Struggling to lose weight with fibromyalgia

I was just recently diagnosed and am trying to find the same answer...
However my physical therapist just keeps telling me "The more you move the better you feel". When she says that and I'm in terrible pain the next day I feel like she's a sadist, BUT she's right. When I get up and move regardless of the lack of energy and all the pain I do start to feel better.
Today is one of my bad days and I was like "Crap I need to move" and I started super slowly at first but eventually I started to feel better.
So I know how you feel. I've got 80lbs to lose and everyday I feel like **** BUT I comfort myself with the fact that the more I move the more I'll feel better. Also, the more I move the more awesome looking I'll get and eventually I will be prepared for the zombie apocalypse
If you don't have a pet I strongly recommend getting one. I'm in college and found a way to have a cat and he makes sure I get up and move by meowing at me and looking at me disapprovingly. If you have a dog they will make you take them for a walk and play with them. Bonus: they make you happier and feel better. Just a thought.
If you need support let me know! I'm new to this whole exercise thing but I could be someone to complain to if you need

Sorry to re-awaken a dead post, but I had to share my experience.

I was diagnosed 8 years ago and tried the traditional stuff-my-body-with-medications route. It did nothing but make me feel WORSE. So early 2013 I had enough. I was tired of feeling this way and decided to take my life back. In March I completed a 21 day cleanse/detox. During this program, I ate very specific meals (And tons of food surprisingly) and was required to cut out things I never thought I could live without - like COFFEE. The meal plan is vegan for the last 2 weeks. Since then, I've remained vegan and haven't had coffee since. This detox required me to really think about food differently and as a results I eliminated a lot of my trigger foods. This was critical.

After the detox, I started a cardio kickboxing program. Before I started, I could barely make it up a flight of stairs. After the 8 week program, I was going on hikes. The next program was a 20 week intense cardio conditioning program. Looked impossible, but I did it. The ENTIRE thing. And during this program, I didn't just hike, I hiked to the summit of 2 13,000 foot mountains. One of the hikes was 8 hours 19 minutes. So I'd say my life changed pretty dramatically. I then completed a strength training program. And now I'm doing P90X3.

The morale of the story is this: if you are willing to change your eating habits - start eating CLEAN and eliminate trigger foods - AND work hard, you CAN change your body. You can overcome your symptoms. I haven't had a single fibromyalgia symptom in almost a year. I take no medications. I have no pain. I honestly don't think I would be diagnosed with it today. It's gone. The pain and exhaustion will go away with continued exercise and proper nutrition.

Best of luck in your journey!

Wendy

I have been wondering if fibromyalgia is something I may have. Maybe I should call my dr.