Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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I should be canceling my gym membership, as my family joined a community rec center (we had a kid's birthday party there and the savings from being a member were substantial). The rec center has an adequate workout facility and a pool, the latter which is useful because I currently can't run due to a foot injury.
However, the rec center atmosphere is so dated and glum compared to the gym. I workout at 5am, and at the rec center, there were a couple of meatheads doing some frantic circuit, as well as a lot of retirees sort of methodically going about their workouts. At the gym, all of the equipment is much newer, it is cleaner, there is so much more energy and positivity, plus private showers, that I hate to quit, but in reality, it is a redundant expense at this point, and I'm going to have to suck it up and transition to the rec center. I know, fit people problems
I feel your pain. I love my gym.
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I should be canceling my gym membership, as my family joined a community rec center (we had a kid's birthday party there and the savings from being a member were substantial). The rec center has an adequate workout facility and a pool, the latter which is useful because I currently can't run due to a foot injury.
However, the rec center atmosphere is so dated and glum compared to the gym. I workout at 5am, and at the rec center, there were a couple of meatheads doing some frantic circuit, as well as a lot of retirees sort of methodically going about their workouts. At the gym, all of the equipment is much newer, it is cleaner, there is so much more energy and positivity, plus private showers, that I hate to quit, but in reality, it is a redundant expense at this point, and I'm going to have to suck it up and transition to the rec center. I know, fit people problems
Confession: I have a rec center membership and a separate gym membership. I keep the rec center membership so son can swim in their pool. The gym works better geographically.0 -
I should be canceling my gym membership, as my family joined a community rec center (we had a kid's birthday party there and the savings from being a member were substantial). The rec center has an adequate workout facility and a pool, the latter which is useful because I currently can't run due to a foot injury.
However, the rec center atmosphere is so dated and glum compared to the gym. I workout at 5am, and at the rec center, there were a couple of meatheads doing some frantic circuit, as well as a lot of retirees sort of methodically going about their workouts. At the gym, all of the equipment is much newer, it is cleaner, there is so much more energy and positivity, plus private showers, that I hate to quit, but in reality, it is a redundant expense at this point, and I'm going to have to suck it up and transition to the rec center. I know, fit people problems
Personally, I love a quiet/empty gym, and my favourite thing about the Y I use (besides the fact that their pricing is upfront and there's no shady membership/contract/pricing nonsense like at regular gyms and that the fees support community programs and underprivileged kids and stuff) is that it's full of elderly people who don't often need the same stuff I do and who just do their own thing and leave me totally alone. You might end up finding it relaxing after a while once you get used to it. More "zen" than "glum"?
Although I admit I'm a big princess and I'd not last a week in a gym that wasn't clean. I'm pretty germ-conscious and I hate dirt.0 -
sarahlifts wrote: »I have 2 problems emo eating and emo shopping.
DO NOT RUIN WHAT YOU'VE WORKED FOR BC UR STReSSED.
So so so true for me today0 -
The closest, most affordable gym is awful as well. I joined for almost a year and quit. I couldn't take the disgusting facility any longer. They didn't even have a squat rack and were missing several plates.I should be canceling my gym membership, as my family joined a community rec center (we had a kid's birthday party there and the savings from being a member were substantial). The rec center has an adequate workout facility and a pool, the latter which is useful because I currently can't run due to a foot injury.
However, the rec center atmosphere is so dated and glum compared to the gym. I workout at 5am, and at the rec center, there were a couple of meatheads doing some frantic circuit, as well as a lot of retirees sort of methodically going about their workouts. At the gym, all of the equipment is much newer, it is cleaner, there is so much more energy and positivity, plus private showers, that I hate to quit, but in reality, it is a redundant expense at this point, and I'm going to have to suck it up and transition to the rec center. I know, fit people problems0 -
kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »List of shows I watched growing up. Remember, no judgement.
Full House
Family Matters
Clarissa Explains It All
Step by Step
Home Improvement (Jonathan Taylor Thomas was my TV boyfriend)
Tales From The Crypt
Fraggle Rock
Dinosaurs (Not the Mama)
Hey Dude
Darkwing Duck
Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
BH 90210
Roseanne
Boys Meets World (How hot did Topanga grow up?!)
This is not a complete list, my brain just can't think of anything else right now. I may have been allowed to watch a little too much TV growing up.
This is my list too...
I loved the TGIF set of shows. Oh Perfect Strangers was another show I liked as well.
I loved Perfect Strangers! I wish they still had TGIF and things like that. The stuff they have now is SO lame.
I loved perfect strangers too!
How about Bosom Buddies??? The young Tom Hanks in drag!!
