Everyday Systems: nosdiet: message 723 of 3212

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On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 01:32:45PM -0000, johnny_vague <johnny_vague@...> 
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> I'm just curious how people count sick days.
> 
> I know when I am sick I like to eat comfort food (at least when I 
have
> an appitite. 

I've been sick on and off with a variety of things for the last two
or three weeks, from GI problems with antibiotics to a light case of
the flu to a persistent cold. 

My rule was: "Break the rules when there's a good reason to do so.
Getting better fast will make you healthier than losing weight while
sick."

My approach during that time was to not feel sorry for myself and eat
because I'm sick (the "I don't want to worry about my eating when 
I'm
worried about being sick" approach), but to instead prioritize getting
healthy over all. For example, I couldn't eat dairy within an hour
either side of a meal, but I wanted to eat yogurt regularly to combat
the side-effects of the antibiotics, so it was fine for me to have a
yogurt cup midafternoon and a while after dinner. 

-Rich

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