Diet is on hold
Afternoon all! I’ve felt really grotty all week, I’ve been feeling very achey, weak, with headache, sore throat, nausea etc so unfortunately, the diet has been on hold. I’m sure there are those out there who believe that even in spite of being poorlysick you should continue to try and stick to a normal routine but I am not one of them.
When you are unwell try to rest and drink plenty of water
When I am not well, I try and get plenty of fluids and bed rest. I’ve fought off many colds by just taking a day or two easy and trying to eat well. When you are unwell, your body needs calories, fat, protein, antioxidants etc to rebuild itself and your immune system. If you lose weight due to illness that is one thing but there is no good in potentially prolonging a simple cold by pushing yourself too hard.
I have asthma and I’ve had it drummed into me so many times that when you have respiratory weaknesses then a bout of flu can develop into pneumonia which is why asthmatics like myself are offered the annual flu jab. It is not just asthmatics at risk, a former colleague of mine who was normally in excellent health caught a cold and it developed into a long-running respiratory infection that she suffered from for weeks and weeks. This kind of thing can really knock your diet sideways so you need to consider your options.
You can either take a few days out of your diet, rest completely and start again in earnest when you’re up to exercise or you can try and carry on with your diet but risk prolonging your illness.
