joonieB

Anybody else sick with a sore throat/head cold that makes you want to eat all day? I am getting knocked around with this bug and all I want to do is eat! I call it a hungry sore throat. Usually (well, for the past 6 1/2 weeks that I have been on MFP) I have a hard time eating all my 1200 calories in a day. But for the past 2 days my throat is only happy while I'm swallowing. I'm on my 10th glass of water today, and it is only 5:00. Anybody else going through this? Any ideas? I've lost 15 lbs and I don't want to fall off the wagon now. I feel that being good while I am sick should earn me extra credit or something!

joonieB

Anybody else sick with a sore throat/head cold that makes you want to eat all day? I am getting knocked around with this bug and all I want to do is eat! I call it a hungry sore throat. Usually (well, for the past 6 1/2 weeks that I have been on MFP) I have a hard time eating all my 1200 calories in a day. But for the past 2 days my throat is only happy while I'm swallowing. I'm on my 10th glass of water today, and it is only 5:00. Anybody else going through this? Any ideas? I've lost 15 lbs and I don't want to fall off the wagon now. I feel that being good while I am sick should earn me extra credit or something!

Zara11

oh, yeah, had that for a week, and i ate the carbs that i craved. i assumed if i craved them suddenly, it was because my body needed extra strength. i decided to indulge more than usual, but tried to avoid going nuts.