New to everything- so need help!

briansurv

I am prior military and put on ummmm, 1 or 2 pounds and didn't feel I wanted to try to run anymore so I finally bought a Recumbent bike which is a Schwinn 240 and I have dropped right ast 40 lbs and no pain on the ankles and you can literally sit and peddle. now I'm motivated and going to start the P90X soon and drop 40 more and be right where I want to be. Bought the Bike through Bowflex and pay $25 a month and after seeing the results It was a great investment as I wen to the doctor after 2 months and my cholesterol dropped from 217 to 145 and Blood pressure is way down also. Whats really funny is now my Boss just bought the same bike.

No matter what you do just do something and as you loose the first lb or 2 you will motivate yourself. Good luck.

SIimMama

On the sports bra tips...they also make compression style sports bras that might help.

Shoes--there are a number of good ones, depends on how much u want to spend. I am using Asics, a lot of the people I Zumba with use Reebok Zigs just for a couple examples.

Other advice...be consistent, allow yourself some cheats.

And start lifting weights.
I think that has made the most difference in my body. I started seriously in January and have lost about 18lbs (including the extra 3lbs from Christmas) and over three inches in my waist, 3 from my hips, 2.5 from each thigh.
If you do strength training, you need to make sure you are getting lots of protein, to rebuild those muscles.

Oh, and Drink lots of water.

r3d13

Sent you a friend request.

4Tracylee

Lol...I feel your pain. I am very tiny in stature and I am a 30F. If I am going to run or jog I wear my normal bra and I have a sports bra that I wear over it. It gives great support and little bounce. This site is great motivation and the peeps are so supportive. You are more than welcome to add me.

my2boiz

About the bra. I am large chested too. I actually wear a regular bra and then throw a sports bra on top of it. I HATE the uni-boob look. the bra underneath gives extra support and keeps them from looking like one boob. hahaha.

flsl

Good luck and well done for starting off!

If you really are as 'lazy' as I was when I started, then walking is really a great simple way to start your exercise regime.
I had 'weak ankles' when I didnt do much walking, now they are much stronger.

i started with half hour walks 3-5 times a week.
Then tried to increase the pace, so can walk two miles in half hour now. (used car to figure out some 2 and 3 mile routes)

If you do something like that already, maybe you could try 'couch to 5km'. It recognises that some people are starting off from nothing and wont be able to go straight into running. So you run a bit, walk a bit, for half hour three times a week, increasing the running ratio every week.

The other people have already given great advice if you (or anyone else starting off today) are more advanced than this.

Good luck to all!

EMagineBeingEMazing

I'm a DD, so I understand the importance of good support. A couple of friends have sport bras that cost like $40 each! That's too rich for my blood, especially if I plan on shrinking out of it before long. So, on the advice of some other MFPs, I bought a couple for around $30 total and I wear them both at the same time, depending on what kind of exercise I'm doing, but especially if I'm running or doing any kind of jumping. I bought them a couple sizes smaller than I normally would and kinda have to work to get into the second one, but they hold up nice (pun intended).

About the shoes, I would go to an athletic/specialty store and get advice from the sales person on what is right for your foot, body type and exercise regimen you have in mind. If you have a New Balance store in your area, that would be a GREAT place to start. Even if you didn't buy from them, you would at least know what to look for elsewhere. Good luck and welcome to MFP!!