Ladies, when you're at the gym...

I think I feel best (maybe not the prettiest, but I feel AWESOME) when I'm no makeup, at the gym, sweating all over the place. I mean, in my head I'm like a BEAST. Hahaha. But, it is hard not to feel self-conscious, especially when my body isn't exactly to the place I want it to be yet. Like, my legs... I always feel self-conscious about those, but I know if I just keep doing it, I will get there!

Also, nobody is really paying that much attention to everybody else at the gym and what they look like, and EVERYBODY had to start somewhere. So, don't worry about it! Often if I see someone who is at the place where I started, I'm not judging them, I'm quietly cheering them on in my head. I like to think the people who are at the next level from me are doing the same thing!

Sorry to say I'm one of those girls. I won't get the newspaper without makeup on!! I don't do a full face but I do wear some to the gym. It makes me feel better and more confident about going. My boyfriend is a personal trainer at my gym so I want to look decent when I see him too. I never really sweat a lot, never have I just get really hot and my face gets flushed. You should feel comfortable at the gym so whatever makes you comfortable so you go more often you should do!

I get super self conscious. I also just started at a spin/yoga specific gym that (unfortunately) is super hip and trendy and filled with stay-at-home moms who workout all day long, pull up in their mercedes benzes, etc. etc. I don't know why I get so intimidated by them, but I do. Thankfully spin is in the dark. Haha.

At my other gym, the spin room is in the way back, so I have to walk through the machines and weights areas and I hate that too.

I never wear make-up unless I am going out to dinner or something, which is pretty rare. So it isn't really that, I think it is more that I wear clothes comfortable to workout in that aren't the most flattering. Ahhh well. Something I need to work on, I guess.

I don't care what I look like at the gym. I am there to workout not to look pretty for people.

I go to lift heavy things and sweat ...... I wear no makeup and normally baggy clothes

amazingly tho I feel strong and sexy as hell when im done

so no it doesn't bother me

Haha.. As for me I without makeup in gym and after gym. I seldom makeup, I like being comfort and casual. Anyway I love it when I sweat alot and had a great workout that is the purpose that why I am there. Workout! XD I am more of feeling uncomfortable and intimidated in a mixed gym whenever being stared at by males. Feel so threatening and can't focus xD
Well, that why I am in a female gym instead and I enjoy it! ^.^

I enter in Beast Mode and then leave accordingly. It would be a waste of my time to walk in feeling less than awesome, because I would be too worried about others and not focused on my workout.

This. 10x over. I am there to get what I need to do done as quickly and efficiently as possible. I sweat buckets and don't care - makeup would be pointless, lol.

Ah man, your gym-time's been ruined!

Unsubscribe from that guy's feed. Even if he's cute, he's a douche if he wanted to add you, but won't actually talk to you. (Bc yes he thinks you're hot, but no he won't bother to get to know you, he thinks you'll fall over yourself looking at his biceps.)

& go at a different time. Wear a do-rag, NO makeup & sweat pants and those old guys will leave you alone to work.

Also: best gym I ever went to = boxing gym that tolerated non-boxers for the $. All business there.

Ive seen girls with do-rags! does this help the sweat? i have a few here, but they are all glitzy.

Yes & lol!

I enter in Beast Mode and then leave accordingly. It would be a waste of my time to walk in feeling less than awesome, because I would be too worried about others and not focused on my workout.

Here is what I think when I see people at the gym.

Fit person: "Wow, I want to be like you one day"
No-so-fit-person: "Good for you for taking care of your health"

The end.

I totally agree and I walk in feeling the same way - proud of myself for being there, wishing I had more energy to do what I am about to do, but grateful! And I agree- I want to be the fit person and am so proud of the not-so-fit person for being there! Way to go!

You go to the gym to work..not look pretty

This. Those girls on the elliptical, with make up on and not breaking a sweat? Yeah, that's not helping them all that much.

I call them "Gym Bunnies" because they hop from machine to machine trying to get noticed!

No makeup, hair in a ponytail, comfy cotton t-shirt on, usually sweating with a red face. When I started NROL4W and headed back to the free weights section, it was very intimidating my first day back there. Now (I say this after only 2 weeks)? Who cares. If they don't like it, they can turn their heads. Everyone at the gym is there for a reason, mine isn't being to pick up on guys or have one pick up on me. It's all business there for me (especially when this is precious time away from my son AFTER I get off work).

u can wear as much make up as u want..dont matter.. at the gym a girl doing a good work out is hot as it is... earning an honest sweat and bettering yourself.

I love to go to the gym and to see how soaked my shirt is! I dont give a fark what people think of what i look like at the gym! lol

I remember one time I belonged to an all female gym and there was this chick who checked her self out after every move she did with free weights, she made sure her pants were low rise on her hips turned side to side and then kept lifting. lol

The only reason I have makeup on at the gym is because I go after work, and I haven't removed it before I go. Saturday and Sunday mornings I get up, get dressed and go, no makeup. I'm not worried about whether or not some guy thinks I'm attractive while I'm working out. I'm there to get my sweat on and go home.

Does anyone else feel not so pretty at the gym? I mean, most of the time im makeup-less. Now, i dont look horrible without it, but just, not as good. There are always so many people, and sometimes I feel self-concious! Does anyone else get this?

Seriously, I need to post a pic of myself immediately post workout. I GUARANTEE you don't look as bad as I do.