Today was my 4th day in a row to visit the new gym near my house.

I'm thinking the personal trainer guy was trying to BS me during the free health assessment that came with my paid membership.

OK, a little background.

I'm 46 now, 5'0" tall, and 214 lbs.

My highest weight was 230.

I'm small-framed and looked/felt my best around 110 lbs.

I've lost about 19 pounds in the last 4.5 months by watching what I eat and not having Coke very much.

I told the personal trainer that, for the 4 days I've been going to the gym so far, my goal has been to keep moving for 1 hour. For example, 30 minutes on the treadmill and 30 minutes on the bike. I'm going at a slow pace because I have not done any regular exercise since high school. I figure whatever I can do now is an improvement over my usual evenings of sitting on the couch.

He told me I'm not doing any good by keeping myself moving for 1 hour.

He said the only way I will see a difference is if I use weights and the machines.

Then he had another trainer take me out and do some weights for 30 minutes, and then he took me back to the first guy who went over prices for personal trainers.

I told him it's already a stretch for me to pay the gym membership each month and I can't afford personal trainer sessions, and he acted like I wasn't going to get any results by coming in and doing the bike and treadmill.

I think he's giving me a bunch of BS.

I know people who have lost a lot of weight by walking. One friend lost 80 lbs. by walking 2 miles a day.

What do you think? Is he just trying to sell me something else? Or will I really NOT see a difference?