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Originally Posted by revchuck
I'm dealing with that too right now. Don't get too crazy cutting back calories, from what I've read your body uses a good chunk of them to rebuild broken bones. I have no idea how many calories it uses, but it's probably not a good idea to try to lose weight while you recover.
No doubt everyone is different, but despite being totally off the bike with my first two months of broken clavicle recovery including both Thanksgiving and all the winter holidays, I didn't gain a single pound. I wouldn't have expected to gain much, but that surprised me. Healing sucks down a lot of calories, so I agree with this advice. At the very least wait and see what your body is doing.
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