You have decided to lose weight and get in shape and that is great. You say that you don't have money for all that fancy equipment to help you lose the weight. Don't worry about that, here are some household items that you probably have just laying around your house it's time to put them to use.

Take you children's play ball and use it during sit ups; by placing it between your knees during a routine sit up could help get those abs flattened in no time at all.

Instead of fancy hand weights use soup cans from your kitchen pantry. That's right they fit nicely in the palm of your hand and no need to spend money. To increase your weight just increase the can size a little, instead of a soup can move up to a vegetable can that is much larger.

For those fancy step up videos why buy that pricey step when you could use a stepping stool for the same effect. Most households have a step stool in the closet or pantry, get it out and put it to use.

You could run up your stairs for a good cardio drill, lean on a table to do push-ups or use a chair for tricep dips. Instead of a treadmill why not just take a good walk or two around your block, you'd get that much needed fresh air and feel energized. In place of the stability ball use an extra large children's ball, you could sit on it while watching television; it's great for strengthening abs and back muscles.

It's wonderful that you decided to get fit so don't leave something like expensive equipment stop you. Just be creative when it comes to your work out, use many household items instead of buying expensive equipment.