not too big to move

wannabeeskinny

Ok....I will admitt...here anywayy..lol
i have got a LOT to lose
Im 5'0 and weight 250
ugh,,,,
so i wanna drop about 150 i think
I know I KNOW i must exercsie.But with this weight...Its hard for now
and Im on my feet at work alllll day
So im in a lot of pain...back and knees kill me always
I cant afford a proper doctor for now(working on that)
Does anyone have an idea of SOMETHING i can do until i shed a bit more and
then would be easier to do a more extensive work out?
No gym,,etc...something at home...etc
hope you can help,,,Thanks

wannabeeskinny

Ok....I will admitt...here anywayy..lol
i have got a LOT to lose
Im 5'0 and weight 250
ugh,,,,
so i wanna drop about 150 i think
I know I KNOW i must exercsie.But with this weight...Its hard for now
and Im on my feet at work alllll day
So im in a lot of pain...back and knees kill me always
I cant afford a proper doctor for now(working on that)
Does anyone have an idea of SOMETHING i can do until i shed a bit more and
then would be easier to do a more extensive work out?
No gym,,etc...something at home...etc
hope you can help,,,Thanks

annhjk

If you live near a school/hotel with a pool, they might charge a small (a $1-$2) fee to use their pool. Water walking would be great.

If not, how about Yoga? walk off the pounds videos?

Sorry I'm not more help, others might have better ones.

workinonit

Turn on your radio to your favorite music and dance!! Get a can of vegtables or something similar for each hand and make sure you get your arms moving too. Not only will you burn calories, but it will make you feel better too.

wannabeeskinny

yoga at home may be good
I would be embarrassed to do it out

wannabeeskinny

yeah
i love to dance

Chellekk

You can use resistance bands! If you need to sit down while using them...that's fine. Just get your body moving and burning. The rest will come later once you've dropped some weight, gotten stronger, and ready to move forward with something new.

Chellekk

Oh. Even hand weights (use while sitting) are good. OR...the weights you can hook around your ankles.

Any strength training will help you shed pounds and gear you towards more cardio.

renae5

Any and All movement can be exercise, so start slow and have fun. You could start by adding more movement to your everyday chores. I turn on the music, or just sing my own, and dance around while I vacuum, cook dinner, wash dishes, everything. My kids think I am CRAZY but I say "hey, what the heck, needs to be done so might as well be fun!" Besides the better you feel, the more you'll do and the healthier you'll get and low and behold... you feel even BETTER!!
Good Luck, YOU CAN DO THIS!!

connieq288

I am a big woman and I was 297 when I started to exercise. It may seem like you cant do it but you can. I weigh 264 now and I go to Step class 3 times a week and a bellies booties and biceps class on Tues and a Bosu class on Thursday. I actually just did a 5K on Thursday. I had to walk quite a bit of it but it feels great to know that I did it. It may take you a little to work up your endurance but you can do it. If you can go out and get some Dvd's to start out with. I started with the Biggest Loser cardio one and I actually just bought the 30 day shred one today. I need to try that one out.

COnnie

gingermoon

You can do simple things in chairs.
Like torso twists, use bottles of water as weights and work on your upper body strength.
There are also some yoga dvd's I've seen that are for chair users.
It takes you through workout routines that keeps you sitting in a straight back chair.

Start slow..... any repetitive movement you do will help you work to your goal and get you to a more traditional workout.
Take it slow and don't get discouraged, it'll come to you!!
Building up stamina takes time, you'll get there! :flowerforyou:

wannabeeskinny

ok so let me ask this
I was watching Ruby
the tv programme with the lady from Savanah?ok well she ahd been working out with a trainer.Then she went away for a few days and he was not there.SO she walked for her exercsie.Ok he said she wasnt really doing much help because it was casual walking and not raising a sweat.i had thought anything would be a good thing
am i rambling?lol..yeah
but that is why im mixed up i guess

tmbish82

i would totally recommend leslie sansone's walking dvd's!!! i know how you feel about wanting to work out at home.... when you already feel big you don't want people watching you try to work out!!! :embarassed: they are great videos with alot of different levels for beginners and stuff... and when you get stronger you can add weights and stuff. they are only about $10 at target!

ejy5002

http://www.ehow.com/how_4476249_exercise-effectively-lose-weight.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art

That is a brief summary of how the heart rate stuff works. You don't want to go too slow so that your heart isn't pushing, but you won't lose weight if you work yourself too hard either. Weight loss is SIGNIFICANTLY easier than fitness training because of this, but a lot of people don't realize you don't have to work as hard to just drop weight as you would to get in serious shape.

connieq288

Well you do want to do something that will raise your heartrate to an extent. So if you are walking just make sure that you walk fast enough to where you do raise your heartrate. If not you wont be in a cardio zone and really wont be burning much fat. Also you do want to get better endurance.

