I walk or run every day. Either a long walk, or a 30 minute run. I walk or cycle to work.
I do Pilates and yoga, and I do some weights. As I age (I'm 50) I find myself wandering more toward body weight exercises (Pilates) and having less interest in weight training with barbells etc. That could easily change I imagine, since I've done it for about 20 years.

I just started lifting weights again. I can't stand cardio. Some people swear by it, but I can't think of many things I like less. I'll take the dogs for a 30 minute brisk walk, but that's about it

Definitely start sooner rather than later. I've seen a lot of positive posts about lifting to strengthen muscle and avoid that soft flabby look after all the fat is gone. I lost fine with little to no exercise. Like Rob I detest cardio, I would take a walk ibn my lunch break when the weather was good but find it so boring. When you eat at a deficit you lose muscle along with fat so many recommend lifting to help retain as much muscle as you can. There are a lot if beginner programs out there. Be careful not to do to much to fast, take your time and build up.

The one I started was this http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

I did too much to fast and had problems from an old back injury, but I really liked it and it didn't take forever to complete.

Have been doing lifting since March but only started eating LC recently. I'm not a big fan or cardio either. I lift 3-4 days a week right now.

Don't worry about getting bigger, if you want a lifted booty do squats. As you lose fat your legs well be sleek and toned underneath. Do build big bulky muscles takes a ton of work so don't stress about that. Also lifting while eating at a deficit will make it difficult to add any new muscle, lifting will allow you to maintain more of what you already have though and like I said before once then fat melts off you'll love what's left. I have gone through many weight loss cycles not lifting, even my most recent one, in doing so I've lost so much muscle that even weighing less I'm bigger than I used to be because there it's still so much fat left as compared to muscle I wish I had known about lifting from the beginning.

I would recommend Hip Hop Abs (level 1 & 2). It's an older program, but a very good starting point. You can get it on eBay very cheap. I did Hip hop abs for 10 years. I'm currently doing P90x3. I highly recommend it also, but might be a bit overwhelming for a beginner. More importantly start something!!! You won't be sorry I promise!!!!!

robosphere wrote: »

Sorry, I just said pretty much the same as Auntstephie, only much less eloquently.

Lol we're on the same page

I walk just about every day - I'm limited by my job - so I can usually only do 4k steps, but if I time it right - I can do another 20 minute walks during a break. I do a kettle bell workout 3 times a week together with agility and stretches. I try and do a minimum of 20 flights of stairs a day. I also started Tai Chi - but I count it as zero calories - just for balance and stretching. I need to find good exercises for falling down - I have a history of injuries from slipping on ice.

Today I managed 7000 steps, 20 minutes of kettle bell and 20 minutes of aerobic fast walk/runs [inside my house] I don't run outside, and 34 flights of stairs.

I smoked for 16 years and am overweight. I'm just starting LCHF and exercising. I downloaded the C25K on my phone and love it! I have a cheap treadmill that is finally getting used and after running, I feel on top of the world!

Pinterest has a lot of workout ideas as well. I got a "butt" routine from there and like it.