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Today, I've realized how much I hate going to the gym. It feels like everyone is staring at me.

It also doesn't help that I'm nothing but skin and bones. D:

I wasn't worried about people staring at me (trust me, I'm not overweight but I'm DEFINITELY not skin and bones either!), I was more bothered by the fact that the mirrors had been designed in a way that made you look REALLY FAT even if you weren't. I swear one day an anorexic lady came in but that mirror even made HER look fat! It's no wonder there's so many eating disorders around...

The worst thing about the gym is the women can be distracting.

I wouldn't worry about being too big or too small. I don't think people sit there and judge you there. Concentrate on good form at whatever you're doing, so you can avoid injuries. I still think breaking a good sweat is one of the more pleasurable things you can do for yourself.

The worst thing about the gym is the men watching you.



I think it would be difficult for me to disagree with you more. I like exercise, but it is ruined by the sweating.

I don't like going to a gym where I feel like I'm being watched (or even seen). And I am a healthy shape/size, so it's nothing to do with that.

Anspaughnato, Hey if you want to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger then you have to start somewhere.

Who cares what a bunch of strangers might or might not be thinking.

Imagine yourself a year from now with bigger biceps and a six pack.

I don't consider myself a perv or a starer. Sometimes certain actions cross your field of vision and it just can't be helped.

I don't feel like I've actually exercised until my shirt and hair are wet with perspiration. I will keep going until I get that point. I must look gawd awful, but it does feel great.

Our gym offers a smaller "loft" area where people can go when they don't want to workout in a big room full of people staring at them. Ask if your gym offers something like that or if any other gyms in your area do. It makes a huge difference!

I'm trying to find a gym that has all the high tech machines that first came onto the market, in the Mid 1990s. That's the only thing that I feel would motivate me.

People look at me and sometimes check me out. It doesn't bug me at all. I prefer outdoor activities myself, but running outside in the cold air really takes a lot out of you.