I've got a cold...now what?

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  • Crystaleyed
    Crystaleyed Posts: 229 Member
    I've been pretty ill lately, cold and a few other things that have been going around school.
    If it was me and I was stuck in bed because I wasn't feeling well or didn't want to work out I would limit what I eat, so that I wasn't eating lots and doing little exercise. Just focus on getting better quickly, a few days of not being 100% healthy food wise is better in the long run than being ill for months on end because you don't just sit down and focus on getting better.
  • RealWomenLovePitbulls
    RealWomenLovePitbulls Posts: 729 Member
    you should just eat what u normally would eat... why would being sick make you eat more? seems like i lose my appetite when i'm sick
  • OddballExtreme
    OddballExtreme Posts: 296 Member
    Whenever I come down with a cold (enough to make me stay home from work), I do more water (12 glasses once) and the homemade chicken noodle soup with ginger root. This helps clear my cold in less than two days! Nothing beats homemade soup, since Campbell's has too much sodium for my liking.
  • joannaorgovan
    joannaorgovan Posts: 71 Member
    Why would a cold be an excuse to eat whatever you want? Just eat the way you normally do, but cut back on the exercise as you won't have the energy you might normally have. It's just a cold.

    I agree 1000%.
  • kelleybean1
    kelleybean1 Posts: 312 Member
    Easy: Fever=no exercise
    No fever=no excuses

    with or without the fever, stick to your food plan!
  • saraphim41
    saraphim41 Posts: 205 Member
    Soups, vitamins, tylenol, tea, and water. LIGHT exercise.
  • Car0lynnM
    Car0lynnM Posts: 332 Member
    Google recipes for homemade chicken soup, and pack the vegetables in it (carrots, celery, onion). I use the rotisserie chicken already cooked from the deli to make my stock and everything. super easy, and I can do it even on a work night. it's healthy, low calorie (don't put noodles or rice in it), and it will help you feel better. Drink plenty of your favorite hot tea with honey, and find a cold medicine that works for you. Shouldn't derail your healthy eating at all. Feel better soon!!
  • FuneralDiner
    FuneralDiner Posts: 438 Member
    you should just eat what u normally would eat... why would being sick make you eat more? seems like i lose my appetite when i'm sick
    Because not everyone is the same? I know! Crazy concept, right!?

    When I'm ill, I have an insatiable appetite. I don't slack on the exercise and activity but it seems I need to eat more to keep my energy levels up.

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