I worked at a very stressful desk job with a long commute for 13 years and thanks to my devotion - I gained 100 lbs. Trying to get that weight off is the worst.... I HURT!! If I overdue -- I HURT MORE!! I have days where just washing the dishes (with a dishwasher) does me in. My weight will not budge unless my jaw is wired shut and I am forced to walk, walk, walk..... I am trying to go slow and TRYING to not buy anything at the grocery store that will land on my already big toosh..... The dog loves to take me on a walk except that he has to stop and smell every blade of grass --- what to do?? If you find something that works for you -- please keep me posted.... If we can fight thru the pain of fibro we should be able to fight the weight issue.... ((HUGS))

I was diagnosed with morbid obesity. In 2014 I decided that I needed to get healthy so on 9/10/14 I had gastric bypass surgery. For me it has made a huge difference in my fibromyalgia. I still have pain and it is more manageable, I'm able to do more as I don't get as fatigued and I haven't had any major flares since surgery.

Everyone is different. So you will have to decide for yourself if weight loss is right for you, no one can tell you how it will make you feel or if it will help you. Good luck!

over 2 years I lost 9 stone in weight, then the fibro struck me and now over the last 2 years it has all gone back on and then some, I know that to lose some would be great but my get up and go got up and went and no matter how much I want to lose it I am to exhausted all the time. :(

It doesn't really matter how much you weigh, I have a friend that is as skinny as a rail and she sometimes hurts more than I do. They always tell me if you'd just lose weight you'd feel better, I call bull****, I was skinny when I was diagnosed. Tome weight doesn't matter.

I too am overweight, obese if you will, I have been overweight since I was a child and probably had fibro as a child, I gained 50 lbs with my first son and stayed that weight till about 6 years ago when they put me on lyrica and I gained another 50 lbs in just a couple of months , I do not get any exercise as I live on a hill and walking back up it takes my breath away , I am up to 275 lbs and because of financial problems cant afford to buy all the things I would like to eat right ,, Im here for you , if you want to add me to your team