[jerzeegyrl]

Hi, all. I'm new to this site, but not new to weight loss. At age 51, still struggling with obesity. However, over the past 7 years, I went from 220 lbs to 175. Funny thing is I can't figure out how I dropped from 220 lbs to 197 lbs. But once I realized that I had mysteriously lost weight, I made an effort to lose weight and joined a gym. With great difficulty, I've maintained a size 14 for 4 years. I still yo-yo 15 lbs up and down, though.

I've developed a strong LOVE of exercise. This has led me to try out different gyms and types of exercise. My favorite is "spin cycling." Unfortunately, I had to give up my two gym memberships for financial and time reasons. I miss the gym so, so, so much. Now I'm working on developing an exercise routine using the great outdoors and my great indoors. I hope to get some tips on these forums to finally get to my goal weight. Thanks for listenin'.

[NEMom]

Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your weight loss success and maintenance to date. This is wonderful!
I do not belong to a gym either. I have purchased inexpensive exercise equipment from Craigslist or Play It Again Sports and have set up my own gym in my basement which I use 5 days a week. I would encourage you to incorporate some moderate weight training into your routine. It helps increase metabolism because muscle burns more calories.
Best of luck to you!

[jerzeegyrl]

Thanks NEMom, I did get a nice bench step from Craigslist but will check the other option as well. I am a cardio girl but have included weight resistance as well. Thanks again !! Congrats on your progress !! 3 lbs to go... What a joy.