im so scared...

[mermaid2708]

i have just booked my induction into the local gym and pool...they had a cancellation so im going on wednesday at 6.30pm......i thought there was a waiting list!!! i am really looking forward to it, but i am also scared that even though i know i am doing well and have lost weight, the people there will take one look at me and just think...fat cow. it all comes from the way i was treated in games lessons at school...always the last to be picked for a team or people sniggering behind my back. i know that was 20 odd years ago but its still a big thing to me. oh well, i'll let you know how i get on...

 

[teen]

You will do great. I was the same when I joined Greens gym but when I go there, there were more old people than skinny young ones

 

[mermaid2708]

You will do great. I was the same when I joined Greens gym but when I go there, there were more old people than skinny young ones

i was hoping the place would be full of hunky men with their tops off :cupid: to keep my eyes occupied!

 

[fatbutnot4eva]

Hi
I joined my gym last april (with my birthday money) I was 20stone 5 and was scared stiff. My hubby didnt even think I woudl do it. BUT I did I went joined went for my induction and well the rest is history. I am now 18 stone 8 which is not a massive weight loss but Hey its less and I love it
I go 5 times a week and love the me time xxx
well done you have done the hard bit xxx

 

[teen]

I hate gym work outs find it really boring but greens have a pool and I like swimming when I loose some more weight Im gonna try a yoga class see what thats like

 

[charliegirl]

Gyms are full of people of all shapes and sizes and ages, everyone just wants to get on and do what they have to do. There are a few serious body pumbers but they are mostly men and are too busy looking at themselves to look at you chick. Be proud you made a decision to improve your health and once your there it will be fine...good luck....xx

 

[mermaid2708]

good news, i have just found out that my gp had refered me as well as me inquiring myself and i am eligable for a discount!!! its a one off joining fee of £12 then £17 per month and i can go to gym and/or swimming as much as i want...so if i go 3 times a week it works out less than £2 a session...woop woop!!!

 

[Sambucca]

fantastic news!

 

[Silversurfer]

Good for you mermaid, the key to successful weight lose longer term is diet / healthy eating and exercise, if the gym works for you then great, personally i dont like gyms and preffer to walk, cycle and swim rather than be a slave to the gym, maybe after a life time of innactivity i like to get out doors !

Probably the best annarobic exercise you can do is an hour of aerobics 3 or 4 times a week, thats if your brave enough to wear lycra

 

[teen]

thats a great deal on the gym membership Which gym is it

 

[tendersage]

i have a gym attached to were i work, part of the corperation, however i am reluctant to join it as it would mean exercising in front of people who see me every day, and it would make them realise just how unfit i am. I love swimming but my nearest pool is 4 miles from me!!! plus i would need someone to go with me a time or two until i knew the layout as i am totally blind without my glasses on

 

[mermaid2708]

thats a great deal on the gym membership Which gym is it

its just my local authority pool/gym...but has great facilities, the pool is quite old but the gym is only a year old. the special price is because my doctor refered me and so i qualify for a subsidised place through something i think is called healthy living wessex or something similar.

 

[teen]

I have a gym at the top of my street that my doctors refere people to but they dont have a pool or I would do the same

 

[mintball]

mermaid,

I used that from my GP, it was called excercise your option back then. Good on ya, I need to get back the gym, I'm a member already but I'm building myself up to it by doing step-aerobics on the wii-fit!!!!!!!!!