Good topic, I have gained about 40 lbs over the past 2 years with having Lyme. I have never been overweight in my life but with having this disease it slowly crept up on me. It is hard when you don't have enough energy to really exercise, and are inside most of the day because you cannot do much else.
Some things that I have started recently as I have begun to feel better (this could be done when you don't feel so good, but I didn't think of it at the time--must be brain fog!)
1. Eat specific portion sizes and make particular times that you eat throughout the day. Get your body on a rhythm for eating time.
In the beginning if you are hungry all the time or want to eat just because there is nothing else to do... try to change your state, chew gum, take a bath, read a book-- whatever-- just get through one week of making a rhythm with eating- it will work once you give it a chance.
Eat the good stuff- fruit veggies, along with a small portion of comfort food.
Your body needs healthy foods to get better as well!
2. Sauna if you can, very good for detoxing.
3. Drink plenty of water or flavored water in my case
4. Yoga has some good low impact/low energy exertion stretching.
5. Take the nutritional supps your doctor suggests! This way you are not missing out on the good stuff.
6. This was important for me (maybe not for everyone), but sit outside for a bit of the day.
I am a horse trainer and had lost a lot of my outside time...
This was not only depressing but I missed the fresh air and other aspects of being "connected to nature" so to speak...
Even sitting outside reading a book would make me feel a little better.
7. This was from my doctor... Rest as you need, lay down, read, watch a movie that you have missed in the rush of normal life and sleep or take a hot bath. It is ok.
Stressing about your situation/what others are expecting of you/and trying too much to do what you normally can do is all a mute point. You cannot.
You will exhaust yourself with trying and stress your body more, make the most of your current state and experience-- do what your body needs.
When you feel better you can tackle everything else.
Of course sometimes you aren't even in the mood to do any of those "luxury things"-- tv, bath, staying relaxed... but I found that on days with less stress I felt better about myslef and my situation.
8. For the girls (not sure how this factors in with men, sorry)-- when it is "that time of the month" you will not be feeling good. Lyme gets worse then-- schedule yourself lighter at that time.
Lower your expectations and take care of you.
Also an aside from my doctor...
That's all for now...
broke up continuous text to short 1-2 sentences max; doublespacing between each paragraph; used quotes to enlarge text size for neuro lyme like me, and bolded major points in her post. bettyg, iowa leader
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but no matter our age we need to learn to be our own best friend.
...we already have so much to deal with that we don't need to be hard on ourselves and harsh with ourselves. 
