I am just starting out (again), and since I am a big girl, I am only walking (kind of fast paced) a mile about twice a week. Also, I am counting house cleaning as my exercise too since I literally drip with sweat for hours. I clean about 1 or 2 times a week. Today, I did house cleaning for about 6-7 hours, with about 3 5-15 minute breaks (I am a pretty thorough cleaner). I am hoping since I sweat a lot (and move a lot) that this is a good work out. Sadly, I have a back problem, and I am scared to hurt it doing anything more physical at my current weight. So I am hoping I will see results with just these activities and counting calories. Anyone else using house cleaning as one of their exercise days?