Connie

tmbish82

oh p.s. walking is a great exercise!!! i lose weight very quickly when i walk... and i'm not really a sweating kind of person.... not that i don't like to sweat just that i don't really do it. it takes alot to get me to sweat for some reason. walking can definitely get your heart rate up!!

medalia

You need to build up your self confidence and just KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!

I have a really large friend who has the same issues, she is now going to the pool a few days a week, feels better and started walking.

Here are some fun & very easy things I am doing.
- Stand up & high step in place while watching a tv show or music or movie, video etc.
- Do stretching and yoga moves during commercials.
- Keep a fitness ball nearby, when I find myself couch potato-ing, I use it!
- Take longer strides to stretch hip flexors, it feels good too!
- Load the ipod with dance tunes & dance while cleaning, esp. fun with the broom, mop & vacuum. My kids & I crank up old 80's dance stuff and jam thru the housework, its allot of fun esp. when you take air guitar breaks.
- Same as above with gardening & raking the yard but I make exaggerated lunges and stretch while doing it.

I found this stuff really hard to do at first but I am determined & have been at it daily, just 30 mins a day. My posture has improved immensely and I can feel my balance is so much better along with my self confidence. I am getting more limber & I feel like dancing ALL THE TIME and I have lost almost 5 pounds!

Good Luck YOU CAN DO IT!
hit me up anytime if you need someone to chat with!

figueres3

I think dancing is probably the best plan for you---it's at home--private, FREE thats a good thing always, and it's aerobic (you should see how fast your get your heart beat up just moving--the beat keeps you moving and accountable

My sister over the past year lost around 45 lbs just dancing anytime she felt full --she would do it in her bathroom so no one would see Then all of a sudden she went from a 14 to a size 6 and looks very sexy... I never would have believed that dancing would have helped that much.

The other thing is, you might not loose a whole lot from exercise right now---so focus on creating a new lifestyle of eating---throw out anything bad in your fridge/pantry and don't buy anything at the store that you know you shouldn't eat... avoid eating out too (big one for me!)... Once you've lost 50lb or so, you might feel like moving a whole lot more!

Like I said before--- DANCE Good luck---- people have done it before---and on their own too!

wannabeeskinny

i love all the ideas
im sooo happy
thank you alllll soo much

FitJoani

the water walking is a wonderful idea and trust me TRUST TRUST me that even regular walking will work. even a community center that has equiptment, the elliptical will help there is no resoistance(feet pounding to ground) and another TRUST me..when you drop wt the pain will disappear. I used to have intense pain in my neck from being obese(this counter here is from my recent feat to lose wt, I was over a 100 lbs heavier than i am now at one pt) so hang in there and work thru the pain honey it will be worth it

Anna_Banana

I hate to admit it but Sweating to the Oldies is a great work out tape. They are low impact and there are people of all sizes on them. You could start out just doing it for about 5 minutes. then work up to 10 then up to 15.

Really as long as you are doing something. You could even get a step and step on and off of it for a couple of minutes and work your way up from there.

The more you lose and the more you move the less pain you will have, so it is worth suffering a little extra now to get a lot of relief later on.

arewethereyet

i would totally recommend leslie sansone's walking dvd's!!! i know how you feel about wanting to work out at home.... when you already feel big you don't want people watching you try to work out!!! :embarassed: they are great videos with alot of different levels for beginners and stuff... and when you get stronger you can add weights and stuff. they are only about $10 at target!

i love leslie. very simple movements that get you moving. I have walk 4 fast miles, love it!

gingermoon

I hate to admit it but Sweating to the Oldies is a great work out tape. They are low impact and there are people of all sizes on them. You could start out just doing it for about 5 minutes. then work up to 10 then up to 15.

Really as long as you are doing something. You could even get a step and step on and off of it for a couple of minutes and work your way up from there.

The more you lose and the more you move the less pain you will have, so it is worth suffering a little extra now to get a lot of relief later on.

I was going to suggest Sweatin' to the Oldies too..
They're so fun to do.
Even on days when you don't feel like doing anything, its easy to workout with silly Richard Simmons!
You can pick them up cheap on Ebay!

wannabeeskinny

hahhahah
he makes me laugh
i wonder if i will burn extra calories giggling to him as i dance:laugh:

Anna_Banana

hahhahah
he makes me laugh
i wonder if i will burn extra calories giggling to him as i dance:laugh:

Oh I definately giggle at him, but it really is a good work out especially for someone who has trouble getting around. But some of those people on there are really big, and I always feel that if they can do it so can I.

saryann79

I have a Wii and also have a significant amount of weight to lose (with the associated joint pain - mine is in my knees and ankles). I use Wii Fit or Wii Fitness Coach daily and they are low impact enough that I don't regret having done them later in the day during my very active job, but I do work up a sweat and feel better for having done them. I also have a Biggest Loser DVD that is fairly low impact (it has variations that are easier on the joints), and I have done the Walk Away the Pounds DVDs before and those were great - I was just thinking about going out and purchasing a couple. I also have a step aerobics step that you can adjust the height and just stepping up and down during TV shows, waiting for the washer or dryer, etc. helps.

workinonit

anything is better than nothing, but you need to get your heart rate up. not only do you burn more calories, BUT you are also strengthening your heart. We do intervals, after warming up for about 5 or 10 minutes, they blow the whistle and you go as hard as you can for 30 seconds, then rest for a minute and go 30 seconds again. we do 3 or 4 intervals and then go at a good pace and then do more intervals. as you go along you make your intervals longer and the rest time shorter. You can do it. I was running on the treadmill for 60 seconds at a time, and I weighed 370 lbs. When you don't feel like you have one more ounce of energy left you can always find it.

