Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) describes a sense of exhaustion and post-exertion malaise, even when you have gotten enough rest and sleep. The disease is characterized by six months of incapacitating fatigue experienced as profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina, and problems with concentration and short-term memory. The cause is unknown, but it is a...

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Losing weight

toriB
toriB
Hey,
I just wanted to know how people lose weight, when most of the time our energy is zapped.

i used to be a hard core athlete but stuff changed, and then i kept getting sick etc etc. anyway, some of the treatments i've been put on for endometeriosis and the like has caused me to gain quite a lot of weight. i wouldnt say i'm huge but i could definitely do with losing 28pounds so i can be healthy again.

now before my relapse this christmas, i started going to the gym again. big mistake. that sped up my relapse.

at the moment i'm not eating much at all, so i am losing a lil bit of weight. i have constant nausea and abdominal pain so i'm on the plain crackers and rice cakes. yummy.

i just bought myself a wii fit, so that i can start doing some excercises without over exerting myself like at the gym.

when i'm at uni, i walk everywhere (when i feel up to it) but because i've had a very bad relapse, showering and light activity means i gotta rest in bed during the day.

i just wanted to know how you guys (if you need to) lose weight.

thanks!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Wow, sleeper ... that is GREAT info. Thanks for sharing all that!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I had more success with WW than any other method I've ever tried. But now, with my chemical sensitivities, I cannot attend meetings, and it was the meetings that made the difference for me. I just can't seem to do WW alone, without support of peers.

The Atkins Diet really works, too! The food can get monotonous (sp?) but you shed pounds like crazy. The theory is that your body burns carbs first, not fat, so if you eat little or no carbs, your body will burn fat.

As to exercise, my gosh, it's so hard. I try to walk, but it has been way too cold.

Sleeper that was a wonderful post, why do you apologize? You are always thoughtful and kind.
deleted_user
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When I had chronic fatigue I gained twenty pounds and couldn't lose it. I didn't have the energy to even walk across the street, then I went on an akaline diet,(lots of green vegetables, grapefuit, lemons, limes and tomatoes, no sugar)started drinking green drinks from juicing and powered green drinks, and lost ten pounds in one month, and then an additional ten pounds the next two months. The greatest benefit was it was the beginning of my recovery from CFIDSI drank so much powered green drink that I ate a whole avacado every day and still lost the ten pounds. According to Dr. Robert Young, author of "The pH Miracle," and "The pH Miracle for Weight Loss," 'We are not over-weight-we are overly acidic.' When our body pH is acidic or below 7.3, the message to our body is to store fat because acidity attacks the organs and fat is supposed to protect (?) the organs. You can get Dr. Young's books from the library.
Just going on an alkaline diet wasn't the whole answer for me in my recovery from CFIDS--I had to get rid of candida, but candida can't survive in an alkaline environment.
There is more information on my blog about my recovery if you are interested. I have so many people emailing me right now about my recovery, I find it easier to refer them to my blog. I suffered so much with CFIDS/FMS, I truly want to share with others, hoping it can help them. I learned the hard way, and tried all different kinds of things and went to all kinds of doctors. At times it seemed so hopeless.
Kindest regards,
Patty Butts, Ph.D.
deleted_user
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Hi. I am pretty new here. I have spent most of my time on the Fibromyalgia site.
A few months ago I changed my diet drastically. Not to loose weight but for optimal health. I swapped coffee for green tea (Yerba Mate) and pretty much cut out alcohol, sugar and wheat. Now I eat lots of veggies (many of them raw), beans and other superfoods. I eat a little meat, but much less than before. Absolutely no preservatives, colurs or MSG. I try to stay as organic as possible. I eat as much as I want!! I try to drink 1-2 glasses of water in the morning before breakfast. These changes are hard for about the first 2 weeks until your body gets used to them. If you eat less sugar;you crave less sugar. If you eat less wheat you crave less and so on. These changes has given me about 25-30% more energy, less IBS problems and less pain. The side effects are WEIGHTLOSS and better skin. Hard to believe, but I actually crave Beansprouts these days!!! Best of luck. Tone
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Sleeper that is great advice.I think it was very kind of you to write all that.
I know that Aerobic activity is is not so great for us(CFS pts.),but anaerobic is much better(lifting weights etc.).It does not do much for loosing weight but at least increases blood flow and tones muscles.I am type 2 diabetic so I use a low carb way of eating.I count net carbs.If your interested please just send me a message and I'd be happy to share,.I do it for weight maintenance,and BS control.The good thing about WW is that you don't have to starve,and it is a nutitionally balanced way of eating.Good luck!
Abotsd
Abotsd
i try to only eat things that are good for me. healthy..the only exception is dark chocolate, one square a night. no alcohol, bread, deserts, only jello. for my nails. only fruit and fish and veges. oatmeal. low fat milk.yoghurt and oatmeal. so i don't lose weight on this but i look good and feel better than before. one day i ate with a friend and had chicken and pototo and stomache pains, again. so back to simple things.