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Posted 12/16/2009 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone and hope that you are having a good day.  I have a question about weight loss.  How did you do it and keep motivated to lose?  I know that I need to do it and will feel better but have difficulty starting and staying on track.  Right now I am feeling depressed about my weight loss and the pain/achiness that I am feeling.  Regardless if I have Fibro or not, I still need to lose the weight.  I am also feeling anxious and very tired all the time.  Sometimes I do not have patience and find myself snapping at the kids.  This thread turned into a complaining session and I am sorry for that.  I feel that no one understands what I am feeling and when I express myself, it comes out as if I am whining or complaining.  Oh well, I need to try to stay positive.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Lisa

 

Posted 12/16/2009 8:03 PM (GMT 0)
Lisa, what motivated me was that I wanted to feel better and look better and not be panting when going up steps and walk with ease.  I have had weight problems since fifth grade and I'm now 62 years old.  It's not like I sat around eating all day long, either.  But, I was eating wrong. 

 

Once I started counting carbs, I saw it was easy and I also started seeing my weight drop.  I would weigh myself every day.  Sometimes I could go several weeks without a drop in weight and then lose five pounds.  So, I never gave up. 

 

Right below my name you will see a picture of an envelope.  Click on that and email me and I'll send you what I did...and am still doing.  You will NOT be hungry and you can enjoy all things with moderation.  This has been good for me and I'm not on a diet, either!

 

Sherrine

Posted 12/16/2009 11:00 PM (GMT 0)
hi..Im new here,,,and "stupid" is cause every time I chose a name,they were taken.Im surprised I got stupid.So call me stupid.Anyway..I used to work out twice a day,was very into body building...then I got busy at work...worked in a meat dept.Im female by the way-workin out was sluggin at work.so Ive been diagnosed with fibro after I thought I was having a stroke at work.I have a lot of diorientation,confusion,EXUASTED.Blisters on my scalp,,very very sore.b12 shots every 2 weeks,hypothyroidism,rls.My sister has lupus,they did an mri and lesions showed up on 1 side.Doc said not ms...would be on both sides then.I would love to work out but I afraid I really wouldnt be able to move the next week.On gabapentin,gained 50 pounds and feel like a nothing.Tell me someone else is losing their mind like me. sad
Posted 12/17/2009 12:09 PM (GMT 0)
HI Shoeless, welcome to the world of fibro and all its beautiful symptoms! You are the first person I've heard mention one of my own symptoms, scalp blisters. They peel and make my scalp very uncomfortable. There are others here with sensitive scalps as well. I also take gabapentin and battle mad sugar cravings every night, so I've gained some weight as well. I'm totally "in the fog" tonight and rambling, so I'm going to stop. But welcome - this is a nice place to lose one's mind. :)

Edited: SO I completely forgot the point of why I answered this because of the "fog!" I don't like being without the gabapentin, so I'm slowly changing my diet to a gluten-free one to see if that helps. I definitely need to lose weight, and my motivation is simply that I want to look as "me" as I can. Vanity, thy name is Littleneck!

Post Edited (Littleneck) : 12/17/2009 5:12:45 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/17/2009 12:40 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone for the support. I am seeing the Rhumey tomorrow. Let see what she has to say. She is a great person. I just need to focus on me now. I hear you about the "fog". I needed to quit my job because I could not focus on everything and could not multitask. It was so frustrating!
Posted 12/17/2009 2:17 PM (GMT 0)
I have lost weight and kept it off.  I am giong to make a run at some more weight loss.  I need to lose more.  I have found that you can't do anything fast.  If it is fast, it won't last.  I try to make just one change at a time and to keep that change in place.  I added aerobic execise.  I do somehing everyday even if it is only a short twenty minute walk.  After a few weekds when that felt good and routine, I would add something else.  I would eat more veggies.  I work on one meal at a time too.  I adjusted breakfast first. 

My recent change is to try to decrease all processed sugar.  I have a major sweet tooth and I find that when I eat too much sugar, I want more food over all!!!  I will even crave potato chips when I have eaten too many sweets. 

Good luck.  I am right there with you.

Posted 12/17/2009 2:52 PM (GMT 0)
Sugar can be the culprit.  When I eat sugar, it makes me want more.  It is a viscous cycle. 

Losing weight is hard, especially with fibromyalgia.  It is hard to get started, but walking every day helps.  But do gentle stretching before and after, that helps easy the muscles into it and cool them down afterwards.  Even if you only walk a little in the beginning, you will build up and be able to walk more as time goes on. 

Keep trying, and keep posting, we are here for both of you. 

Hugs, Karen

Posted 12/17/2009 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
hey littleneck-ya know how many people have talked to about the blisters and they have no idea!thanks for sharing.yer blisters I mean.hehheheh-ya I have to see a neurologist cause of the lesions on my brain,and ya know Im not crazy about all these xrays.Im starting to glow.how much gaba are you on?what else?Do you feel like you drank 50 cups of coffee sometimes?my mind is crazy sometimes.scares me. cool
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