support when sick

mandiegold941
mandiegold941 Posts: 67 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
Today I woke up feeling awful. Needless to say, I didn't go to the gym. Now I find I want to eat everything in the house. How do you all keep on track when you are sick?

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  • CassidyScaglione
    CassidyScaglione Posts: 673 Member
    you had enough energy to type this message... probably you have enough to log what you eat. Eat at maintenance if you like, til you recover.
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    mandiegold941 wrote: »
    Today I woke up feeling awful. Needless to say, I didn't go to the gym. Now I find I want to eat everything in the house. How do you all keep on track when you are sick?

    A lot of MFP members suggest eating at maintenance while sick. Personally, I eat at the same average intake that I typically do. I'll skip the gym if absolutely necessary. Stay on track and you will feel great tomorrow!
  • mandiegold941
    mandiegold941 Posts: 67 Member
    How do I know what my maintenance level is?
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,864 Member
    IDK...usually when I'm sick I have the opposite issue...I have no appetite.

  • CassidyScaglione
    CassidyScaglione Posts: 673 Member
    Its your TDEE if you set your activity level to sedentary, i think. That will put you close enough to maintenance anyways.
  • ObsidianMist
    ObsidianMist Posts: 519 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    IDK...usually when I'm sick I have the opposite issue...I have no appetite.

    this
  • jaga13
    jaga13 Posts: 1,149 Member
    If you are set to lose 1 lb a week then you just add 500 calories to get to maintenance. 1/2 lb = 250 calories.
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