Hate Working Out - What Got You Started?

First of all, all the post above are FANTASTIC!! I can see that lots of good advice is heading in your direction so I will try to keep this short and sweet. I agree 100% with finding what you like and that could take some trial and error. You will find your go-to exercise. I think that adding exercise into your routine is not just good for the weight loss, but for your overall health and well being. Once you get into the habit and routine of it, you will actually find it more difficult on days you cannot fit it into the mix. For me, walking is what works. I have never loved high intensity workouts. I started walking again and when the weather got really cold, I dusted off my Leslie Sansone walking dvds and used them inside. I still prefer to get outside and move around, but I figure a one mile walking workout is still better than sitting on my butt for those 15 minutes! Check out YouTube as well. Feel free to add me as a friend and I will do what I can to help, encourage and support you. I wish you the best of luck!!

I simply had enough and wanted to be healthier while maintaining lean body mass. Find something you like. Branch out and try something you have always wanted to. Something will stick and you will be excited to do it.

I got tired of being a lazy fat .....

You sound like you're setting extremely high and unrealistic goals for yourself.
Try baby steps.
Examples:
: a half-hour walk around the grocery store, doing your weekly shop.
Standing in the kitchen for half an hour preparing dinner or cleaning up afterward.
A walk around your block counts, too.
Do what you can - everything can be part of your daily movement.
As the weather gets nicer, you might want to see if you can take a half hour and do that two-mile trail!

Find what you love and do it. For me it martial arts so my workouts are centered around those moves. If you love dancing, there are so many series on the streets and classes in the gyms--or just dance around the house. Also a reminder helped me. I have a picture of myself on the wall and have tacked up a pair of pants I want to wear again (can't fit them right now) and that reminds me to keep at it. The biggest reason for me is that I want to be healthy and active for my kids. I don't want anything chipping away at the time that I have on this earth to spend with them. Love is a powerful motivator.

I hated it to, but honestly in my life it is my only block of undisturbed ME time in my day. I read a book while I do my Cardio, I know I know, might not give me the *best* results, but I give er on there while I am doing it. I look forward to that block of time where I don't have to worry about how I am going to juggle everything else in my life and just clear my mind. After I got past the hump of the first week, I haven't looked back!

Someone else mentioned working out with someone. This can be helpful! Making it a "date" somehow works for me on the days when I don't want to go. It's easier for me to view it as a social engagement rather than something I don't feel like doing. If I don't go on my date, I let myself down and the other person down.

Also, I say compile all of the responses you receive here into a concise list. Hang it up somewhere visible. (For me, this would be on the fridge or next to my computer.) On the days when you are making pesky excuses for yourself, you can find inspiration in your own willingness to ask the important question "What got you started?" and the community of people who took the time to share their thoughts and experiences.

We can do this and know we should! So, let's do!

Good luck!

I have completed 30 DS and it was so frustratingly boring. I love the results, but I hated doing the same workout over and over.

My jump starter was walking. I walk to DVD's, outside, and on the treadmill. Then I got into hiking. I am very lucky that there is a wonderful hiking trail system where I live, so I have unlimited opportunities for that in the warmer months. When I don't feel too motivated, I walk to appointments and for running errands and I map out how far away they are.

I've always loved swimming so I recently started doing that once per week at the gym.

I learned how to weight lift from my school's football coach when I was growing up, and I always liked it. However, I was intimidated by the machines at the gym so I hired a personal trainer for a few sessions and even got "Weight Lifting for Dummies." I love weight lifting now. Music usually helps!

I recently tried cross country skiing, which I loved. I also started running again using the Couch 2 5K program, which I would highly recommend you look up.

For me, the basic combination that works well is variety and lifestyle activities. I don't like classes, but I love being outside and sort of engaging in active meditation in the fresh air.

Right now, my first suggestion to you would be check out Couch 2 5K. Great plan for spring!

I said I was ready and I meant it. I wanted something specific and bright and glorious and unattainable and impossible and there were a million obstacles in my way and I didn't care about motivation or gym socks or goal bikinis anymore.... I just wanted to Prove my personal integrity and ROAR at the top of my legs because doing what you HAVE TO DO so you can HAVE WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE is so much more fulfilling than trying to have just a little bit of what you want.

I can not, no matter how many attempts, do a video at home. I'm bored, don't give it 100%, whatever. However, I love to ride my bike on trails. Gym classes and/or weights have always worked for me. Something about seeing people and how hard they are working really motivates me.

Even something basic like shooting hoops or hitting a tennis ball against a wall can get you moving. (And might lead to meeting someone and playing a game.)

Good luck!