Fast Food at the Gym??

lmao wth krispy kreme

LOL on the Krispy Kreme! And, man! There is nothing like the smell of McDonald's french fries!!! That would be pretty tough to take at the gym!

My gym gives out free pizza on the first Monday of every month. I pass on it, but it's a big hit with everyone.

I don't mean sound overly judgemental, but...

I'd only be at the gym, if I knew and accepted the value of exercise and the importance of good health.

That being said, I would feel like a complete hypocrite to feed my kids unhealthy crap, knowing the affect it had on my health. I can't imagine me caring about my own health, but not that of my children.

Even worse would be for me to bring my kids with me to the gym with burgers and fries for all to see. I'd have to be unbelievably inconsiderate, utterly insensitive, and completely obtuse, not to think of the others working out.

...okay, I maybe I do mean to sound judgemental.

it sounds like the issue is the smell? My gym has a policy on cologne/perfume, and i think the same should be with food, that the smell can be distracting or irritate certain people.

I would fill out a comment card if they have one at your gym, or talk to one of the staff about it.

There is a Toppers Pizza right next to my gym. It is tough to walk out to that smell, but at least I would have pizza cooking time to think about my decision if I ever went in! I can't imagine a McDonalds or BK right there!

My gym is next door to a Bagel Shop/Deli and when I work out in the mornings, the entire gym smells like fresh bagels. Sometimes, after a grueling workout, I would walk right next door and grab a toasted everything bagel with veggie cream cheese. I love my gym but I ended up getting a second membership to another gym for morning workouts (I have to keep my membership at the bagel gym because thats the only place my personal trainer trains). Anyway, delicious smells in the gym are so distracting.

mcdonads is my weakness. i could eat it daily if i had the choice... but im not trying to gain weight, im trying to lose it. just thinking about it makes me get a craving. i dont even think my gym allows food inside.... anyone else go to planet fitness and know?

I used to go to a gym that was next door to a bakery/cafe and in the early morning the smell of bacon frying would fill the gym! It was tough to keep working out after that! :laugh:

Occasionally someone that works at my gym will bring make fresh coffee and I really want to ask for some! Especially if I'm working out early in the day.

My gym is right next to a Chinese restaurant and all the cardio machines are at the front windows. Therefore, you get to watch everyone walk in and carry out there to-gos. I love Chinese, although I use this to my advantage. Because the biggest portion of ppl I see or overweight and I tell myself I do not want to look like that again.
Perhaps you should allow yourself a small fry occasionally, if you love em that much. I still allow myself things that I enjoy on occasion, just not too often and in moderation.
I am working on a lifestyle change, not a diet.
As for the lady you brought in the fries, one is going to have temptations where ever one is.

My gym...is the last building on the last street of the industriel complex. No fast food anywhere. It is the best gym in montreal. If you want to check it out, it is called "physical park." Just google it.

I'm not trying to be a pain, but what is food therapy??

DOn't worry you are not being a pain! I hadn't heard of it either until my daughter needed it. She has never liked to eat and had an extremely limited diet of what she would eat. She also doesn't like to touch food or be around it if it is not one of the "liked" foods. She has been this way since birth. She would actually starve herself if we didn't feed her something she liked. SHe only has about 9-11 foods that she actually likes/eats.
So, now she goes to food therapy where they "play" with food going through the 30 some steps to getting her to actually eat it. For example maybe she has to just have the food in front of her, then she has to touch it with one finger, then her whole hand (or 2 fingers depending on her reaction), then maybe move to touching the food to her cheek or nose (getting closer to the mouth area). Anyways on and on, incuding chewing and spitting out which is the last step before eating. She is slowly getting better and in the last 2 months has actually added 2 foods that she will eat. She eats no fruit, will only eat carrots under pressure, and only chicken nuggets/chicken hot dogs for meat. If a food has touched another one it is very difficult for her to eat it and she probbaly won't. The main thing with this condition is that children will actually starve themselves. Her body is having to learn to have an appetite as she repressed hers by not eating. She meets with a therapist once/month (we live far away from the therapy) and sometimes we go in for 3 day stretches. So she would go twice a day every day for 3 days.
Hope that helps you understand a little more. It is not easy to deal with, but we do. She has to "practice" at home as well.

My gym is right next to a Mexican restaurant.....sigh.....

I'm not trying to be a pain, but what is food therapy??

DOn't worry you are not being a pain! I hadn't heard of it either until my daughter needed it. She has never liked to eat and had an extremely limited diet of what she would eat. She also doesn't like to touch food or be around it if it is not one of the "liked" foods. She has been this way since birth. She would actually starve herself if we didn't feed her something she liked. SHe only has about 9-11 foods that she actually likes/eats.
So, now she goes to food therapy where they "play" with food going through the 30 some steps to getting her to actually eat it. For example maybe she has to just have the food in front of her, then she has to touch it with one finger, then her whole hand (or 2 fingers depending on her reaction), then maybe move to touching the food to her cheek or nose (getting closer to the mouth area). Anyways on and on, incuding chewing and spitting out which is the last step before eating. She is slowly getting better and in the last 2 months has actually added 2 foods that she will eat. She eats no fruit, will only eat carrots under pressure, and only chicken nuggets/chicken hot dogs for meat. If a food has touched another one it is very difficult for her to eat it and she probbaly won't. The main thing with this condition is that children will actually starve themselves. Her body is having to learn to have an appetite as she repressed hers by not eating. She meets with a therapist once/month (we live far away from the therapy) and sometimes we go in for 3 day stretches. So she would go twice a day every day for 3 days.
Hope that helps you understand a little more. It is not easy to deal with, but we do. She has to "practice" at home as well.

Thanks for educating us, I was curious as well.