What are some easy ways to start getting into shape?

Start running through the neighborhood. And dont eat take out. As my mother says.. burn more than you consume and you’ll lose weight.

Walking. This book sets you up with five, half-hour workouts per week using just a bench, dumbells and an exercise mat. Very doable and fairly effective.

@pinkparaluies Eating take out is our worst habit of all. I would estimate that we go out to eat at LEAST 5 times a week. Yikes. That’s bad. And expensive.

Walking. Basic strength exercises: pushups, sit ups, lunges, squats. Simple, but it works.

Also, cutting out liquid calories (i.e. soda, sugary drinks, full-fat milks, etc.) will help out

eating right is key. If you watch what you eat, you will notice a huge difference. Your workout also doesn’t need to be as intense, considering you just want to get into shape, and your not training to get a sports physique. Eat right for example, egg whites and whole wheat toast in the morning, turkey and vegetables for lunch, an ounce of almonds for snack, and either chicken, fish, or turkey with a vegetable for dinner. Good luck!

www.thedailyplate.com – That will help you a LOT. The number one thing you can do while trying to lose weight is always write what you eat down. This website is a life saver :)

You’d be amazed at the difference you can see just from changing your meal frequency. Eating 6 smaller meals a day instead of 3 large meals can change everything. By eating more frequently, you keep your metabolism burning throughout day, resulting in more total burned calories and less calories converted to fat.

Of course, it will help you to figure out how many calories you should be eating a day, based on your physical activity (for example, sedentary, non-exercising men typically need between 2700–2900 calories a day to stay the same weight). When you know how many calories you typically burn in a day, you just need to reduce your intake appropriately for weight loss (no more than 15%).

It can also be helpful to know the calories of food you frequently eat. For example, one serving of brown rice (about the size of a tennis ball) is 215 calories. One large banana is 100 calories. One slice of pizze is 400 calories. One chinese food combination platter of chicken in garlic sauce is over 1600 calories. When you get to know how many calories things are, you become much more thoughtful about how full you’re getting from really calorie-dense foods.

@drdoombot but you also have to take into effect the calories from fat, saturated fat, and intake of b vitamins. Having a high intake of B vitamins actually help to increase your metabolism. Taking a b12 supplement has help keep me from gaining as much weight as my roommate did last year. The sat fat in foods take a very long time to pass larger quantities ( i think its somewhere around 5–10 (m)g a day) so if you eat such foods youll notice a good bit of growth in your love handles and such (my current problem). But seriously, go walk for a good hour in the evenings (start off at 20 min if you are easily winded and work your way up over a few weeks) and youll be just fine.

Sociology has taught us why the people you lived in bands were the healthiest. They didnt eat processed foods, they ate wild game, and they walked for freaking ever….

If you want to make a small differences, you don’t have to count calories or make drastic changes to your diet. Just do what you can to include more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. A lot of the time for dinner, I saute up some zucchini, squash, onions, and mushrooms, and eat it with long grain rice. This is really really fast- it takes about 10 minutes from start to finish. I always have fruits around that don’t go bad quickly, like apples and pears. I buy a ton of them when I go grocery shopping and eat about two a day. When I’m really lazy and not into cooking, sometimes I just eat apples. I love having those heads of living lettuce, because they stay fresh for a while and taste great. And most takeout places do have some healthy options.

Walking and not eating out much help me with weight control. My husband just lost 30 pounds by controlling his portion size; his diet counselor told him to eat the same foods he’s been eating but only ¾ as much.

For me, it’s mostly about cutting out the crap.