Welcome! Feel free to introduce yourself!

RonneyKay

Hello,

My name is Ronney and I live in Phoenix Az with my husband of 18 years. I am just about 42 years old. I have 3 kids ages 25, 24 and 15.

Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia about 14 years ago or so, I have a few other issues too but this is the main one. I have really changed up my diet in hopes that will help. So far, so better;) We will see.

Hiking season just started for me! I'm excited and going tomorrow! woohoo:)

So what about you?

RedHatPatti

Hi .. Thanks for starting this group!! I was wondering about how to exercise with my arthritis knee.. Maybe I will learn a thing or two here also. I am 63 y.o. female.. Live in Georgia . Married to my wonderful retired Navy hubby of 31 yrs. We are just returning to Georgia after being back and forth Full Time camping for 2 yrs. Will return to our 'stick" house Jan. 1st to settle down for a bit and get my knee fixed and lose weight and get fit. It's my turn to take care of me instead of me taking care of everyone else.. Sounds selfish.. but I need to do this for me!!
We have 2 grown boy who have families.. One is in Georgia ( who will be moving from our house )... and the older one lives in Fla. We have 5 grand kids.. 1 grandson in Fla and the rest in Ga.. All are 10 yrs and up..
Looking forward to getting to know ya'll.. I am also a Red Hat lady and have a lot of fun with our Sassy Lady group here.

txred9876

Hello, my name is Tina and I suffer from severe neurapathy from Chemotherapy for Inflammatory Breast Cancer. I am just 42 years old. I have already lost 50-55lbs and kept it off for about 2 years now. Now it is time to try to slim down more and get this weight off once and for all. My husband and I just recently moved to Oregon (where I am from) from TX.

More to Follow....nice to meet all of you.

Tina

PS I overdid it walking with my sister, brother-in-law and their dog tonight. I did burn over 400 calories though!! That's the hardest part...not overdoing it and being out of commission for to many days.

jojoof4

I'm Heidie. I have 4 beautiful children and work full-time as a Registered nurse at a long-term care facility. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and Fibromyalgia just 2 years ago. I also have a diagnosis of plantar fasciitis. After getting sick, I gained quite a bit of weight but am now ready to get serious about losing it. Been on the site for awhile, but only seriously committed since the beginning of this month. Since Nov 5th, I've only missed two days of working out. Absolutely love this MFP community!

emmiexjay

hi im emmie im 22, i have fibromylegia and i also have a rare unstale asthma condition - which they still don't know how to treat. i'm loosing weight steadly by decreasing my calories and counting every last bit of exercise i do - even walking and it's working for me (:

clf626

Hi,
My name is Clarissa. I started MFP about a month and a half ago. I have only lost 3 lbs. And I'm wondering if it could be because of not being able to excercise like I need to because of having back/neck surgery.
I realize I just started MFP, but after sticking to the diet strictly, I thought I would have lost more weight than 3 lbs. Could it the meds? Or does exercise play that big of role?

txred9876

Welcome everyone....I am excited about this group.

Clarissa,

Your lack of weight loss could be many things. Sometimes not eating enough will cause you to not lose much weight either. Good luck!

kimberly0416

Hi, I am 41 and have arthiritis in both knees and will need replacements in less then 10 years. So painful painful painful. But I am still working out and modify things when I am doing exercise classes. It's working, I've also been able to tell from changing my diet and being active it has helped with the swelling.

SeaSiren1

I'm so glad you started this group! I have Fibromyalgia and Arthritis as well as being hypo-thyroid. The biggest factor is on extreme pain days would be forcing exercise. So having a support network and seeing what helps others (that does not include prescription drugs) would be fabulous!

thefishers4

My name is Cindy and I am 27 years old. I have been married to the love of my life for 6 years now and we have two handsome boys 4 and 3. I was diagnosised with Fibromyalgia last year and just have had a hard time dealing with it but have found that exercising and eating better has helped alot. Have noticed not so many flare ups and that the only time I am in alot of pain is Summer and Winter.

txred9876

It is good to see all of you in this group. I would like to propose a weigh-in once per week where we list a few stats such as exercise for the week and amount gained/lost.

We could put in something like this

Starting Date:11/12/2011
Current week:11/14 to 11/21
SW: 283 - (this is the starting weight)
LW: 225 - (this is the last weeks starting weight )
CW: 222 (this is your current weight )
Total Loss this Week: 3lbs
total calories burned this week:(you can get this every Monday)
Total Minutes of exercise:(you can get this every Monday)

What is everyone's feeling on this?

TIna

thefishers4

I think that this would be a great idea. Great motivational tool.

push

Thank you so much for setting up this group!

Also living with chronic pain making weight loss a little more challenging. I have lupus, fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, arthritis, and lets not forget lumbar back pain.

Had lost it back in 2008, quit logging, ate like my husband and teenage daughter and my weight is back up. **sigh** but working on taking control one again! :-D

Roni_M

Hi everyone! My name is Roni and I have psoriatic arthritis (with spondylitis) and need to shed some weight and get healthy. I am fairly new to MFP but am loving it so far.

I'm 39 years old, happily married for 19 years to my high school sweetheart. We have two girls ages 18 & 21 (both are in university now). I had to stop working a traditional job due to a nasty flare a few years ago. I now work from home doing the bookkeeping for my husbands company.

It's so nice to have found you guys!!

rigdonia

Hi all. I am new to MFP. I have had Lupus (mild - mostly fatigue) for 14 years. During a remission, I hired a personal trainer (about four years ago) and lost over 60 pounds and then was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. SCREECH to a halt. Six months later I could hardly walk, let alone excercise. Now almost four years later I have gained all the weight back, struggling with daily pain and fatigue, but I have to get on it, one step at a time. I don't know why, but this time of year always seems to get me in the mood to lose weight lol. Started the week before Christmas the last time, too. Hehe.

I am a mom to three, a homeschooler (one's in college now) and also a graphic designer and sell Mary Kay. I am a stacker/piler creative type person but lately I am struggling to hold on to my joy. I hope getting this part of my life in order, with God's grace, will help bring it all into focus.

gethealthywithme

Hi. I'm Teresa. I'm 46 and I live in Ohio. I have fibromyalgia/CFS , RA and back issues.

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txbutterfly69

Hi,

New to this site as well. Living with so much pain is a challenge for me. Trying a healthier menu and exercise as much as I can. Right now swimming or water aerobics is the easiest on my joints. Terrible back pain is keeping me from walking or riding my bike, which Iove. Just joined a few hours ago, will start tracking later today.

Tried many meds, but they just make me so sick to my stomach. Just take Aleve as needed for now. Here is hoping for the best!

Bill4444

Hi my name is Bill, I live near Sacramento,CA I have arthritis in both knees and ankles, I am in pain most of the time. I find it hard to excerise like I should because of pain. I do walk. Hoping to find support

RonneyKay

I am so glad you all are here:)

The weigh in once a week is a good idea, but not mandatory, feel free to start the thread each week. I know for me, my scale isn't the best and I can gain or lose 10 lbs in a day depending on its mood, and that sucks:( so my weigh in will probably be once a month when I go to the doc.

Thanks all for the support. I know alot of us have issues others just don't understand, so its nice to be here with people who do.

Ronney

RedHatPatti

Good Morning.. I've decided I want to get to know everyone better so beginning now.. I will try to post something EVERYday... and share a bit.. How about it .. Do we want to be great friends??

I am a grandmother to 5 lovely grandchildren, living either in Georgia (4) or Florida (1). They range in age from 15 down to 8.
I went to see a knee doctor last Wed. and he thinks the initial Dx of OA (osteoarthritis) might not be totally right. There is some arthritis but there might also be a meniscus tear...so I'll be getting scheduled for an MRI to see..

Hope you are all doing great and not in too much pain today.. So far ...so good on my Tylenon XS!! Happy Saturday..Patti

mgnola

Hi everyone. My name is Amy and I live outside New Orleans, LA. I am 35 years old and two years ago, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. I joined MFP a few days ago and am finding it helpful, but know that if I found others with fibro, it would be much more helpful for me because unless you deal with chronic pain, it is hard to 'get' it. I look forward to meeting y'all.

Godsown4ever

Hi there Ronney and Everyone!!!!

Thank you so much for this group. I just joined MPF (?) yesterday and I'm excited to find a group that I fit in. No pun intended *giggle*

My name is Pami and I'm 2 weeks away from being 51 and I have lived a year longer than my doctors predicted I would. God is bigger than they are! Anyway I just had my second heart attack (mild) since '02 and thankfully there was no blockage. So it is due to something else. I've had fibromyalgia since 1995 along with arthritis and in 2010 was diagnosed with diabetes but with diet and exercise I'm reversing that. I also suffer from chronic obstructive sleep apnea and chronic fatigue but I have gotten rid of the acid reflux and lost almost 100 pounds when I started a vegan diet a year ago. Since then finances got scarce and I had to eat whatever I could and I gained some back, but I'm on the rampage again!

I live in Conway Arkansas with my husband of 8 years and our 3 furpurrs, Lady Tigra the Terrible, Sir Pouncelot and Delilah. I have good days and bad days and I'm grateful for all of them. I try my best to keep a positive and motivated outlook. I would be super thrilled to find a few buddies who wouldn't mind helping me stay accountable. I'm determined to honor God and have a better quality of life and get healthy. It may take a few years, but it's something I'm focusing all my dedication on. The more friends the merrier so I look forward to hearing from and getting to know some of you!

