100 lbs to lose,In the beginning, What workouts did you do?

it is not the only thing I do. I joined the Jillian Michaels website and I have the circuit training on her app for my ipod. Her website isn't cheap and the circuit training is a bit advanced but I like that it kicks my *kitten*. I can see that I am doing better when I can actually do ALL that she says to do (aka 20 mountian climbers). When I started I did about half of what she said and was dying by the end of it. I figure circuit training is something I want to do so why wait!

Feel free to add me as a friend! We can do this, and this site is about doing it together .

I haven't lost 50 pounds YET, but I find mixing it up helps. Right now I rotate between treadmill/walking outdoors and the bike at the gym. I love music so I have my Ipod set to "Shuffle" and I just focus on enjoying the tunes while I'm sweating. I would like to start running and swimming as I get some of this weight off. Good luck!!!

At first, all I did was walk around the neighborhood because i was too heavy and out of shape for anything else; however, I think that the key is to find a kind of exercise you ENJOY - even if it doesn't give you the biggest calorie burn - until you have developed the habit of regular exercise (because you're less likely to find an excuse not to do something if you actually like it).
Once you're in the habit, experiment with new things - you might be surprised by what you enjoy!

I would start slow if you find most exercises too painful/tiring. Just going for a 10minute walk everyday will help. Eventually start adding more time, or upping the pace. Ease into it Also weight training I find is much more satisfying than cardio.

Walking is always a good start. I know it can get boring, but put on some music and do it. I love riding my bike too. Home videos I love are using the exercise ball at home (the big stability ball)... you can exercise any part of your body with that, with or without weights. It's easy and fun. Just move every day.. no matter what it is... MOVE.

Get the WiFit Plus for the Nintendo Wi. It will be the best investment you ever make. The WiFit Plus will allow you to start your workouts out slowly and build up. It is how my wife (AngelikaLumiere) and I have lost 100 lbs apiece.

Congrats to you and your wife Marcel, that's amazing!

I've answered similar questions to friends and family and people trying to start out before. When I started I solely worked out in a gym. It was like my 2nd home, I knew the front desk lady, the staff everyone. I started off slow with my running on a treadmill. I would do 0.1 miles running and 0.1 miles walking and alternating up to a mile. (I was 375lb). I would use that as my warm up and then hit up the weights. I used my resources at the gym and found one of the trainers and he pointed me in the right direction for the machine weights. I knew I could do these on my own, didn't need a spotter and could go at my own pace. The trainer showed me how to use each machine and I was on my own from there. So after my run/walk workout each day I would do the weights (either upper or lower body) then I would get on the exercise bike for about 10-15 miles. This was just starting off. It was hard work but I pushed through it. My intensity was on low for the bike and it was the perfect fat burn.

Moving on wards I kept upping my mileage little by little. So the next week I would try to run 0.2 miles running and 0.1 mile walking and so on until I could run the mile without walking. (This is just what worked for me) It was a fun little game every week at the gym to see how much I could run without walking. Once I hit 1 mile running without walking I would up the overall mileage to that of like 1.5 miles or 2 miles and see how much further I could get running and if not then just take my time and walk.

Now a days I am 130 lb lighter with a marathon behind me. I run only outside or on an indoor track and pretty much hate the treadmill. I am in the gym 3 times a week for weights still but that's it. I bike on my own road bike (hook it up to a trainer in the winter).

Listen to your body. This is what worked for me, really might be different for you. I was also in the gym 5 days of the week for like 2 hours. I normally took off Sunday and Thursday. Start off slow and increase over time.

- My whole experience at the time was that of coming from a couch potato to a very active athlete. I hadn't ran for exercise in my life and I went in strong willed. The big thing for me was not to get bored, that is why I mixed it up from the treadmill to the weight machines to the bike. I also swim now as well.

What kept me motivated was the scale. I didn't weigh myself every day. I weighed myself every week and took a picture. Each week sure enough was another few pounds off and a big smile on my face. It is hard work, but hard work pays off in the end. Just remember this is a life style change and it doesn't happen overnight but if you stick with it you will love the results.

Good Luck to you, let me know if you have any questions.

another vote for the C25K. I have run on and off over the years at various weights between 160-256lbs, its the one exercise where i actually feel like i have acheived something when i can run further / longer than the last time, and its one of the highest calorie burners! It is hard to start with, you will feel like you are going to die after 30 seconds, but keep at it and it DOES get easier, put your favorite songs on your ipod to stop you getting bored

If runnings not for you, try out different activities until you find the ones that you actually enjoy then it wont be a chore to work out! I absolutely hate rower, stepper and 'dance' type classes and would never go to gym if thats what i had to do. Ive tried all the different exercises, and i really like to do boxercise, spinning, running, kettlebells, weights and spinning. It doesnt have to be in the gym, go out hiking, cycling, whatever you think you might like, if you prefer to work out at home, the WiiFit or Jillian Michaels workouts are meant to be good

it does help having friends on here to motivate you, someone to say 'get your *kitten*' to the gym when i cant quite be bothered to work out really helps me, ive lost 25lbs since october, still got a long way to go though!!

i have over 200 lbs to lose and i have tried:

Zumba which I love.

I started with Leslie Sansone walking dvd's it isn't boring and it is effective lost 40 lbs to her.

Also love kick boxing I did farrells extreme body shaping.

When I started off, I never exercised. I hated to even think about it. I started with short walks. I finally took the plunge and joined my local YMCA, and tried water aerobics. I love that! I started using the treadmill and the bike at the gym, that went pretty well. Then I started strength training with the weight machines and found out that I love it! I started doing Zumba and love that too! I now have to admit that I love to exercise! I NEVER would have thought that would be the case if you told me I would a year ago. I think you just have to start somewhere, and find something you enjoy. It gets better! Good luck!

I do the same cardio pretty much every workout (elliptical or a video). To keep from getting bored I play with my ipod... sometimes I might play each song for only a minute, and staying focused on each minute makes it go by faster (I listened to 70 songs in one workout... whoa!) or I do intervals... I'll give everything I've got for the length of each chorus, and slow it down to 50% during the rest of the song.

Wii Fitness has really gotten me up and moving and motivated. I began with it and am now also doing some Leslie Sansone walking videos, along with walking my dogs when the weather is nice, and and an ellipitical maybe once a week. I alternate the Wii with walking so I don't get in a rut. I started Jan. 10, 2012 and have lost eleven pounds. Ninety-seven to go!