Could you share your experiences as I feel like a FAILURE!!

Generally you have to start at the bottom and work your way up. It would probably do more harm than good to go from being sedentary to doing 30 minutes of JM. You would be more likely to injure yourself. You are doing great. Slow and steady usually wins the race.

You did 10 minutes of a Jillian Michaels DVD!! That is nothing to sneeze at, I can't keep up with her!! Keep it up, you will get there!

haha. I still can't do the Jillian video properly. Even I lost already 20 pounds, I'm still unable to make normal push ups. But as long as I see an improvement in my condition and my weight, I don't care. Sooner or later, but I will get there. But for a start I would also recommend you walking. It helped a great deal to me in the first month to get my body used to exercising again.

Listen to your body. Put that DVD away and go for a walk in the fresh air. Walking is one of the best things you can do for yourself physically and mentally. It does everything in a gentle way, no damage to your knees, builds up your immune system, and burns calories. You can extend the walks as you are able and build up the miles. Getting outside is great for depression, too. Then try the DVD at a later time.

This.....Your body is heavy and unused to exercise. Start slowly with something you enjoy...you'll stick at it longer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448

WOW, what a fantastic video. Brought tears to my eyes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448

Do not be defeated. Slow and steady wins the race every single time.

When I first started exercising, I had to limit my walks on the treadmill because the pain from my thighs rubbing together would halt matters. I was red, sweaty, in pain, but determined as fock.

You CAN do it. Only you stand in the way, and take it one baby step at a time. We all start somewhere.

Set small goals for yourself. Use that DVD and each time try to do a few more minutes. Work on the first 5 pounds. IF you look at ALL of the weight you need to lose you'll get discouraged because it seems so far away and feels impossible at first. After you reach each small goal you've set for yourself give yourself a reward...but not food! Your not a dog!

I would try to exercise a little more each time I exercised and once I would lose 5 pounds or get to a specific weight I would reward myself with a hair cut. Once I lost the first 20 pounds I bought myself new jeans and a blouse. After the next 10 I realized I needed new bras so went to VS and got a couple. Do something nice for yourself. Go to a place you always wanted to visit. This makes all of the hard work worthwhile.

Noo! Don't feel like a failure! I started here last August at 234 pounds as a last attempt to do SOMETHING before I went to the doctor to ask about weight loss surgery. I was getting to the point that I couldn't tie my shoes without getting out of breath. I started slowly on the elliptical for 20 or so minutes at a time. What helped me was hearing that weight loss is 80% diet/20% exercise. Even if you can only do 5 minutes of exercise at a time, it's more important to watch how many calories you are putting into your body. Count your calories! It's the most important thing. You don't even have to eat "diet food." Just stay under your daily calories and you will do this! And you will work your way up in exercise. Be patient. It's taken me 8 months to lose 35 pounds and to work my way up to being able to do over an hour on the elliptical and running a little bit. It's not going to happen overnight. You can't expect your body to be magically able to do things it's not used to doing. It's like giving your 5-year-old a bicycle with no training wheels and expecting them to ride it. Not gonna happen. You must "practice" when you exercise and change your eating habits.

Again, I stress patience with yourself. When you lose patience, you fail, which is happening to me right now. I'm a little stuck at the moment. But it's okay. I'm not giving up and I'm not beating myself up. I've FINALLY learned that it took me a long time to get so heavy and it's going to take me a long time to get healthy. I'm "practicing" and eventually I will be a pro at this lifestyle. I know I will get back on track and get to where I want to be. So will you if you just stick with it. Remember there are 365 days in a year. That's 365 opportunities to be awesome! You can do this! Trust me, you can. If I can, ANYBODY can.

You have to be patient with yourself but challenge yourself at the same time. I also suffered from depression for years. I think that the best thing you to do is to eat right and exercise. You may need medication also, because you could have a chemical imbalance causing your depression. But eating right and exercising really help to improve how you feel about yourself and your life. I recommend that you read Never Say Diet by Chantel Hobbs. The author started out weighing 350 lbs!! She has lost 200 lbs now. This book was so inspirational to me, it's change my outlook on whether I can make losing weight a reality or now. I hope things get better for you.

well my extended version is on my profile but long story short i was dianosed with cancer and at that time i couldnt even WALK a full mile,in under a year i ran a full marathon with a .3mile detour (26.5miles) (i actually jogged the first 17miles straight before slowing down to alternating walk/jog) the only one who can stop you is yourself, dedication goes a LONG way, that being said short answer to your question is yes,i am unaware of anyone who started their journey and was a beast right away. we ALL started off with a variety of big challenges where we thought it wasn't possible. when i first started i KNEW i wasn't ever going to be able to run more than a full mile - then i just changed my thinking and kept at it,some of my first days i made it about 20-30 seconds before i thought i was going to die so you are already far ahead of where i started at,just to help you with a little perspective

When I started here, I could not do even 10 minutes of some of the challenging workouts of Jillian Michaels.
But that was ok. I made myself as a target do everytime a minute more. And after trying and trying, I got to do some whole workouts.
To mention that I don't do JM daily, I alternate them with lower impact workouts.

Try a little more every day, sometimes change is slower. But with trying, you will get there.

Everyone has a way, you must find yours.