Today, after the longest time, I went to the gym. I ran and ran and ran on the treadmill for an eternity, beating myself up for getting so overweight. Then I tripped and fell off, sweating and sobbing for being so useless. When I looked up, I saw I'd been on the machine for barely 2 minutes. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I joined a gym. I’m overweight and not very athletic, so I was nervous. I looked around and tried a treadmill. I start walking at a chill pace, then got ambitious and cranked it to a "light jog." Within seconds, I tripped, fell, and sent the emergency stop button flying across the room. The gym staff ran over and I swear someone said, “Well, at least he’s trying.” FML
Today, while on the treadmill, my iPod fell and shot out underneath my feet. I got off to get it, and when I tried to get back on, I slipped and fell on my face on the moving track. The whole gym watched me get beat up by a treadmill and clapped when I finally got back on. FML
Today, I was at the gym and I tripped on the treadmill. Not only did I fall off the machine, I also managed to knock over two other people's water bottles and send them flying across the room. FML
Today, I was doing my usual routine at the gym which consists of working out on the treadmills right in front of my ex boyfriend to make him feel bad. Whilst doing this, I tried to be cool and do that thing where as the treadmill slows down you turn around and just walk off the end. I fell. FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in quite a while. I was feeling pretty good about myself until I realized I'd been on the elliptical machine for twenty minutes without having actually turned it on. I was just moving the pedals and wondering why I wasn’t getting tired. FML
Today, I got on a treadmill for the first time. I was running at a very high speed. I needed a break but didn't know how to get off. I decided to just let the machine take me to the edge so I could get off. I was thrown off the treadmill and landed with my happy sacks crashing into a dumbbell. FML
Today, I was feeling really good about going to the gym for the first time. That was until I got so worn out from my “warm up” on the treadmill that I had to go home and spew. FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months. As I was on the treadmill, I accidentally hit the emergency stop button. In my attempt to play it cool, I tried to pretend it was intentional and yelled, "I've reached my fitness goal for the day!" FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months. I was so out of shape that I couldn't even finish my warm-up. FML
Today, I had a weird dream I woke up on the bathroom floor at my local gym. Turns out it wasn't a dream, and I passed out from "overworking myself". I was on the treadmill for under 5 minutes, walking. FML
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Welshite 40
Soon those two minutes will turn into twenty. You are putting the effort in, which is more than a lot of people can say for themselves.
hotheadslav 17
Don't worry about being overweight and going to the gym. At least people can see you are actively trying to pursue a goal. Keep your head up OP! :)
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DaniX9 5
Next time, I advise taking it slow... Slowly work yourself to a nice jog and then you can run for a little bit and just feel out how you best exercise.
SHINeegirl17 8
I'd say you're doing a good job. You're putting in twice the effort most are. Just keep in mind that miracles are just another name for hard work.
outtake_fml 1
Hi, I'm in the same situation as you. I'm overweight, even fat, middle-aged, and for thirty years I couldn't do any jogging. Eventually I asked a sports coach, and he helped me understand why : I was taking it too fast and my heart and breath and muscles weren't up to the task. He told me to begin really slowly, barely faster than walking at first. It worked. I think you want to take it too fast. You need to find your own pace. It doesn't matter if you're not as fast as the others (you're actually faster than you think) or as fast as you'd like to. Just aim for the comfort-zone pace at first. You'll improve slowly. These things take time.
Camillerenee420 4
Don't know why, but I'm cracking up lmao
Jenniesaurus 14
You're doing great, OP. Treadmills take a lot of energy, work your way up to it at your own pace. Don't give up! It's wonderful that you're getting active.
grunt_fml 17
Why the hell does this get so many YDI's? This is exactly the bully mentality people show when they mock people, because they are overweight and then... mock them in the gym, because they don't have the miracle body we all like to see. Idiots.
tardisseeker 12
Dont feel pressure, keep working and you'll get better. The hardest part is starting.
NodakN8V 25
On the flip side...that's 2 minutes more of running than you did yesterday. Gotta start somewhere.
Uuuuxc 7
OP, try music. my girlfriend told me why she does it while we work out: listen to 5 songs and 20 minutes is already up
amberr_harperr 15
that's exactly how I was when I started. now, I'm in the best shape I could possibly be in. went from couldn't even run a mile to being able to run multiple 5K races a year and I even won for my age group. keep you head up. your FML family has your back