It can get much better if you want it to

 Hello im brand new.Ive had fribo for about 25 years And ive been through the mill.I put about 75 pounds on with all the meds.about 5 months ago I thought id go on a diet (im a 52 year old male and not much self control) .Well i started to eat sub sandwichs foot long every day wheat bread,black forest ham,lettuce,tomato,and a little mayo.started to drink diet pop and for a snack i would eat wheat thins at night.Well in three mounths i lost 50 lbs and went from hardly walking and a lot of pain to feeling really good and hardly no pain I FELT SO ALIVE then it happend i stoped the diet and put the weight back on and walking isnt very good and more pain than ever.So as of july 7 im back on the diet.with fibro you need to stay away from sugars .eat a very high fiber diet why IT WORKS THAT WHY.Is it worth it you bet when was the last time you felt 100% oh yes a table spoon of apple cider  vinger in a full glass of water after your frist meal try it and let me no how you feel GOD BLESS   sonny boy

Hi sonnyboy, I agree that eating healthy and exercising will help you feel better.
Losing weight takes stress off the joints and excercising can give you energy.

I'm at my goal weight and exercise daily but I'm not pain free by any means. I do
know that I would hurt more if I were inactive and carrying more weight.

Pacing myself is important too. Taking time for relaxation therapy...deep breathing
exercises and meditaion daily is a must for me too.

Meds play an important part of how I feel. I take Savella daily and use cyclobenzaprine
for flares. Vitamin D is important a deficiency can make you feel achy, I also take
5000mcgs Vitamin B 12 and that helps with fatigue.

I hope you continue to do what you can to help yourself feel better. Make sure you
check out fibro 101, second thread page one for some great info. Glad you joined us!

Hugs, Robin

Hi, Sonny Boy, and welcome!  I'm so glad you found us and joined in.  Yes, losing weight does help some people with fibro...actually anyone!  I know it helped me a lot.  But, as you found out, diets don't work.  As soon as you stop it, you put the weight back on.  The key is to find something you can live with for the rest of your life.  If you want to eat sub sandwiches for the rest of your life, then you found your niche.

 

I lost 85 pounds and have kept it off by watching carbohydrates.  I can eat soooo many fruits and vegetables, meats, fish, eggs, etc. and not gain weight.  For me, I need the variety of foods or else I feel like I'm depriving myself and that leads to failure for me.  I even enjoy an occasional dessert and ice cream and don't gain weight.  I walk and swim for my exercises and that helps a lot too.  But, from what you described, you are missing a lot of important vitamins and nutrients that are important to good health on what you are eating.  Please take a multiple vitamin and that can help. 

 

Have you checked out Fibro 101...the second thread on the forum?  There are links to good information about fibro and you will learn a lot to help you.  We have a good group here that love to help one another and, as a bonus, we really do are about each other!  So, I'm very happy you have found us and joined in.  I think you will like it here.  I hope to hear more from you soon!

 

Sherrine

Hello Sonny Boy,

Being a fairly new member myself, I wanted to say it's a pleasure to welcome you to the "Fibro-family". Seems I've been, let's say, bragging to my husband about this forum and how much I've learned over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure, you too, will find yourself feeling right at home.

AK MamaBear

oh yes no can veges the nsg is hard on our bodys.fresh veges only.with me im not a sub person my self but it helps so much (for me).im not only fighting firbo i got hit by lighting in 1996 and it did more than its fare share of damage.and im a 2 year cancer surviver.(sorry about the spelling its one of those days you no what i mean)Ihope all of you find what helps you.i will keep you in my prayers because i dont want you to live the rest of your life in pain be safe be well sonny

thanks karren  I just bought some land and was getting ready to build my dream house.there was a storm of in the distance lighting hit the tape i was holding i dont no how long it lasted.my son said my body was smoking .lost my fillings in my teeth fingers nails toe nails and im losing my eye sight now.i stoped asking what else can go wrong years ago take care sonny

Wow, Sonny, that's quite a story!  I know that they say that if you can hear thunder, head in the house.  Don't use the phone and stay away from plumbing.  You were very fortunate and it might just take some time for your body to truly heal from that.

I'm glad you are a cancer survivor, too.  You have been through a lot so you must be a very strong person!

Sherrine

 

Oh and I forgot.......don't worry about the spelling, we all have those days and forget to spellcheck upon occasion