You just need to change your perspective woman
You don't know their stories, just like they don't know yours. Some of those people are reformed out-of-shapers like yourself, who have just been at this longer than you have. Some might have no other life so they have lots of time to spend at the gym...or have eating or body image disorders that cause them to spend hours at a time working out. No one is perfect, and I
guarantee none of
those people have your combination of intellegence and wisdom that you do. They may be faster on the treadmill, but I double dog dare any of them to beat you in a battle of wit and humor
When I do a race, there are always a
ton of women who have sexier runner's bodies than I do, who run faster than I do, and seem to have more people cheering them on than I do.
The minute I start to feel sorry for myself I make myself think of all the people who are home sleeping, while I'm out enjoying a beautiful morning with a bunch of other like minded people. I let myself feel superior (for a little while) because I earned it during all the hours I spent working out before the sun was even up. Getting smoked by a mom pushing twins in a baby stroller snaps me back to reality though...
I know I'm not going to be the best athlete ever, but I can be the best me ever. And that's your goal in the end, isn't it? To be the best YOU.