Help!
I'm trying to aquire the motivation to swim daily...well six days a week, one day of rest. I need to lose around 50 pounds by winter, but I still can't get myself in the pool.
I don't know why. I guess a few reasons could be:
(1) Social anxiety
(2) People seeing how fat I am
(3) Failing
Can someone help me gain motivation to get into the pool so I can improve my life?
Thanks!
Best,
Chris
1. Social anxiety - swimming is really an individual thing. Once you are in the water, you can block everything and everyone out.
2. Lots and lots and lots of fat people swim. At my pool, there definately more fat people than thin people. I fugre, good for them, they are doing something about it, so think that way. Just stop worrying about it and know you are doing something about it.
3. Perhaps biting off 6 days a week may be too much at once. If you are not doing any right now, do two, and then after two weeks, add another day, and so forth until you gradually get up to your goal of 6. Don't beat yourself up if you miss a day here or there. Life happens, just get back in the next time and do a good work-out. This is something you have to do for yourself, just do it!
1. Social anxiety - swimming is really an individual thing. Once you are in the water, you can block everything and everyone out.
2. Lots and lots and lots of fat people swim. At my pool, there definately more fat people than thin people. I fugre, good for them, they are doing something about it, so think that way. Just stop worrying about it and know you are doing something about it.
3. Perhaps biting off 6 days a week may be too much at once. If you are not doing any right now, do two, and then after two weeks, add another day, and so forth until you gradually get up to your goal of 6. Don't beat yourself up if you miss a day here or there. Life happens, just get back in the next time and do a good work-out. This is something you have to do for yourself, just do it!
