Many of us face the same dilemma - Finding ourselves fat and trying to lose the weight. I have been there and I am here again, but I am not disheartened because I know what got me to this point. You see I am a stress eater. That means whenever anything is happening in my life I generally comfort myself with food (the one thing I can control).
If you have read my Free Diet Book, "Slimmer Zimmer," you would realize that one way (if you are able to commit) one can lose the weight without the fad diets, is by walking! True one will have to watch the food higher in fat and sweets, but you can walk daily and take the weight off! Here is a short clip of Nancy Sanatra walking (OK - this is a stretch) in her song, "These Boots are made for Walking." 
I found an inspiring story about a man that was 400 pounds, with high-blood-pressure and high-cholesterol that had to make a decision to regain his health! What he did was to start walking an hour a day as well as eat a low-carb diet (on of the popular diets today). He ended up losing his first 100 pounds this way in seven months (story here). He started looking for a gym he was comfortable with to do his strength training. Today he has lost almost 200 pounds and has integrated exercise into his routine! I liked his motivation for losing the weight – his health and family.I have lost weight and kept if off for years by walking and eating a low-fat diet. Walking is one of the great exercises because it is low-impacting on the joints (less injuries) and puts a person into the aerobic range. A quick review of the aerobic ranges:
- Any walking is going to burn calories and start burning fat!
- start slow and work up to faster walks as you get into better shape later!
- 60 % of your maximum heart rate is best for fat burning
- easy to do with walking
- 80% of your maximum heart rate is better for cardio-pulmonary (heart/lung)
- you can race walk or slow jog (among lots of other exercises)
This is a general overview but to review – it is good to start wherever you can (assuming you have doctor’s approval of an exercise program if you have been inactive for a while) and slowly work up to the maximum fat burning range or cardio ranges. You will burn fat at the higher aerobic range as well as have some cardio-pulmonary benefits from the lower fat burning range (as well as when you are starting out).
I try to vary my work-outs so some days I am pushing myself (I’m still working up to the doing the high cardio range) more and other days I walk until I’m just starting to breath hard (and then keep it up) to burn the maximum amount of fat!
Hang in there everyone! Remember it is not as important what exercise or diet you do but working YOUR plan (the one you can live with). Anyone that has a desire – has what it takes to be successful! Just keep working towards your goal.
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