Way to go, Katie! That is awesome.... and great advice! I will remember that.

Serenity, if you want my advice....dance....DANCE I say! Go in your room or livingroom... shut all the curtains.... crank the tunes and let loose. You'll feel silly at first but you'll get used to it AND it's fun which is soooo important. If you get tired of dancing then run in place, do toe touches, bend side-to-side, anything you can think of to keep your heart rate up. Don't worry about what you look like.... NOBODY can see you. I've done this for a long time. I mix it up with other things (walking, weights, ect.) but it's always fun to let loose and have fun.

Something else I found was a easier way to do sit-ups. You sit on your bed with your lower legs hanging over the edge. Make it so your knees are right at the edge. Then, just start doing sit-ups. You can use your legs to help you. It might seem pretty easy at first but keep going and you'll start to feel it. I had to do my sit-ups this way for a long time until I got in better shape. Now, I use one of those exercise balls. Doing them on the floor has always KILLED my tailbone.

Happy_Squid had a really good point about the water aerobics. You should see if there is anything like that around you.

Good luck girl. I know where you are coming from, i've been there. I was lucky to find a gym that has people of all ages and weight. I wish you luck in finding the same. If you can't... do what Katie says... give em hell girl!