keepswimming
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So my weight has crept up this last year and I've hit the point where I either need to lose some or buy a whole new wardrobe 
I've been on diets and lost weight before ME/CFS but I'm really struggling now!
I have tried eating 1500 calories a day as recommended by the NHS, but it affects my fatigue so badly. I'm so exhausted from lack of food, and then I end up over eating just to try to get some energy back! Perhaps a higher calorie goal would be better but then I'm not sure I would lose any weight...?
Like many of us I snack regularly during the day to keep energy levels up. And for obvious reasons I can't exercise to lose weight... I already eat healthily, limit junk food etc.
Any suggestions? I'm happy for weight loss to be slow, I'd rather do it in a way I can cope with.

I've been on diets and lost weight before ME/CFS but I'm really struggling now!
I have tried eating 1500 calories a day as recommended by the NHS, but it affects my fatigue so badly. I'm so exhausted from lack of food, and then I end up over eating just to try to get some energy back! Perhaps a higher calorie goal would be better but then I'm not sure I would lose any weight...?
Like many of us I snack regularly during the day to keep energy levels up. And for obvious reasons I can't exercise to lose weight... I already eat healthily, limit junk food etc.
Any suggestions? I'm happy for weight loss to be slow, I'd rather do it in a way I can cope with.