And so it begins.......... ;-)

You're doing really well. Don't try to do everything at once. the fact that is is day 13 and you are just now starting to exercise is actually a good thing.

Instead of overwhelming yourself by trying to do everything at once and solve the whole problem in a weekend, you're being smart and focusing on one thing at a time. this may seem like it will take longer, but in fact it won't.

Trying to do it all at once will lead to failure 99 times out of 100. Doing it the way you are gives you the best chance of long term success.

My recommendation, for what it is worth - the HIT training will not help you lose weight. It will increase your aerobic fitness which will help with being out of breath, but it won't shift the weight.

What you are looking for is long duration low intensity stuff - like the walking you are doing. That's really good for you.

When you get to adding running into your regime, I would recommend going for a walk. At the half way mark, jog just lightly for 100 yards. Then walk the rest of it.

Do that for a week and see how your body feels (this might hurt a surprising amount at the start). Then you just add more 100 yard jogs in the second half (run 100, walk 100, run 100) until you find you are walking the first half to warm up, and then jogging home.

You can add resistance by walking laps at your local pool (if you have one). It is nice on your joints because the water supports your body, but it increases the effort you have to put in. And you get to play with your kids as well ;-)

I hope that helps.

You're doing well. I'd like to say it gets easier, but what usually happens is you start to feel better, stronger, fitter, more up for a challenge. so you end up challenging yourself to go further, faster, and the next thing you know you've signed up for an ultramarathon hehe

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