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Too Ashamed to go to the GYM

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  • KateHubb
    KateHubb Posts: 366 Member
    We have ladies of ALL shapes and sizes in the pool at my gym. There are 110 lb women and 250 lb women. I don't look at any of them and wonder 'what the heck are you doing in a bathing suit?' I just think it's cool they are there instead of on the couch eating Cheetos. It is different in my opinion than if you were to go to a beach. Yes, you would probably get some back looks there, but more than likely it won't be an issue at the gym. Sometimes women (and men) wear a tshirt and shorts into the pool also. It's whatever YOU are comfortable with and who cares what anyone else may think - chances are you will not see the same people very often. My gym has under 500 members. I go there 5-6x a week and there have only been a few times in 4 months that I have seen the same person twice. Who knows... you may even make some friends there that had the same fears as you do when they started.
  • jellybaby84
    jellybaby84 Posts: 583 Member
    I understand how you feel and rarely swim for this reason.

    Other forms of exercise allow you to stay much better covered and burn more calories!

    If I do swim then I wear a lycra tennis skirt and a huge teeshirt over my swimsuit which helps
  • christybrooker
    christybrooker Posts: 37
    Everyone is so worried about what you think of them that they won't even notice what you look like. :)
  • ms78
    ms78 Posts: 37 Member
    I feel the same way sometimes in my swimming costume or even just my gym gear but there are loads of people in the same boat. Before I started going to the gym or swimming I imagined I would stick out like a sore thumb among all these skinny gym people but when I got there I saw that there were all kinds of people there- old, disabled, obese etc and nobody looks twice at anyone elses body. There are a lot of overweight people in the pool every time I go. There is even a water aerobics class which is aimed specifically at overweight people- if you go to that you will find a lot of people in the same situation as you.
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    Do not worry about it. Believe me if anyone notices you they're thinking 'Good for you, you can do it'.
    That's it.
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