Sick, calorie count off.
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Ashley91McC
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I have been sick for the past few days. I was tested for covid yesterday and I'm negative. I'm going to call my doctor on Monday. I'm pretty sure its a sinus infection, constipation (TMI sorry) and I have a slight fever.
Trying to count calories is very trying right now. I feel like blah and want to eat all the bad food to fill the whole I'm feeling. I been trying to track still but I know I keep missing stuff. (Like all the honey I put in my tea, I have not been measuring that). Very little motivation. Today is my weigh in day and I'm very nervous to step on the scale.
I have not been working out either because my body needs all the engery to heal itself.
(Some questions I have)
Anyone have any encourage thoughts? Have you been through this before? How did you stay motivated? Should I even focus on counting calories? What are some foods that may help during this time?
Thanks!
Trying to count calories is very trying right now. I feel like blah and want to eat all the bad food to fill the whole I'm feeling. I been trying to track still but I know I keep missing stuff. (Like all the honey I put in my tea, I have not been measuring that). Very little motivation. Today is my weigh in day and I'm very nervous to step on the scale.
I have not been working out either because my body needs all the engery to heal itself.
(Some questions I have)
Anyone have any encourage thoughts? Have you been through this before? How did you stay motivated? Should I even focus on counting calories? What are some foods that may help during this time?
Thanks!
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I still count calories when I'm not feeling well. But I do allow myself to eat at maintenance (a body needs energy to heal) and to eat different foods than I would usually (whatever I feel like eating, easy foods,...). Healing is priority number one!10
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Yeah, I agree with Lietchi.
I still track food, even if it's just, "Write it down, log it later." I know better than to take breaks from logging food.
I also agree to eat at maintenance calories to promote healing.3 -
*hugs* Being sick sucks. Being sick and trying to eat so well is even worse. I totally get you
I would probably suggest to eat a maintenance until you feel better again and still try to track. If you eat a bit more than that don't beat yourself. It won't mean much in the grand scheme of things. Your weight might increase a bit due to more food in your system, maybe due to holding more onto water, but that's likely all. All the best, and get better soon 6 -
I tend to eat bland comforting food when sick (oatmeal, for example). I wouldn't worry about logging, but if you want to stay in the habit, I'd say it's fine to do it quite generally (if sick I might be more likely to estimate, even if a time when I was otherwise logging, although part of this is I tend to lose my appetite when sick anyway). I would also recommend eating at maintenance.5
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Just focus on getting better. A few days won’t matter in the long run. Get back on your regular plan once you’re feeling better. 🤗4
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any emotion makes me want to eat. Lonely,depressed, sad, and yes sick. Today I had a stomach ache and I wanted to eat salty stuff. I didn't. I drank a coke and that settled my stomach. Someone told me to eat I would feel better. No, makes me feel worse.3
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I would worry more about eating enough fiber and drining water to help your digestion. Drink half your body weight in ounces! I deal with constipation too and since I started making sure I drink my goal or more it has helped so much!3
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Hoping you feel better soon. Concentrate on feeling better. If I feel truly awful, I don’t track. Don’t have the energy. But when I feel bad, tracking does help nudge me to get nutrients I might be missing if I weren’t logging. Taking care of yourself is the goal...log if you can because it will prompt you to get enough nutrition.
Encouraging thoughts: I don’t know what the covid positivity rate is where you are, but 10% is pretty bad, which means even in the most heavily impacted areas, your chances are 9 in 10 of testing negative. Focus on self care and isolate until you get your test result. It’s what you do the majority of the time that matters long term, not a few days off plan here and there.2 -
I eat spicy food to open up sinuses and keep moving (even just walking). Hydrate and rest.3
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I agree with those saying take it easy and eat at maintenance while you're sick. Even a moderate calorie deficit can be taxing on the body when you're trying to heal...food is energy so the best thing to focus on is getting better. Hope you feel better soon!2
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Thank you everyone. Feeling so much better today and even stepped on the scale to see I still lost a pound even while being sick!0
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