illness - what do you do?

Depending on what illness I have I eat to maintainance levels until i feel better, (if i have a cold I can eat all day and still be hungry, if its my tonsils i can barely swallow so live on soup/juices and water and just about hit my goals), I also go easy on the exercise, although sometimes it can help to re energise me, just listen to your body do you want to eat? if so do just don't go crazy with the junk food as your body will react better to healthy food, if your not hungry try smoothies to get calories in.

What do you do when your feeling under the weather? I've had a nasty cold for most of the week, but have managed to stick to my cals all but one day. My hubby and Mum have started nagging me to eat more, at least until I feel better as I'm having a hard time shaking it off and frankly I look like death. While I don't want to skupper the diet, (and I've only lost 1/4 of a lb this week as it is) I want to get better too, so I was wondering what everyone does when they are ill.

Kx

I'm just getting over being quite ill for about 3 months. I sure couldn't workout like I was, it started with a simple cold and progressed to Bronchitis so please do be careful. Eating is very very hard, I definitely understand that, I had a very tough time with it. We can all tell you eat, eat eat, but far easier said than done when you're feeling ill. Perhaps calorie dense soups, low fat but ones that are nutricious so your body has help healing.

Working out when ill can set you way back and keep you ill or cause you to become more ill, that's probably what happened to me. I thought I had it beat and had a couple relapes because I started out to soon and jumped right back into a workout routine.

Feel better Hon but allow your body the time it needs to heal, it's fighting off something and working out will pull to much energy from your body while it's doing that.

I am a nurse and have experience with critically ill patients and must say it is important for your body to get the calories it needs to fight off the disease, but on the note there are good sources of energy like avocado, chicken soup, yogurt, so even though you are increasing your caloric intake you can still maintain a healthy diet! Hope you feel better.

I've been doing this for about 6 months and I've had 2 or 3 times that I couldn't exercise because of illness or injuries. As long as you don't go overboard with the eating (and you probably don't feel like overeating) you'll be fine. When your body is sick I think it needs the extra calories to heal and I think you'll burn those up just getting better. Use it as a recovery time and enjoy the litlte break while you recuperate. I know it always made me nervous because I was scared I wouldn't start back up with the exercising but I did every time. You will too! Hope you feel better soon!

What do you do when your feeling under the weather? I've had a nasty cold for most of the week, but have managed to stick to my cals all but one day. My hubby and Mum have started nagging me to eat more, at least until I feel better as I'm having a hard time shaking it off and frankly I look like death. While I don't want to skupper the diet, (and I've only lost 1/4 of a lb this week as it is) I want to get better too, so I was wondering what everyone does when they are ill.

Kx

Eat lots of protein, vitamins and minerals, leave out all crap. Eat fruit and veg. Do not exercise until you feel better.

Eating more does not mean you have to eat rubbish grub until you feel better, you can eat more of the correct foods, that way if you did go over your calories allowance, it will not be with empty calories.

Hoping you feel better as quickly as possible xxx :flowerforyou: