Fibromyalgia and Weight Loss - Need Support!

I have been struggling with fibro for almost 5 yrs-it took everything, my career, lifestyle all of it -10 days ago I said enough I am getting my life back! I started walking everyday an doing about 10 min of lite weights..an I will be honest my pain has increased..but I figured that going into this as I put on 100 pds over this 5 yr period an was pretty much bed ridden..I sent out a similar request for others with fibro an have found lots of support an many stories that exercise does help-I literally take one step at a time..an mentally I am doing better..so feel free to add me as a friend..we can do this together!!!!

i also have fibro, anyone is free to add me.

I can relate !!1

I have fibro and more...I've lost some weight, but more importantly lost many inches and gained muscle, stamina, endurance, healthy, better sleep, less pain, and more.

Read my profile if you like and feel free to ask questions.

I got relief from my fibro when I went on dessicated thyroid hormone. If you get tested for thyroid issues, make sure your doctor tests free T3 and free T4. Make sure those numbers aren't low. TSH is NOT (I repeat NOT NOT NOT) the end all be all that a lot of doctors like to think it is. If you do get a hypo diagnosis, ask for dessicated thyroid like Armor or ERFA Thyroid from Canada, and demand to be dosed according to symptom relief! :flowerforyou:

EDIT: I will say, though, that I still have my tenderpoints. It's ok, though. They're a lot better, and they don't hurt unless I bump them.

I don't have fibro, but I do have osteoarthritis and spondylolesthisis in my spine. I have 2 degenerated disks and a facet joint that is stuck on stupid that prevents me from moving certain way. Along with that, I have bursitis in my hips and sciatica in both legs and suffer from as much pain in my legs as I do with my spine. Walking for excercise is challenging to say the least. So for now I do what I can and hope I can just make it from my house to the car, or from my desk to the copier, or trying to stand long enough to do a sink full of dishes or fry an egg at the stove without crying. And riding in one of those stupid go carts to do my shopping, not acceptable. I really want to change that.

Needless to say, I've been working on losing weight, which I've done well up to now, but am now at a stall that is lasting forever. I know it's due to the unwanted sedatary lifestyle I'm forced to endure. Just when I think there is hope that one set of pain gets better, something new pops up. Don't get me wrong. The weight loss is definitely a step in the right direction. I've lost close to 50 lbs since I had gastric sleeve earlier this year. But the inability to excercise to help my weight loss efforts has been more of a challenge than the dieting.

If there is support that is needed, I'm signing up. Anyone who can help, please keep in touch and help those of us who need the encouragement that there is something out there that can help.

LzL

PS... I don't know how to join as a friend. I'm still sort of new to this sight.

Two things that have helped me tremendously: gentle yoga, and acupuncture. My mother tells me that when she reached menopause, her symptoms all but disappeared. I'm am really, really, really hoping that it will be the same for me.

I was diagnosed with fibro about five years ago and have several other health problems. Thanks to all of the medications I am on, my weight is an issue. On the advice of my doctor, I've recently cut meats, sodas, sweet teas and other things of that nature out of my diet and have lost 6 pounds in about 2 weeks. I know I need to start doing some sort of workout but like anyone with fibro, I am a bit scared of the pain that will follow. I know what it's like to push myself and be unable to walk, and as a mother of two, that isn't something I can deal with. I'll send you an add request.