I stink!!! wth?!?

jalapenos

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!

sculley

I have had this problem too

Shannmarrs

You are probably sweating out toxins.

peggy1209

I smell like vitamins when I'm sweating - its so gross.

tlcAK

what are you eating?

joeysrib

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

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

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

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

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

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

I always smell after a good workout. It tells me I'm doing it right.

sandyco

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

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

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

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

if you smell like ammonia.. you have a problem lol

1sisrat

I sometimes smell a metalic smell. my husband comments on it. Also, something that smells like amonia.... weird.

freerange

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.

CommandaPanda

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

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!!!