I remember Bosom Buddies!!
How about Charles in Charge?? AWESOME show!
Mr. Belvedere? (sp?)
ALF?
I remember Charles In Charge!
Scott Baio, John Stamos, & Mario Lopez hardly ever age.
John Stamos looks incredible. I think there's a pact with the devil involved.0 -
I played Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiego, and Mo's list has stuff I know on it! I loved Full House and Boy Meets World too and I watched Home Improvement with my dad, who is pretty much a less-disaster-prone Tim Allen in real life which is I think why he liked it so much.
Tangent: Later on, I remember my dad watching That 70s Show and saying "No, no, never mind Home Improvement, THIS was my life! I was Eric Foreman!" to my mom and I. He was in his mid-teens at the beginning of the 70s and he's never identified so closely with a TV character, it's pretty cute.
I've never seen a TV character I felt that way about, but I do think that the movie Superbad was probably the closest thing to my high school experience (barring the McLovin stuff, haha.) I feel like I knew those guys and they showed up at my friends' parties.
Unfortunately, Dazed and Confused is the closest to mine. I saw that movie with a friend from high school and we could match up all the characters with people we'd known.
Although it was released a few years before my high school experience, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" was the defining high school movie for me! I knew far too many students like Jeff Spicoli, lol
Yeah, Fast Times is my high school experience movie, too.0 -
AngryViking1970 wrote: »kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »List of shows I watched growing up. Remember, no judgement.
Full House
Family Matters
Clarissa Explains It All
Step by Step
Home Improvement (Jonathan Taylor Thomas was my TV boyfriend)
Tales From The Crypt
Fraggle Rock
Dinosaurs (Not the Mama)
Hey Dude
Darkwing Duck
Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
BH 90210
Roseanne
Boys Meets World (How hot did Topanga grow up?!)
This is not a complete list, my brain just can't think of anything else right now. I may have been allowed to watch a little too much TV growing up.
This is my list too...
I loved the TGIF set of shows. Oh Perfect Strangers was another show I liked as well.
I loved Perfect Strangers! I wish they still had TGIF and things like that. The stuff they have now is SO lame.
I loved perfect strangers too!
How about Bosom Buddies??? The young Tom Hanks in drag!!
I remember Bosom Buddies!!
How about Charles in Charge?? AWESOME show!
Mr. Belvedere? (sp?)
ALF?
I remember Charles In Charge!
Scott Baio, John Stamos, & Mario Lopez hardly ever age.
John Stamos looks incredible. I think there's a pact with the devil involved.
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DeeDiddyGee wrote: »Laurend224 wrote: »I can't do any type of jumping jacks or running without my belly smacking the top of my thighs. It's really embarrassing. Going to talk to a surgeon about a panniculectomy. Three kids and yo-yoing between 140 and 252 a few times wrecked my belly.
I had it done and it was WORTH.EVERY.PENNY! The boost to my self-confidence was priceless!
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Mix up Valley Girl, Fast Times and Dazed and Confused for me. I can relate to all of those in some way. I have five older sisters and one older brother. All of them were in high school during one of these eras. My favorite is Dazed and Confused, though.0
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I wish the quoted posts had time stamps on the original post.
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AngryViking1970 wrote: »kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »List of shows I watched growing up. Remember, no judgement.
Full House
Family Matters
Clarissa Explains It All
Step by Step
Home Improvement (Jonathan Taylor Thomas was my TV boyfriend)
Tales From The Crypt
Fraggle Rock
Dinosaurs (Not the Mama)
Hey Dude
Darkwing Duck
Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
BH 90210
Roseanne
Boys Meets World (How hot did Topanga grow up?!)
This is not a complete list, my brain just can't think of anything else right now. I may have been allowed to watch a little too much TV growing up.
This is my list too...
I loved the TGIF set of shows. Oh Perfect Strangers was another show I liked as well.
I loved Perfect Strangers! I wish they still had TGIF and things like that. The stuff they have now is SO lame.
I loved perfect strangers too!
How about Bosom Buddies??? The young Tom Hanks in drag!!
I remember Bosom Buddies!!
How about Charles in Charge?? AWESOME show!
Mr. Belvedere? (sp?)
ALF?
I remember Charles In Charge!
Scott Baio, John Stamos, & Mario Lopez hardly ever age.
John Stamos looks incredible. I think there's a pact with the devil involved.
Maybe it's the roofies he's giving himself.0 -
I should be canceling my gym membership, as my family joined a community rec center (we had a kid's birthday party there and the savings from being a member were substantial). The rec center has an adequate workout facility and a pool, the latter which is useful because I currently can't run due to a foot injury.
