There are some web sites about exercising with fibro, I think Sparks.com is one of them. I would check them out.

Yoga is great for Fibro. Start out slow with a beginner video. It has really helped me.

Thanks guys for the help, I will look into the yoga diane.

You won't lose weight from working out. It's pretty much impossible for a normal person to do enough exercise to burn the number of calories required to lose any measurable amount of weight.

It's a combination of lifestyle changes that include a healthy diet and regular exercise that will take off the weight and keep it off over time.

Medication can make it harder, but not impossible. Do you keep track of what you eat? Each time I start keeping track of what I put in my mouth, I find I'm consuming far more than I perceive that I am when I don't keep track.

Magicpill mentioned Sparks.com - it's a great site with a lot of good tools that will help.

I have had better luck with riding my bike; that way I can choose how far and what routes I take. I always ride in the early morning when it's cool so I don't overheat (if I can avoid it). I'm slowly building some muscle I lost when my weight crashed. I used to be 187 lbs 1.5 years ago...then I started really watching what I was eating, cutting toxic chemicals and additives, eating only grown food/fresh meat, etc. I still get sore and hurt and have fatigue but at least my weight is down. I don't know if anyone else has had weight loss and would be interested to find out if it's something that happens after a long time of FMS. I do have hypoglycemia now and have to keep on it all the time. Probably my adrenals exhausted. Maybe too much exercise...don't know. One thing I do know is you have to find what works for you...don't let anyone tell you that you have to do aerobic workouts that beat the crap out of you. They probably don't understand that our cells are not functioning at a normal healing level. Gentle stretching, yoga, slow walks in nature, bicycling, swimming, etc. are good. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables are very important. Also something that helped me lose was dealing with past issues and stressors that are keeping you from being content with yourself and life. Very important to healing. Soft hugs.

If you have a facility nearby that has a warm water pool (95 degrees is awesome) you could try some form of water aerobics. For me, the warmth really helps with the pain from my fibro, and being somewhat weightless helps me get some exercise without hurting. Just be careful not to overdo it, cuz even though you don't feel it while you're working out, you will feel it afterwards and sometimes too much throws me into a flare up. If you just need to relax and get some pain relief, dangling from an innertube in deep water really helps to stretch out the spine and take some pressure off of the joints. Hope you find something that works for you. xoxo

I like my Pilates classes, does the most for the least amount of time and energy. I go to a group class of 4 women, to keep costs down. Only once a week for one hour, and the pain in my legs is almost gone. Good stretching out of the spine.

Neurontin stimulates your appetite. I was on it for awhile. Then it just stopped working for me. I have to force myself to exercise. You know overcoming the pain and all. Usually after I get my muscles warmed up the pain eases until they start to cool down again. I use my XBOX Kinnect and videos at home. I also have a Gazelle Max that I use when the weather is icky enough that I can't take my walk. I think there are some exercise videos for fibro. Keep looking.