Illness and appetite

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

You would think that being sick would make me lose my appetite. Starting a few days ago, I have a cold, mild fever and I am crazy hungry! i decided yesterday to eat more than normal as i feel it is my body telling me it needs more to heal. I am curious if anyone else has noticed this?

Other than some digestion issues, i am sick so much less since being sleeved 3 years ago - it's great and incredible. This cold isn't much fun, but I seem to have moved out of the chills into just coughing so I am okay.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Feel better soon, CGJ.

[JamieLogical 8,708]

A fever usually makes you hungry, as it burns up a lot more energy. You should definitely eat if you are feeling true hunger.

[able2cope 193]

I'm 2.5 years out and haven't had a cold since surgery... I used to always have at least one per year.. and bad ones at that. Well pleased - hoping it lasts. I wonder if it has anything to do with all the Vitamins and supplements that I now take...?

[rhw94123 115]

This is my first veterans' post:) -greetings to all!

I am 15 months out & managed to maintain in my goal range from months 5 thru 13 with a 3 pound gain at Christmas. Then I got the SICKEST I have ever been in January. I stopped tracking & walking & ate to heal & comfort myself (and had to take steroids) and gained .........another 11 pounds for a total of 14!!! I was in SHOCK. I have been scrupulously tracking & 5:2-ing for 3 weeks now & am (thankfully) down 5 lbs, but it's been WAY harder than when I was freshly sleeved (in terms of hunger, not restriction).

I'm detoxed from all the carbs of January, so I think I'll make it back to goal, but mine should be a cautionary tale for being mindful when sick:/!!!

Best to all & thanks for all the great info here in the veterans area.

[ProjectMe 909]

Hope you feel better! I always experienced cravings, especially for anything with a strong flavor or texture when I was sick. Maybe part of it was I couldn't taste anything, but also part of it was that I felt like I needed to treat myself since I wasn't feeling well.

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

Welcome! You should start a thread and introduce yourself to everyone. Those steriods are bad for putting weight on, I have confidence you will get this regain off now that you are well.

This is my first veterans' post:) -greetings to all!

I am 15 months out & managed to maintain in my goal range from months 5 thru 13 with a 3 pound gain at Christmas. Then I got the SICKEST I have ever been in January. I stopped tracking & walking & ate to heal & comfort myself (and had to take steroids) and gained .........another 11 pounds for a total of 14!!! I was in SHOCK. I have been scrupulously tracking & 5:2-ing for 3 weeks now & am (thankfully) down 5 lbs, but it's been WAY harder than when I was freshly sleeved (in terms of hunger, not restriction).

I'm detoxed from all the carbs of January, so I think I'll make it back to goal, but mine should be a cautionary tale for being mindful when sick:/!!!

Best to all & thanks for all the great info here in the veterans area.

In general, I have been really healthy too. I thought maybe I had caught a mild cold until it became obvious I could no longer ignore the chills and fever and body aches.

I'm 2.5 years out and haven't had a cold since surgery... I used to always have at least one per year.. and bad ones at that. Well pleased - hoping it lasts. I wonder if it has anything to do with all the Vitamins and supplements that I now take...?

So this is always an interesting question. I am much better today but I had basically 3 days of overeating (compared to my normal) and then yesterday I was hardly hungry - almost like a balancing out day. Today, so far, I feel normal.

I think my body really did want more food. I felt AWFUL and could not even muster the energy to do my easy go to foods. After eating the greek yogurt in the house I found myself eating the old easy carby foods. You know, a little cold Cereal by the handful. There was some disgusting microwavable mac and cheese thing I buy for the boys that I even ate (Easy Mac or something). That was absolutely atrocious and I will never buy that for them again now that I have sampled it.

My son brought home a pizza and cheesy bread. Because I was feeling so bad, I wasn't making proper meals. I think this can be a good reminder for me how important it is to "eat right" because once you start wandering down a grazing, haphazard way of eating - anything can happen.

Good news is that now that the fever is broke and I am just left with a cough, low energy and a stuffed up nose, I am back to eating my normal way and feel no desire to eat that crappy good. I really think alot of it was just that grazing/never quite satiated/don't feel good enough to address it properly thing.

A fever usually makes you hungry, as it burns up a lot more energy. You should definitely eat if you are feeling true hunger.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Glad you're on the mend, CGJ.

It sucks to be sick.

Spring, come on!

[jenbaby75 283]

My NUT said to always up your Protein when sick. Your body needs it to heal.

[bikrchk 1,313]

Depends on the kind of "sick". I've been battling a cold and it's not deterred my appetite one bit! I had a stomach thing a couple of months ago and I lost 5 pounds in a week! I'm in maintenance so it was unintended.