Yesterday was my first day at the gym I signed up at. I haven't been to a gym since my skinny days 4 years ago.
I was completely intimidated. I didn't know what to do, what machine to use. So I first went into the stretching room. They had a few resistance machines in there in a circle. I guess if you go around them on a circle, you're supposed to be warmed up?? Well looking at myself in the mirror (they're everywhere) really hurt my ego. I just looked like a fat round blob sitting on these machines. I can picture people laughing at me in their head.
So after I warmed up, I went to an eliptical machine and got on that. I didn't know how to work it, so I just hit the quick start button. After 2 minutes, it felt like 30. So I told myself I would stay on it till 5. And I did!! Then I did 1 minute backwards and got off it. I only did 6 minutes on the thing, but it's a start right? I wonder if the people on the machines behind me noticed I was only on it for 5 minutes.
I wiped the machine down and left. Such a humilating night In and out of the gym in 20 minutes. I hope to improve this, but for now it's a start.
What do you do when you go to the gym? I want to go, I spent too much money on membership to quit.