Going to the gym...with this body.
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, 01-05-2016 at 10:21 AM (3687 Views)
I am fortunate enough to have an opportunity to join a rather nice gym, it's connected to the school that I'm attending. The only draw back is the view I have of myself. The facility is very nice and I am so thrilled to be able to go. It is right next to my job, making it easy to get my workout done right after work, which is great! My issue is walking into the gym and just generally being there with other people who have zero body image issues. I feel like the biggest person in the place!! It is hard for me sometimes. I joined because I need and want to have an extra form of accountability. I don't have a lot of extra time to be a part of a support group...right now anyway. Am I the only one that feels this way? Let me clarify, the people at the gym have not made me feel this way. I've been met with nothing but kindness, thankfully. I guess that I'm just suffering from poor body image. I have lost a good amount of weight, so far and am so very happy with how my body is looking and changing, being fully clothed anyway it's just when the layers come off I feel terribly exposed... I'm still going, because this isn't something that I'm going to allow to hinder me, but it is there. I just needed to get this off of my chest in a place where people would understand. Thank you for listening/reading.