I stink!!! wth?!?

jalapenos
jalapenos Posts: 345 Member
edited September 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Lately i have been smelling like a sweaty man, no offense! lol I have never smelled this way. Of course, this is just after I exercise, not all day. I feel like my insides are decomposing! yuck!
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  • sculley
    sculley Posts: 2,012 Member
    I have had this problem too :(
  • Shannmarrs
    Shannmarrs Posts: 117 Member
    You are probably sweating out toxins.
  • peggy1209
    peggy1209 Posts: 84 Member
    I smell like vitamins when I'm sweating - its so gross.
  • tlcAK
    tlcAK Posts: 671 Member
    what are you eating?
  • joeysrib
    joeysrib Posts: 158 Member
    I don't know if this is what it is, but do you think maybe you're sweating out toxins? Maybe thats what the smell is coming from?
  • Jdismybug1
    Jdismybug1 Posts: 443 Member
    I'm a girl, and I noticed that when I leave the gym I have more sweat on my clothes than most of the men there. I've always felt that I sweat a lot. When I lost weight before, I thought I sweat a lot then, now it's worse. :grumble:
  • skygoddess86
    skygoddess86 Posts: 487 Member
    That is a drag and I had that problem for awhile and deodarant made it worse. I finally found a natural crystal deodarant at a health food store and it helped me not stink. Good luck!
  • CommandaPanda
    CommandaPanda Posts: 451 Member
    It's the bacteria! It happens to everybody. You don't just walk out of the gym smelling lovely. There's bacteria all over your body (especially in the dark places... you know what I mean). So when your body heats up and starts perspirating, you're actually making the bacteria on your skin release various aroma's. I wouldn't get hung up on it =]
  • jenfunfur
    jenfunfur Posts: 263 Member
    one of my mfp friends had a similar problem something to do with carb intake but can't remember if it was too much or too little, sorry not very helpful
  • RCKT82
    RCKT82 Posts: 409 Member
    It's the bacteria! It happens to everybody. You don't just walk out of the gym smelling lovely. There's bacteria all over your body (especially in the dark places... you know what I mean). So when your body heats up and starts perspirating, you're actually making the bacteria on your skin release various aroma's. I wouldn't get hung up on it =]

    My bacteria smells like peaches.... =-)
  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    I always smell after a good workout. It tells me I'm doing it right.
  • sandyco
    sandyco Posts: 5 Member
    Pushing toxins, that is a good thing. Just drink at least 8 80z water daily more if you exercise for long periods and if it is hot out. If you smelled bad all the time then you may have a problem but since it is only after workouts and sweating I would not worry.
  • mejustmichael
    mejustmichael Posts: 109 Member
    Its a gym...

    but yeah... i sweet more then everyone else to... but thats because im working out more then everyone else... there texting or chatting...

    Funny thing... I took my manager to the gym with me one day and she noticed i sweat in the shape of a heart on my chest... i look like a F N care bear when im done.
  • misssmiles
    misssmiles Posts: 207 Member
    i've found that eating as clean as i can and drinking tons of water makes my sweat not stink... at least i don't smell it. i have also noticed that i sweat like crazy too!! My hair is always soaked when i take it out of the ponytail! this is why i shower everyday after the gym.
  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
    It's the bacteria! It happens to everybody. You don't just walk out of the gym smelling lovely. There's bacteria all over your body (especially in the dark places... you know what I mean). So when your body heats up and starts perspirating, you're actually making the bacteria on your skin release various aroma's. I wouldn't get hung up on it =]

    Actually the only sweat that smells comes from your groin and armpits because the sweat glands there secrete a different type of perspiration that contains broken down cells from the body. The sweat that you find on your face, or chest or shoulders doesn't have an odor.

