Wow everyone, thanks for the advice and support!
My diet is generally ok except my sugar intake. That is my biggest weakness. However, soda isn't a problem for me. But my portion size could also use some improvement. I'm the only fat one in my family. My wife and all my kids have a healthy weight.
When I was in shape before I got married, I liked lifting weights and running. I have a desk job, so I'm quite sedentary which is another big problem. However, I normally work from home which means I could fit in exercise during my breaks.
I like the myfitnesspal idea, I will learn how to use it.
I don't think a gym membership will help me all that much, because I doubt I would go because I don't drive. But I am not opposed to buying home gym equipment, I have the space in my home and I think i would probably use it if I had it. Any recommendations?
I've been looking at the Marcy MD-9010G but I'm open to anything that will give me a fairly complete workout and isn't thousands of dollars.
There is a cemetery about a block away that I could go running at, and I don't mind running in the winter as long as I can keep my lungs from freezing, any advice?
I agree about starting slow, I definitely need to. The cemetery has a lot of roads in it so it would be easy to divide up into small manageable progressing sections.
I want to kick myself though for loosing my good habits I had when I was younger. I used to lift weights every day with my brother and run 3 miles a day and I looked and felt great.
My wife really liked the way I looked which is one of the reasons why she married me and I would really like to look like that again for her. Saying that though, she doesn't complain to me about my weight and is very supportive. But, if she still looks good after 7 kids, then what excuse do I have?
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