Curious and a bit Irritated-Need tips

Walk as fast as you can on the treadmill, run a bit and walk, use the elliptical, use whatever you have available. There's lots of free weight routines online. Look them up.

That said 90% of your weight loss will come from your diet. Set a budget and stick to it. Weigh, measure and log every bite. You don't have to have money to buy special food, just eat less if it's something more calorie dense. You have to use portion control to stay in budget.

From reading through your past posts there's a lot of excuses. If you really want to get the weight off you have to be honest with yourself and do the work. There's no magic to it. It's work, it takes time and you have to be committed. When you're ready to do this, it will happen.

I use the Leslie sansone walk away the pounds videos. I get them on YouTube. There's no jumping etc. so they won't be annoying to your downstairs neighbors. Also, you can ask other people about their exercise routines all you want but if you're eating an excess of calories you're never going to lose the weight no matter the routine.

Jog or walk in the pool. In little tiny hotel pools I swim in circles and tread water. It does awesome things for your muscles and how you look.

Jump rope outside (where no one is looking). Clothesline is fine.

This is a KILLER 7 minute workout you can do at home. I do it in my office. It is hard. It will make you look great: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/the-scientific-7-minute-workout/

Good luck finding good food. When we were really broke, we ate better, because it was all beans and veggies. That's hard if your family doesn't cook that way. Best food for me is cashews and nuts. They're expensive by the pound but I eat them 3 at a time. Figs too. One at a time.

Okay, about the food... eat what is available and be sure to adjust your portions to fit your allotted calories or go buy and start cooking yourself. My hubby is the cook at home (even though I am an excellent cook myself) and he tends to cook excellent and high quality food but a lot of it has high fat and calories. I just cut the amount that I eat if something is high in calories, eat more of the veggies, and I drink lots of water.

As for the exercise, I simply walk 8.5 km each day which takes me about an hour and half. My friend and I used to do 10 km each day at a much faster pace but now she has a torn meniscus and we can't go as fast nor as far. Still it uses up calories and works for me. The other thing that I started three months ago is a Pilates class twice a week and before you think it is a stretching class, let me tell you that I am darn sore and tired after one of this instructor's class. She was told it was more of a Pilates bootcamp. LOL

Anyhow, the other thing is patience. I am down 52 lbs but that has taken me 4 years with a few ups and downs. Yes, four years is a long time but I am steadily getting there, my skin is shrinking nicely and I am back to the weight I was in my mid twenties. By the way, I am in my mid 50s. It took many many years to gain the weight so it is going to take time for it to come off. My doctor told me that by losing it this way, the chances of it coming back on are reduced. I have no intention of ever going back to 190 which is a fair bit for someone who is 5'5".

I hope this is specific enough for you. Good luck!

if you have a smartphone, try the C25K app. i freeking love it. i never enjoyed running but i love it and it takes a huge chunk of calories out of my goal