Afraid to go to gym...

Love it! So true!! I have a co-worker that insists she just can't go to the gym because people will see her... I've asked many times why does she care, she's not doing it for them.
Heck, when my 20yo Marine trainer comments on my transformation that's even more incentive to go lol

great post!!!!!! i think everyone judges at least once or twice, so don't feel bad

I have wasted LOTS of money on gym memberships 3 times in the past. All three times I quit going after a couple of visits. Not because I was 'scared, or worried about being judged, but because the people at the gym (the patrons, not the staff) were rude, hostile, passive aggressive and arrogant. Now, if I'm gonna spend money, it's going to be on equipment at home, where no-one snorts if I'm going 2 mph on the treadmill or rolls their eyes at me when I'm learning something new. I read a whole thread of rants the other day about how the regulars couldn't wait for the pathetic losers who only thought they wanted to get in shape thinned back out so they could get back to work. Well, those are the same type of people who drove me away from gyms and back to the privacy of my own home where I'm not subjected to snarky attitudes.

We give a lot of lip service to 'encouragement' and 'support' around here, but in my experience, that concept vaporizes when I'm sitting on your favorite exercise bike.

Life is too short to surround myself with people like that on purpose.

Yep, i don't care what you think, or anyone else for that matter... I'm not at the gym to socialise, nor am i there to impress anyone with my sexy wobbly sweaty ar$e or skimpy designer gym outfits. I am there to work out, get fit, lose weight, and have some me time.

When I first went to the gym, the guy who showed me around and done my first program, was obviously working there, to perve at hot chicks in tight clothes (which was not me). Anyway, I showed interest in getting PT sessions, and he never called me back, my program got "lost" and when i tried to get him to set up an appointment, he never contacted me back, clearly I wasn't one of the hot people that he wanted to work with, he didn't have any faith in my conviction and thought I was just a lazy fat cow, clearly not good enough for his fantastic services.

Anyway, I used that as motivation. I thought, you know what, fine, one of the other trainers can have my hard earned $$ and proceded to lose weight, get fit, tone up without the help of prince "I'm so hot right now". So, I thank him for treating me like a fat piece of crap, because it gave me more fire power to carry on and succeed despite the doubters.

The trainer I have now, says she knew from the moment i first spoke to her that I was determined, and she has full faith in me getting to my goals, she pushes me harder than I ever thought I could go, and she pushes me further than anyone ever has before. She's young, barely an adult, which I doubted would work to start with, but she is a slave driver and has done brilliant things. So, never judge a book by it's cover, you don't know what people are capable of.

It's like buying condoms. You worry about what the cashier is thinking but really they don't care and, in any case, it probably just means you are gonna have sex, why be embarrassed about that!
Same deal, other people are probably not in the least bit interested in your body/fitness and in any case, you are doing something about it.
The only people I tend to notice in the gym are people who are doing stupid weight they can't manage or rushing through sets like the worlds about to end, and I only notice them because they are clearly trying to show off.