Does it make sense to eat a calorie surplus while sick, even if cutting?

**skelooth** · 12-28-2005, 06:59 PM

My reasoning is that eating 3,000 cals while sick and sedentry will help me get better faster. Will it really?

I've been taking an addition 1.5g of vitamin C each day too.

What else can I do to shake a nasty cold?

**bigDman** · 12-28-2005, 07:05 PM

i hear zinc is good

Take it easy
drink alot of water
get hot girls to make you soup and green tea

**Sixpack** · 12-29-2005, 01:03 AM

Vit C
Green Tea I also like for it
Rest

**A.FreeRadical** · 12-29-2005, 03:17 AM

Anything with chicken broth in it. I like chicken noodle soup when I have a cold. I also use Vitamin C, green tea, aspirin and decongestants.

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**DJSTARER** · 12-31-2005, 02:17 AM

Eat. Most people find the most difficult part of getting sick is eating enough. I know I lose my apetite when i get sick. I just make everything in my blender. Yes.... EVERYTHING. Don't want to lose that muscle.

and don't forget your mutli

**EME** · 12-31-2005, 02:30 AM

Best advice I can think of to make you feel better! :nosthumbs

- EME

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigDman

get hot girls to make you soup and green tea

**skelooth** · 12-31-2005, 03:01 AM

for the record, i was able to knock the cold completely out of my system in 3 days. Not bad

It was the first time I got sick in over a year, and now I don't even have as much as a sniffly nose!

I took 500mg vitamin C 3 x a day in addition to my multi, drank lots of green tea, and ate a lot of good healthy food

**builtbeast** · 12-31-2005, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skelooth

for the record, i was able to knock the cold completely out of my system in 3 days. Not bad

It was the first time I got sick in over a year, and now I don't even have as much as a sniffly nose!

I took 500mg vitamin C 3 x a day in addition to my multi, drank lots of green tea, and ate a lot of good healthy food

That's what I would take when I'm sick. Getting better in three days is great :nosthumbs

Fortunately the last time I was sick was 1999. As long as I don't touch my mouth or rub my eyes with dirty hands and wash them often that seems to help prevent getting colds.

12-28-2005, 06:59 PM	#1
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A.FreeRadical the Epicurean Bodybuilder Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,245 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 58	Anything with chicken broth in it. I like chicken noodle soup when I have a cold. I also use Vitamin C, green tea, aspirin and decongestants. * __________________ "Is it going to be the red pill or the blue pill, Neo? The red pill will answer the question 'What is the Matrix?' Choose carefully. Remember, all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more." Ron Paul for President, 2008 A.FreeRadical ...the Epicurean bodybuilder Height: 5'9", Age: 62, My last high on 2/1/2006 was 196 lbs. My last low on 8/08/2006 was 167.5 lbs. Cutting until I am lean Starting weight: 190 lbs. bodyfat: 19.7% November 27th: 183 lbs. bodyfat: 18.3% bodyfat Goal Weight: 176 lbs with no more than 10% bodyfat My recipe collection

12-31-2005, 02:17 AM	#5
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 4,103 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 115	Eat. Most people find the most difficult part of getting sick is eating enough. I know I lose my apetite when i get sick. I just make everything in my blender. Yes.... EVERYTHING. Don't want to lose that muscle. and don't forget your mutli __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

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skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,203 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	for the record, i was able to knock the cold completely out of my system in 3 days. Not bad It was the first time I got sick in over a year, and now I don't even have as much as a sniffly nose! I took 500mg vitamin C 3 x a day in addition to my multi, drank lots of green tea, and ate a lot of good healthy food __________________ http://loseover100lbs.com/misc-f7.html

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