This is so hard for me. I will continue, but I have a difficult journey ahead of me.

I got on the treadmill and could only do 3.25 minutes at 1.4 mph.

Is anyone else as out of shape as I am? I am so deflated. Just I just have to keep doing it until I get better.

I'm about as out of shape as they come. Continue what you are doing. You will get farther and better as you loose weight and build endurance.

Each day you will go a little bit farther....baby steps! You gotta start somewhere, right?

I agree! Baby Steps! I am starting my workout regimine with my husband today, surgery is next Thursday...I can barely walk up two flights of stairs without stopping...but, I know eventually, it will get better! Do not be discouraged!

This is so hard for me. I will continue, but I have a difficult journey ahead of me.

I got on the treadmill and could only do 3.25 minutes at 1.4 mph.

Is anyone else as out of shape as I am? I am so deflated. Just I just have to keep doing it until I get better.

Be sure to check with your Dr first.

I was so out of shape I could not walk up the stairs without loosing my breath. Turned out it was my heart.

I was a walking time bomb and didn't even know it!

Now I feel 20 years younger.

Omg I know! I don't think you can know how difficult it is (unless you've experienced it) to move around a whole extra person! It's hard enough todo normal everyday stuff much less exercise!

Thanks for the words of encouragement from the long term bandsters. I have started at 5 minutes on the treadmill but it is murdering me!

<div>Be sure to check with your Dr first.<br />

I was so out of shape I could not walk up the stairs without loosing my breath. Turned out it was my heart.<br />

I was a walking time bomb and didn't even know it!<br />

Now I feel 20 years younger.</div>

<div><br />

Ah, that is a good point. Never thought it could be anything but my weight. As hard as it is for me, it should be checked out. I mean it is almost too hard. Thanks!</div>

<div> </div>

Thanks for the words of encouragement from the long term bandsters. I have started at 5 minutes on the treadmill but it is murdering me!

Thanks Pollyanna. It is soooo hard. We will both work on this together and will get there!

The first time I got on my spin bike I rode really slowly for 5 mins and then when I got off I thought I was going to die. I actually said to my then-husband (who was a personal trainer when he was younger) that I thought I was having a heart attack. And he told me, just keep going, fitness is built, you're not born with it.

By the end of 8 months, I was riding 40kms (about 25 miles) 3 times a week.

Keep at it. You put in the work, and you will be rewarded.

Be sure to check with your Dr first. I was so out of shape I could not walk up the stairs without loosing my breath. Turned out it was my heart. I was a walking time bomb and didn't even know it! Now I feel 20 years younger.

As always good advice B-52. Never thought it was anything else but my weight.

What does your name mean, if you don't mind. My dad flew B-52's.

Omg I know! I don't think you can know how difficult it is (unless you've experienced it) to move around a whole extra person! It's hard enough todo normal everyday stuff much less exercise!

I know. I feel I should lose some weight before I start exercising, but I know that is faulty thinking. That's how hard it is.

All you can do is what you can do. DO get the OK by your doctor, of course. But even if it is just moving your arms and legs in your chair, it is better than nothing. 5 minutes walking is awesome! It doesn't have to be structured. Park a little farther away. Walk half way down your block when you check your mail.

Get a couple of weights to lift while you watch TV. Any effort is worth it.

Thanks everyone for the kind and encouraging words.

The way I figure it, you have to be out of shape before you can get in shape, right? Start small and work your way up, and before you know it you'll be doing things you never thought you could!

You are so not alone. At my heaviest I stopped walking to the cafe at work for lunch because it was wayyyyy on the other side of the facility. About 1/2 mile from my desk. I had a really really bad knee problem. I ended up going to a ortho surgeon only to be told I had to loose weight because there was nothing he could do because I was too young for a knee replacement (38). He told me to consider swimming.

I bought a fat lady swim dress, swim cap, snorkle (makes swimming easier), Water proof MP3 player and off I went to the pool. If I can walk out of the locker room at 366 pounds dressed like that in front of the high school swim team; ANYBODY can.

Swimming or water aerobics are great for heavy people. Now 147 pounds lighter I am doing a 3 miles walk daily (sometimes longer); and going for hour of water aerobics in the evening.

As mentioned previously some of us are carrying around AN EXTRA PERSON. No wonder we are tired all the time.