How do I start to exercise??

I recommend taking baby steps. Don't go full speed ahead. Use the 'talk test" to test your exertion level. If you can sing a song while you are working out, you need to step it up a bit. But don't get to that point where you can't talk at all. Moderation is going to help you ease back into working out.

This is good advice.

Personally, I wouldn't bother with a gym unless there is a specific workout that you can do there that you can't do at home.

I think yoga is a wonderful start, and so is jump rope. Try to keep your workouts simple, and if you are really scared of ralphing, do it at home.

With jump rope, I would only go for a few minutes at first. Take lots of breaks.

With yoga, you can probably go as long as you like.

While you are pondering what to do, walk.

I used to think too much that I talked myself out of anything (too hard, too expensive, etc., etc.)

One day in desperation, I started walking. The rest, as they say, is history...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/gazz777/view/progress-as-at-end-of-2011-181877

Start with a walk :happy:

Start slow - Couch to 5k has been listed by others - good plan. Do just a little at first - get your heart rate up then back off.

The last thing you want to do is either hurt yourself or stop because it's unpleasant.

Do you swim? Look on the US Masters Swimming website for a local masters club. It's not the same everywhere, but at my health club, we have an adult swim team that meets for practice twice a week.

If you know how to use each of the weight machines in the gym, just do some light lifting on each machine & if you don't know how to use them, ask - I'm sure there will be people happy to show you how.

In my case, I'd never run in my life and at 40 I started by running for 60 seconds, then walking for three minutes, and repeating until I'd covered 2 miles. I did this three times a week until, increasing the run time and decreasing the walk time until I could run the entire distance. It took me something like 4 months, but I never got sick of it and didn't sprain anything in the process. Today I can run 10 miles without any real trouble and finished my first 1/2 marathon in October.

Oh, and if you are going to run, I suggest you find someone (Physical Therapist, Running Club, etc) that can look at your stride. If I'd done that I could have avoided some strain on my knees and ankles if someone had been been able to point out where I needed some form improvements early on.

Yoga is a great way to get in tune with your body ... maybe start a walking regimen, perhaps 3 to 5 miles a day .... you could try some cardio by video ... but I would not encourage you to spend the cash on a gym membership until you are certain what will work for you ! Spend the money on a " Kettlebell " and start building muscle while implementing the cardio in daily by walking or video. The key to finding what will work ... is by finding what you love to do ! People who normally vomit during a workout .. usually push themselves beyond what is supposed to be achieved and or are doing a workout that they despise and therefore vomit to stop. Just an opinion, but for me ... I am a firm believer in " loving " what you do !

Let me start off by saying that diet is 75% of the work when it comes to weight loss - if you aren't eating clean, unproccessed, natural foods, then you'll never get to where you want to be. Have you ever heard the saying, "Abs are made in the kitchen"? Exercise is important, but diet is arguably even more important. I haven't looked at your diary, but just wanted to send a friendly reminder about that.

As for exercise: just start walking! Aim to walk 1-2 miles 6 days a week at a brisk pace. Walking burns more fat from the belly, whereas running burns more fat from the hips. In fact, if you were to walk 1 mile or run 1 mile, you burn the same amount of calories - one just takes longer than the others. Jump roping is a GREAT form of exercise. If you can dedicate 10-15 minutes per day jump roping, I bet you'll start to see great results not only in your weight loss, but also in your endurance and stamina. Take a Zumba class every week! Its just dancing and a lot of fun. If you do it correctly (engaging your core muscles) you can burn up to 600 calories in just 1 hour! Also, I cannot emphasize the importance of STRENGTH TRAINING enough: muscle burns fat even when your just sitting on the couch doing nothing. The more muscle you have, the more fat you will burn and the better results you will see from your weight loss. Get a set of 5, 8, and 10 pound dumbells to start. Do 3 sets of 10-12 reps each workout 2-3 times a week: bicep curls, lateral raise, frontal raise, tricep press, shoulder press, side bend, weighted lunges, and weight squats. These are the most basic strength training workouts there are and all can be Googled if you don't know how to do them.

Hope all that helps! If you have any questions, feel free to add/message me! I'm an exercise science major with a minor in food sciences.