CureMyWife.com - A support network for women with chronic illness and pain » diet http://www.curemywife.com/blog Learn about lupus, coccyydynia, fibromyalgia, arthritis, depression, mixed connective tissue disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain, coccygectomy, atrial fibrillation, autoimmune disorders, migraine headaches Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:55:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Fibromyalgia and Weight Gain http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/15/fibromyalgia-and-weight-gain/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/15/fibromyalgia-and-weight-gain/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:46:41 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=28
A frustrating problem for many fibromyalgia patients is the tendency to gain weight. We eat less but notice little, if any, difference in our weight loss. Part of the problem is that it’s difficult to exercise more or as muich as we'd like because of the pain. According to Mark Pellegrino, MD, in his book Fibromyalgia: Up Close and Personal, it’s not unusual for someone to gain upwards of 25 – 30 pounds the first year after developing fibromyalgia. [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/15/fibromyalgia-and-weight-gain/feed/ 0