CFS and losing weight?

[Anonymous]

I suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome and I do need to lose weight. I have extrememly low energy and a lot of pain in my back and joints, I had to be taken out of school because of how bad I got.

I can't go to the gym or do strenous exercises, my doctor says I can't until I build my stamina back up and last time I starved myself but I put the weight back on quickly. I am dieting but I'm not noticing much difference, I don't know what I can do to lose weight faster.

[Kiwedin]

You might want to try a high carb, low fat vegan diet that does not include calorie restriction. It still helps you lose weight, but you don't have to starve yourself of nutrients and calories in the meantime like you would have to do with other diets. Going on restrictive diets will not help with your Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, it'll just make it worse. A lot of people have cured their CFS with this diet as well, so hopefully it can help with both losing weight and improving or curing your CFS. :)

[vagabond235]

I can attest to this. I have chronic fatigue, and almost two years ago, I went from paleo to a High carb, low fat vegan diet. I went on paleo to lose 20lbs, instead I gained 30lbs! I was on paleo for 3 years and did not lose any weight and my fatigue got worse. With this vegan diet, it took 10 months, but I eventually started to lose weight and I`ve lost 25lbs so far. My energy is slowly improving as well. I no longer count calories, just eat high carb, low fat vegan, eat til I`m full.

[Kiwedin]

@vagabond235 That's great! Seriously, there are so many benefits to eating HCLF vegan, nothing compares to it. I used to have major digestive issues and was eating a paleo-style diet as well, but after going HCLF vegan, it's completely cured it and I've never had digestion this amazing lol. :)

[RachelBrigs]

Not exercising at all is bad for your overall health, not just the weigh thing. You need to start small, maybe just by walking a little more, then try going up and down the stairs, etc etc. Like your doc said getting up your stamina is key. Start small and don't give up. Ultimately you will probably feel better