Ok you finally did it, you made it through your first few weeks of being in a serious routine of following your diet.  The next step to make sure you actually can make your goals happen is to slowly add exercise.  The reason you want your transition into exercising to be slow is that the vast majority of people give up on it almost right after starting, because they tried to get themselves to do too much too fast.  There is no way your body will be ready to run 5 miles a day or do 100 pushups a night right when you begin so don’t even bother trying. 

First take a look at the exercises you would actually enjoy doing, if it’s something awkward or hard to do, regardless how great the results could be, you most likely won’t be able to follow through with it for very long.  The best way to get started is to do the most common exercises ever known to man, pushups, sit-ups, and jumping rope.  If you can at least get started with doing this every night, beginning with small amounts of sets (3 sets of 10 pushups), within weeks you will definitely see and feel a difference.  You will most likely be able to add pushups, sit-ups, or crunches to your sets within no time which will also add motivation to your diet and exercising as you feel stronger and healthier.  Girls shouldn’t listen to the misconception that pushups are a guy thing and not necessary for you to do, this is very wrong as a pushup is great for many parts of your body including general overall endurance.  When it comes to sit-ups though, some find crunches are better for the rest of your body especially your back, so girls and guys with back problems both should do those instead.

When you are ready to begin adding jogging to your exercise routine, this is an area that is best taken in small steps as well.  Start off by running 1 mile a day and take it from there.  Once you find yourself finishing your run and still having more fuel left in your tank, push it further.  Even if you only run 1 mile and walk another, keeping your heart rate up is the main factor so at least keep your walking at a brisk pace or jog if you are able to.   Bring an iPod with you when you run and get into your own rhythm to help yourself last longer, if you focus on your fear of not being able to go the distance, chances are you will wear yourself out and not push yourself to keep going.