Trying to lose weight with fibromyalgia

I have not been diagnosed with your condition but I am in pain all the time and suffer many issues. I just started on this path to become healthy, so if you need a friend add me

I do not have it but a friend does. She had a lot of pain. She now works out daily and feels a ton better, and she's in the process of adopting 3 kids to go with her two. She is truly non stop. She use to have a lot of pain.

There is hope!! One day at a time!

Good Morning. I also suffer with fibromyalgia. Trust me working out helps. I have good days as well as bad ones. Don't give up. I have a friend who has fibromyalgia, she was the one who got me to workout. Now I will tell you, I cant work out as hard as other members, but what i do does help. My Doc says stay on elliptical less pounding on your joints. I've been working out since January 6, 2014. Im praying for you. Just take one day @ a time. U can add me to your friend list.

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia after a long time of worsening aches and pains, headaches, fatigue, weight gain (from not moving as much as I was) , etc. and tons of negative tests ruled out everything else. A year later I was reading a web site about the side effects of splenda and realized I had almost every symptom.... When splenda (sucralose) first came out I was thrilled, it tasted wonderful (I hated nutrasweet and that was the only real option), so I treated it like a free food - I put **9** packets in my 4 bowls of oatmeal daily, and it was in my fruit water, my salad dressing etc. The more weight I gained, the more I switched things to splenda in order to cut calories, which made me worse so I couldnt move and gained more! I cut out splenda entirely and it took a few months but I was completely back to normal (except still had the extra weight). Granted, I overdosed completely, but i did *not* have fibromyalgia. Years later, I am able to use splenda in moderation now (alternating with regular sugar and other sweeteners like monk fruit), but I am very careful not to let it snowball. And I have to really check labels - sucralose is in a LOT of things now.

I also had a friend diagnosed with lupus, who turned out to have a gluten allergy instead. As soon as she cut out gluten, she felt better and with exercise her weight came off and all her lupus symptoms got better and/or disappeared.

There are a lot of studies showing artificial sweeteners can cause autoimmune type symptoms, and some suggest that many cases of fibro, lupus, multiple sclerosis, etc. could actually be "allergies" or sensitivity from some of these sweeteners. In any case, whether they are right or not, what you eat can definitely cause or worsen some of your symptoms. I tried switching to stevia, since it is "natural" and found that it is great for diabetics because it lowers blood sugar but if you have low blood sugar already it can tank it! Mine is always low, and it took me a month to figure out why I was seeing stars and getting dizzy every day after lunch (when I drink my tea with stevia!).

It is totally worth at least trying an elimination type diet (google it) where you go back to very simple basic foods, then add in one thing at a time and wait to see what it does. Whether you actually have fibro or not, it is very possible it is at least worsening your symptoms. It is certainly worth the effort to try it! Evalutate your diet and look for common ingredients you get a lot of (some added colorings can even cause issues for some people).

I hope it gets better for you!! Good luck.

ETA: if you drink any kind of diet soda, try a few weeks without it (enough time to get over withdrawal type symtoms) as many people drink so much it is the main source of artificial sweeteners. You may not have to give it up forever, but this will be a big clue as to whether it is part of your problem... just be careful what you sub it with!

Add me. I have fibro, arthritis and a torn rotator. I have about 80-100 lbs. to lose. Physical fitness will help tremendously. Any effort will help. Just keep going at it. But on a day when things hurt too much, give yourself a break. Don't be in a rush to do too much at one time. It's also good to do this for Jesus. I agree. But Jesus wants you to do this for yourself first and foremost. He kind of loves us all and wants us to be happy. We are his children after all.

Yes keep looking! Fibro is not a "diagnosable" disease... it is diagnosed based on symptoms and elimination of other diseases. Basically, my doctor said sometimes they do it just to give the person a name for what is going on with them (because it makes the person feel like they are not crazy after all) and since they cant figure out anything else. So dont necessarily accept a "diagnosis" of fibro. Keep a good journal of your symptoms, food, activity and look for patterns! Its amazing what kind of things affect your body in weird ways.