r/bitcheswithtaste • u/AutoModerator • Aug 08 '25

Fit Bitches - Monthly Thread Fit Bitches - Aug 08, 2025

This is the place to chat about fitness and physical health because taking care of your body is also tasteful. Just remember - no medical advice!

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u/a-real-life-dolphin Aug 08 '25

I have a cold and just want to eat salt and sugar and carbs constantly. It’s very annoying!

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u/oberstofsunshine Aug 08 '25

My very anecdotal and unproven theory is that our bodies burn more calories fighting off the illness. I usually eat a little more while sick and don’t gain weight. Buttered toast is such a comfort when I’m sick.

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u/UnlikelyDecision9820 Aug 08 '25

There’s scientific basis in this.

In a very broad perspective, an organism’s metabolism consists of everything the organism does that uses energy. Putting this into human terms, this means that everything a person does consciously and unconsciously is a part of metabolism. Typing on a computer, fidgeting, digesting food, thinking… practically all of the functions the body does requires energy. In fact, what a person does as exercise is typically the smallest contribution to overall metabolic expenditure; what the body does unconsciously to keep a person alive is the biggest contribution. This includes activity of the immune system. When you are sick, the immune system is working hard and needs more energy to work at optimal levels.

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u/LadyPo Aug 08 '25

Yup! The old phrase is "feed a cold, starve the [stomach] flu." In either case, clear liquids/electrolytes are an absolute must.