I'm on a low carb diet- and I'm so tired- I almost fainted this morning. If I ate some more low carb food (I'm female- 5ft5- small frame i.e bones- little muscle- and eating 900 calories per day) would that make me a little less tired and would I still lose the same amount of weight if I were to increase my calorie intake to 1200 calories for example (low carb)? I know I will always be tired on this diet- it's the faint feeling that is bothering me.

INCREASE to 1200? INCREASE? Are you nuts! You deserve to suffer in misery if you can't see the problem with your weightloss strategy.

You need to add some carbs. The limit is what like 40 grams a day? Test it and see how many more grams of carbs you can add to your diet and still loose weight

900 is way too low. You don't have energy cause you have nothing to burn. Balance is the key. The food pyramid is the best thing to follow.

I'm on the same diet and I have plenty of energy. You have to remember to take your vitamins every day and I suggest a couple of calcium pills to help with sugar withdrawals. Drink 4 to 8 glasses of water a day and walk a little. After the first week I had bad sugar withdrawals and I was fit to be tied. It will effect you because people don't realize how addictive sugar is to your body. 1400 calories at least.DO NOT worry about calories on this diet in the beginning. Only worry about carbs. Eat as much meat and cheese as you want until you get past the first 2 weeks. After that you can adjust your caloric intake.

The faint feeling (especially if accompanied by dizziness) is a symptom of hypoglycemia. I have had to give first aid to strangers on 5 separate occasions because they became hypoglycemic when they tried to workout while on low carb diets.Here is more information:http://www.spartafit.com/articles/lo...rb%20diets.php