vent--There are too many skinny people at the gym

jayme252014

I know that that sounds stupid but I wish someone would open a gym where you have to be at least 25 pounds overweight to join. I go to a pretty nice one and overall people are pretty nice but when you are currently proud that you know you are exercising because your stomach fat has separated into two distinct groups working out next to Joe Meat head and Trophy wife wearing too much perfume and too little clothing can just make you feel less good about being there.

I know, I know, I am being silly and I should just ignore distractions like this but am I alone? Does anyone else feel just a little more insecure working out amongst the already insanely fit?

sgos16

But what happens when you lose the 25 pounds? Would you have to find a new gym? I get what you're saying, I just don't agree with the idea.

rbiss

No, i like the skinny people. I want to be one of them one day and it's nice to see the same people every week. Make friends, work hard.

pobalita

Not sure why you care about anyone else at the gym. You are there for yourself, right? What difference does it make how anyone else looks?

ZenInTexas

They are skinny because they work out consistently. A gym that only has overweight people would eventually lose all it's customers. Not a good business model.

CallMeCupcakeDammit

You're being silly.

oregonzoo

That's really rude.
Just sayin'

A smart person would use them as motivation, or ask for advice.

civilizedworm

Le sigh.

_Pseudonymous_

Um, how do you think they got skinny???

ROBOTFOOD

lolololol

MellowGa

why don't u read the text in your profile pic.....only you allow can allow this.....it's not them, it's in your mind......let it go

eric_sg61

So, someone else's appearance makes you feel bad? Wow that is kinda sad

VeryKatie

Can you try Planet Fitness? I think they're a gym that is almost exactly what you're looking for. Plus I heard it's cheap.

devil_in_a_blue_dress

You know you're right, people without 25 pounds or more to lose are judgmental jerks. Nobody with weight to lose has the ability to be a jerk.

3dogsrunning

I just don't know what to say to this. Really, I don't.

gardengirl40

Not a gym girl myself, I enjoy it more when I exercise outside. Hmm, I really don't think too much about anyone else when I'm exercising though, for every insecurity in your head you can bet they've got their own.

All you ever have to do is feel proud you got off the sofa and are working hard. And if anyone else has a negative opinion, sod 'em!

neandermagnon

Every time you see one of them....... just remember, most of the skinny people in your gym used to be fat. They kept going to the gym, so now they're skinny. And it's just a matter of time until you're also a skinny gym person that used to be fat... all you have to do is stick at it.

dym123

You are being silly. Of all the multitude of complaints you can make about a gym (check out a Planet Fitness thread for kicks and giggles), too many skinny people would not be one of them. Suck it up, buttercup.

chetvr

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt

Sound familiar? It's the quote from your profile pic.

ucabucca

I am too absorbed in my own exercise program to even notice skinny or body builder or fat. I do notcie only occasionally when we are using the same machnes or racks and thats it. My hair is a mess shortly after and no makeup so I hope they don't notice me either.

Viva_Karina