I have a confession....

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  • ZeldaMarooner7
    ZeldaMarooner7 Posts: 307
    Lol i do the same when listening to my music, even headbang occasionally to my Metallica and Rammstein songs :happy:

    Metallica and Rammstein. *highfive*

    I never wore makeup at the gym, I didn't care what people thought.
    As long as I had my music, I was fine.
  • LassoOfTruth
    LassoOfTruth Posts: 735 Member
    I don't ever wear makeup. I wore it when I was in HS, and that was it... was going through that phase where you line your lips with black or brown eyeliner and smudge it with lip balm.... the Chola lips... thankfully, I never had the eyebrows. This isn't me, just a pic from google, but like this:

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    Anyway.

    BUT, I do know what you are talking about when you say you don't want to waste the day's make up. Sometimes, I don't want to go to the gym when I am having an unnaturally great hair day. But, I say... *kitten* it! What's the point of having nice hair if I don't feel good about myself. Messing my hair up at the gym will make me feel 100% better about myself, so I just go.

    So, if this fatso can go to, you go too. Go to the gym, wash your face, and reapply if necessary.
  • jeffininer
    jeffininer Posts: 204 Member

    Also adding:

    I'm the only person at my gym that sits there mouthing the words to every single song obnoxiously.
    I simply don't care. I'm there for me, not for random people to judge me.
    What they do with themselves is their own business.

    Even if they have body odor, all I have to do is move if it bothers me.

    There for me, not them.

    YES!!! I mouth words to songs TOO!!!! At first I felt so stupid, but then I was like WTF, who cares! It helps me to push harder and keep going. So I say screw it, who cares what people think of me? Make fun of me?! I don't care. I'm there for ME not YOU!
  • laurie04427
    laurie04427 Posts: 421 Member
    I don't think most people would notice/care if you walked into the gym with your office clothes and makeup on and changed in the lockerroom (if that's what you were talking about). My hubby goes to the gym and he's pretty oblivious to the people around him, he's in his own little world doing his thing.
  • silverraiyne
    silverraiyne Posts: 683 Member
    To everyone who has posted, thank you. I must admit this has been a little bit of a social experiment. I’m generally very anti-body shaming and against negative self-talk and try to encourage other women rather than tear them town -- or watch the tear themselves down making negative statements about themselves.

    During a conversation with a young woman it had been brought to my attention that there is this kind of slut-shaming around beautiful women at the gym. There is a general idea that if you go there looking at all put together than the assumption is that you’re not there to work out but rather to be an attention *kitten*.

    I wanted to see what the general consensus of that was here in a fitness oriented community. I honestly rarely ever wear make-up to the gym – though anytime I do it’s because I've just gotten off work and am trying to squeeze a quick workout in before going home, which is why I staged my original post around that basis. Otherwise, most those words in my original post were actually paraphrased from an online article about women who wear makeup in the gym and the opinions of other women – because we’re the ones who are normally so hard on each other, when instead we should be encouraging and helping each other out.

    So, thank you. I’m glad to see that the majority of the women who have posted have had something positive to say.

    ETA: My one & only gym selfie -- It was raining outside so I went to the gym to get my run in for the day.

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  • celtbell3
    celtbell3 Posts: 738 Member
    I go to the gym after work often. I still am wearing my makeup from the day. My hair is pulled back and I intend to get very sweaty. It doesn't bother. I don't pay attention to those other people.
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
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  • cparter
    cparter Posts: 754 Member
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    "Obviously"

    Way to question someones agenda via non-original internet picture before you know anything about them. Shouldn't you be working out at the gym and not judging people? This is why people are afraid of working out in public.
    I don't think you realize the OP posted this and I guarantee the meaning was way to the left of your disengenuous remark.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    No.

    I can care less what people want to "label" me as.

    I go to gym for me, not them. No excuses...
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    No.

    I can care less what people want to "label" me as.

    I go to gym for me, not them. No excuses...
    +1.
  • brewji
    brewji Posts: 752 Member
    Confession: I don't give a rat's patootie what people think of me and you should borrow that quality from me.

    Work out and kill at it.



    That's all.
    Have a good day. :flowerforyou:

    +1
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Why rush home to remove make-up? Drugstores have makeup remover wipes. Buy some...carry them in your car...problem solved.

    yep this.

    Also, in your photo you look like a very attractive 30-ish professional but I doubt anyone's going to freak out over you looking "flawless" since there are probably plenty of 21 yr olds there with hair extensions, boob jobs, and skintight lululemon...if someone wants to hate on the "flawless" that's probably who it will be.

    FTR I wear makeup everywhere I go every single day since I was 9-10 yrs old and I'm 37 now.

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