I'm a 45 year old make weighing 240 lbs. i want to exercise and lose weight. i have hypertension but not high blood pressure yet. ideas?

Eat 6 small meals: If you eat 6 small healthy meals and make the last one a bowl of vegetables and avoid sugar and processed salty food you will loss weight and your blood pressure will return to normal. The exercise will be a help as well. Don't smoke and get a good night sleep. You will feel better. Have breakfast with a good quality protein like an egg and high fiber bread. Have berries and skip juices.

Hypertension: Weight-loss will be incredibly important to your overall health. Your hypertension is likely due to excess weight. Hypertension is high blood pressure. An exercise program will he helpful for weight-loss, however you should see your health professional before embarking on an exercise program.

Diet too: If you are of average height, your initial weight goal should be less than 200 lbs -- and most people get to be overweight because they eat too much! so exercise yes and don't eat too much -- by the way, if you have hypertension, that means you have high blood pressure -- and this could also be weight related.

Do it gradually: First of all, have you family doctor clear you for exercise. Exercise alone may prevent weight gain but no necessarily weight loss. You must make lifestyle dietary changes. Ideally a whole food plant based nutrition would be the best. For sure a low glycemic, low inflammatory diet would help. 4-6 servings of vegetables, especially leafy greens, beans, nuts (1-2 ou per day), meat only 2x/wk.

Great motivation!: If you really want to change your lifestyle, that's the first step. Check with your doctor before doing anything but walking. Try to do both "cardio" (like walking) and weights to increase your calorie-burning. Stick to a diet with regular meals, lean protein, lots of veggies and fruit, small amounts of whole grains, olive oil, etc and no sugar or "white" carbs (white breads, pastas, potatoes).

Need more info but..: Not sure if im reading this right but if you have hypertension then by definition you have high blood pressure. You may not have hypertensive heart disease ( end organ damage to the heart) but..I feel your best bet is to get in to a comprehensive program taylored for you. Many hospitals have this and many insurances pay for this . Ask your doctor for the info and help setting it up.

Need a Partner: Wow, you sound so motivated - that is the first step. Congratulations on that. It is easy to become discouraged as weight loss really is a long term battle. Best is to find a partner/buddy to work with and to share ups and downs with. This might be someone you can exercise with - walking is free and outstanding activity. Get a pedometer (as cheap as $5) and target 10, 000 steps in 1 day.

Diet AND exercise: Make sure you exercise at least 30 minutes a day, don't skip meals, avoid soda, juice, dairy, alcohol and fried foods. Eat a healthy well balanced diet! also water, organic vegetable broth, green leafy vegetables, natural pickles, apples are great to fill you up so you dont feel hungry and they are very low in calories. Being overweight can increase ur risk of hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea.