More People Watching At The Gym

That really made me laugh thank you ive always wanted to close my eyes and run.... don't think i'll bother now way to go with the weight loss, inspirational x

Hmm one time I was at the gym on the treadmill and wondered what would happen if I closed my eyes while running. Apparently, you flip over the bar of the treadmill and land flat on your butt. A lot of people, including me, got a good laugh out of it and now I know what happens :P

I haven't done that (yet) but I've dropped my mp3 player while on the treadmill, more than once! It goes rocketing off the back end of the treadmill and then I have to go get it. :blushing: Luckily, I haven't shattered anyone's ankles yet with the flying mp3 player. :bigsmile:

I have done both of these- luckily treadmill is at home- my foot sometimes lands half on/half off off tread and blooop I go off the treadmill. Or my hand will catch earphone wires and I send my phone flying-good thing it has a good case!

What's wrong with the girls without panty lines?!? I think I'm proudly one of those, lol.

I think she is assuming there are no panties under their pants. Or they could be wearingi thongs.

Many moons ago (and many pounds ago as well) I used to use our corporate gym. All the cardio equipment faced floor to ceiling windows, so I really didn't do much watching of those around me nor did I have any idea who was watching me.

Imagine my surprise when one day someone came up to me in the cafeteria and said "Hey, you're that girl who sings on the treadmill!":blushing:

I really didn't think that I did, but apparently I was wrong. Oops!:blushing:

I don't know if this has been said yet, but it just happened to me today. So there's probably 12 treadmills in our gym, spread between two rows of 6. I'm on one and this guy decides he has to have the one right next to me. Why?!?

I don't know if this has been said yet, but it just happened to me today. So there's probably 12 treadmills in our gym, spread between two rows of 6. I'm on one and this guy decides he has to have the one right next to me. Why?!?

I hate that, I like to go into the cycle room and there are maybe 25 bikes in there, I started out being the only one and a girl came in a got on the one right next to me. I mean really? you have 24 others to choose from

Also, I think it's funny when the girls get on the cycles and go super fast with determined looks on their faces, but you can tell by the way their legs drop, that they aren't on a high enough resistance and have no clue what they're doing

Who I talk about.....
The woman who is in the dressing room every morning when I get there gossiping to beat the band about her boyfriend. It is soooo entertaining, like a soap opera! At first I was irritated but then she started saying hi to me and when I don't get to the gym she notices, and it is motivating.
I'm ashamed to admit I judged her....when I had no right....because she gets to the gym at 530 when they open and I get there at 630. By the time I get there she has already been swimming for an hour and is changing to get on the eliptical and is still on it when I leave about an hour and fifteen minutes later and I thought, "She doesn't look THAT good....why would she want to work out for so long?" My mistake. It turns out this woman has lost 145 pounds. She is an inspiration. And still funny to listen to in the locker room!

What people say about me.......
I'm the fat woman in the dressing room who bent over and showed too much! I used to be very self conscious about chaning in the dressing room. Now I have seen enough other bodies to realize it just isn't that big of a deal and if they don't like it, don't look. It is a DRESSING ROOM....you should expect people to be naked. That isn't to say I parade around that way and it irritates me when people stand in front of the mirror butt-naked and do their hair or talk to others. There is still discretion. But I follow my own advice and don't look lol.

I remember when I first started working out.....years ago....and I looked around at the YMCA and thought to myself, "I'm the fattest person here....." and I was depressed. Then I thought, "Hey I'd rather be the fattest person working out the gym than the fattest person sitting at home on the couch getting fatter. I'm not the fattest one anymore....and kudos to those that are!

Love the fun stories!

Who I talk about.....
The woman who is in the dressing room every morning when I get there gossiping to beat the band about her boyfriend. It is soooo entertaining, like a soap opera! At first I was irritated but then she started saying hi to me and when I don't get to the gym she notices, and it is motivating.
I'm ashamed to admit I judged her....when I had no right....because she gets to the gym at 530 when they open and I get there at 630. By the time I get there she has already been swimming for an hour and is changing to get on the eliptical and is still on it when I leave about an hour and fifteen minutes later and I thought, "She doesn't look THAT good....why would she want to work out for so long?" My mistake. It turns out this woman has lost 145 pounds. She is an inspiration. And still funny to listen to in the locker room!

What people say about me.......
I'm the fat woman in the dressing room who bent over and showed too much! I used to be very self conscious about chaning in the dressing room. Now I have seen enough other bodies to realize it just isn't that big of a deal and if they don't like it, don't look. It is a DRESSING ROOM....you should expect people to be naked. That isn't to say I parade around that way and it irritates me when people stand in front of the mirror butt-naked and do their hair or talk to others. There is still discretion. But I follow my own advice and don't look lol.

I remember when I first started working out.....years ago....and I looked around at the YMCA and thought to myself, "I'm the fattest person here....." and I was depressed. Then I thought, "Hey I'd rather be the fattest person working out the gym than the fattest person sitting at home on the couch getting fatter. I'm not the fattest one anymore....and kudos to those that are!

Love the fun stories!

