Going to the GYM when your 320 pounds :(

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  • alyangel123
    alyangel123 Posts: 41 Member
    Weight is not a reason to judge since it's not a way to judge fitness and everyone started where you are, so if anything people at the gym understand you more than other ppl. Because they have the same goals and desires as you. Not everyone wants to be fit, some ppl don't care and you can be fit at any weight, people in the gym know this more than those who never worked on that. So if anything they'd be less judgemental than the general public
  • mommarnurse
    mommarnurse Posts: 515 Member
    The gym is not a competition; the only competition is with yourself. Screw everyone else.
  • Ws2016
    Ws2016 Posts: 432 Member
    I think you will be judged - positively.
  • brocktice
    brocktice Posts: 4 Member
    Don't worry about it. Make sure you learn gym etiquette (wiping down machines, putting weights away, etc) as that's much more likely to get you scorned.
  • cosmonew
    cosmonew Posts: 513 Member
    edited November 2016
    What is awesome is to keep going back...seeing progress in yourself and others and getting cheered along the way. I NEVER judge anyone at the gym...unless they are doing something nasty...like not wiping down the equipment after they sweat all over it...gross. Get there...don't wait!
  • Thehardmakesitworthit
    Thehardmakesitworthit Posts: 838 Member
    I commented before but I hope you are holding your head high and doin what you need to do for you!!!
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited November 2016
    brocktice wrote: »
    Don't worry about it. Make sure you learn gym etiquette (wiping down machines, putting weights away, etc) as that's much more likely to get you scorned.

    Exactly.

    The big, out of shape person working their butt off to better themselves? "Good for you!"

    The in-shape person who walks away and leaves the bar loaded with plates and a puddle of sweat on the bench? "You're an a-hole and a slob."
  • froggysfriend
    froggysfriend Posts: 220 Member
    If anyone looks, think to yourself "that person admires me for being here", because quite likely they actually do!
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    You will be fine. I admire anyone going to the gym. It show's you care about your self. Soon you will be taking classes and living at the gym
  • gabygeenius
    gabygeenius Posts: 8 Member
    Shield45 wrote: »
    u guys have given me the motivation to go to the gym soon

    So did you go? How did you feel? Please keep us updated!
  • Sinistrous
    Sinistrous Posts: 5,589 Member
    Get yourself the biggest noise canceling headset you can afford/find and screw dem haters. GO HAAAAAMMMMMN!!!!!!
  • Treece68
    Treece68 Posts: 780 Member
    As an overweight kid I was made fun of. It really messed my head up for a long time. Gave me anxiety and body issues. I could feel their eyes, I could "hear" what they thought when they looked at me. I would have to reassure myself I will never see these people again whenever I went out. The last few years I have started to understand that people can only hurt me or make me feel bad if I let them. It's my issue. Something clicked and now I don't give a frack. I know I'm working hard, I know I'm trying to better myself mentally and physically.
    Go to the gym do what you can do and frack everybody else.
    It's hard to make that change in your head. I understand and I think a lot of people here understand too. You may get looks, you may not, but focus on you, and that is all you can do. :smiley:
  • GiddyupTim
    GiddyupTim Posts: 2,819 Member
    I like the first answer this question elicited. "We're all there for the same reason." Tis true! We all go to the gym because we are heavy and want to lose weight, or don't like the way we look and want to improve it, or don't feel we are as strong as we would like and we want to get stronger....So, who are any of us to judge?
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    Every time I see someone like you I smile and want to give you a high five. I will take the time to make you feel comfortable and answer any questions you have simply because you took the first step and decided to take personal responsibility and make a change.

    Leave ego at the door. Be respectful. Ask a lot of questions. Listen more than you speak. Do this and you'll do great.
  • TanyaHooton
    TanyaHooton Posts: 249 Member
    edited November 2016
    When I am at the gym and I see someone over 300 lbs, my thought is...hey, that's awesome you are here! I also suspect that working out must be much harder (even painful?) for someone of that size, and that makes you braver and more dedicated that I have ever had to be in a gym.

    The thing is, I am only 155 lbs or so, but I sometimes feel judged too. Some people sweat more than others; I am one of them. And I don't move very fast on the elliptical - it feels like but I can see in the mirror that I am slower than everyone else. I worry others judge me for sweating so much (like I can control it) and for being "lazy" on the elliptical. They don't know that I have back pain issues, so I just concentrate on what I can do and keep going.

    I try to concentrate on judging myself, not in a critical way, but by assessing whether my form is correct, on pushing myself for just a little more, on whether my effort really matches what I can do that day, if some twinge that I feel is just stiffness or an actual warning from my body. I am not answerable to anyone else (except my doctor) and neither are you.
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