sex burns as much calories as running - just saying, you could make exercising yr libido yr exercise.

I am soooo out of shape right now. I would suggest starting with stretches everyday, just to let your muscles know you are getting them ready to work. I would do this for about a week. Then I would move to something non strenuous, like 10 situps a day and build up.

The best thing that used to keep me in shape was dancing. I don't go out dancing anymore. It's fun to dance around in my den, although I haven't done that in a while. I am doing 50 situps a day. I started 3 days ago. So far so good. I have a great way to do them that doesn't stress your back so bad but is still working all the muscles in abs and back. Msg me and I will step it out for you.

I don't suggest altering your diet until you can establish some type of daily exercise regimen, even if it is situps only. The reason is that you will need the confidence you have built up with those situps to keep you dedicated to your healthy eating habits. I don't really like the word diet. Best of lyck. Let me know how it works for you. Maybe we can motivate each other.

Luck....lol...was I trying to say lick....hehehe.....ok, I'm rambling now, thinking I am some kind of comedian

I used to do water aerobics Anji but the winter has kept me away. I started to loose small bits of weight with that. I will be starting that back up this spring after my step daughter has her birthday in March. I have Turbo Jam Vids that I got the year before last for my birthday but every time I start them up my huge precious thighs are on fire.....I wanted to do them 7 days a week but even that is so unrealistic because my body is so way out of shape. I think right now I can only tolerate like two days a week of cardio exercise.

I'm not the one to answer, but my neighbor told me what she was doing.

She said to have small reasonable goals.

Right now she gets winded walking down her driveway. She does that until she has mastered that.

Her next goal is to walk about double that amount to the neighbor's basketball goal.

I guess she was saying to start at what you can do and go from there. For each of us it is a different goal. It sounds good to me.

Wait 'til the guy you love leaves you for a supermodel, then lose nearly 4 stone through depression, paranoia and obsession.

No...don't really...just saying ;)

haha x

sorry Ella - its thinking about possibilities like that that cause people to be depressed, paranoid, & obsessed.

just saying... do it cause you love yrself, not cause you hate yrself.

'Twas meant light-heartedly...not to cause offence.

Apologies xx

np - i'll get off my high horse...

long way to the ground - ouch!

'do it cause you love yrself, not cause you hate yrself.'

I'd love to subscribe to that, but sometimes- for some people- that just isn't realistic.

I hate myself enough ella. He has stayed by me ballooning up like a pot bellied pig and hasn't left yet. The sex is high and dry. It used to be all the time when I looked like a supermodel. I was 135 at 5 ft 5 at one time. God if only I could look like that again and awful nice the goal is hating yourself enough to want to change.....you're right about that.

Well, I force myself to work out 30 min a day because I see results and that keeps me motivated. I still eat like crap and drink too much soda, but I still work out every day. It makes me proud of myself when I'm done. I just feel better about myself.

I have about 75 pounds to lose and I've just
started on an exercise program. I go to the
Community Center Gym and walk the treadmill
about fifteen minutes. ( Not trying to break
any speed records either! ) I am also doing
some stretching exercises. Then I will do some
light weight training later. I'm also just
trying to eat better. The ice cream has to go
for awhile. LOL!

i don't think its hating yourself enough to change. but more so of loving yourself to change. however, who am i talk? i don't practice what i preach either. but its like we all sort of know what to do, but its a matter of just doing it. like you said, the motivation. baby steps.

my biggest obstacle is getting in a routine, once I get that going I can do fair, I am not in very good shape at all. I was doing okay, losing about a pound a week, but I got pnuemonia 2 weeks ago and that has screwed up my routine