You are soooooooooooooo awesome. And for you- I hope someday you're the girl gossiping about the band in the locker room and inspiring and motivating others because you USED to be the fattest girl in the gym. :flowerforyou:

Who I talk about.....
The woman who is in the dressing room every morning when I get there gossiping to beat the band about her boyfriend. It is soooo entertaining, like a soap opera! At first I was irritated but then she started saying hi to me and when I don't get to the gym she notices, and it is motivating.
I'm ashamed to admit I judged her....when I had no right....because she gets to the gym at 530 when they open and I get there at 630. By the time I get there she has already been swimming for an hour and is changing to get on the eliptical and is still on it when I leave about an hour and fifteen minutes later and I thought, "She doesn't look THAT good....why would she want to work out for so long?" My mistake. It turns out this woman has lost 145 pounds. She is an inspiration. And still funny to listen to in the locker room!

What people say about me.......
I'm the fat woman in the dressing room who bent over and showed too much! I used to be very self conscious about chaning in the dressing room. Now I have seen enough other bodies to realize it just isn't that big of a deal and if they don't like it, don't look. It is a DRESSING ROOM....you should expect people to be naked. That isn't to say I parade around that way and it irritates me when people stand in front of the mirror butt-naked and do their hair or talk to others. There is still discretion. But I follow my own advice and don't look lol.

I remember when I first started working out.....years ago....and I looked around at the YMCA and thought to myself, "I'm the fattest person here....." and I was depressed. Then I thought, "Hey I'd rather be the fattest person working out the gym than the fattest person sitting at home on the couch getting fatter. I'm not the fattest one anymore....and kudos to those that are!

Love the fun stories!

You are soooooooooooooo awesome. And for you- I hope someday you're the girl gossiping about the band in the locker room and inspiring and motivating others because you USED to be the fattest girl in the gym. :flowerforyou:

Thank you!!

OMG I'm dying reading these... here's my two cents...

1. No panty lines = better view of the @ss I've busted my... well... @ss to get! I'm a thong girl through and through
2. There's a lady at my gym that comes in decked out in 80's gear... big poofy bangs, leggings with tube socks on top, giant glasses... the works
3. There's also this little asian guy that gets and does every machine but does like 1/4 range of motion and does it SUPER fast and then sits there, making this big wheezing noise like he just ran a marathon
4. The girls that come out decked in makeup and then sweat it all off and get the racoon eyes and then get a glimpse of themselves and run into the bathroom to fix it before they continue

... back to reading all of these lol LOVE it

What's wrong with the girls without panty lines?!? I think I'm proudly one of those, lol.

Haha ME TOO!

EDIT: I just thought of mine. The older man that showed up wearing ONLY compression boxer shorts - no workout shorts over them! My fiance wears the special compression/spandex boxers for working out and trust me, those are not meant to be worn by themselves! They are underwear. So hilarious!

I wear boxer-brief type undies to avoid VPL in tight pants/shorts.

My peeve is the people who crank the incline all the way up on the treadmill, then hold on to the top. Isn't that defeating the purpose of the incline? Wouldn't it make more sense to lower the incline to the point where you can walk without holding on for dear life?

Some old men in dressing rooms have no discretion at all. That's probably what bothers me the most. Probably the worst I've seen is a guy who was standing next to the entrance of the locker room, facing the door, applying gold bond powder on his package. Are you freaking kidding me? You couldn't just turn around? I'm not saying you have to act like a middle schooler who takes a shower in his bathing suit, but for the love of God.

I think a lot of women come to the gym dressing like they want to be stared at. I try my best to be all business when I go to a gym, but some women are totally distracting. I don't see why anybody (men and women) need to wear such tight stuff when they workout... especially a weight lifting workout or something like that. What's wrong with loose fitting gym shorts and a t-shirt?

These are all so funny! My gym is on campus so its mostly young adults with a few older students and professors mixed in. Our gym is brand-spankin-new this year (don't be jealous- I put up with a crappy university gym for 4 years before they finally completed it!) and all of the cardio machines have little tv's on them. I was on the elliptical one day and someone was watching a church/gospel public access show right next to me. Not that I have anything against that, it just struck me as an odd choice for working out! I did a double-take when I looked over at her tv, lol

The free weights and benches are on the first floor of my gym, and at any given time, I would say that 20% of the people in there are working out on the machines while the other 80% are standing around, talking to each other or admiring thier own guns, etc. Silly meatheads :P

As others have said, there are always a lot of young girls that dress to impress with tight clothes and full makeup. Just silly! Sometimes I come in at the end of the day with my makeup on but I sweat like crazy and let it get all nasty looking. The grosser I look at the end of a gym day, the better I feel about the workout I got! haha

Ahhh I used to ALWAYS run on the treadmills (then I got a giant ball-of-energy dog and took to the streets) and this super skinny desperate housewives looking chick hops on next to me. I'm already about 10 minutes in and she starts jogging with me... after 20 minutes she throws off her headphones and goes "will you just stop already, there's NO WAY you can run this much" why? Cuz I'm not a size 2? Sorry lady... love challenging people's perceptions of me!

Hahahahahaha, that story is priceless! I love surprising people with my runs...

As soon as warm weather breaks, I'm taking my run to the streets as well! however at 26 degrees this morning, NO THANK YOU!

My other option is to come home from work (mind you, home is a 900sq ft condo) and find a 70lb ball of energy followed by a 50lb ball of energy... so it's up at 4am to go run... I think my record was -12 lol