Fat people going to the Gym
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i used to be thin and feel kinda ashamed going to gym, so i worked out at home for a while first.
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Speaking as a bit of a fit gym bunny… seeing plus-size dudes at the gym is actually really encouraging. I'm always super happy to see them there because I know it's a huge lifestyle change and they gotta overcome a very tough sense of self-consciousness that can be super scary.
Please don't be afraid to go to the gym: the vast majority of people don't care and they are more focused on their own workouts anyway. Of the people who DO care, I think the sentiment is much more positive and negative. A lot of us are cheering you guys on and hope to see you as regulars! :love:
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Support with all my heart!!
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me in a couple of weeks
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i hated doing anything in the school gym. lifting weights was SOOOOO boring to me. and then when i got to college and started taking dance classes, karate and yoga? WHAT?! i started dropping weight so fast and it didnt even feel like working out! i think that's the key…along w/ eating more healthy, find something that is FUN that is going to give u a hell of a good workout!
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I would just sum it up in main points.
1. Fuck. Everybody started. Fat, skinny, average. Nobody was born with ultimate muscles, everybody had to start at one point so pointing fingers at that would be… answer yourself.
2. People will thumb you up with you work out really hard. It's really inspiring even if you think you're fat, if you give all your best and as you said "mind your business", and you won't even notice them. The other story is if you just go to the gym nad be on your phone or do one repetition per 30 seconds. That's what people laugh at. I was concerned about the gym too, but guys there are REALLY nice. It's like if they will punch you in the face on the street - the same guy will come to you and just tell you how the exercise should be done with a smile on his face.
3. The shower thing. Well everybody sees your body anyway. If you hide it under shirts, blouses, jumpers, you still have it. So why should someone be surprised if you're naked under the shower. I was like you, I wouldn't even pee in school bathroom. Not mentioning swimming (in pants) or just taking shirt off. I gained a lot of weight since I was very skinny few years ago. Well... the shower now is the thing I look most forward too. I just love Men's Bathroom. I just love the scent of it. The atmosphere. The testosterone. And I will fucking go around the place naked (haha not always, I'm not making anybody uncomortable with my nudeness) and just you know look at hot guys and just present my body in front of them
I just love the shower. Ah.. The naked men all around you... and you get to see all of them in their glory. Which wouldn't happen in "normal" circumstances. Some of showers are actually seperated. I've been to a new gym today and it was like 4 showers in a row but they were seperated with solid walls so.4. Don't give a shit. Actually... do you ? I don't. Really. Do you even care what others say ? Why does it bother you so much ? Just don't give any fuck because you really stress about it too much.
Well my idiot ex said one thing to me. This was actually the only good thing he said but anyway:
"life is too short to be shy" - and this is such a fucking point of many things. We think so much 'what do I wear' 'how does it make me look?' 'should i ask about it' , FUCK just enjoy and don't waste your time on earth for things that are ... actually pretty normal. -
im a fat person and i go to the gym…well infrequently but im trying to make it a habit these days
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that's the hardest part. they say anything after a couple weeks? maybe 30 days? keep it up!
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I smile at overweight people at the gym because they're not only brave but are also actively taking control of their lives. We shouldn't judge people for deciding to make positive life decisions, and a gym shouldn't be a place for haughty judgmental people anyways. People who make other people feel uncomfortable at a gym (which is usually a public or semi-public place anyway) should sit their asses down and shut up.
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this is me this month
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