Bad experience at the gym and feeling discouraged

"Sweat is just your fat crying" so someone told me once.

You should be proud that you are actually in the gym working out and not standing around gossiping like others. Definitely report them, but keep your head up and carry on.

report them.

theyll quit soon anyways, i imagine. if mgt rushes the process along, all the better.

Another thing to remember--I've been swimming for 20 yrs and have seen alot of jerks (both male and female) come and go. I've outlasted them all. I try to remember this when someone really is crass and bugs me. These people exist and they eventually go away. Tell yourself that you're in this for the long haul, and they are just passing blips on your screen.

Sorry to hear that. I sometimes go to the gym to join my brother when he works out and I often see groups of women like the ones you mentioned. All they do is stare at people and gossip. My bro jokingly calls them a "hunting party" as some of these women actually go to the gym to flirt. Best thing to do is ignore them. It can be annoying but you already win the moment you don't let them get to you.

Besides, you will be enjoying your own healthy success real soon. Since I am a big, imposingly tall girl I actually tend to stare women like these down but as I'd said ignoring them is easier.

People can be cruel to those of us who are doing our best to lose weight/ keep fit but as the other posters had said, it only shows what kind of crappy people they are. Please keep on keeping on and don't give up

Best of luck!

- Arianna

Horrible people but I know how you feel. Were they working up a sweat? If not then they are doing it wrong and you're doing it right (that's what I tell myself). You never know they might stop going to the gym eventually. But don't pay attention to them. You are working hard and doing it right. Be proud of that and not embarrassed by other people's actions.

Think of it this way...it is just another test of your strength(inner). We all have them daily. Those of us who are in it for the right reasons will be triumphant!! So, go kick *kitten* and be triumphant!!

complain to management. Their behavior is not acceptable.

sofaking6 wrote: »

Wait, did they actually make fun of you for sweating??? At the gym??? Lazy, stupid, *kitten*. I start sweating as soon as I think about working out, by the end I am completely drenched.

Options:
1. Inform them that standing around being douchey doesn't actually burn calories. Just in case they read that on the internet somewhere and are using this as exercise.
2. Record them, remix it, put it on youtube, make them famous for being lazy, stupid *kitten*.
3. Complain to the management.

These are the best suggestions to handle it. All three of them. So many people are intimidated by the gym environment and a bad experience just makes it that much tougher to stick with your goals. Stand up for yourself and make them feel like the @$$holes they are.

I have never seen anyone at the gym (overweight or otherwise) and thought anything else other than "Wow! They are amazing!" Why? Because they are there, and they are sweating, and they are making a difference both in their body and in their mind. Sweat is a trophy! Soreness is a reward! Pushing yourself beyond what you thought you were capable of is an achievement! I wear my workouts and my copious amount of sweat like a badge of honor, because I killed it that day! Heck, you've never seen crazy gym person until you see someone beam at the puddle of sweat they left on the floor.

However, nobody has a right to say anything negative about anyone in a gym. Stand up for yourself and report them, because there may be somebody there too afraid and insecure to stand up for themselves. If management doesn't do anything about it, switch gyms. It will never be a supportive environment for you if they don't stand up for their patrons.