this may be gross, but.....
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cubsgirlinny
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When you're sick and not everything that you eat stays down- do you adjust your food diary? Or keep the calories as counted even if you don't keep them in your belly?
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I adjust...like it depends on how much comes up. If it is a lot then adjust it by half...It is a gross thing, but you obv didnt eat all that food for reals if it came back up.
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I would just ignore it and move on.0
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Wow never thought about that!0
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If you're not feeling good that you're getting sick, I wouldn't even be on the computer logging anything! Hope you feel better soon!0
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Sick = break from logging. Just eat whatever you can keep down and go back to logging when you are healthy again.0
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Just take a break. Rest. Drink plenty of water. Don't worry about it until you're well. Get well soon.0
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Why would you worry about it? It's not like you're going to go over your budget if you're vomiting!0
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Why would you worry about it? It's not like you're going to go over your budget if you're vomiting!
Unless you're bingeing and purging.
In fact, throwing up only gets rid of about 50% of the calories you've taken in, but this isn't an exact science. Plus your body goes into starvation mode and seriously slows your metabolism, storing calories as fat. If you're sick and vomitting, don't bother logging. Focus on getting better.0 -
Unless you're bingeing and purging.
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If you actually had the flu and were vomiting, then you really wouldn't have worry about counting calories! In those situations you usually have to force yourself to eat and drink.0 -
When you are sick, just focus on getting better and don't worry about calories so much.0
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If I'm that sick, I'm not counting calories.0
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When you are sick, just focus on getting better and don't worry about calories so much.
This.
When I am sick and can only tolerate certain foods, I eat those and don't worry about it. And it's probably better not to restrict calories when you are sick - your body needs fuel to heal itself, if you can get it to stay down!0 -
I leave it...i mean really i was sick...i threw up....
it's not like I really want the cals back so I can eat more and throw up more...
so I leave them...
I'm also not staring at it for 20 minutes trying to gauge how much I should adjust my quantities on here...
so yeah...really? no....i leave it0 -
I would just ignore it and move on.
so would i!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
If I'm that sick, I'm not counting calories.
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I would subtract and then eat back my calories.
You might also want to add some exercise calories, depending on how hard you upchucked.0 -
search in the food and add Stomach Bug - Vomiting to your diary for a minus 200 calories :laugh:0
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To repeat what mostly everyone is saying--Just take a break. When your sick and throwing up, your body needs nutrients and fluid. Calories should be the last thing you thinking about when your sick. Don't stress over that and just focus on getting better
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I wouldn't be calorie-counting when sick and vomiting. No effin way.0
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I asked this question on the forums a few months back when a friend had been on "the sauce" the night before and had up-chucked. The concensus was that it still counted. Makes sense when you consider the side effect of a certain ED.0
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