You can have fibromyalgia and still workout

The logo above is one I made to possibly go on custom shirts my team can wear at our Tough Mudder in June of next year. Yes, I have fibromyalgia. Yes, I will be running a 10-12 mile military designed bad ass obstacle course in a few months. Am I in pain a lot? Yes, I am. But it is not as much pain as it was before I started getting healthier. To be honest, once I started exercising regularly my flare ups went from 4-5 times a week to once a week. It was very difficult at first, I was having to fight through a lot to keep up with my workouts, but as time went on it got easier and easier. There are still days where I can't do exactly what I planned. If the kids get up crazy early or are sick and I miss my morning workout it gets very difficult because my flare ups typically happen at night. Whenever I have an evening workout its like playing roulette because I have no idea what shape I am going to be in when I finally get around to getting down to the basement to do my video. BUT, I still do it. IT IS WORTH IT! There is a very good chance someone reading this right now has their laptop in bed with them, heating pads on their legs/back/neck/anything , just waiting for it to finally ease off and you are thinking "Yeah right, I'd be happy just to walk right now." I know, I get it, I'm there with you. Exercising really does make it better. If I stop my workouts, like when I get injured or if there is a holiday that throws me off like Christmas just did, within a week I am back to getting my flare ups several times a week again. I ask this of anyone with fibro... Please, start getting more active when you aren't having a flare up and do it on a regular basis. Also, start cutting out processed foods. Your body has no clue what to do with all of those chemicals and they are making you sick in more ways than you know. And consider an elimination diet to see if you are sensitive to anything. For me, it was gluten. Cutting out gluten has made a huge difference in my life. So start by picking one thing and cutting it out entirely for a couple weeks, if there is no difference than you have no sensitivities to that food. If you do notice a difference I would consider sticking with it. Going gluten free has not been easy for me, there are a lot of learning curves along the way, but compared to the pain I am in when I eat gluten it is completely worth it. You can treat your fibro with healthy eating and exercise, I promise you. Is it going to go away? No, it's not, I wish it did because I would do anything to make it go away entirely just like you. But it WILL make it easier to live with. And I am not going to let my fibromyalgia hold me back.