When I finally decided to workout for real (aka, not just walk on a treadmill for a couple week then lose interest) I just committed and signed up to work with a trainer for at first 20 sessions, then stayed with him for over a year, took a break, then finished out year 2 with him.
I found for me, my biggest issues were motivation, accountability and consistency. Paying for a trainer filled in all those blanks for me and introduced me to weight lifting. And although I saw him only 2-3 times per week, there was NO way I was going to waste all that money and not do workouts on the other days on my own.
After the two years with my trainer, I finally stumbled on Cathe, and that started the journey of my at home workouts. At the time I had no idea that there were workout dvds that focused on weights and strength, I was truly in awe of her and what she was doing, being able to do gym style weights at home WITH someone to follow was just amazing to me.
I am currently back in the gym again in a 3 time/week fat loss challenge class to mix things up and re-up my motivation, I was nursing a sore back for a while and had really lowered my activity levels, and needed a jolt to get my energy, stamina and motivation back. I continue to do my other workouts at home.
Oh yeah, and in general Weight Watchers has probably been where I have my most weight loss success. I really enjoy the primal/paleo way of eating, and believe in it's health benefits, but for me, I just can't seem to lose weight following it. So I just try to eat as little processed food as possible on WW for portion control, but I have incorporated some grains back into my diet to help feel fuller.
One more thought, find stuff YOU think is fun! As long as you are getting some cardio and some strength benefits, it doesn't matter which workouts you choose, as long as you are doing them, good luck!
