Sophtwizzle wrote: I have lost 21 lbs in the past 6 months and feel much better. I know I am going to have to exercise a lot more to get my bodyfat percentage down but I have no motivation :s
Massively well done on losing 21lbs! That's fabulous.
What is it about exercise that demotivates you? Is it the 'hot/sweaty/breathless' bit, a lack of time, squishing yourself into lycra, boredom, fear of feeling like an idiot, cost? You can get over all of them and you might end up enjoying it.
About 7 years ago, I was more or less a couch potato. My commute was an hour each way - and by the time I got home, I just wanted dinner and collapse on the sofa. I didn't have time to exercise... and since I could walk for some distance and run for the odd bus (admittedly breathlessly), I didn't really have any motivation to do it.
Then a random picture made me realise that I was fat rather than just chubby (I'd lost weight in the past and figured I'd only put a little bit back on) and decided that this time I needed to exercise to get it off. A friend got me to try a Body Pump class - lifting weights to music - which was low-intensity and low impact. The challenge came in the weights you lifted so you could make it as easy or hard as you wanted. I had bad memories of trying aerobics in the past where after the warm-up, I wanted to die but there was 30 minutes left!
I started with that, discovered I quite liked the class environment - you book so you've committed to go, you get to know people to chat to/grab coffee with and it's varied so you don't feel as bored. 7 years on, new friends can't believe I was ever not active - I cycle to/from work, I run occasionally, I still do Body Pump and now Body Combat. If I run for a bus, I know I'll catch it - and I won't be a sweaty red mass gasping for breath. I'll try most adventurous stuff - in that time, I've taken up skiing, sailing and tried my hand at coasteering and sky diving. And I have less fear of doing it because I know I'm fit.
I used all those reasons above when I was putting off exercising. Now I can't imagine not being fit again.
Let us know what puts you off - and we can try to help you find something you might enjoy.