I have a gym membership, and they contract with a few different personal trainers. Am I too fat for one? I'm afraid they are going to be like "get on treadmill and start walking and don't stop until you lose 50 pounds and THEN call me". lol Maybe I need Bob and Jillian.

Hahah.. funny post... but NO WAY!!! I work at a gym and all of the trainers love helping out. You are NEVER too fat to lift a weight muscle burns more calories than fat, so even if you dont loose pounds but gain muslce your body will be burning more. Trainers know what their talking about, i think you would find it beneficial to try it out. Any hey, if you decide it isnt for you now, just wait and then purchase more sessions!

NO WAY! I have had two different trainers in the past two years. A good, qualified trainer starts you where YOU are and builds you up from there. Also, a good trainer will not just stand and watch you do cardio! You will probably do that on your own most of the time and the trainer will work you out with weights and/or interval your training so your cardio rate is up AND you are buildilng muscle. GO FOR IT!!! You will LOVE having a trainer!!! It is the BEST thing you can do for yourself!!!

i agree ... no way!

i dunno how much you weigh, but i started with my trainer when i was about 380. she told me to sit on the ball and i laughed at her. i did and surprise, surprise, it didnt pop!

Ok if you're sure. LOL. Those trainers look kinda scary, I could probably eat one of them. And they might think I will!

I don't think you can ever be too fat to train or have a trainer. They are experts and are probably have had many overweight clients. You go girl!

If yours is as gorgeous as mine is, you'll have ample motivation to KEEP GOING!!!! LOL I will do whatever he tells me to. I didn't even mind when he weighed me!! Isn't that awful? A woman my age........

NO WAY! It doesn't matter how big you are. Trainers are great! I loved it when I had a trainer. I will getting one next month when I get my bonus.

If yours is as gorgeous as mine is, you'll have ample motivation to KEEP GOING!!!! LOL I will do whatever he tells me to. I didn't even mind when he weighed me!! Isn't that awful? A woman my age........

This is hilarious!!! I need to become a trainner :hurray:

I also know of trainers who have had problems with being overweight themsleves, so I think they are very understanding and that is their goal, to help people lose weight!

Your question is great!!

If anything, I think most of them would be happy to help you develop a strength training program BEFORE you lose 50 lbs, to prevent losing your lean muscle mass while you are losing weight. It's easier to keep it up than to lose it and have to regain the muscle, which is what I'm trying to do now.

I totally know where you are coming from, though...it's hard not to be intimidated by someone who makes a living being fit and teaching fitness. But everyone has to start somewhere, right? Otherwise no one would need a trainer!

You know, most trainers are going to be psyched you are up for training. They want to motivate you and help you learn the skills you'll need to be successful.

But they are people with different personalities too. So if you are paying real money interview the person to make sure you mesh well. They are working for you! And last I checked fat people money was the same as skinny people money.

They should be lucky to have you.

Now go, get thee to a trainer!

Personaly I have used a Trainer for a month and then doing it on my own for a while at the same gym. My trainer has moved to a new gym and I am looking arround for a new trainer. So I am watching how all the trainers talk to their clients and non clients. If they talk to me it is a plus. I havent found the right one yet. I want one that would give me a tip when I am NOT paying them for it. That would make me want to have them for a trainer.

I'm still super nervous about it. Plus I have phoneaphobia, so now we're just combining two fears in one here! LOL

I'm just so exhausted. Maybe I should do some treadmill stuff at home to get in somewhat better shape before I have them crackin the whip on me.

I worked out with a trainer when I felt like I was at my highest weight (little did I know, i still had about 40 lbs to go to get to my highest--yikes!) She was awesome! And I felt good about myself for working so hard with her. I figured that I had tried doing it on my own for a long time with no results, so maybe it was time to get help. I would do it again in a heartbeat. In fact, I intend to, as soon as my incisions heal completely. You can do it!

No, you are NOT too fat for a trainer. I had my trainer for a year and I had the exact same fears. I was pretty intimidated by my trainer as he is an ex-marine drill sargent and totally still looks the part. I felt like he would think I was just some fat slob. But after working with my trainer I have never been so wrong in my life! He totally motivates me, he helps me to do things targeted just for what I want to fix (under arm flab was a big thing and specific knee strengthening) not to mention pretty much the rest of me. He has taught me tons of things. He keeps me on track, he is a life coach and has become my friend. Dont be afraid of the trainers, if they are good at their jobs, they want you to do better and they want to see you reach your goals. Go for it, you will wonder why you didnt do it sooner!