a bunch of healing q's

[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?