Too fat for the gym!!

GodsGirl0498

Finally went to the gym I attended in 2018 and now I’m too big for the equipment. Really discouraged me and almost made me slip back into hating myself. God reminded me of this app so I’m gonna start with 1800 calories and not stress about what I eat. Trying to do more protein (boiled eggs,veggie meat, cheese etc) and minimize my carbs and sugar intake. Any suggestions? I have my mothers body, all hips/thighs and butt. PLEASE HELP!!

yirara

For weightloss you need a calorie deficit, not a gym. It's just a lot easier to create a good calorie deficit in the kitchen as exercise burns very little calories in comparison. Exercise is good for health though. But you can just go outside, walk around the block, find things that interest you outside and that keep you moving. Geocaching, committing to taking x interesting photos for a blog each day, whatever. You can also start with free weights at the gym and build more strength. Don't think in impossibilities, but in possibilities.

springlering62

I was obese and at the gym - a competitive “heavy metal barbell” gym where even the women were tossing around huge lumps of steel.

No one judged The guys especially were super helpful.

I’m picturing my current gym and can’t picture any equipment except maybe a chest press machine that might not function someone due to size. And there’s plenty of other chest press options to fall back on

We’ve got several obese women working with trainers and we cheer them when they do something new, or well.

All the criticism was inside my own head. No one’s looking at you Except you, in the mirror Everyone else is too swept up in their podcast, phone call, or trying to work on form or their own personal best

if it’s really that you just don’t enjoy the gym, I get that. I ran daily for a while, and then realized, not my fave. So I found something else to do

Maybe you’d enjoy rebounding, yoga, swimming, walking, OMG there so many other things to do out there If you don’t like the gym, don’t waste your time .

I never even considered weights or a gym til I lost enough weight that yoga positions became accessible I was tired of being the one who watched others do arm balances. I desperately wanted to be able to do that. That was when I decided going to the gym might help build upper body strength, and yes indeedily doo, it did. And then I discovered that I liked the gym

it had to creep up and catch me unawares!

do what you enjoy.

springlering62

and PS, I was fast on the way to “my mothers body”. She was morbidly obese, and took great pleasure in telling me I was going to be just like her.

Turns out, that was a personal choice, and I chose not to be.

tulips_and_tea

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48724280#Comment_48724280

This, 100% OP! Every female on my mom's side of the family is obese. I could easily use that excuse myself, but I don't. I wouldn't feel comfortable with my body and health like that, so I choose a different lifestyle. You can, too!

Also, agree that if you like the gym, then keep going! If not, there are tons of other activities you can do to move more and get healthy. What plans do you have to make further progress?

Adding protein is great, but only eat the foods you listed if you LIKE them. If not, find foods you do like that are higher in protein and eat correct portion sizes.

springlering62

imho some of the “veggie meats” qualify as highly processed foods, and don’t seem that nutritious.

OTOH, I’ve had simple black bean burgers that were awesome, and even though not a vegetarian myself, if those particular ones were available, there’d be no debate. That’s what I’d choose.

One of the hard to fathom/interesting to learn things about paying attention to my nutrition has been that the products that most tout Healthy! Good for You! low Fat! Low Cal! High Protein! tend to be the least nutritious choice out there.

Wow. Fancy that. Words as enticements, I mean, advertising.

Even several years into maintenance, I still fall for stuff like that unless I step back and read the labels.

I got an email today from a brand I use daily and trust, crowing their new fruit based power juices, with all kinds of benefits.

Yet, this is what’s on the label:

I just can’t see that as a useful supplement. It’s not a whole lot different than those flavored Mio (?) water drops. I’ll just keep squeezing whatever fruit I’ve got on hand into seltzer water if I need a bubbly rush.

WarriorByDesign

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10944866/too-fat-for-the-gym

You don’t need the gym. Cut out all sugar and do light walking or resistance band training. You can get resistance bands for cheap on Amazon, and gyms charge per month. One of the things that used to discourage me is that I would be paying for the gym but finding other things to do and not going so I would focus on finding things that you can do in or around your home or for free there’s also I love doing Zumba. I used to be an instructor, but I’m not anymore. They have an app with a free 14 day trial and you can start doing like beginner classes. If you like doing stuff like dancing you can also get free virtual classes online and the peloton app is a good app for doing workouts even if you don’t have the equipment you can just watch videos on your phone. I would focus on strength or resistance training and not cardio. You’ll burn more calories by building muscle and eating less Sugar. You got this!

rms62003

I would recommend NOT looking at the equipment at the gym if you want resistance training - and yes, I would add resistance training to your workout. It helps keep muscle as you lose weight. Try the free weights at the gym. Or, at home, you can use jars/cans/etc as weight - don't need to buy anything.

I second a lot of the people here - cardio is good for you, helps your heart (not as important as diet for weight loss, but is very important for general health). But cardio can be anything that raises your heart rate and doesn't involve a gym.

But, as someone that likes going to the gym - I'm a little surprised that you are 'too fat' for it. I see people who are morbidly obese at my gym (Planet Fitness) on a regular basis and cheer them on in my head. More power to you for taking control of your health!