When to add in the exercise

i would suggest to eat a little more calories and add the exercise right away. I am sure it will only help you to lose faster, and tone your body. you always want to have exercise in your routine. It will help you to avoid being "skinnyfat" and just become toned.

you don't feel "up" to exercise because you probably aren't taking in adequate calories. i don't know how you do it...i love to chew too much! good luck

If you lose weight purely by dieting, you are pretty much guaranteed to gain all of it back once you return to a normal diet. When you diet, your body goes into a sort of "starvation mode" and will adjust your metabolism in order to hang on to the nutrients and energy of the food you're eating. I think that you're not feeling "up" to exercising because you're not receiving adequate energy from the food you're eating. When you exercise and adjust your eating habits (not a diet, though) your body slowly starts to understand the routine, starts to process nutrients more efficiently, and starts to improve metabolism. Your ultimate goal should be to train your body to be more efficient, not just smaller. The muscle fibers that you build during exercise burn calories even when you're not moving (increasing your BMR, basal metabolic rate, which is how many calories you would burn if you sat on the couch all day) and the cardiovascular benefits will strengthen your heart and circulatory system, providing better strength and energy. The more slowly you take the pounds off, the easier it will be to maintain.