Checking out/Getting checked out at the gym

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  • Belgie_t3
    Belgie_t3 Posts: 28 Member
    As an overweight girl (250 pounds), I get very insecure while walking in the gym. Especially the weight room. I get stared at all the time (especially if I am in the zone) and I also stare at people too when I workout, that's definitely normal. One day after I got done working out, I wiped down the machine and a personal trainer came up to me and said, "I just wanted to let you know that I am so proud of you. Don't you dare give up." That was about thirty pounds ago when I first started. Ever since then, I go into the gym and kill it every time (burning up to 500-1000 calories). I could careless if my face is red and if I am breathing heavily. When people stare, I take it as a compliment and push myself harder. Be proud of yourself and your body! If you've had a good workout, smile as you are getting off the machine and be proud of yourself. The gym is an overall positive place even if there are negative people in it. :)
    One thing you need to realize is that we, serious gym users, are a small group in society compared to all the couch potatos out there. As the personal trainer told you, people who go to the gym to work out appreciate effort when they see it. We know it's hard work. Sure there are jerks, but that's true in any setting whether it's gym, school, campus, work, mall, you name it.

    :drinker: this makes me feel so much better about things. Thanks for all the positive feedback!
  • Lunachic77
    Lunachic77 Posts: 434 Member
    I used to be very uncomfortable even walking into the weight room and would usually turn around and leave. Now I walk in go do what I got to do say Hi to the same guys I see everyday and maybe get checked out because I'm making awkward faces or cursing to myself. But it's not the guppy in the shark tank atmosphere that I kept telling myself it would be. I look at people sometimes (usually a new technique they are using, their form or how much weight they are lifting). Everyone is there to sweat, workout and get it over with. Just go in there do your workout and after a couple of times of going you will feel like that's where you're meant to be :)

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