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Question for the flu season!

alisonb2582
alisonb2582 Posts: 13 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So i have the horrible luck of having a nasty cold. Usually when I am sick I slam the OJ because it seems to make me better faster. However, 8 oz of OJ is 110 calories. How would u track that? Obviously Im going to be over or I wouldnt be able to eat anything! Help and suggestions please...

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  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I don't understand how you would track it as anything other than it is?
  • alisonb2582
    alisonb2582 Posts: 13 Member
    I guess my question would be: would you be a little more forgiving on the calories being a lot of it is oj or just not eat much...
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  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    edited January 2018
    I'd track it like you do anything other liquid--measure it in a cup and use an accurate entry in the database. When you're sick, worry about getting better, not about going over your calorie goal. It won't matter in the long run.

    I take cold-eeze. They're lozenges meant to help shorten the duration and severity of colds. They have zinc and vitamin c. Whether they actually work or not, I think they help (go placebo effect!). You can buy them at any drug store or grocery store, at least in the US. They sugar-free ones, too.
  • alisonb2582
    alisonb2582 Posts: 13 Member
    I went and got zicam to hopefully shorten the length of the cold. Hopefully it will work as well as cold eeze
  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    If you're drinking OJ, log it. As others have pointed out there are more calorie-efficient ways to ingest Vitamin C, I like the EmergenC packets and keep a box around if I start to feel a cold coming on or those around me are sick (like this time of year).
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,563 Member
    I agree it would save calories to take a supplement instead of drinking the OJ, but the advantage of the juice is that fluids are especially important when sick, and every glass is 8 oz. fluids.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    toxikon wrote: »
    You could always take some Emergen-C instead of drinking OJ if you want to save on calories.

    Agree. This is what I use.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    alisonb2582 wrote: »
    So i have the horrible luck of having a nasty cold. Usually when I am sick I slam the OJ because it seems to make me better faster. However, 8 oz of OJ is 110 calories. How would u track that? Obviously Im going to be over or I wouldnt be able to eat anything! Help and suggestions please...

    What is your total daily calories allowance? I don't quite see how this 110 calorie item is going to stop you from being able to eat.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    TonyB0588 wrote: »
    alisonb2582 wrote: »
    So i have the horrible luck of having a nasty cold. Usually when I am sick I slam the OJ because it seems to make me better faster. However, 8 oz of OJ is 110 calories. How would u track that? Obviously Im going to be over or I wouldnt be able to eat anything! Help and suggestions please...

    What is your total daily calories allowance? I don't quite see how this 110 calorie item is going to stop you from being able to eat.

    The word "slam" suggests that she is consuming more than 8 ounces, at least to me. Several glasses of orange juice would make a huge dent in the amount of food I'd be able to eat in a day (and still meet my calorie goals).
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    There are less calorie dense choices for taking in vitamin C

    When I'm sick I generally eat a lot of green chile stew...it is relatively low calorie, comforting, hydrating, and the chiles and potatoes in the stew are packed with vitamin C. It's also spicy, so it makes you sweat...
  • 1houndgal
    1houndgal Posts: 558 Member
    Jmo. I would eat oranges, drink calorie free beverages, and take a vitamin supplement like powdered vit C. The sugar in oj is nothing to sneeze at.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    1houndgal wrote: »
    Jmo. I would eat oranges, drink calorie free beverages, and take a vitamin supplement like powdered vit C. The sugar in oj is nothing to sneeze at.

    There's no indication in the OP that suggests she needs to limit sugar. It looks like her concern is about calories.
  • alisonb2582
    alisonb2582 Posts: 13 Member
    edited January 2018
    Yeah, when I have a cold, i usually drink quite a bit of oj and it kicks the cold pretty quickly. And yes, im concerned about calories not sugar. Ill look into emergen c or something as a supplement! Thank you for the help!!
  • 9miles
    9miles Posts: 1 Member
    I am a bit under the weather too (husband has the flu), I've been consuming a lot of oranges. One orange is around 70 calories and makes a great snack!
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,563 Member
    alisonb2582 wrote: »
    Yeah, when I have a cold, i usually drink quite a bit of oj and it kicks the cold pretty quickly. And yes, im concerned about calories not sugar. Ill look into emergen c or something as a supplement! Thank you for the help!!

    Don't forget to replace the OJ with a similar amount of water or other fluid :)
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    Take vitamin C
  • DebLaBounty
    DebLaBounty Posts: 1,169 Member
    I wouldn't worry about going over your calorie allowance for the duration of the cold. Your body is fighting against the illness, and your cold probably won't last more than two weeks. Try some chicken noodle soup, rest, drink plenty of fluids, and give yourself a break. This is just a blip on the screen.
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