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Writing this on my phone in bed so forgive any typos.
Using my main account as I'm proud af.
I have always been very overweight, probably most of my life around 350lbs. I'm 23 and male.
Last week me and my friend signed up to a gym.
We've been every day since. And I enjoyed it. I thought this was going to be yet another thing I'd try for two days and give up on, although I've never been to a gym before.
I was worried about people looking at me and laughing. The fat guy at the gym.
I was wrong. Nobody cared I was there. Infact I got encouragement. People gave me the nod and smiled at me when I was on the bike or treadmill.
My friend and I are going to the gym four times a week.
I've done more exercise since I started doing this than probably in the last 6 months.
I alternate between bikes and treadmill. I do 3 20 minute bike rides with a 5 minute break between them one day, and I do a 6km/h walk the other day, with a 5% incline. Again for 20 minutes with a 5 minute break. Eventually I'll add some sort of weight training into the routine.
Yes it hurt. Yes I hated it when I was doing it. Minute 19 each time is the longest minute I've ever experienced. But my god does it feel good after the session.
I've started doing press ups reach day as well. It takes me nearly 10 minutes to do 10 proper press ups, but that's nothing out of my day.
Most of my weight I think had come from alcohol. I've been drinking a lot since I was 12 or 13. To be fair I've cut it down in the last few years but I still drink a fair amount.
I've found I have just been able to 'stop' drinking alcohol. It sounds weird, I drank a lot but not addicted, I just stopped one day a few weeks ago and not felt the need to have any more than the one a week I have on a Friday lunchtime with a work colleague.
I've been doing this a week and feel great. Tomorrow is a gym rest day and I'm actually sad about it.
My friend has been a great help in all of this. If you can find someone to go with no matter their level of fitness it will help massively.
If you are reading this and scared about going to the gym:
If I can do this, you certainly can. Go out there and show the world what you're about.
Peace
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