Weight loss with chronic illness

I have fibromyalgia and I find it difficult 😕

Diet is everything. If the pain is too unbearable for movement, you can still lose weight by keeping calories in check. You'll need to be very diligent with it though since you won't have much leeway.

On bad days you can eat maintenance. It will go slower but slower is better than not at all.

Also be gentle increasing exercise, don’t overdo it. That way you don’t have to lose progress. On bad days, either skip or just do a walk.

Well, I have Arthritis. When I first started, I was 390 pounds. I was in constant pain tbh, and I wanted to improve myself so bad because at that time I hit rock bottom. I started small. Cutting my portions in half then waiting 20-30 minutes. If I'm hungry I'll eat the other half, but usually I wasn't. Just by doing that I lost my first ten pounds, and the next month my second ten pounds. I didn't start incorporating exercise until this year because the pain was so bad, but the smaller I got the easier it was to walk around and push myself more. Sometimes I have to take a break because I have random flare ups (fever, headache, the whole nine yards), but after a day or two of feeling better I start walking again. I think half of it is my mindset. I don't want to fall back into the old habits, high weight, and being bedbound. The other half is that I see myself improving every day and it encourages me to continue on. Then the smaller half was because I played sports growing up there's a part of me that never got rid of my competitiveness.

So, every time I feel myself lagging behind. I get that spark back and push myself harder--but not overexerting myself.

The days that I feel low and out of wack. I take a break. Take a nice soak in the tub or lay in bed with my legs and hips elevated then start again when I'm feeling better. It's never a "I didn't exercise today, so I failed" or a "I have to start back to square one again because I didn't walk or eat right." it's a "I didn't do my exercise today, but that's okay because I always have tomorrow." or "I didn't eat healthy today, but that's okay because everyone deserves a little special treat once in a while. I can't expect myself to be perfect. So, why push me to being that way?"

So, if you're having a day where you can't get out of bed or you're in so much pain you don't want to exercise. That's okay! Just rest, and then when you're feeling better do what your body can handle. Your body will tell you when its time to rest or exercise. Trust me.