However, the rec center atmosphere is so dated and glum compared to the gym. I workout at 5am, and at the rec center, there were a couple of meatheads doing some frantic circuit, as well as a lot of retirees sort of methodically going about their workouts. At the gym, all of the equipment is much newer, it is cleaner, there is so much more energy and positivity, plus private showers, that I hate to quit, but in reality, it is a redundant expense at this point, and I'm going to have to suck it up and transition to the rec center. I know, fit people problems
Personally, I love a quiet/empty gym, and my favourite thing about the Y I use (besides the fact that their pricing is upfront and there's no shady membership/contract/pricing nonsense like at regular gyms and that the fees support community programs and underprivileged kids and stuff) is that it's full of elderly people who don't often need the same stuff I do and who just do their own thing and leave me totally alone. You might end up finding it relaxing after a while once you get used to it. More "zen" than "glum"?
Although I admit I'm a big princess and I'd not last a week in a gym that wasn't clean. I'm pretty germ-conscious and I hate dirt.
I think the fact that there are a lot of elderly working out is great, it is just a different energy vibe than the group at my preferred gym. They are very considerate and don't use any of the free weights that I do. It is really just the combination of features at each that make one seem glum and the other dynamic; after I transition to the rec center it will be fine. I need to do that this month....or maybe next month, we'll see, lol0 -
AngryViking1970 wrote: »kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »List of shows I watched growing up. Remember, no judgement.
Full House
Family Matters
Clarissa Explains It All
Step by Step
Home Improvement (Jonathan Taylor Thomas was my TV boyfriend)
Tales From The Crypt
Fraggle Rock
Dinosaurs (Not the Mama)
Hey Dude
Darkwing Duck
Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
BH 90210
Roseanne
Boys Meets World (How hot did Topanga grow up?!)
This is not a complete list, my brain just can't think of anything else right now. I may have been allowed to watch a little too much TV growing up.
This is my list too...
I loved the TGIF set of shows. Oh Perfect Strangers was another show I liked as well.
I loved Perfect Strangers! I wish they still had TGIF and things like that. The stuff they have now is SO lame.
I loved perfect strangers too!
How about Bosom Buddies??? The young Tom Hanks in drag!!
I remember Bosom Buddies!!
How about Charles in Charge?? AWESOME show!
Mr. Belvedere? (sp?)
ALF?
I remember Charles In Charge!
Scott Baio, John Stamos, & Mario Lopez hardly ever age.
John Stamos looks incredible. I think there's a pact with the devil involved.
Maybe it's the roofies he's giving himself.
I obviously missed a story here.0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »AngryViking1970 wrote: »kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »List of shows I watched growing up. Remember, no judgement.
Full House
Family Matters
Clarissa Explains It All
Step by Step
Home Improvement (Jonathan Taylor Thomas was my TV boyfriend)
Tales From The Crypt
Fraggle Rock
Dinosaurs (Not the Mama)
Hey Dude
Darkwing Duck
Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
BH 90210
Roseanne
Boys Meets World (How hot did Topanga grow up?!)
This is not a complete list, my brain just can't think of anything else right now. I may have been allowed to watch a little too much TV growing up.
This is my list too...
I loved the TGIF set of shows. Oh Perfect Strangers was another show I liked as well.
I loved Perfect Strangers! I wish they still had TGIF and things like that. The stuff they have now is SO lame.
I loved perfect strangers too!
How about Bosom Buddies??? The young Tom Hanks in drag!!
I remember Bosom Buddies!!
How about Charles in Charge?? AWESOME show!
Mr. Belvedere? (sp?)
ALF?
I remember Charles In Charge!
Scott Baio, John Stamos, & Mario Lopez hardly ever age.
John Stamos looks incredible. I think there's a pact with the devil involved.
Maybe it's the roofies he's giving himself.
I obviously missed a story here.
Me too. Could someone please give us the scoop?0 -
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What the??
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I should have said I didn't read this article, so I really have NO idea what it actually says. I just remember hearing about this somewhere. If the article is distasteful, I apologize. Maybe someone can find a better/less icky one? Or it might be just fine. Like I said, I have no idea, I didn't read it.0 -
kelly_c_77 wrote: »
What the??
That's just weird0 -
kelly_c_77 wrote: »
What the??
So, I have no idea if "bodybuilders" use GHB, but a friend of mine has used prescribed GHB to treat narcolepsy/cataplexy. Why would you take a central nervous system depressant and drive? That is STUPID.
