just started and now I'm sick!

amn2006

I have had a successful first week...didn't fall off the wagon at all...go me!

However, I got a nasty, nasty cold last Tuesday at the start of my new diet and my calories have been down most of the week. I have been trying to eat more, but the truth is...I'm not hungry. (not to mention its been hard to swallow because of the sore throat :frown: and the inability to smell anything) . I have been forcing myself to eat, but my calories are still down.

I started walking again yesterday...thats the first time in a while I felt okay enough to walk, so that causest the amount of calories I am supposed to eat to increase, but still...I'm just not hungry.

Is this really going to hurt me? I have been told when you greatly decrease your calories it can make your body hold on to that fat you are trying to lose. But I honestly can't eat much. Do I just call off my diet until I get better or do I keep sticking with it?

Any suggestions?



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Simplicity

i got ill once and i wasn't dieting. i didn;t really eat at all. I ened up losing lots of weight very quickly but then when i got better i ate them all back lol.
Sorry you are not feeling well but i think short term you should be ok. the body doesn't like being starved but with the deficit of calories you will still burn them just by being alive. I reckon you will lose weight but use it to your advantage and stick to the diet when you get better.
Hopefully you won't notice a huge difference.
lots of warm soup and plenty of fluids. Not eating will keep you ill for longer.
Hope you feel better soon
Ben

arewethereyet

your doing well!! Keep up the good work. Dont worry about cals right now, just be mindful to eat something healthy when you do eat.

I hope you get better soon!

(edited because I answered before fully reading your post, sorry:blushing: )
:flowerforyou: Jeannie