Ok guys I need a pick me up bad!!! I have been banded since April 28th and have lost 32 pounds. Although that may sound great I know I could do so much better if I exercised. I just do not have the motivation to do it alone. My fiance and family and friends have all said that they will support me, but I guess that means as long as they do not have to do anything to help. I really feel alone, and defeated right now. I need encouragement from some where and I guess that is what I am asking all of yall to do. My wedding will be in 8 months, haven't lost nearly the amount of weight I wanted to, my fiance could care less if I was skinny or obeses, and I am just going nuts.

Any advice? Most say you just have to fight and bite the bullet make yourself exercise. How do I know where to start, when to start, how much to do each day? I can not afford a gym membership or trainer anymore, after the last attempts, and not that I had to pay for the surgery all on my own I am not in that kind of position.

Thanks so much for all the advice in advance. You all are doing so great!!! I envy you all.

jdessel

There are so many ways to incorporate exercise into your day. I park at the end of parking lots and walk instead of looking for a close spot. When picking up dirty laundry or toys on the floor use a squat instead of bending over. Instead of loading a bunch of clothes into the washer put each individual item in by squatting and lturning sideways like doing side to side twisting exercises. And as always, using stairs instead of elevators is a plus.

The idea is not to have a particular time that you do a predetermined set of exercise, but to incorporate it throughout your day. This makes it not so tedious and daunting.

There are so many ways to incorporate exercise into your day. I park at the end of parking lots and walk instead of looking for a close spot. When picking up dirty laundry or toys on the floor use a squat instead of bending over. Instead of loading a bunch of clothes into the washer put each individual item in by squatting and lturning sideways like doing side to side twisting exercises. And as always, using stairs instead of elevators is a plus.

The idea is not to have a particular time that you do a predetermined set of exercise, but to incorporate it throughout your day. This makes it not so tedious and daunting.

Ok now I know I am not the only one that does these things! These are just a few of the things I do just to get a little extra movement each day.

1. walk up and down the 2 flights of stairs we have in our house atleast 10x per day. If I have to go upstairs to get something I will for example walk up, walk down, walk up (get the item) , walk back down. I do this all the time :biggrin: Theres some days where I end up walking up and down 30 times without even trying.
   
2. When I go out to check the mail I walk around the block before getting the mail... Only takes 5 minutes but its something.
   
3. Like mamakatken said when you do laundry do squats when loading.
   
4. When I am cooking dinner and have a minute while I wait for something to finish I do stretches for my legs and back etc.
   
5. I throw the ball for my dog even just a few minutes of running and playing with them does alot of great things.
   
6. After work take a 20 minute walk to start off slow. For a short walk like that you dont need anything fancy.. Just hit the sidewalk in your work clothes.
   
7. At work for your breaks go outside and walk around the block takes less than 15 minutes normally and you feel refreshed when you go back inside. I have a desk job and eat at my desk so for my lunch I go for a short quick walk around the block then sit in the sun for the last bit of lunch.
   
8. Go out dancing with friends it's an amazing workout!
   
9. If you have 'on demand' with you cable company try some of the workouts on there. My daughter loves them I prefer not to be tied to the TV. That or you can get a DVD or VHS pretty cheap for low impact aerobics. I like sweatin to the oldies thats pretty fun to do.
   

The possibilities are endless. You juts have to be creative Another thing to motivate you is even if you can afford just a cheap pedometer you can wear it to see what your steps were for 1 day and then each day try to out do the previous one :frown:

I am truly in the same boat as you and I hate to exercise. Always have. When I was young I would do fine as long as I didnt look at it as exercise so that is what I am trying to do now. I was banded 4/2/08 and have only lost 37lbs. Here are a few things I have started doing to increase my activity and keep my brain from thinking I am exercising:

1. I started mowing the lawn. My husband is loving this. It is good exercise and it doesn't feel like exercise.

2. Turn on the radio or music on TV and dance around the house. (worked for me as a teenager so thought I would give it a shot).

3. Playing with my son. Whatever: soccer, baseball, basketball-alot more fun than a treadmill.

4. And as someone else said playing with the dogs. I have 4 dogs and they love to play.

I don't have money for a gym membership either. These are some of the ways I get in exercise:

- Walk outside 30-60 minutes

- Ride my bike outside 30 -60 minutes

- Walk on my treadmill

- Pop my Biggest Loser DVD into the DVD player

- Use my exercise ball for strength training

- Use my 5 lb weights for strength training

Exercise isn't always fun, the trick is finding something you can do on a regular basis. Good luck to you!:embaressed_smile:

Great excercise ideas! I also park my car far away from the entrance to stores and always return the cart to the farthest place. I also use my radio and cd's and dance while I cook and clean. I love doing that it is a lot of fun. I have been using my excercise ball to sit on while I watch tv. I use the commercial breaks for situps or lifting my two pound weights. I take my dogs on a walk as much as possible. My little dog has lost 6 pounds! :grouphug:

Great excercise ideas! I also park my car far away from the entrance to stores and always return the cart to the farthest place. I also use my radio and cd's and dance while I cook and clean. I love doing that it is a lot of fun. I have been using my excercise ball to sit on while I watch tv. I use the commercial breaks for situps or lifting my two pound weights. I take my dogs on a walk as much as possible. My little dog has lost 6 pounds! :cursing:

I learned from a trainer that if you do what you mentioned above... Exercise during commercials you can burn 300 calories an hour.

Each time a commercial comes on do jumping jacks. By the end of a 1 hr program they really add up!

I like doing my ZUMBA DVD cause it feels more like dancing than exercise lol...

I like doing my ZUMBA DVD cause it feels more like dancing than exercise lol...

What video are you using?

I bought it from the website www.zumba.com/