    If you are experiencing a different odor than before it might have to do with a dietary change, or even an illness. Your body reacts differently from other peoples so you might have to actually experiment for yourself to see which foods make you smell differently.
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    if you smell like ammonia.. you have a problem lol
  • 1sisrat
    1sisrat Posts: 267 Member
    I sometimes smell a metalic smell. my husband comments on it. Also, something that smells like amonia.... weird.
  • freerange
    freerange Posts: 1,722 Member
    Ok, is this the first time you have ever worked out, and therefore the first time you ever really sweated like this. Or, are you saying you have worked out in the past but never smelled like this before? If the latter, what are you eating? It probably has something to do with your diet. If the former, it’s normal, just take a shower after you workout it will be ok. :smile:
  • CommandaPanda
    CommandaPanda Posts: 451 Member
    It's the bacteria! It happens to everybody. You don't just walk out of the gym smelling lovely. There's bacteria all over your body (especially in the dark places... you know what I mean). So when your body heats up and starts perspirating, you're actually making the bacteria on your skin release various aroma's. I wouldn't get hung up on it =]

    My bacteria smells like peaches.... =-)
    Yeah, I smell like a bar of dove soap.. I don't know if I like that or not, I prefer shower gel over those bars. =p
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    It's the bacteria! It happens to everybody. You don't just walk out of the gym smelling lovely. There's bacteria all over your body (especially in the dark places... you know what I mean). So when your body heats up and starts perspirating, you're actually making the bacteria on your skin release various aroma's. I wouldn't get hung up on it =]

    My husband just told me this last night. My clothes keeps this scent a little even when I wash them is scolding hot water and use fabric softner. He said that its time to replace my workout clothes because the bacteria can get embedded in the fibers of your clothes.


    I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one that is dripping wet when they are done exercising and wondering what the hell is that smell!!!
  • yvonnej1
    yvonnej1 Posts: 904 Member


    Funny thing... I took my manager to the gym with me one day and she noticed i sweat in the shape of a heart on my chest... i look like a F N care bear when im done.

    LOL, love it!! Didn't the care bears all have cute little names? maybe you need a new nickname!
  • sandyfeet10
    sandyfeet10 Posts: 280 Member
    dr. oz just did a show about the way your sweat smells! he reccomended to do a shot of wheat grass daily to freshen up the sweat smell!
  • fitnesspirateninja
    fitnesspirateninja Posts: 667 Member
    My husband just told me this last night. My clothes keeps this scent a little even when I wash them is scolding hot water and use fabric softner. He said that its time to replace my workout clothes because the bacteria can get embedded in the fibers of your clothes.

    I've been wondering about this as well. I don't usually have a weird or strong smell on me, but my workout clothes started to get funky even after I washed them - I even put them straight into the washer as soon I got home. I just bought some new clothes so it sounds like I did the right thing!
  • cupotee
    cupotee Posts: 181 Member
    Ahaha I'm sure it's not that bad. Nitrogen-containing compounds make you smell, so it's probably ur protein intake. Sweat doesn't actually smell, but when bacteria nom nom on the stuff in the sweat, they make stinkies. So yeah, s' not ur fault.
  • sugarbeans
    sugarbeans Posts: 676 Member
    If you used to consume nothing but junk food/fast food and had daily beers and now have changed your diet where your eating whole foods and less of the other stuff. Chances are most likely that your body is sweating out the toxic crap that you consumed, it will get better. If however this is a new smell than what your normal smell is after a work out and months after changing your diet, I would consult with a Dr. Could be more hormonal.
  • sarahbear1981
    sarahbear1981 Posts: 610 Member
    I've have been told that if you take an herb called Fenugreek your sweat will smell like maple syrup. I always smell like chlorine....
  • tross0924
    tross0924 Posts: 909 Member
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ammonia.htm
  • CookieCatCatcher
    CookieCatCatcher Posts: 324 Member
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ammonia.htm
  • joeysrib
    joeysrib Posts: 158 Member
    Its a gym...

    but yeah... i sweet more then everyone else to... but thats because im working out more then everyone else... there texting or chatting...

    Funny thing... I took my manager to the gym with me one day and
    she noticed i sweat in the shape of a heart on my chest... i look like a F N care bear when im done.

    That's funny! An f n care bear! I'm sorry, I couldn't help but laugh at the visual!
  • raven1114
    raven1114 Posts: 115 Member
    It's the bacteria! It happens to everybody. You don't just walk out of the gym smelling lovely. There's bacteria all over your body (especially in the dark places... you know what I mean). So when your body heats up and starts perspirating, you're actually making the bacteria on your skin release various aroma's. I wouldn't get hung up on it =]

    My bacteria smells like peaches.... =-)


    o
    ff topic here but is that your before and after pics? you're looking really good.
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