Why I don't care about being the Fat girl in the Gym.

For years and years I had anxiety about being overweight in the gym, during the period in my life when I was desperate to lose 7 stone in 0.6 minutes I joined in hope that I would finally lose weight. The problem was I didn't know what I was doing, during my introductory program session I was given a hench looking young man who was rude and took no interesting in really helping me. In fact he put me on a cross trainer and said 'Do interval Training.' If you don't know what interval training is then let me give you a brief breakdown. It is Hell. Hell I tell you! Especially if you are an overweight, woman that has no real clue what they are doing. I felt so nervous at him watching me pant, he was very uninterested in me and he made that clear. I decided to cancel the other two sessions I had with him and just do my own thing, which of course was most likely an ineffective work out. I felt too nervous to try and do work outs with the medicine ball or any weights, I felt like I was the biggest person in the gym and soon I just hated being there.
Back then I wasn't happy with anything in my life, I wasn't secure enough to be in the gym I was going for the wrong reasons and because of that I did never stick it out. Fast forward to now and I am back in the gym instead the goal isn't for drastic weight loss, simply for health and fitness. It took some time to get my head in a place where I remembered what a gym was actually for. What baffles me most is the judgement that is made against fat people in the gym, you know the type that comment on how unhealthy it is to be overweight yet mock those actually wanting to get fit. I have to say these people are a minority in the gym, most people go in there to do their workout and don't pay attention to anyone else. Of course there are still a few that are judgmental tossers, and my advise to any one who is nervous about the gym is to fuck them. It is not important what other people think, no matter what you are in the gym for, whether its weight loss, fitness improvement or even stress relief. You cannot worry about these people. They do not pay your bills, they do not go to bed with you at night, you are responsible for you only. If a trainer is unhelpful make a complaint, don't be afraid to ask for help, these people are paid to be there to help in any way they can so utilize them. Remember you set your own goals in life and if you put your mind to it you can achieve anything you want. If you are looking for inspiration on health and fitness when plus size make sure you check out my girl Cece's blog Plus Size Princess she is the founder of PSPfit a program which supports plus size women on their health journeys. It's really fabulous and she is an absolute doll so make sure you check her out!

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