going to the gym.

carrie721 · #1 09-13-2006, 07:05 PM

ok, i love my gym. it is a great facility - spacious, open, and CLEAN. i love exercising. what i do NOT love is being overweight at the gym.

i swear to god, i do not know what society expects from people. if you are fat and sedentary, you are a moron for not doing anything about your size. if you are fat and at the gym, you are a moron because don't you know the gym is not where you belong? shouldn't you be shoving a pie down your throat or something?

i dunno. perhaps i am oversensitive, but i don't think everybody gets stared at at the gym the same way i have been lately ... and i don't think they're checking me out.

like, this dude was staring at me yesterday when i was on the elliptical. yes, i'm fat, but i can do the elliptical! jebus. i am just sick of rude people. i don't stare at people at the gym unless they're hot and can't see me.

i dunno, whatever. i'm just irritated and incoherent.

BlackWidow · #2 09-13-2006, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

ok, i love my gym. it is a great facility - spacious, open, and CLEAN. i love exercising. what i do NOT love is being overweight at the gym.

i swear to god, i do not know what society expects from people. if you are fat and sedentary, you are a moron for not doing anything about your size. if you are fat and at the gym, you are a moron because don't you know the gym is not where you belong? shouldn't you be shoving a pie down your throat or something?

i dunno. perhaps i am oversensitive, but i don't think everybody gets stared at at the gym the same way i have been lately ... and i don't think they're checking me out.

like, this dude was staring at me yesterday when i was on the elliptical. yes, i'm fat, but i can do the elliptical! jebus. i am just sick of rude people. i don't stare at people at the gym unless they're hot and can't see me.

i dunno, whatever. i'm just irritated and incoherent.

"Do it for yourself.."

DrummerDeanna · #3 09-13-2006, 07:14 PM

I totally know what you're talking about.

When I used to go to a public gym in Rochester - there were many times when over-weight folks would be working out and nearby would be two skanky little made-up girls giving them dirty looks - them laughing.

It would PISS me off...I always thought, "good for you!" and how admirable it was that they were at a gym - trying to get healthier...

Of course - I'd get bad looks too - because I wasn't hot enough to go to my gym

Apparently - if you're not a size 0 and don't wear full make-up AND have your hair done - you no longer belong in a gym. It's ok for guys - they can be as gross and nasty as they want - women still have to look pretty and smell nice - even while working out

I HATE the gym for these reasons.

You know what else I hate at gyms? People who talk on their cell phones while "working out" I'm sorry but if you're able to blab on and on about what so and so did the night befor e- you're NOT working out. Take social hour somewhere else.

I now work out at my apartment complex gym which is actually quite nice for an apartment complex - full free-weights set and every machine I need

And it's usually empty....which I love.

carrie721 · #4 09-13-2006, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I totally know what you're talking about.

When I used to go to a public gym in Rochester - there were many times when over-weight folks would be working out and nearby would be two skanky little made-up girls giving them dirty looks - them laughing.

It would PISS me off...I always thought, "good for you!" and how admirable it was that they were at a gym - trying to get healthier...

Of course - I'd get bad looks too - because I wasn't hot enough to go to my gym

Apparently - if you're not a size 0 and don't wear full make-up AND have your hair done - you no longer belong in a gym. It's ok for guys - they can be as gross and nasty as they want - women still have to look pretty and smell nice - even while working out

I HATE the gym for these reasons.

You know what else I hate at gyms? People who talk on their cell phones while "working out" I'm sorry but if you're able to blab on and on about what so and so did the night befor e- you're NOT working out. Take social hour somewhere else.

I now work out at my apartment complex gym which is actually quite nice for an apartment complex - full free-weights set and every machine I need

And it's usually empty....which I love.

ooh, your gym sounds nice. an empty gym is a happy gym.

dude, i've noticed people on cell phones at my gym ... i'm like, are you serious??? that's just gonna get me started on a whole other tangent, which is that no one in our society likes to be alone anymore. people either go to the gym together or talk on the phone while working out or walk to the gym while talking to someone, etc, etc, etc. it drives me crazy because i like to be alone a lot and nobody gets it. but as i said ... that's a whooole new can o' worms.

but yeah, gym rats are bitches. i'm not going there to be social, i'm going there to get healthy ... so shove it, bitches.

carrie721 · #5 09-13-2006, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackWidow

"Do it for yourself.."

oh, i do ... it's just a little grating.

BlackWidow · #6 09-13-2006, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

ooh, your gym sounds nice. an empty gym is a happy gym.

dude, i've noticed people on cell phones at my gym ... i'm like, are you serious??? that's just gonna get me started on a whole other tangent, which is that no one in our society likes to be alone anymore. people either go to the gym together or talk on the phone while working out or walk to the gym while talking to someone, etc, etc, etc. it drives me crazy because i like to be alone a lot and nobody gets it. but as i said ... that's a whooole new can o' worms.

but yeah, gym rats are bitches. i'm not going there to be social, i'm going there to get healthy ... so shove it, bitches.

I'm a gym rat....

carrie721 · #7 09-13-2006, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackWidow

I'm a gym rat....

if you don't stare and make rude comments about other people at the gym, you don't fall under my definition of a "gym rat."

