I LOVE food but I HATE exercise

I finally ditched my treadmill - hated it. Being from the midwest ... there's only so much time when I can walk outdoors. My solution: Walk at Home DVDs by Leslie Sansone. I think they break up the monotony a bit

Here's a youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjduJjO1pLg&feature=related
OR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqWhX-RB1s0&feature=related

Anyway - these are simple ... you can mute the TV if needed and use an MP3 player with your own music (so quiet - you won't wake the whole house up). DVDs are at Target, Wal-Mart, etc.

I eat a lot of the same things over & over too.

Okay, so I am also a SAHM that started last year with 100+ pounds to lose. I didn't join MFP until April this year but since last year I have lost 72 pounds. I still have at least 35 or so to go until I evaluate. You can do this!! I also have kiddos underfoot. (3 toddlers and a teen) My teen is 15, my twins are 3 and my baby just turned 2. I promise it is doable!!

I also do the Leslie Sansone DVD at home. I was a self professed exercise hater but you know....the walk at home DVD's were deceptive. I thought, I can walk at least! What I realized is that you are really doing more of a walk because it is at such a higher pace than simple walking. I started with 1 DVD, when it became less of a challenge I added hand weights. When the kids were underfoot, I encouraged them to 'march' with mommy. I didn't want my kids hidden away from my exercising....I wanted them to grow up watching me have a healthy lifestyle. When the kiddos ask why mommy is exercising, I am very careful not to say 'to lose weight' but rather I tell them 'so mommy can be healthy'. Recently however, I have purchased a step and the step aerobics dvd by Debra Mazda ~ Shapely Girls. This is my new FAVORITE!! However, it is not really safe to do while the kiddos are underfoot so I get up at 5am to fix hubby's lunch and get him out the door and then workout. If the kids wake up before I am finished then they can sit on the couch and play quietly. I do not have the luxury of going to a gym, so everything I do in the form of exercise must be at home. For strength training/ toning I alternate between the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and my FitDeck cards.

As for food.....I REFUSE.....REFUSE....to sacrifice taste and eat 'diet' food. Currently my new favorite recipe is http://weelicious.com/2010/06/15/baked-zucchini-coins/ . My kids love it. I serve it with homemade marinara and it tastes like mozzarella sticks to me. Even my 'meat and potatoes' hubby likes them. My recommendation to you is to take recipes that you currently make and your family likes and make 1 substitution to make it healthier. For instance, the first change I made was in any recipe that I made with mayo I would use 1/2 mayo and 1/2 Fat Free Greek Yogurt. Now, I actually like it better this way. It is all about baby steps. The old way that I used to eat salad was covered in cheese, bacon, creamy dressing, etc. Now, it is with 5 different types of vegies and light italian dressing. I found that I still enjoy my salad, this is just a healthier one. I am always trying new recipes, some pass , some fail. I also continue to eat out at the restaurants that I enjoy I just alter my portion sizes and share my meal.

What it really comes down to is this.....You gotta want that healthier lifestyle and the weightloss that comes with it more than you want the unlimited junk food. It took me 35 years to get this all figured out and I can clearly tell you that it wasn't until I made my goal lowering my cholesterol to avoid medication instead of my goal being to lose weight that it finally worked and I finally got it! The interesting side effect to focusing on lowering my cholesterol was .....weight loss....go figure right??

You can do this.....just don't give in to the negative self talk and talk about successes in the present. You ARE winning this battle! You ARE leading a healthy lifestyle!!

YOU GOT THIS!!!

~Sandi

I am the exact same way. I 2 cents is to try as many different kinds and exercises that you can. Do a day or couple day trial of each kind until you find something you don't hate...and maybe even enjoy.