When to start toning/weight training?

Start now! do it from the very beginning of your journey. Lift weights and cardio for best results.

Start weight training immediately. The muscle helps rev your metabolism, which then increases what you will burn in a normal day. You will feel better, look better, and burn calories more efficiently if you lift (and don't be afraid to lift heavy weights! You will not bulk up like a man).

it cant be said enough, now!
its the best thing to keep you motivated and to track progress on top of helping one look better overall IMO

Start now. Not to "tone" (the term, as most people use it, simply means losing enough fat to reveal some muscle definition) and not to build muscle, but to hold onto the muscle you already have as you lose weight. No point in losing a decent chunk of muscle as you lose weight only to try to gain it again once you've reached your goal weight. It's also good for bone density which is something that can be affected by weight loss too.

Just like everyone says - start now! Just keep in mind, muscle takes up less space than fat and once you start weight training, the scale may play tricks on you. What I mean is that you should take measurements and make a mental note of how your clothes fit because once you start weight training, you may not lose any (or lose slower) weight because you're building muscle... but you'll lose inches and your clothes will feel more loose. A person can be 10-15 lbs heavier but still look leaner/thinner than the next person who is lighter. I hope this makes sense. Good luck!!

You got your answer.

And, I will say this: By preserving your muscle, you'll feel better and improve your metabolism. The two things I'm doing right now to work on my muscles is strength train and get plenty of protein to help those muscles. I don't even know a lot about this stuff, but just working on those two things seem to make a big difference.

Lemmmeeee see....now. Sorry, couldn't be helped! It really helps a ton!

You can do a home gym off craigslist on the cheap. I'd find a weight lifting program such as Starting strength, 5x5 or whatever to start!

Thanks, I'll have a look into that.

When you started this whole thing.

You can also do body weight strength exercises so you don't need to shell out a lot of money to get started. Hopefully someone will post a link because I don't have it.

I can't get to a gym, but do have some dumbells, gym ball, resistance band and kettle ball. Are there some exercises that I could do at home that would maybe have the same effect as going to a gym?

Thanks

You can research online the types of exercises you can do with that equipment. Just start typing "exercises with (insert equipment here)" and look around. I go to the gym once a week, on Friday, for heavier lifting for my upper body. On Tuesday, I do work on my upper body at home with a series of pushups that place my hands in different positions, something I learned by searching for strength training exercises on YouTube. I also have some kettlebells, so I do some kettlebell exercises that I've learned online. (Be careful with kettlebells. Start out very slowly and pay close attention to your form.) I have a stability ball, and so I lay on it and use kettlebells to do some more upper body strength training. Again, I got all of this from researching online, and combining different workouts.

You want to make sure you work out your core to help support your body through your exercise routines. Here are some great exercises for that:

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/abdominalcorestrength1/a/NewCore.htm

Good luck!