Over exerting yourself or under exerting yourself when suffering from fibromyalgia symptoms can make you feel even more tired and pained, so it is a good idea to set moderate goals for exercise and diet in order to enhance your life.

It is a good idea to start by enlisting the services of a physician or a personal trainer who can set up a customized fibromyalgia treatment plan, which is right for you. Some individuals will tire faster than others, and people have different tolerances to weightlifting and other forms of exercise.

When considering fibromyalgia exercise is a good idea to start out small, even as little as ten minutes a day for a few times a week, gradually building up your exercise level until you are at a rate which are comfortable with. Exercising will also help by releasing natural pain killing endorphins that your body naturally creates.

For most people with fibromyalgia pain, swimming and biking are the best methods of exercise, as aquatic exercise is performed with less strain on the body due to the buoyant nature of water. When exercising in the water, it is a good idea to choose water that is set to around body temperature, at a range of 86-88° F.

Stretching is an important part of a fibromyalgia exercise regimen, in order to reduce the incidence of acute pain from performing a particular exercise.

Obesity can make fibromyalgia pain even worse, as your body struggles to deal with all of that extra weight. Losing weight has a number of positive side effects such as reducing the incidence of diabetes, and improving your overall quality of life.

When trying to lose weight, it is a good idea to start out slow, cutting out foods one at a time. Eating slowly and using smaller plates sizes will often give your time stomach to catch up to your brain and tell you that you are full. Some people may think that use smaller plates may be a childish tactic, but many studies have shown that this technique works in tricking the brain to thinking that you are full.

Caffeine and aspartame are two elements that make fibromyalgia pain worse, so you should take them out of your diet. Monosodium glutamate is a flavor enhancer, which occurs naturally in nature and unnaturally in a number of food products. Stay away from canned soups and check the labels on packaged meat such as bacon in order to try to avoid excessive amounts of this chemical. Chocolates and citrus fruits are also things that should be cut out of a fibromyalgia diet.

In order to discover if a particular food is making your fibromyalgia symptoms worse, you should record everything you eat in a daily diary, as you may not notice the negative side effects of a particular food until at least a few days later. This way, you can make a list of foods that you should not eat or should only consume in small portions.

When considering a fibromyalgia diet, you should try to enlist the help of a professional nutritionist, who is able to help you create a customized dieting plan that will best fit your condition. Remember that it is important not to overdo it with the diet or exercise, and to take things slow. Gradual lifestyle adjustments add up to big changes over time.