[indigal]

Carbie, Look around the site.. Your here & that's a big step right there! Lot's of information has been posted about many of the topics & concerns you have...

I for one at this stage in my life would quit by the end of the week if I pushed myself 30 minutes everyday to start out... I'm carrying a lot of extra weight... & want to stick with something... I am at the stage of doing 5 minutes on my eleptical, picking up my dumbells for 5 minutes, walking dogs 10 minutes, another 5 on elleptical & some stretches.. It all adds up & is something I can live with,& feels less like setting myself up for failure...

It's all about not being afraid to try different things out.. What works for me, may not work for you & vice versa.. See what works for you & stick with it.. If you feel burned out after day 2of 30 minutes... try lesser time, till you find what works for you..

Read up in various diet forums too.. You can learn a lot from those who are fighting the same battle.

Best of luck!

[StephanieM]

Carbie, you've been given great advice. The internet is a wonderful thing full of information, and this is a great board.

Don't make excuses. If you're not ready to lose weight, then don't do it. But if you want this, REALLY want this, then get on that bike and start moving. You are very lucky to get all that equipment for free.

As for eating, if you can't control what you eat then eat smaller portions.

You have the worst attitude I've ever seen on this site, and I hope you can turn it around and become a positive person. You have the power to do this. Eat less, move more. Easy to understand right?

[jiffypop]

yes, Carbie - you CAN get do 30 minutes at a shot if you'd like. Some of us can't do 30 minutes. some can't do 15 minutes. But if we can do 5 minutes several times a day, it adds up.

I'm one of those who can only tolerate a few minutes of exercise at a time [a heart condition]. But i do it. several times a day. Not perfectly, but my exercise tolerance has gone from 30 seconds to several minutes - and i'll take it very happily.

[jiffypop]

oh. and one more wonderful thing to put on plain veggies - some garlic and lemon juice. I'd use fresh garlic, but you can certainly sprinkle a pinch of garlic powder on them [cheap] and a squeeze from one of those plastic lemons [i think they're about a dollar - it'll last awhile].