Exercising when sick

Hello, I'm not actually sick, I have developed a sinus infection. I have a slight fever on and off, and feel like sleeping a lot. Most of the time. Then it goes away later in the day and I feel pretty good. So I drink an energy drink, and lift weights, or go for walks or both. Then I feel fine until night, and in the morning I feel like crap, but later I'm not so bad, and its summer so I like to enjoy the outdoors. I'm taking it pretty easy, but I'm really really hungry. I want to eat fruit and carbs to heal my muscles when I'm resting, but my activity is half-assed, and I don't want to gain weight. My qustion is- When your sick with an infection, and pretty active and really hungry, does your body need the calories more than usual?? Should I listen to my body and feed it till I'm satisfied?? Seems like all I do is eat (yogurt,apples and tuna, eggs, oatmeal and protein shakes). I'm starving every 10 mins!!

Wow.  Where to begin.....First of all, if you are running a fever, I wouldn't advise drinking energy drinks and/or working out.  Lifting and heavy exercising wears your body out and leaves it less energy to repair itself.

My suggestion would be while you are sick, try eating a little more and don't exercise.  Try that for a week and see how you feel.  One week of this won't make you lazy or fat.  Maybe your body just needs some time to recuperate?

Thanks. I think so too. I've been lounging all day, I'm just sooooo hungry. Its ridiculous.  I feel like I could eat everything in sight. Maybe I'll eat soup all day.

The heart is a muscle too and you can strain it easily.  What's the old saying?  "Starve the cold and feed the fever"?  Drink soups, have light protein and rest - stringy cheese is good as you can eat, feel like you've eaten and have filling protein.  Also, talk to us on here cos you can't eat and type at the same time LOL!!!!

or toast soldiers in soft boiled egg ... takes time to eat and as there are many parts to it, you can feel like you've eaten more than you have in terms of lots of soldiers and dunking than if you whoofed down an egg and piece of toast.  JMHO.

Hi,

New here, but I had a similar situation today, though it kept me out of the gym. I feel really lazy for it, too. I did do a bit of exercising here at home, but that did a number on me, so it wasn't much. I think I need to just take it easy.

I think both Peaches and Lucy are right about taking it easy until you are well. If your immune system is working overtime to get you better, you are more susceptible to the germs that other people leave behind at the gym especially when they don't wipe the equipment down after they use it.