You and me both... only I'm 5'-6" and approximately 80 pounds overweight. The only thing that stands in my way (other than being lazy) is the fact I am usually forced to sit all day long due to my job.

I'm happy now. I thought I was old but apparently not. %D

Shenandoh; I don't do really any exercise at all (aside of walking around at school on the days I actually have classes) but I am still dieting by eating less and I'm losing weight because of it. oxo

I used to eat frequently in smaller portions then when I got a seasonal job for Halloween (because people are procrastinators XP) where my first job experience I worked in a 12 hr shifts 7 days a week with barely a break/lunch, so I had to start eat less frequently but in biggger portions and for some reason with in a month I lost about 30 lbs and I always carried a gallon of water with me.

There are some easy exercises you can do (but they would be preferable if you have an office that isn't shared with others. xD)

yea. For me I hate the cold and don't have the motivation to do excerise. I've always been like that since I was a baby

I hate cold and hot... I sweat much more easily than most people, even though I'm not really that overweight. It may be a medical condition, but I don't have the money to see a doctor about it (and yes, it really is bad enough that I /should/ see a doctor).

I don't do things that make me sweat. >>;;

I sweat a lot too, so I have to use a clinical-strength antiperspirant (but thankfully those are sold over-the-counter now) but I like the cold -- I'm really comfortable around 40 degrees F.

That doesn't help me.

It's not really enough for me either, so I just try to avoid temperatures above 70 degrees as much as I can avoid it. x.x

o.0

I really wouldn't worry about it at all. That is a perfectly okay weight for your height. It's a nice, healthy weight.

You don't want to be skinny-skinny. I was once extremely thin, and I look back at pictures now and realize I look sickly and anorexic. :x

Oh goodness, where this conversation has gone.
I'm 5'3 and around 150 pounds. Not perfectly happy, but it will do.

My job exercising is strange, I work as a theatre technician so on some days I'm crawling around through grids, and on other days I'm just sitting for hours and hours setting up cues. So some days I exercise, some days I don't. But I am currently on break, lovely amazing break, so I took today, and walked for a good five hours. It was great, I've been feeling awesome all day.
If I had the time, I'd walk everywhere, but my schedule is just so busy, I can never make time for the gym or anything of the sort.

Panda, you look fine. If you want to exercise to feel better about yourself and be healthier, props to you, and there are bunches of tips throughout the entire thread. I actually write the word no on my palm when I know I'll be at a buffet or a catered show, and I'll use that to remind myself that I really do not need to be near the table with small fancy cakes on it.
So good luck, you look great now, and good luck to you.

I'm really happy my parents gifted me a year sporting at the gym around the corner =) Really sweet! Now I won't only loose weight (I gained a lot the past half year due to personal stuff =x) but I will also get a tight body again 8D Kekeke. I want to go back when you could still see my abs a little... <3 - which is good timing too, a (rather pro) photographer wants me to model for him o 3o And I want to look good of course, who doesn't.

Time to start getting healthy supertime again 8D With.... water! -Fills bottles- xD

Once I'm into this stuff, I get pretty enthusiastic about it lol.

Since I've been working I've lost 40 pounds, so now according to a chart in my doctor's office, I am within the healthy range for my build (6 foot, now 208 pounds). I'm still not happy with the appearance of my body, so for the new years resolution I am going to start doing exercises either when I wake up, or after I get off work, mainly sit-ups and push ups.

@Gozed; I'd recommend also doing some fitness-like abs workout. It might feel kind of silly for you to do something like Zumba Flat Abs, but that's some incredible excersize. You won't have to do them all, just try a few moves and decide which you like and feels good. Those will help every part of your body and not only your back, tummy and arms. If you wanna look good, it's best to do them all 8D I used to look pretty silly back when I played volleybal. My upper body was (and still is) very skinny and muscled, while my lower body - especially my legs) are kind of 'left behind'. It's much better now, but still not equal xD

I just looked up some Zumba Flat Abs videos, basically it just looks like intense dancing to me...

It is =P But it works. A few moves look a lot like fitness, tho most is dancing.

Buuut if it's in your room... why would you care if it's dancing 0:) It's not like anyone else has to know... it's about the result 8D And well, maybe you would've liked it so I thought I'd mention it ^^

Only problem if I tried to do it in my room, I'd shake the house (the floor shakes easily, I can feel my family walk around the living room cause of the vibrations through the floor). Honestly, I would probably do it, and have fun with it, like set up the garage to be like a night club with the light or something for me to work out in.

@Logan; cool! <3 They also have Zumba at the gym I'm gonna go to tomorrow. Hopefully I can join in (it's usually so busy you got to be lucky to join)

@Gozed; good point. That sucks, I hope you can find a way tho <3 like, when you're home alone or something lol

Monday lol... yeah after the weekend of course xD It's the busiest day here too. Which is why I avoid mondays.

I doubt any gyms around here do anything like zumba. Granted we only have one gym really, and its mostly for the equipment.

Pssh, thats what youtube is for, free classes. :P

What, only one gym? That's rare XD My town only already has 7!
Thankfully the cheapest (for me, I get a 50% discount as student) gym is about 150 meter away from my home - which makes me go faster lol.

Oh my gosh, man... I know loads of people are saying it, but I'd kill to be your weight. (Or your height, actually...)

I really can't tell you any good way to do it. Personally, I've tried gyms, work outs, diets... nothing works for me, but some of them might work for you.

The only thing that ever worked for me when it came to weightloss was anorexia, but do NOT try that. Because as soon as you eat normally you just gain it all back... your body goes into 'starvation mode' and you're worse off then you were.

On top of that... it is really bad for you.

So... yeah. Good luck? :\

So I'm trying to Zumba thing.
Alone in my bedroom. >>
With the door locked.

And it's actually really fun.
I'm feeling skinny radiate off the screen, and I waanntt.

be active and eat well, if you lose weight good, if not then you didnt need too :D

What I do isn't a major excerise routine.

I play Dance Dance Revolution on occasions when I go to my moms place, but when I get my apartment. It's coming with me.

And I don't do tohose basic excrise video last time I did the routine videos was a stripper Carmen Electra type of video I found on demand for free. I was awesome when you do them right it works on those areas (the next day I was sore from the muscles being activated) and it makes you feel sexy as you do it :3

I know right? Once you're into it, it's actually really fun.

I bought the Kinect for Xbox and Zumba with it =) I'm loving it!!

What about the WiiFit.

it only sad thing about it is the assumption that your fat is around the bellylike a beer belly in fact oTL

WiiFit sounds extremely boring XD And I don't feel like buying a Wii just for that - I don't like any of the games honestly.
I'm more one a 'shooters' person.

I don't own a wii as well I played it with my friends at one point

I like the Wii Fit but also want the other work out games on the Wii.
Having to get up an move with it makes things a lot of fun.

Schools are now doing DDR as a ciricularphysical activity. and they say video games are lazy ones

Lol...I wish they'd add that to our schools.
Here they are trying to ban everything like chocolate milk.