Is being obese a hindrance to getting back in shape?

[danieladamsmith]

I'd say be patient and be realistic. Think more in terms of a year at a time.
Depending on your age I'd say that it takes about a month of 3 times a week to get over the you are going to throw up feeling. After that just be regular and begin to expand.
I was a bit overweight when I started training last year and I'm 42. I lost the first 20 lbs in a few months. Now I'm 6'2". I was about 208 and now I'm down to 188. The last lbs are the hardest. I didn't really think about what I was eating I just trained really hard. Now I'm doing core training and keeping a record of what I eat and starting to really track my diet. I stopped all sweets, and all late night snacking. But it takes time. As the other poster pointed out. You don't put it on in a week and it doesn't come of in a week.
It's more important to not miss or skip training. So you can get all commando and train for 4 hours but then you are done for the next couple of days because you are too sore.