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[quote=Anonymous]I just got the OK to start exercising again, 5 weeks post-partum and I need to lose 20 lbs.  I used to be very athletic, but I had a high-risk pregnancy preceded by a long fertility struggle, so I'm now at 12 months with ZERO exercise and at least 6 months of only very light exercise before that.  Now, I'm massively out of shape.  I've started walking around my neighborhood with the stroller and I get winded and exhausted after about a mile.  I really want to get back into shape, but I feel like I'm so far gone it's hard to know where to start.  I think I need someone to give me a program that I can follow to build back up to the point where I can start doing heavy exercises.  Also, I have to figure out a way to exercise with a newborn at home. I'm not comfortable taking her to the gym daycare at such a young age, and since DD cluster feeds from 6-10pm every night, I can't really fit in exercise in the evenings when my DH is home from work.

Here are the options I have that I already own or have access to:
 - walking in neighborhood with stroller (don't have a jogging stroller, and am too out of shape to jog anyway)
 - 30 Day Shred video
 - I have a few other DVDs (Baptiste power yoga, Barre Method, Physique 57) but they are all too hard for me right now - I'm so weak!)
 - assortment of free weights, jump rope
I can probably get to the gym once or twice on weekends while my DH watches the baby.

Any suggestions? It seems counter-intuitive, but I find it so un-motivating to be so drastically out of shape.  It's like, why even try when I can barely do anything? Maybe I should start with the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD - my defeatist attitude is probably exactly right for that program.  Or should I try the Couch to 5K program?  Or what about the FitBits that seem to be the rage?  I think I need some sort of structured program to force me to get off my butt and make an effort and to hold me accountable.  I'd welcome any suggestions or motivations.  Thanks
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