I've been wanting to start a big lifestyle change and make time to exercise. It's not just to lose some weight but also for mental health. There's a gym close by that I have tried out and I'm thinking of getting a personal trainer. The thing is, when I went to try out, I noticed that I'm the biggest one there.
A few years ago, I had a bad experience where someone called me a whale while I was working out.. It completely put me off going to the gym and I'm scared it will happen again.
But I really want to get back into it.
How do you cope with working out while fat in front of people? Are you self conscious? Do people say stuff? How do you ignore it?
It sucks that you had a bad experience. It's the thing we're all most afraid of and it happened. But you have nothing to feel ashamed of. You're working on yourself and doing something good for your mental and physical health, so fuck what people may or may not say.
I recently switched gyms and had some really unexpected feelings of inadequacy due to being larger too. My old gym was smaller and not as busy. And this new one has so many people who seem much more fit than me (even though I've been going to the gym consistently for about a year and a half).
I just plug my headphones in and keep focused on me. In the beginning of my fitness journey, I also avoided areas with mirrors so I couldn't catch anyone looking at me. Now I work out wherever.
No one has made comments, but I totally feel you. It's so hard to do something that makes you feel good when you also feel uncomfortable.. Best luck to you and keep up the good work however you choose to do it.