P.S. The article was fine.0 -
I don't want to click that at work but I've known a few people personally who've used the stuff recreationally so I'm not super surprised to read this. I can't imagine finding that enjoyable, though, I admit.0
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Carlos_421 wrote: »marissafit06 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »petunia773 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »And speaking of old computer games, anyone else have "computer lab day" in school where your class got to go down to the computer room to play Oregon Trail on floppy disk??
Yes, Oregon Trail was the best game ever..until you died of cholera. ...
I never heard of that one. Though I remember floppy disks!
I played Oregon trail on floppy disks during elementary school!!
I remember playing that.
Do you guys remember in gym class when we had to use those stupid boards with wheels that you sat on & ran over your fingers?
Stupid?!? Those were amazing! If you walked into the gym and saw those (or the parachute) you knew it was gonna be a fun gym class!
Seriously!! The roller boards (aka dollies in the grown up world) were second only to dodgeball!!!
Between your show choices and game memories I think we could have been friends.
Haha! Class of 2005?
ETA what if we actually were friends as kids and we just don't realize it because we don't recognize each other on here??!!!!
Class of 2004, so close!
That would be hilarious
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quiksylver296 wrote: »kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »petunia773 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »And speaking of old computer games, anyone else have "computer lab day" in school where your class got to go down to the computer room to play Oregon Trail on floppy disk??
Yes, Oregon Trail was the best game ever..until you died of cholera. ...
I never heard of that one. Though I remember floppy disks!
I played Oregon trail on floppy disks during elementary school!!
I remember playing that.
Do you guys remember in gym class when we had to use those stupid boards with wheels that you sat on & ran over your fingers?
Stupid?!? Those were amazing! If you walked into the gym and saw those (or the parachute) you knew it was gonna be a fun gym class!
Quik, I was thinking the same thing. I loved those scooters, and I have thought of making my own several times with dollies.
Speaking of gym class, how many of you honestly made it all the way up the rope to touch the ceiling of the gym? I did. I've always had pretty strong arms even as a puny girl child.
Not me. I have a weak upper body.
ETA: we didn't have to do that at my school0 -
Also, for those that mentioned dodge ball - it was the. worst. We usually played that if you were hit you'd sit down until the person that hit you was hit, then you could get back up. All the "cool", athletic kids would hog the balls and only throw them at their buddies. Then I (very un-athletic) would end up being one of the last ones standing against the biggest jock, I never stood a chance. So most of the time I just sat down at the beginning of the game and wouldn't move. They also whipped the ball as hard as they could, so it hurt when you did get hit.
Okay, I'm done whining.
I played adult "recreational" dodgeball a few years ago and nothing had changed. I was still a small female getting balls thrown at my head at top speed by guys twice my size claiming they were "aiming for the chest, sorry!" After a season of constant bruises and being a total hindrance to my team, I swore I'd never go back, haha.
I love dodgeball. I played this summer and it was still fun. It was my favorite game as a kid, I liked Dr. Dodgeball the most where you could go around and save your out teammates.0 -
I should have said I didn't read this article, so I really have NO idea what it actually says. I just remember hearing about this somewhere. If the article is distasteful, I apologize. Maybe someone can find a better/less icky one? Or it might be just fine. Like I said, I have no idea, I didn't read it.
This is weird. Who knew the date rape drug would lean out body mass?0 -
Why oh why is my cat pulling everything out of the drawer in my bathroom when I am in the bath tub and can't stop him???0
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pofoster21 wrote: »Why oh why is my cat pulling everything out of the drawer in my bathroom when I am in the bath tub and can't stop him???
LOL. I think you answered your own question. (Because you can't stop him.)0 -
I've been gluten-free and lactose-free for nearly 3 days now (health reasons), but I've been sneaking little treats here and there.0
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kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »Hey, anyone ever watch Supermarket Sweep back in the day? That show was awesome.
Yes! Wasn't there another store game show that was in a mall? Or maybe not a mall, but had different department stores?
I confess that I used to hate watching America's Most Wanted & any of the 48 Hrs. murder kind of shows when I was younger, but I love the ID Channel now!
I loved America's Most Wanted even back then. And does anyone remember Rescue 911. That used to be one of my shows that I never missed.
I remember these. But only watched them a bit.0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »
I should have said I didn't read this article, so I really have NO idea what it actually says. I just remember hearing about this somewhere. If the article is distasteful, I apologize. Maybe someone can find a better/less icky one? Or it might be just fine. Like I said, I have no idea, I didn't read it.
This is weird. Who knew the date rape drug would lean out body mass?
Who knew the date rape drug would help you achieve sleep? (Yes, that's my takeaway from the article!)0
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