The HOT mommy at the gym debate

Let me let you men in on some of the secrets of the female mind:

You know how men can be really competitive? You have to lift more than the other guy, play better, drive faster, have a prettier wife, etc. Well women are just as competitive, we just do it different. We see a pretty woman. She's competition. competition for the attention of males. Now, really, she's not. I'm happily married. I don't need attention from males but I this is all pretty deeply subconscious. But rather than actually compete with her like men might do, I decide to judge her instead. I bring her down in my mind so that I "win" this non-existent subconscious contest. Sometimes i don't realize I'm doing this. I label her as "silly" for wearing makeup to the gym to make myself feel better about the fact that somewhere there might be a man (whom I am of course not interested in) who might find her more attractive than me. This is why women are "catty" or "*****y" to each other.

I agree fully... and I still think I might be a guy because I'd rather run faster and lift heavier, and not just heavier and faster than other girls. :blushing:

Hey, if the ladies are there to work out I don't care how dolled up they are. Some ladies don't leave home without makeup - not necessary but whatever....I just ask that they go easy on the perfume. Nothing worse than trying to properly breath and catching a whiff of Jean Nate going by.....

I'll admit to occasionally wearing makeup and trying to look good at the gym because my husband works out at the same time as me and he likes that kind of stuff. My whole goal (in MFP and fitness) is to attract him. Your client might look at me and judge me as one of those HOT mommies competing with other ladies at the gym. But let me assure you, I'm there to work out and bust it. I just happen to want to look good while doing it FOR MY HUSBAND. Not to compete with any other women.

I go to the gym straight from work so I have my makeup left on from earlier in the day...it usually ends up sweating off and I look like a crazy person by the end of my session. If I cared more about how I looked I might not work as hard...and to be honest I don't give a crap how I look. I am there to sweat my *kitten* off...get red in the face...and stinky. Then I will go home shower and look fab when I go out

We all should know the difference between people (mommies) who are confident and looking good by taking care of themselves and those insecure types desperately seeking attention always.

They are everywhere -- from the school pick up/drop offs to the gym.

I guess the third category might be those who truly do not care what they look like in the personal grooming/clothing department.

Having lived in Europe for the last 3.5 years, you just do not see many of those in this last department...but tons in the seeking male attention types -- divorce rate was super high where we lived and the gym we belonged to was like a swingers club.

Grooming preferences aside -- go with confidence from within and minimize on the judging/hate.

always have make up on, most days I am going right from work, so its already there, but I will put makeup on to go to the gym on a saturday or sunday... I will also put it on to go to the drug store. I just dont leave the house without a little something... the only time I will leave the house is if its for a run..... I leave the gym dripping sweat and not so cute, but I go in looking cute..

i do the majority of my work outs at home. at night, after my kids are in bed. so no one sees me a mess unless i photograph it and post it on Facebook, LOL!!!

i do not leave my house without make up. i will leave my house with my hair in a pony tail. but, i prefer to have showered and have my hair down.

so, if i am going to the gym, i do have make up on. and my hair is usually up in a pony tail.

i will NOT dress up to go to the gym though.

i work out at lifetime fitness and people are pretty serious about working out. you don't see a lot of socializing outside of the group classes or bootcamps. at least i never see that when i'm there. there is a lot going on there though. during the summer there are MILLIONS of hot mommies by the pool with their kids and THEN you see them almost all dolled up! there are some seriously sexy women that are moms at my gym.

i don't judge though. to each their own. i'm sure that people think it's odd that i wear make up to the gym. but, i don't leave my house EVER without it on. so.

Ok so I really think it is not necessary to get all done up to go to the gym but if that's what makes them feel better, then I am fine it with...HOWEVER...they should not wear ANY perfume!! I cannot stand when a girl gets on a machine next to me or even just walks by my machine while I am working out and she has sooo much perfume on I can taste it. That is not necessary and is very inconsiderate in my book. Makeup and perfume really have no place in the gym ))

THANK YOU!!!!!! It's hard for me to breathe when perfume mommy gal or cologne papa is next to me when I'm trying to jog.

always have make up on, most days I am going right from work, so its already there, but I will put makeup on to go to the gym on a saturday or sunday... I will also put it on to go to the drug store. I just dont leave the house without a little something... the only time I will leave the house is if its for a run..... I leave the gym dripping sweat and not so cute, but I go in looking cute..

^^ This, exactly (except I'm probably not cute to start out with, but I *am* made up a bit)

Hot mommies know you're annoyed by them, and it cracks them up. That's why they're hot ;p

Not a gym-goer here...workout at home or outdoors. However, in the past I was guilty of dropping kids off at school in my pajamas. That all changed the day I locked myself out (long story...house key had been taken off my key ring for someone to use) and I had to drive to my husband's work in rush hour traffic to get his house key...in my pajamas. He was kind enough to meet me in the parking lot, but still...talk about a not hot mommy!!! ;-)