Gym Anxiety

[sanna]

Hey everyone! Hope all is well! So today I had to settle my gym balance and decided since I was paying for months I haven't gone I would NOT cancel my membership and cont. with it.My goal was to lose some weight and go back but it didn't happen....

Well, as I was leaving I started having anxiety about going there again to work out! I been going to the same gym for 4 years but this year I just stop going because I started feeling completely unconfortable. Everyone and thier mother goes to my gym and Ironicaly everyone is thin! I am not kidding you, I am without question the biggest person there!

I feel like people stare at me, and judge me because of my weight! and I know this shouldn't bother me because I go for myself, but it does!

I use to take a Yoga class at 5:30am thinking it would be safe and I would get less pressure from other people and one day after the class the instructor took me a side and ask if I was OK because she notice I was struggling a bit...and that if I loss some weight it might be easier for me blah blah blah...Yeah I am sure she was trying to help but I never went back to that class and whenever I see her I try to avoid eye contact!!!

I like the gym because I have acess to so many different things, and at home I only have a treadmill and a total gym. How can I get pass this uncomfortable feeling when I am there!
Why are my post always so long! Sorry
Thanks for listening
Sanna

[Crystal]

I know exactly how you feel. I had a gym membership at one point and it didn't last long. I couldn't stand going in there and feeling like everyone was looking at me. I'm sure there are others there that felt the same way.
I think I will stick to my treadmill and vidoes for a little while longer. Who knows maybe when I lose a little bit more I will start going back again.

[Drewbie]

Here's the thing- most gyms in America are chock full of beautiful people bc they are the ones working out. I get the same looks when I go to the gym (not that bad actually but once in a while) and the way I see it, you just have to stare right back at people and be proud that you're trying to do something about it. Overweight people should be embarrased when they are spotted at McDonalds eating a Bic Mac- NOT when they are sweating away at the gym. By being at the gym, you have already made a statement that you realize you need to lose weight- so who should be critical of that.

[Moonwatcher]

Hi Ya'll

I certainly understand "Gym Anxiety".....I go through it every time I "restart" my exercise program.

The Gym that I belong to.....OMG....talk about "beautiful skinny people".
I hate em!!!!

And the clothes they wear!!!!!
And they all have boobs!
Big ones!
The kind you buy...that are way up high! LoL!

I swear....there is one chick, that is really tan, real buff, where's a tight "white" workout bra type top.....Geez...her damn nips walk in the room before she does! Ha!
It's a riot watching the guys......watching her! I'm surprised they don't drop a barbell on their damn toes!

But ya know what....if I looked like THAT.
I'd be showing off toooooo.
I say........chuck um if they can't fake a joke

[chelle]

<<I swear....there is one chick, that is really tan, real buff, where's a tight "white" workout bra type top.....Geez...her damn nips walk in the room before she does! Ha!
It's a riot watching the guys......watching her! I'm surprised they don't drop a barbell on their damn toes!>>

oh my gawd.. that made me laugh so hard i spewed my coffee!!! i don't have anything of worth to add here, i have never been able to do the gym thing since i gained my weight...but dang that was funny, Moon..