I walk but need more exercise...305 lb starting out

One moment at a time, five moments at a time. Meaning the more you can move even one minute at a time you will burn calories. Some days when real life gets you stuck on the couch that is the best way. I was over 200 lbs when I started moving one moment at a time. Eventually you will crave to move, but for now that is the best way to start.

Congrats on focusing on yourself and your health!

I started at 344 around New Years (as best I can tell--I think it was a little higher than that) and am down to 305.8 as of this morning... This being said, my first month I just cut back and watched what I ate... Then when I felt better, I added exercises at the "Y"... Now I am able to do most of the activities there (though I don't run due to old knee injuries... I hope to add that as my weight comes down because I used to gain a lot from that)... As one mentioned... baby steps. You are right... It is a lifestyle change... one that you can continue as you attain your goal weight. It really is not even a journey --- A journey has a destination. It is picking up what is worth picking up and moving to a new location in your life. When you get to where you are going, then there is more to do... Best wishes.

If you can't use a treadmill, find a decent hill and go up and down.

Hey, I started at 317 and began with Leslie Sansone........you can get a lot of her stuff on you tube. I've now added swimming and follow a programme designed for me on a site called swimfit.com which is good x

If you have a Wii then the Wii fitness stuff is also a good starting point x

Good luck on your journey, feel free to add me x

I started my weight loss journey basically with walking. I walked around the neighborhood for 30mins initially. When the weight started coming off, I started the stationary bike for 15 min. I now walk at least 40 -60 min everyday. Stationary bike 30min/3x per week. I do Cardio-exercise DVDs. The point is I started slowly and worked my way up to different types of exercises. I still enjoying walking the best. It clears my mind and it is a stress reliever for me. I have a chronic left hip pain/sciatica condition & I do not let it stop me which is the major reason I am not a runner.

I started at 309 and did mostly calisthenics and yoga. Situps, pushups, squats. I couldn't really do lunges because I, too, had issues with my knees. So I did other exercises to help strengthen them. Now, I'm doing mostly Zumba (at 294) and do a lot better at it than I would've thought. Basically, there is nothing that you absolutely can't do, you may just need to modify some things.

I started my journey at 444.4 pounds Sept 2011 and now I'm down to 320.3. March 2012

I have lost all of my weight by walking I wore a pedometer doing 10,000 steps a day and now I have a FitBit and incorporate cardio & weight.

It's all down to getting moving & portion control, I weigh everything I eat, my dinner is served on a side plate.

If I can do it you can
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If walking is something you can do, there's no reason why you can't continue doing it. For "more", you can walk a little further. Or a little faster. Or uphill.

Building up to more exercise is often more sustainable then jumping into the regime-of-the-month. However, if you're simply "bored" with the walking and want something else to do, add in weight lifting/strength training might be "fun". And, it has the added benefit of not being hard overly on your knees (if you avoid a few things and have good form) or your heart. [and my mom "loves" leslie sansome!...as someone else suggested]

The last thing you want to do is go gung-ho and hurt yourself. I did that many years ago...was pushing morbidly obese and decided to take up running. Outside. On concrete. I messed up my knees and for about 3-4 months I couldn't do anything but use the rowing machine. Even walking hurt. Talk about demotivating! So don't let images like "the biggest loser" make you think that "harder is better."

Sustainability is the best thing going.

I have 152 lbs to lose and I have some medical issues that stop me doing certain exercises. I use a wii fit and do the step and any others that I can do but if my baby granddaughters (nearly 2) around I put on some music and dance around the house with her as she loves to dance( as long as no one else is here of course lol). I also use a couple of cans of beans or something to do some sort of weight lifting arm exercises and my doctor has given me exercises to strengthen my knees. Walking is good and I can't wait to go swimming again as I used to love it when younger I am just too embarrassed to get in a costume at the moment so don't go.

You will find lots of support here so if you need any help just shout

Try rope skipping. We all did that as children, didnt we? When i tried it again in my fifties, it was difficult at first, but now it is my go-to activity to burn 50 cal in 5 min (would be much more cal for you if your weight is 300 lb)

If you've been inactive, anything helps. And, to be honest, when I worked out at the gym 4-5 days a week, I often sat around the rest of the time.

Now I don't go to a gym, but when I walk, even if it's in a parking lot, I try to walk quickly. Even bursts of 5 or 10 minutes can help you improve fitness.

At work, instead of walking UP 7 flights of stairs, I walk DOWN, and it's made a difference. I do it quickly, and as often as I can when I leave work, or run an errand at work.

I think just moving more in general will help you, whatever that entails.

I'm not an expert at this.. But I have lost 15 lbs in 2 months. I plan to lose 60 more pounds, and then see where I am. But I am not thinking about it that way. I am getting to specific weights at a time. I started at 260, and made my goal 230. I'm 245 now. Just because with the larger goals, it seemed like the weight would never go away. I don't know if that makes sense to you.

I started also by just walking, slowly and short at first- then adding longer/fast walks until I was at a very brisk pace and walking about 3-4 miles at a time. I joined Planet Fitness just to use the Circuit training room- it is great and I got super fast results. One of the key things to remember is to tone while you lose so you don't get flabby and have extra skin- it will far easier to tone it while you lose it. The circuit room is great, you do 1 minute on a weight machine and then 1 minute on a cardio and you go around alternating between weight machines and cardio for 30 mins total. By the end of 30 mins you have toned your entire body and done cardio. Its nice because you can go as slow as you want on the cardio and lift as light as you want on the machines and keep building up your resistance. After I felt I was not pushing myself enough in that room I went to the treadmill where I started out slow and short, and built up speed/incline/resistance and time. Then went to the elliptical and now I am on the full body ARC machines. Remember also, it's going to hurt- push through. DON'T HURT YOURSELF but you need to push through and not 'phone it in' when you think you just can't anymore, give it one more minute. Congratulations on starting your new path- I know the first step is the hardest. Do not get discouraged and hang in there! Planet Fitness has memberships for 10.00/month with no contract. or if you know someone with a membership they can take a guest for free every time. If you cannot get a membership then I would just keep walking and just keep pushing yourself, harder, faster, longer. Add leg weights and arm weights eventually.