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Not sure what your eating habits are but I went from 140 => 200 pounds when I spent a year mostly in bed (my eating habits were not too healthy to begin with).

• stcredzero 17y ago
  I am recovering from a back injury, which started with a couple of days in bed, unable to even get up to go to the bathroom. I'm still dealing with pain even over a month after. I recommend: eating Food, as in Michael Pollan's books. Eggs. Milk. Broccoli. Green Beans. Bananas, Strawberries, Fruit of all kinds. (Wash and freeze strawberries split in half for a convenient low calorie snack.) Produce. Steaming is fast and easy for moderate portions. Oatmeal -- the one food you can eat that doesn't rot. (Actually, of all grains, Oats rot the fastest, because they have high fat and protein content.) I think the eggs and milk have helped me the most. Also: be mean to your equipment if you can be kind to your body by doing so. And don't be afraid to pony up for the equipment you need, if it means you can protect your injury. Research to get the best quality and price, but don't delay it and let your body soak up wear it doesn't need. Amazon can be your friend, especially if it's hard to get out of the house. Lastly: be polite and reasonable, but firm and gently insistent when dealing with medical personnel. You need to be your own advocate. Think ahead. Cover implications and contingencies. Ask. Think about the implications of the bureaucratic machinery, and point them out.