No matter how careful you are to use proper form, stretch, foam roll, and exercise within your limits, minor injuries will happen from time to time. While it can be discouraging to feel like you’re losing ground with your fitness during recovery, the way you handle your nutrition can make the difference between slight losses to fitness and major setbacks from weight gain. First, it may be necessary to modify what you eat – even if you have healthy eating habits . Due to your injury, you may not be able to work out as hard or as often at the fitness center as before. This means you’re burning fewer calories and need to eat less to meet your body’s needs. If you’re only down for a few days or a week, there’s no need to worry; but, the longer you’re less active and still eating for a higher activity level, the easier it is to gain weight. Decreasing calories during an injury is much easier said than done, of course, because our appetites don’t automatically line up with our activity level...
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