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maybe try exercising by walking first, eating healthy and just work the exercise up? I don't like sweating usually, but when I work out I get mad when I don't sweat enough - the more you sweat - the more calories you burn! Talk to your doctor about your panic attacks and maybe there is something they can do for you.

Two suggestions from someone who started this journey at 375 pounds.....walk at your own pace and try in a mall or large shopping place such as WalMart or Costco. I had to start my walking at a slow pace and inside where there were other people. I too feared I would pass out or have a heart attack from raising my pulse too fast. I felt more at ease if there were people around that could at least call 911 if something did happen. I would go to walmart and walk the perimeter slowly (I did this at night when few customers were there). I would walk 20 minutes. I did this for nearly a month before I was brave enough to walk alone outside. The other suggestion is use a heart monitor. It will show how many calories you are burning and you can also check your pulse to assure yourself it is not going too high. Hope this helps!!

I know that psychologically our brain tells us that we need to fear change, that we need to panic when we start doing good for ourselves. I know this first hand as I have struggled with this all my life with being overweight and being on every diet under the sun. We need to reach a point that we love ourselves enough to fight for what we want and to want it badly enough to overcome the fears. If I can do this I know you and everyone else can. I have faith that you can do this and that you can overcome the fear and the amazing feeling you will have when you do is well worth every ounce of struggle it takes to get there!!

Can anyone suggest what I can do, I'm 46 years old, have been overweight all my life, I would love to work out and get fitter but I have a problem, I suffer from panic attacks and unfortunately the two triggers for me are being hot, either in the sunshine or artificial heat because I find it really hard to cool down and getting out of breath (I'm convinced I'll have a heart attack if I raise my heart rate as I weigh 369lb)! so you see my predicament, working out involves getting hot and out of breath, but I HAVE to get fit, I WANT to get fit, but I'm so scared, can anyone help me?!!!

I am a huge fan of at home workouts. I started with P90X - but if you are just starting out I would suggest maybe looking at Slim in 6 - also made by Beachbody. The thing I love about Beachbody programs as opposed to just going to Target and geting a workout DVD is that their programs are just that, PROGRAMS. With a workout schedule and a meal plan (never a diet - just healthy eating in the right proportions). Just my 2 cents, but I think that would be a good start.