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Losing weight is tough enough as it is. Add chronic pain and fatigue into the mix, and it can feel nearly impossible.
At Pure Body Health, we understand how frustrating it can be to want to make healthy changes but feel like your body is constantly holding you back. If you are living with chronic pain conditions like fibromyalgia, autoimmune disorders, or post-viral fatigue, you’re not alone and there is a path forward.
Here are a few foundational strategies that can help you achieve weight reduction without making your symptoms worse.
1. Make Peace with a Slower Pace
You don’t need to push yourself to the brink to see progress. In fact, overdoing physical activity often leads to setbacks. The goal isn’t intensity, it’s consistency.
Gentle movement like stretching, walking, or swimming can be surprisingly effective when done regularly. On your good days, aim to move at higher intensity and add strength training. On the hard days, allow rest without guilt. Sustainable weight loss doesn’t require boot camp-style workouts.
2. Focus on Nutrition First
When energy levels are limited, your diet is your most powerful tool. Eating in a slight calorie deficit, even without intense physical activity, can lead to healthy weight loss over time.
Prioritize a balanced diet filled with whole foods and anti-inflammatory ingredients. Many people with fibromyalgia symptoms or other chronic pain conditions report feeling better when they reduce or eliminate gluten, dairy, GMO foods, and processed sugar.
Our weight loss programs at Pure Body Health include personalized nutrition counseling, so you don’t have to figure this out alone.
3. Support Mitochondrial Function
Chronic fatigue is often linked to poor mitochondrial health, which is where your cells make energy. Supporting mitochondria through targeted supplementation and therapies can make a real difference.
We may recommend treatments like NAD+ injections, peptide therapy, and methylene blue capsules to help restore cellular energy and boost overall energy levels.
4. Use Tools That Lighten the Load
You don’t have to rely on willpower alone. Some patients benefit from physician-supervised GLP-1 medications like semaglutide + methylcobalamin (compounded semaglutide with B12) or tirzepatide + hydroxocobalamin (compounded tirzepatide with B12).
These treatments can reduce appetite, support blood sugar regulation, and assist with shedding excess weight, especially when combined with a healthy diet and gentle physical activity.
We also help patients address underlying hormonal imbalances that may be contributing to weight gain and fatigue. Hormonal shifts can affect metabolism, appetite, and energy levels, so balancing hormones can be a key part of reaching and maintaining a healthy weight.
We also offer noninvasive body contouring and nutrient injections to help your body metabolize extra weight more efficiently.
5. Redefine Progress
Progress might look different for you, and that is okay. Weight gain associated with chronic pain, fatigue, or medications does not reverse overnight. But every nutrient-dense meal, every good night of sleep, every supplement that supports your mitochondria is a step in the right direction. A healthy weight is about more than numbers on a scale, it’s about feeling better in your body.
Ready for a Smarter, Gentler Way to Lose Weight?
At Pure Body Health in Tempe, we specialize in integrative, root-cause approaches to weight loss. If you are struggling with fibromyalgia symptoms, depressive symptoms, or any chronic pain condition and need a plan that actually works for your body, schedule a consultation with us today.
To book an appointment at our wellness clinic in Tempe, call (480) 427-0442 or complete the online inquiry form. Visit us at 1553 W Todd Drive, Suite 106, Tempe, AZ.