Swimming lessions

Ok Ive just signed my self up for swimming lession and I am abosoltly terified!

Im usualy a shy person (meaning I lack self confidence), and this year Ive decided I'm gonna do somthing about all my hang ups:

1 Get serious about losing weight (been trying on and off since I had my son whos now 5)

2 Impove my self confidence/self worth

3 finish my studies

4 BE HAPPY!!!!!

Simple list, should be easy right?

em.... NO!

ok so ive lost 12lb so far(yay)

cant get on a course till september coz I just missed enrolment by 2 days and the course was full :(

Swimming lessions is a great way to help improve my fittness level and boost my confidence levels (I can already swim just havent got much confidence with my abilities), But I just cant stand the thought of a pool full of people seing my wobbly bits! I'm sceard sensless I know once I do the first lession I'll be ok, but all I can think off is everyone laughing at me or looking at funny.

I'm 188 with 30 to go.

 

Congrats on the loss, way to go. That hurdle of doing something new seems insurmountable but after the swimming lessons start you will look back and shrug - no big deal! If possible, get a head start on the lessons. Does the pool have free swim time? Try going in early when it's not crowded for a dry run (or rather a wet one!) to ease into your comfort zone.

Don't think about other people looking at you. They don't matter - tune them out so it's as if they're not even there. Focus on your goals and *act* as if you're self confident. Before you know it, you *will* be.

But don't wait to get to your #4 item. Be happy first. Accept that you're a work of art in progress and that's fine.

Good luck!

Swimming is a great way to exercise! I just recently started going to the pool. It's great because no one really CAN look at you - your body is underwater! I feel a lot more comfortable in the pool then I would on a tredmill. My boyfriend is a much better swimmer than I am, but he's teaching me how to swim "properly."

 

Good luck with your lessons!

Thanks for the advice and words of wisdom. 

I managed to change to a womens only group so I feel a lot better about starting my lessions, but I realised that I have never taken my son swimming and I thought to my self "thats not fair on him" so I went out bought us some swimming gear and took him to the pool before I could chicken out! and it wasent as bad as I thought it was gonna be , I was so nervious in the changing room, it was unbearable the only reson I got in to the pool was becouse my son was so excited I could'nt let him down.

So now I've promised we'll go at least once a week and becouse I do my best to keep my promisess to him I'll have to go and hopefuly I'll get bettter with being **** with myself and have fun with my boy.