Thanks for listening. Pami

P.S. How do I get my fitness bar to show up like everyone else?

RonneyKay

Pami, you mean the ticker... click on my ticker and it will say "create your own ticker" and it will take you right to the scene where you can do it for yourself:)

I'm so glad to have everyone here, and I am glad I am not alone on this journey.

((hugs)) to all!!! thanks for being here!

Ronney

PS y'all are making me glad I started this group!

Tall_E

Hi gang! I joined MFP four days ago. It's a great site and I'm happy to have found all of you brave souls too. I was diagnosed less than one year ago with Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hypertension and am a cancer survivor. Turns out after four months of lots of tests, horrible meds and a second medical opinion, I don't have RA. Yay! Now I can focus on getting the upper hand on the rest.

Anyway, I'm from south central Louisiana (hi Amy!), live with my husband and our dogs and cats, work full time and am a grandmother. I'm pedaling hard to learn how to live with these illnesses and to reclaim as much as possible a reasonable weight and strength level. So it's good to know I'm not alone and would be willing to share weight progress, encouragement and acceptance. We may all have special physical challenges but we can draw strength from each other. :flowerforyou:

mydogdakota

Hi, just joined yesterday. I have fibromyalgia and psoriatic arthritis with "arthropathy" which means that I have some deformities. My arthritic issues are mostly in my spine, feet and hands. I take an injection drug for the arthritis which helps a lot; when I can't take it, it's a lot more difficult. I just take it one day at a time and do my best to not get too discouraged. There are a lot who have it worse than me.

zanmarie

Hi all. I'm a 39 year old SAHM in Washington with two kids - DS nearly 7 years, and DD 21 months. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia when DS was about a year old (2006). It's hard to say if I had it earlier, but the birth and the following sleep deprivation seemed to really kick it into gear.

I've been overweight most of my life. I was able to lose weight a couple of times, but it was mainly from exercise. I am a horrible dieter. In 1999, I started running, and as a result, I ended up with chronic Achilles tendon issues. Later, I discovered I had Morton's neuroma. So now I have two moderately painful neuromas in the right foot and possibly a mild one in the left. I've been through orthotics, cortisone and alcohol injections. The only thing left is surgery. I can walk around enough to do basic things...take care of DD, run errands, etc, but I can't really do any serious weight bearing exercise. It's extremely frustrating. The success of the surgery is not so great though, so I'm very reluctant to do it. Plus it has a long recovery period (no walking for a week or more). If I do it, it will have to wait until DD is a bit older.

I also have lousy knees. I won't bother going into that, but I've attempted on more than one occasion to make cycling my exercise of choice and failed.

What else...oh, I have mild carpal tunnel syndrome. And I get elbow pain when my fibro acts up. I think that covers most of the major joints. :P

There are times when I find this all very difficult to deal with. I don't want pity from people, but I do wish for understanding, and they just can't understand. So it's nice to find this group.

As far as exercise goes...I do a little bit of walking. I sometimes crank up the music on my computer and dance around a bit. I'd like to get into yoga but haven't managed to do it yet. I'm hoping I can try some light weight training again when DD is better able to handle being away from me. She's still very attached and hates when I leave her with anyone else.

FinallyFindingLisa

Hi, my name is Lisa. I'm 45 years old. I've been married for almost 26 years and have two fantastic kids and 3 wonderful dogs. I have been overweight all my life with only brief periods of "less fat". I have extreme pain in my right knee, diagnosed with arthritis and will need a complete knee replacement soon. I find excercise of any kind difficult but anything that requires me to be on my feet is almost impossible. I recently joined the Y for the pool and have been swimming 4 times a week. I look foward to knowing all of you better as we take this journey together!

RILEYRED

Hi, my name is Red, I am 59, have had Fibro for 5 years or more. I walk alot, do some crazy dancing here and there, but really miss doing the leg lifts sit ups, etc. Just can't handle that anymore. I look forward to talking to everyone and helping or just listening, whatever we need. Take care!

cakeums

I'm Megan, I'm 28, and I have RA, chronic back pain, and bursitis in my left hip. I was diagnosed with RA in July 2010, but have had symptoms for many years. I've been married for 6 years and we have two daughters who are 5 and 2.5. I currently work in a restaurant, which doesn't help my symptoms or my pain level, but it's about all I can really do at this point! I am hoping to go back to school for a second degree, in nursing.

RILEYRED

I really really hate it when a young person with small kids,is suffering with pain. It's hard enough to deal with at my age,but I could not imagine having fibro when my kids were young. I have young grandkids, but they are here for a while, then go home!!

cakeums

I think my mom, at 47, has an easier time keeping up with my kids physically than I do! Of course I power through anyway, but she wants to take a trip to Disney at some point...I will be happy to be on the go all day, but when we get back to our hotel she will just be tired and I'll be wrecked!