BlackWidow · #8 09-13-2006, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

if you don't stare and make rude comments about other people at the gym, you don't fall under my definition of a "gym rat."

No..I go to work out and check out the hot dude action..lol.

carrie721 · #9 09-13-2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackWidow

No..I go to work out and check out the hot dude action..lol.

to paraphrase samantha from SATC ... gay guys work out because they know they can have sex in the locker room.

DrummerDeanna · #10 09-13-2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

ooh, your gym sounds nice. an empty gym is a happy gym.

dude, i've noticed people on cell phones at my gym ... i'm like, are you serious??? that's just gonna get me started on a whole other tangent, which is that no one in our society likes to be alone anymore. people either go to the gym together or talk on the phone while working out or walk to the gym while talking to someone, etc, etc, etc. it drives me crazy because i like to be alone a lot and nobody gets it. but as i said ... that's a whooole new can o' worms.

but yeah, gym rats are bitches. i'm not going there to be social, i'm going there to get healthy ... so shove it, bitches.

I KNOW!! I'm a total loner too - and lately more and more people make me feel bad for it...it pisses me off actually.

Before the WW thing I asked a gal in the office if some pizza place was good and she asked, "are you going to get one by yourself?" I said, yes....and there was an "aww..." What the hell. Not everyone has to be surrounded by people all the time. I LIKE being alone - imagine that.

So I think your theory is correct - I meet so many people who can't do anything by themselves.

And I gotta say - workign out in buddies - great - but why is it that usually means talking/yelling - so that EVERYONE in the gym has to listen to you? I could hear those gals over my headphones most of the time - and again - if you want social hour - go somewhere else!!!!

The worst was girls who would park themselves on the stretching/ab mats - just to chat - not stretching, not doing crunches - just talking and laughing...and pissing me off.

I so dont' miss the public gym

goldustsongbird · #11 09-13-2006, 07:26 PM

Oh, please, you know they're like, "Who's the hot bish and how can I make her sweat in the way no Stairmaster ever could?"

I'm the saaaaame way. That's why I spent all of this money on a membership, then went once, then never again. The only thing I got out of that trip was In The Meantime. (can I help it if the gym is in the mall?

) And even that was disappointing! Oh, well. I felt like everyone was staring at me, even though a small part of me knew they were probably more focused on their iPod and calorie count than they were on me.

I want to use the gym at Mac, even though I know probably end up doing the same thing as before. I'd love to get my own treadmill or something... If only we had a place to put it.

carrie721 · #12 09-13-2006, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I KNOW!! I'm a total loner too - and lately more and more people make me feel bad for it...it pisses me off actually.

Before the WW thing I asked a gal in the office if some pizza place was good and she asked, "are you going to get one by yourself?" I said, yes....and there was an "aww..." What the hell. Not everyone has to be surrounded by people all the time. I LIKE being alone - imagine that.

So I think your theory is correct - I meet so many people who can't do anything by themselves.

And I gotta say - workign out in buddies - great - but why is it that usually means talking/yelling - so that EVERYONE in the gym has to listen to you? I could hear those gals over my headphones most of the time - and again - if you want social hour - go somewhere else!!!!

The worst was girls who would park themselves on the stretching/ab mats - just to chat - not stretching, not doing crunches - just talking and laughing...and pissing me off.

I so dont' miss the public gym

i totally broke up with my workout partner.

i hated it ... it was such a hassle and it made me resentful towards her because i was miserable. i don't need to have a workout buddy to make sure i exercise ... i need to be left the eff alone!

i just hate being up in time to be picked up, getting pissed if she's too early or too late, worrying about whether she'll be done in time for me to get to work, etc. just leave me the eff alone.

yeah, people act like it's a major tragedy if you're not attached to another person 24/7. i used to pick up aforementioned workout partner 3 days a week after her morning class so we could have lunch ... that also was miserable. geez, just once a week is too much for me. i am extremely miserly with my free time ... or maybe i'm just a bitch. who knows. where the hell am i going with this??

oh yeah, i'm jealous of your gym.

JazmenFlowers · #13 09-13-2006, 07:31 PM

this is why I invested in my own treadmill for right now. I do miss going and looking around...purely for motivation.

carrie721 · #14 09-13-2006, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

Oh, please, you know they're like, "Who's the hot bish and how can I make her sweat in the way no Stairmaster ever could?"

LOL.

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I'm the saaaaame way. That's why I spent all of this money on a membership, then went once, then never again. The only thing I got out of that trip was In The Meantime. (can I help it if the gym is in the mall?

) And even that was disappointing! Oh, well. I felt like everyone was staring at me, even though a small part of me knew they were probably more focused on their iPod and calorie count than they were on me.

I want to use the gym at Mac, even though I know probably end up doing the same thing as before. I'd love to get my own treadmill or something... If only we had a place to put it.

i'd love to have an elliptical at home. that'd be sweet ... i'd never have to go to the gym. i'd just buy some weights and be done with it. too bad i'm broke ...

goldustsongbird · #15 09-13-2006, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

LOL.

i'd love to have an elliptical at home. that'd be sweet ... i'd never have to go to the gym. i'd just buy some weights and be done with it. too bad i'm broke ...

You know it's true.

That'd rock. I should get some weights and get ripped.

I'll work out in the library formerly known as the toy room! I wanted to put together a mini gym in there anyway...