I broke my thumb about 3 weeks ago (a painful tuft fracture) - this coincides with base season and when I usually start a more active calorie deficit - so the question is, how safe or sane is it to reduce overall calories while keeping protein and nutrition very high quality?
My nutritionist that I had during two bone fractures gave very clear directions to not eat less, but he actually set me up for a calorie surplus, with added protein in.
Maybe you can cut back on fat a bit, but I would still make sure to eat plenty.
Its more important to heal as fast as possible, and properly 
I had an elbow surgery, as well as collarbone surgery. Don’t know how these compare to thumbs, but bones are bones!
TL;DR - Eat more, not less, sleep a lot, focus on recovery and not weight.
4 Likes
I’ve never actually broke anything myself but in the last Podcast Nate was telling Jonathan he’d need x number calories for his break.
1 Like
I would definitely agree with the previous advice of making sure you’re getting enough ‘growth’ stuff into your system. I recall drinking lots of milk to get calcium and protein.
Maybe it comes down to the exact amount of calories and nutrients that are required (and can’t be worked out exactly) and deciding which side of the more or less you should aim to be…