Hi CharisSunny! FM, Celiac disease, and a bit of Osteoarthritis here, lol. I will try a friend request. My profile is public and I read and comment occasionally on my newsfeed. Have you accessed this thread? community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10104325/medscape-updates-on-clinical-studies-medical-professionals-continuing-ed-site-re-fm#latest
I post the latest verified scientific studies on FM there from a Medical continuing ed. site (I was a Physical Rehab Assistant before I got ill)

Hi CharisSunny.
I also have Fibromyalgia, hypothyroid, Celiac, and the list goes on and on
I am just beginning MFP. So many meds.
I need friends, too. I’ll contact you. Looking forward to talking

Hi ladies! I posted an intro thread but thought I’d chime in here. I’m 38 with fibro and diabetes, and have over 100 lbs to lose.

Really needing some like-minded friends who get it!

Happy to be here and can’t wait to get to know you all!

Hi feel free to add me as a friend I've already to tried to add a few off you I'm a fellow pain suffer
I have fibromalagia, osteo arthritis chronic pain syndrome hip dysplasia and a few herniated discs

Hi Becka, welcome, sounds like you have a lot to deal with but are doing as well as you can. I’m always open to new friends here so I’ll send a friend request.

Hi @darleenturner, you are welcome to friend me. My niece is getting married in just over 3 weeks, but of course due to Covid-19 it's going to be tiny (25) and outdoors. I've gained a bit of covid weight so I'd like to smarten up, get back to my proper eating style, and lose some before the wedding. I tend to use food for comfort too. Mainly the salty stuff....
chips/crisps, GF crackers and pretzels, along with LOTS of good cheeses.

I think the wedding will come off OK @darleenturner, as here in BC our active cases are dropping and in the area we live in everyone is being quite good (so far) at complying with masking and distancing recommendations.
As to getting the weight off in time, that may be a different matter. I am trialing a THC/CBD gummy at bedtime to help with pain and sleep. If it works, getting proper amounts of rest will likely ease my cravings for food outside of mealtimes.

It was a surprise snowfall - the first of the season, a bit early but very pretty for a backdrop.

Hi @melmerritt33 good to see you back on MFP. I'm sure you'll be more comfy with the ketovore diet you are planning, I think a lot of us get into the mindset 'all or nothing' when most of us are likely better served with a tweaked diet plan that works for us specifically. It's just not always easy to find that sweet spot though, lol.

I've had a bit of extra stress since my husband had the first of 2 surgeries to repair his plumbing innards (remains of an accident when he was a teenager.) This means the second year in a row that his work has been curtailed (workplace accident and surgery last May), and so the accompanying serious drop in revenue is weighing on our minds. He is officially on the list for his second surgery this year (bladder diverticulectomy) to be scheduled sometime between now and Oct. At least we don't have to worry about paying for medical treatment and surgeries here or I'd really be stressed out. Still, it does affect my FM, as we all know.

Good to hear you've had your vaccine! Hubby is on the registration list and will likely get a call for his vaccine appointment by the end of this month. It's probably going to be Astra-Zeneca too, as he is a male, 63 y.o. we aren't that worried about the side effects. We've had some very interesting (not unexpected) side effects from medications/inoculations we've had for travel before, so it's not like we are freaked out by all of this. It's all a matter of weighing the pros and cons, and since both of us know several people including family who have been very ill (not all seniors in homes with comorbidities either) and a couple of friends that have died, we prefer to take the vaccines.

Sending out a big wave to everyone else on this thread, hope you are coping these days! give us a hello when you can!

Hubby got his text message link for his vaccination appointment today, he's getting the shot on Apr 27th. Looks like it's probably Moderna, as he will be getting it at the big clinic set up in the Recreation Centre, and not at the local pharmacy.
@melmerritt33 have you tried tracking what kind of veggies you are eating and how they make you feel? Any difference if they are the nightshade family, or maybe brassicas? Maybe you are more sensitive to certain types of veg? Also we noticed a big difference between organic produce and regular. Used to get a numb mouth and metallic taste from regular celery but no effects whatsoever with organic celery. Both were washed well. Both DH and I did blind testing with someone else preparing raw celery to try if we see a difference.

Well, if potato helps, it's not a problem with the nightshade family. If you want to keep your carbs down and still have potato, you might want to investigate 'resistant starch' - short answer, once you cool potato and some other starches down it changes how the starch reacts in your system. https://healthline.com/nutrition/cooling-resistant-starch#TOC_TITLE_HDR_3

Hubby ended up getting Pfizer for his vaccine last Tuesday. No side effects except a bit of fatigue and an achy spot at the injection site on his left shoulder. Latest word on the news (BBC if I remember correctly) is that the first dose of Pfizer does NOT protect one from the variants right now, second shot will give the body enough to work with to get full immunity.

Hopefully you made it through your meeting OK, @melmerritt33. It can definitely take a while to find the right food combo for our own personal circumstances. Keep at 'er, though. Try keeping a food diary and link it with how your body reacts so you can figure out where the problem might be.

So glad to hear you are feeling better. I've finally gotten things under better control here and have dropped a bit more of the extra Covid poundage. Weighing in at 147 right now...so only 12 lbs to go to get back to my original goal weight from 2013.