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Hi everybody.
I'm new around here.
My stats: I'm 5'0'', 140 lbs.
I'm a 20 years old female, feeling like a 60 year old, always tired.
Back ground story: I've been overweight all my life. I was always the fat girl among my girlfriends. I know i'm not a lot overweight but this extra weight made me feel so insecure. I never had a really good self-esteem because of this.
As I grew older I become more and more insecure. Even though I have a pretty good life, goods friends and family and awsome BF there's something lacking: Me loving Me! I can't look straight at the mirror. I'm always tired and sad because of this subject. I know I'm not a hopeless case. If I lose this extra 20/25 lbs I would be a lot better.
I want to start this and do this till I'm satisfied. I've read the sticky info.
I was thinking of joining a gym and begin some cardio/weight program but I'm lacking the confidente to believe that I could be a good athlete. I'm so bad at sports, I'm embarrased to go to the gym next to the gorgeous other girls.
can you give me some guidelines to help me along this journey?
Thank you so much for your time and support.
maat

Ok, if you've read the sticky on nutrition, that will give you a good start. I would suggest, spend your time working on your nutrition. Forget the gym, forget exercise for now. Get your nutrition down good. You can do it. There will be temptation, so get ready for it, but plan some "cheat" meals, that will help. After a couple weeks, you should start to feel the effects of good nutrition for your body.

Once you feel good about your nutrition, I would suggest starting to add some exercise. Start with something you like -- Don't start with something you don't like. Do you like to take walks? Start with a 10 or 20 minute walk first thing in the morning -- increase the time every week. Find something enjoyable and increase your strength and endurance with it.

Above all -- start slow. If you make radical changes, you'll get discouraged easily. If you make small changes, slowly, you're more likely to stick with it.

After a while, you'll care less about what the "beautiful girls" at the gym think of you, and you'll want to see the kind of fast progress that weight training can offer. If that is not where you are right now -- that's ok. Don't worry about it.

I'm glad you're here. You'll find lots of encouragement here, and lots of good education, too.

maat... you'd be supprised how many other people like you are in the gym, there aren't as many pretty people there as you might think, it :nod: really depends on the gym you go to... my advise would be to go to all the different gyms in your area and ask for a tour and then ask to sit down with one of the trainers and talk about how they could help you... if you can't get along with the trainer or don't like him/her then that's not the gym for you, find somewhere that you'll be comfortable going to everyday and then go there ;) once you start going to the gym for a few days/weeks I'm betting your going to notice at least 5 people who are bigger and in worse shape than you are if not more than that, you are not alone, everyone needs help at the begining... Bluestreak (my husband) and I hired a trainer to show us how and what to do, we also paid him to work out a beginner diet for us to start with.. it was a GREAT way to start out and you shouldn't be embarassed to do it, everyone should start with a trainer or working out with someone who has experience.

check out my stats in my sig.. I'm only 5' 2 1/2", so I'm not that much taller than you are ;) this is a great place to find information and to get encouragement... good luck with your transformation :tucool:

Welcome to the forum!

Starting a basic workout and cardio routine may sound hard, but it won't be a week into it. You'll love the feeling and energy you get from it and eating clean.

Don't worry about being unathletic. I have a brother-in-law who was extremely unathletic his whole life. He still can't throw a ball, but he can lift weights and do cardio. He went from being a little skinny guy to a ripped skinny guy. It doesn't take coordination or athleticism to workout. It just takes dedication. As you workout and get in better health, you will actually become more athletic, more coordinated, and more confident.


Don't get discouraged. Good luck and feel free to ask questions!

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Hi everybody.
I'm new around here.
My stats: I'm 5'0'', 140 lbs.
I'm a 20 years old female, feeling like a 60 year old, always tired.
Back ground story: I've been overweight all my life. I was always the fat girl among my girlfriends. I know i'm not a lot overweight but this extra weight made me feel so insecure. I never had a really good self-esteem because of this.
As I grew older I become more and more insecure. Even though I have a pretty good life, goods friends and family and awsome BF there's something lacking: Me loving Me! I can't look straight at the mirror. I'm always tired and sad because of this subject. I know I'm not a hopeless case. If I lose this extra 20/25 lbs I would be a lot better.
I want to start this and do this till I'm satisfied. I've read the sticky info.
I was thinking of joining a gym and begin some cardio/weight program but I'm lacking the confidente to believe that I could be a good athlete. I'm so bad at sports, I'm embarrased to go to the gym next to the gorgeous other girls.
can you give me some guidelines to help me along this journey?
Thank you so much for your time and support.
maat
By posting this you’re showing a lot more self-confidence than you give yourself credit for. The only people those beautiful people in the gym think they’re better than are the people who refuse to come into the gym. You said you want to feel better about yourself… imagine a point in the future, say 1 month from now… you’re in the gym, you know several people there any they are friendly and supportive. You enjoy going 3, 4, maybe 5 times a week for weight lifting and cardio and you’ve getting stronger and leaner at the same time. Your waist & hips have shrunk and the scale… my god you thought you’d never see it that low again. How would you feel in that situation? Pretty good? It’s not a long journey to get there. Just a few uncomfortable moments getting started, as with anything, and all that good feeling is yours.