Starting the Gym While Overweight Is Harder Than People Admit You don't have to be fit and confident to start the gym. Most fitness advice sounds simple until you’re actually the person trying to begin. Talking is easier than doing, as they say. “Just start.” “Just be consistent.” “Just go to the gym.” But when you’re overweight, starting the gym can feel like walking into a room where you already believe you don’t belong. You become hyper-aware of everything. The mirrors. Th