Hopelessly in need of serious help😣

[Sweetie70]

Hi all I'm hopeing that someone might be able to help me I am 48 years old and i have fibromyalgia. Restless leg syndrome. Ibs. Spondlitus. Depression and anxiety. Very itchy skin it's that itchy I'm ripping chunks of myself. Migrans. Fibro fog. My eyesight is not as good as it should be. Have very bad dizzy spellsocd😣and I have had surgery twice on the lower part of my spine. My problem is that I am well over weight last time I weighted myself I was 12st 12 half (this was the end to the beginning of june/July time) I have got on the scales recently the thing is that I have alsorts of fitness things from weighted hola hoop that masarges as well. Yoga equipment. Stepper I think that what it's called. Weights. Kettlebell.rotar board that work your hip and stomach. Weighted skipping rope ordinary skipping rope.arms and wrist weights ECT... also loads of fitness dvd and the Wii fit and board fitness outfit and a bike so I'm well kited out my only one main problem is getting myself motivated I have a list of all the reasons why I want to lose weight. To feel healthier and ease the pain I'm in all the time. Because my boyfriend a couple of wensdays ago got down on one knee in a jewlery shop and as me to marry him and I've seen an amazing wedding dress. For my finances 4 amazing awesome kids I want to be able to run around play around at the park on some of the park stuff to play tig hide and seek and not get worn out and out of breath after a few seconds ( these two are the biggest reason ) and to be able to go into my wardrobe and think I want to wear this today and be able to put it on not have to go through everything just to find something that fits it's really getting me down which make me bing eat at stupid o'clock so that why I rally badly need help on how to kick in to get myself MOTIVATED HELP!!!ME PLEASE

[M155mel]

Hi Sweetie70.

Firstly 1am is not a good time to want to be motivated! Even if you are a night owl it’s not a good time to do an hour exercise.

From what you post you have bought countless exercise equipment but do you have the space for all of this stuff to be in a room and used? Can you and your partner be in the same room and workout together? If not then maybe this stuff is not due the effort needed to use it and put it away again?

Maybe it is time to get a buddy, a friend who will commit 1 or 2 days a week to going for a walk or doing a yoga class? Start off with something you CAN do and then work towards the things you want to do.

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I have some of the same conditions, but fibro and CFS reduce my energy levels to zero very quickly so I don't have a roomful of exercise equipment - just a foot exerciser under my desk.

Extra Itchy skin could be caused by fibro or be a reaction to fibro meds, or a side effect of the menopause (formication) - I hope you've asked your doctor about it. Restless legs is associated with fibro, and my fibro drug (pregabalin) has reduced this, and the itching, and so improved my sleep.

I really support the recommendation to consider the impact of sugar - going low carb has really helped my symptoms.

I was diagnosed as diabetic in May, and decided to do diet control instead of adding in more meds. I started on 100g carbs a day, then down to 90g, now a maximum of 85g a day. I signed up for the Diabetes.uk lowcarbprogram (a one-off fee, although you can now get this 'prescribed' by the NHS in England if your GP agrees), and I use their food diary to monitor my carbs and other nutrition every day. They also have loads of recipe ideas and information, plus expert support.

I've tried so many diets in the past, but low carb works well for me - and even the sweet cravings aren't as bad as I expected.