a bunch of healing q's

[lph]

Well... I'm no nutritionist, but if I'd been in your situation I'd write a long and detailed shopping list with lots of fruit, vegetables, tea, wholegrain crackers and some very dark chocolate and send hubby to the store. And tell him to not bring back any "comfort foods" unless I'd specifically asked for them. Especially not anything that can be microwaved...

Then I'd make some smoothies and some massive salads with vinaigrette dressing and eat as much as I felt like, and snack on tea, biscuits and a little chocolate. I have trouble overeating on salad/raw veg. no matter how many potatoes, beans or avocado I spike it with, but I'll happily gorge on hot food.

[LBTC]

CC - treat you body gently.

lph had some good points. Add to that you still need protein. And you probably need extra calcium right now too. Snack often. Drink at least 1 litre of water per 50 pounds of body weight each day. (if you're like me you'll sip water all day to accomplish this) If you're really craving something in particular, you might actually need that nutrient for healing. Listen to your body carefully, it knows best!

And visualize butterflies. They are there to help!

Hugs,
~T~

[KnottedYet]

I don't think I'd be cutting back on anything. Your body needs the same level of nutrition to heal that it does to perform feats of athletic brilliance.

[ehirsch83]

I agree with knotted. Twice now in the past 2 years I have had injuries(cracked rib and then knee surgery). Each time I was worried about gaining weight, but I ended up eating the same as I normally would and I lost weight! Sure I lost some muscle, but I didn't gain any fat, if anything I lost some of that also. Your body needs you to fuel it so it can heal, it takes a lot of energy to heal those injuries! So just listen to your body and eat when it wants you to.

[mimitabby]

That website Zen pointed out seems like a good one. Drink more if you feel like you need to, but do take a Vit D & Calcium supplement if you aren't already!

[Wahine]

Back to what Knott said, your resting metabolic rate goes up after a significant injury because you're cellular activity is increased as you body is trying to repair the damage. I like the analogy of a house. How much work goes into maintaining a house, versus doing a big remodel.

So eat healthy but eat as much as you like. Lots of fluid is good, liquid is the medium in which our cells function and allows for proper nutrient transport etc. Vitamin C is very important for the healing of all kinds of soft tissues, that includes ligaments as well as joint capsules and you already got good advice on protein and calcium.

It's also a good idea to fuel on foods with lots of antioxidents in them like lph said, teas, dark chocolate, dark fruits and veggies, esp berries.

Take good care of yourself.

[Running Mommy]

Yeah, what they said...
Eat lots of good healing foods. Protein good carbs etc.
Your body is working hard to get you back on the bike ya know.
How are you feeling today?