Hello
I am a 23 year old white female, who is living in chilly Canada. The outdoors is not a friend to me, at least not in the Atlantic regions, and I find walking or any other exercise outside to be too uncomfortable.
I recently purchased a manuel treadmill in attempts of fighting the cold, and bypassing expensive gym fees. Also having no vehicle makes it nearly impossible to drive to a gym anyways.
My problem is this - I am 5 7" and weight 240lbs. I'm not kidding myself with any illusions that I'm just "big boned". I'm trying to turn my life around. I have already over the past year or so changed my diet to more a healthier means. I only have "junk food" a couple days every week, I home cook meals from scratch. I have also cut out red meat for health and ethical reasons.
I try my upmost, for my budget, to eat as balanced as I can.
Unfortunately, my tastes and knowledge in food preparation leaves me overeating carbs, and I haven't eaten breakfast for years because eating before 10 am makes me ill.
I have attempted to have the will power to walk on the treadmill for 30 min a day, but find myself either bored to death while on the thing, or I find myself extremely lethargic afterwards (practically passing out asleep for several hours later, which deeply disturbs my daily routine). It's for that reason I haven't attempted working out in the morning because I fear I'd sleep and lose half the day, or miss work.
I'm also very depressed after being told by a doctor that even if I started a routine, I would only lose 1lb a month. For someone 100 lbs overweight, it all seems so pointless.
Can someone please give me some ideas to overcome these obsticals? What can I really expect to lose in how long... and how can I work out without being bored stiff doing it, without falling into a deep lethargic state afterward?
Any ideas for strength training for a beginner overweight female?
Depressed and confused,
JF
I am a 23 year old white female, who is living in chilly Canada. The outdoors is not a friend to me, at least not in the Atlantic regions, and I find walking or any other exercise outside to be too uncomfortable.
I recently purchased a manuel treadmill in attempts of fighting the cold, and bypassing expensive gym fees. Also having no vehicle makes it nearly impossible to drive to a gym anyways.
My problem is this - I am 5 7" and weight 240lbs. I'm not kidding myself with any illusions that I'm just "big boned". I'm trying to turn my life around. I have already over the past year or so changed my diet to more a healthier means. I only have "junk food" a couple days every week, I home cook meals from scratch. I have also cut out red meat for health and ethical reasons.
I try my upmost, for my budget, to eat as balanced as I can.
Unfortunately, my tastes and knowledge in food preparation leaves me overeating carbs, and I haven't eaten breakfast for years because eating before 10 am makes me ill.
I have attempted to have the will power to walk on the treadmill for 30 min a day, but find myself either bored to death while on the thing, or I find myself extremely lethargic afterwards (practically passing out asleep for several hours later, which deeply disturbs my daily routine). It's for that reason I haven't attempted working out in the morning because I fear I'd sleep and lose half the day, or miss work.
I'm also very depressed after being told by a doctor that even if I started a routine, I would only lose 1lb a month. For someone 100 lbs overweight, it all seems so pointless.
Can someone please give me some ideas to overcome these obsticals? What can I really expect to lose in how long... and how can I work out without being bored stiff doing it, without falling into a deep lethargic state afterward?
Any ideas for strength training for a beginner overweight female?
Depressed and confused,
JF