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Eating when sedentary

princessd1511
princessd1511 Posts: 22
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
As I have been stuck in bed the past couple days I was just wondering how I should be eating? I am usually a very active person and do 2+ hrs of exercise daily. The past couple days of doing NOTHING has thrown me off!! If I am literally just in bed, do I still need to eat my BMR?

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  • IveLanded
    IveLanded Posts: 797 Member
    I had pneumonia and was in bed for a week at one point last winter........I had my boyfriend make sure I ate at LEAST 1200 calories a day. It was a struggle to do that because I was sleeping so much and just didn't feel well...but I made my "sick goal" just to eat the minimum 1200. I ended up losing about 5lbs during that week, and it stayed of. I think partly because I made sure to eat a decent amount even though I was sick.
  • PrincessD1585
    PrincessD1585 Posts: 5
    Bump please
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