Exercise phobic!

well, i know that when i work out i sweat, smell, and get red faced, and breathe heavy and can't make with the forming of full sentences.

and i love every second of it.

don't compare yourself to others with exercising. and if you can't help it, try to go exercise as early as possible, when you won't see as many people.

I love resistance training, I hate cardio. However, I'm big into landscaping and working in the yard to get everything looking nice so every morning (I work graveyard shift) I go out and do yard work for an hour. I work up a sweat shoveling, raking, removing brush, mowing, pushing the wheelbarrow around, using the gas string trimmer, etc. It beats the hell out of walking on a treadmill.

If you can find a hobby of some type that requires you to be active to some degree it might make things more tolerable. My dad loves doing DIY stuff around the house, whether it's minor construction type stuff or gardening, etc. He doesn't do any type of formal exercise program but the amount of time he spends outside keeps him in decent shape.

I don't like to work out in public or anything either. I also have a 2 year old so when I'm not at my job, I'm home with him. I try to meet my calorie goals since that alone seems to help lose the weight, but I feel like I need to get some exercise in. I've always been into playing Dance Dance Revolution, so I break that out to try to at least get a 30 minute workout in. (Cardio does seem to be the best!) There's even a workout mode that helps you see how many calories you are burning. I also play Just Dance since that involves a little more arm movement, but the DDR seems to take more energy overall. So its fun, and you can do it in the comfort of your own home! If you don't have any game systems, DDR has games on the PS2, even PS1 that you could probably pick up pretty cheap. Even the the Wii's are going cheaper with the Wii U coming out. With the Wii there's also that Wii fit which I don't have yet, but have heard many good things of!

Maybe get some walking in somewhere? Even if its just a bit, and building up to adding more. Personally I have no transport of my own, and no public transport goes to work round me so I have no choice but to walk!

I also love the couch to 5K program for running, if you want to get into that sort of thing

As well as exercise DVDs that i can do when ever i want, in my own space so no one can see me jumping around like a fool...

I used to be very cautious about my appearance...possibly to make up for being obese? Either way, I was not comfortable working out in front of others either - so I bought home DVD's to start. I really enjoyed Turbo Jam, and now I do Turbo Fire often (and go to the gym!)

Anyway, as the weight came off...I found that I did not care so much if my hair was perfect, and my make up (since I knew it was going to melt off anyway). In fact...i feel totally comfortable leaving the house and run errands while in my workout clothes if I have to.

When I was 250lbs, I hated exercise...or so I thought. My mother recommended Leslie Sansone so I tried it and LOVED IT! I did daily for about 2 weeks, weight was coming off - and I realized when I missed a day that "i was hooked". Which never in my entire life I thought would happen to me. Turbo Jam was another good one to start if you want something to ease into working out - and its enjoyable!

If by the time you're done working out, you're hair and make up is still perfect, you're doing it wrong, regardless of your weight. You know you worked hard when you're all sweaty, have a red face and need to catch a breath

LOL - you want to talk about pale girls who get red in the face when they work-out? !

I have very little pigment - so when I lift weights or do an extra long cardio session my face turns beet red and I sweat from places I didn't think you could sweat from!

I have a home-gym so only my family is lucky enough to see me post work-out - but prior to having a home gym I was a member at several gyms and honestly I never cared how I looked after a workout. I figure - I gave it my all - I'll wear this beet-face as a badge of honor!

Do not let your self esteem wear you down! We all have to start somewhere, and you've taken your first steps into your journey towards your goal. That's the most important thing. To convince yourself that you need a change and telling your mind to go into a routine. Once you get a routine, then you'll set.

Routine can consist of a diet and exercise schedule. Once you know your calorie goal, and limits, then you can organize what foods to stay away from and what foods are low calorie and good. You can still cheat once in a while but it's all about them calories!

Exercise is nothing to fear! Most runners who see heavier people running smile and give encouragement (at least I do) because it's great to see that they're making an effort to control their weight unlike other people who are lazy and make excuses about losing weight or going to the gym.

Add me as a friend if you want! I'd be happy to help you if you like

I train for badminton with some England players. Some of these players are extremely fit, & by the end of a training session, every one of us is dripping with sweat, red as a tomato, and all stink of sweat. You should not feel embarrased by it!!

Just remember that if you ever see anyone exercising who does not look tired or sweating as much as you, then it simply means that you have worked much harder than them & your work out was more effective!

Stay positive & good luck!

Well done for getting a dvd and doing exercise, easiest way to log it is get a HRM and then that will tell you what you burn, then you can create the exercise you have done input the cals.

I do this for a lot of my exercises, excluding Running, swimming and cycling, but I am currently doing the tough mudders workout and MFP doesn`t have that so I add it in use my HRM which gives you the most accurate cals burned.

Also the red face will go as you get fitter, the first time I cycled 20miles I was red faced sweaty etc, I still get sweaty (sign of a good workout) but now I`m fitter I don`t get a red face more just cheeks. It all gets better, just take it slowly.

I felt the exact same and was in almost the same position/age you are. I hated that shiny red wheezy me, but a) that was the old me sweating out so the new me could exist and b) sweat is just fat crying!!

:flowerforyou: It's been my experience that the people at the gym don't care what you look like. Don't judge the skinny perfect girl, because you don't know her story. She may have had to struggle to get there or maybe she would like to gain weight for health reasons. We shouldn't compare ourselves to others, but take a look at what we think we want to change about ourselves and take the healthy steps that are necessary to do just that.

Also you might just want to talk to some of those perfect looking people. I have said things like I might joke and say here I am sweating and feeling like I'm going to pass out and you still look like you can enter a Miss America contest. How do you do it? When you talk to them you will se what kind of person they are if they smile and joke back or say something nice or encouraging maybe. They might even offer some advice or tell you how they got to that point and who knows you might even become friends. They may be snobs and that's even more reason to not worry about what they think any way. In the end when you work at this no matter what you will know you cared enough about yourself to try. Also who cares, because when your wedding day comes you will be the beautiful bride wearing that beautiful dress and making that man that asked you to be his wife feel like the luckiest man on earth.

So keep in mind why you go to the gym. It's doesn't matter what the other people may think of you. What matters is how you feel about you. Get moving and doing what you need to do at the gym or at home, but don't let other people stop you from reaching your goal.