Like a lot of overweight women, I have struggled with body image issues most of my adult life. I feared going into one of those fitness centers. If you didn't already know, they are real meat markets. People go to weight loss centers, such as Curves, not just to workout, but to see and be seen. It has always made me feel a little self-conscious. I would feel overweight and ugly. It did not help my self-esteem.
Even my local curves weight loss centers were difficult for me to go into, initially. If you've never been into a curves women's gym, it is essentially a place for women like me who want to work out and lose weight. A lot of the women there have more curvy figures. They are members of the curves weight loss centers because they want to go to a place that feels comfortable for them to work out in so they can be around other women in a supportive environment. They don't have to feel bad about themselves.
But I would still feel bad about myself, even in the curves weight loss centers
at first. I started taking supplements to boost my metabolism and weight loss productivity. I would take fat burners, appetite suppressants anything I thought might work. With that and my frequent trips to the curves weight loss centers, I finally began to see results. During the first few months I had lost 15 pounds. After the 3rd month, I lost another 5 lbs. The curves weight loss centers were definitely working for me.
However, going to curves weight loss centers is not for everyone. First, there might not be any curves franchises in your area. Although, they are almost everywhere. Here's a list of countries where they have Curves franchises:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- England
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Korea
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Panama
- Peru
- Portugal
- Saint Lucia
- Scotland
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Turkey
- UK
- Venezuela
- Wales
- USA