Unashamed

I went to a nearby park to go walking the other day and it had more people in it than it usually does. Fear gripped me and I imagined people staring and even laughing as I attempted to exercise. I thought of getting back in my car and coming back another day and them I made up my mind to workout as planned regardless of whether someone laughed or not. I decided if there was laughing I would get the last laugh when I dropped the weight I want to lose and evolved into a healthier more confident person. In the past I have found myself worried about what people would think if they saw me exercising or eating smaller portions but that way of thinking will only trap me into keeping the weight on that I want to lose. With maybe one or two exceptions every time I have imagined people laughing or making fun at my attempt to exercise I have found it to be just that...something I imagined; either way I have decided it is senseless to be ashamed of trying to do better.