Fitness_Chick

Ok....I will admitt...here anywayy..lol
i have got a LOT to lose
Im 5'0 and weight 250
ugh,,,,
so i wanna drop about 150 i think
I know I KNOW i must exercsie.But with this weight...Its hard for now
and Im on my feet at work alllll day
So im in a lot of pain...back and knees kill me always
I cant afford a proper doctor for now(working on that)
Does anyone have an idea of SOMETHING i can do until i shed a bit more and
then would be easier to do a more extensive work out?
No gym,,etc...something at home...etc
hope you can help,,,Thanks

just an fyi, I was 458 lbs when I was starting out with Yoga, water aerobics, strength training, etc... IT CAN BE DONE and MUST BE DONE:laugh: :laugh:

It's not easy going into a gym but I Love it now and loved it after the 2nd day! Can I do WAY MORE than I could this time last year? OMG YES! When I got a gym tour I seriously thought i was gonna die on the tour:laugh: :laugh: :blushing:

I now keep a journal specifically noting changes made since lbs have dropped....moving the car seat up a BUNCH, feeling I can do pretty much anything.

I know it does seem daunting at first...BUT there are many things that can be done as a larger person.... hope you're watching the BL....cause there Is some great examples of what can be done....tossing the medicine ball.... wall pushups, even if you can only start out doing 1, it's movement!

GO FOR IT...you can do it!:flowerforyou: :drinker: :drinker:

Fitness_Chick

It seriously IS the difference between life and death when at higher weight... excercise is vital...for many many reasons but if you're feeling vain (ok, that's not exactly vain, it's merely looking ahead) think on what your skin will do if you skip the excercise and lose the weight. SAG, sag, tons of loose skin and not anyplace to hide it from yourself.

Moving your body even if all you can do is walk to the end of the driveway....your body will thank you!! next time walk a tiny bit further, it does work, keep reading the message boards!! You'll see some folks here that have some large weight losses that have shared how they only wish they had excercised from the beginning because now they have to have plastic surgery because of the hanging skin. Learn from all of us here.... we're here to support you and push you if you need it.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

FC

Fitness_Chick

yoga at home may be good
I would be embarrassed to do it out

folks of all sizes do yoga... find yourself a gentle yoga class with a teacher that is willing to give modifications when needed. Yoga at home is good but I think taking a class first so you truly learn about Yoga and how to hold the positions might be a better place to start. Not all skinnies at the gym...pick one that isn't La fitness or 24 hour fitness...how about a tour..see what you think first

Fitness_Chick

Ok....I will admitt...here anywayy..lol
i have got a LOT to lose
Im 5'0 and weight 250
ugh,,,,
so i wanna drop about 150 i think
I know I KNOW i must exercsie.But with this weight...Its hard for now
and Im on my feet at work alllll day
So im in a lot of pain...back and knees kill me always
I cant afford a proper doctor for now(working on that)
Does anyone have an idea of SOMETHING i can do until i shed a bit more and
then would be easier to do a more extensive work out?
No gym,,etc...something at home...etc
hope you can help,,,Thanks

Often just simply dropping some weight can help a person get more mobile and feel they can have more endurance to do more. I bet your back and knees will hugely improve as the weight drops off!:drinker: Amazing all the things that extra weight can do...pain, keep us from being ourselves, we seem to limit ourselves more because of lower self-esteem etc.

Kudo's to you for wanting to get moving! Lesie Sasone's (think I got the last name correct?) walking off the lbs is definitely something you can do at home. I found the full set on ebay for under $15 where as in a local store that's how much 1 DVD is from what I've heard.

I really never understood how that DVD worked until I saw it. She has music and works with several folks and has to walk, move your arms etc. while doing it. Walking in place is what's it's like. Something you can try out at home and feel comfy while doing it, fit it in whenever you have time etc.

She has various distances and levels.....let me know if you'd like to know more about her DVD's..nah, I don't sell them!:laugh: I bought a set not to long ago and finally was able to take a look, makes much more sense now that I've seen one.

Trust me your knees and back pain will likely lessen adding excercise in.....you won't be so stiff and will sleep so much better!

Let us know what you find that works for you...oh and dancing while cleaning is a bunch of fun too...turn up that fast paced music and you kill two birds with one stone!:drinker: :laugh:

FC