You know what I respect.....

[blueta2]

when overweight people have the courage to get their butts to the gym and work out not caring what others think.
Saw 3 new overweight people at the gym tonight, sweating up a storm.
Good for them I say

 

[wootoom]

saw 3? like the movie?

 

[SpyWizard]

when overweight people have the courage to get their butts to the gym and work out not caring what others think.
Saw 3 new overweight people at the gym tonight, sweating up a storm.
Good for them I say

What i find myself saying to people if i interact with them... or if they start talking to me asking advice on training..

i always ask the same thing..

What meal did you have just before you came here..

what is your next meal right after you leave here..

and what did you have for breakfast..

then i can talk to them..

 

[blueta2]

yeah, they were swinging chainsaws and shit ;-)

 

[wootoom]

yeah, they were swinging chainsaws and shit ;-)

no way, i took an uzi to the gym the other day

 

[blueta2]

What i find myself saying to people if i interact with them... or if they start talking to me asking advice on training..

i always ask the same thing..

What meal did you have just before you came here..

what is your next meal right after you leave here..

and what did you have for breakfast..

then i can talk to them..

I don't think it matter what they eat when they start, I think once they start to feel better from working out, the healthy eating follows.
Getting to the gym when being a gym buff is tough, let alone when you're overweight.

 

[blueta2]

no way, i took an uzi to the gym the other day

really, did you blow away some annoying she-males?

 

[wootoom]

really, did you blow away some annoying she-males?

just the regulars

 

[stilleto]

i agree. they are doing something.

I once had a guy tell me how annoying it was to see this overweight woman in the gym every day on the treadmill. He said her weight never changed and she just wasted her time because she probably overate.

I said maybe she does overeat, but if she didn't workout, her weight would definately change. higher.
plus, she was doing her heart a favor. so what if she was overweight. that's her bidness.

 

[blueta2]

i agree. they are doing something.

I once had a guy tell me how annoying it was to see this overweight woman in the gym every day on the treadmill. He said her weight never changed and she just wasted her time because she probably overate.

I said maybe she does overeat, but if she didn't workout, her weight would definately change. higher.
plus, she was doing her heart a favor. so what if she was overweight. that's her bidness.

I actually find it motivating to see larger folks at the gym. I bitch and complain that I have to get to the gym and see them and say, look how hard they are working and i have nothing to complain about.
Some still do overeat simply b/c they do not know better. I still give props to them for making the effort.
My sis used to me 240lbs (5'4), and she joined a gym when she was 17 and become a bodybuilder. I watched her humiliated b/c of her weight and this changed her. She still works out to this day and still struggles with food, but she works hard and I that courage.

 

[youngguns]

I brought a bag of chalk to the game, heh...
people wondered what it was

 

[jackangel]

agreed. i usually stop with the pointing and laughing long enough to go up and say moo.

i mean hello.

 

[heavy_duty]

A lot of obese people at my gym. HUGE asses.

I'm talking even fatter than youngguns.

 

[blueta2]

A lot of obese people at my gym. HUGE asses.

I'm talking even fatter than youngguns.

They have to start somewhere.

 

[Smurfy]

I'm tired of all the abuse I get around here.

 

[SpyWizard]

by feb 14th they are gone anyway...

i see what you are saying about them


i feel the same way about people with physical handicaps, i love to see them out and about in public.. makes me feel good..

 

[ortiz34]

I thought this was a Ortiz respect thread

 

[wootoom]

i respect the condom

 

[Spartacus]

saw 3? like the movie?

ha
beat me to it

 

[CO B-man]

Yup! But you usually do not see them there for very long. Starts out a great idea until it is realized that it akes continuous work and dedication.

Unfortunately the one thing i see too often is that the newcomers to the gym overwork themselves everyday and probably see very little results simply because of the lack of knowledge. Then they lose motivation again. Thats sad

 

[blueta2]

Yup! But you usually do not see them there for very long. Starts out a great idea until it is realized that it akes continuous work and dedication.

Unfortunately the one thing i see too often is that the newcomers to the gym overwork themselves everyday and probably see very little results simply because of the lack of knowledge. Then they lose motivation again. Thats sad

well like with any struggle, it takes a few tries before they get it right.
I was not fat but carried some extra weight when I joined a gym over 8 yrs ago.
I was at the gym 6-7 days a week and saw no results at all for the first 3 months. I wanted to give up so many times. What saved me was the regulars at the gym who talked to me and kept me motivated. No one judged me.
I stuck to it and within 6 months I was down from 150 lbs to 135 from a size 14 to a 5. I could not have done that without the help other gym members offered me.

 

[ortiz34]

well like with any struggle, it takes a few tries before they get it right.
I was not fat but carried some extra weight when I joined a gym over 8 yrs ago.
I was at the gym 6-7 days a week and saw no results at all for the first 3 months. I wanted to give up so many times. What saved me was the regulars at the gym who talked to me and kept me motivated. No one judged me.
I stuck to it and within 6 months I was down from 150 lbs to 135 from a size 14 to a 5. I could not have done that without the help other gym members offered me.

You make an excellent point there, you are a good person.

BTW I'm sorry about the pic, I'm so lazy. Gonna get right on it my little french fry.

 

[blueta2]

You make an excellent point there, you are a good person.

BTW I'm sorry about the pic, I'm so lazy. Gonna get right on it my little french fry.

<<< tapping my fingers on my table waiting for pics>>>> ;-)

And thanks, Being good is all we have in life

 

[SoKlueles]

i love watching shows on people who have lost weight
i was once a very big number, and now im not such a big number
i probably weighhed more than most of the guys here
and ive dropped around 100 lbs and dammit im proud of it

 

[blueta2]

i love watching shows on people who have lost weight
i was once a very big number, and now im not such a big number
i probably weighhed more than most of the guys here
and ive dropped around 100 lbs and dammit im proud of it

wow, 100 #'s....right on! That is amazing. You lost it from diet alone or from working out also?

 

[SoKlueles]

wow, 100 #'s....right on! That is amazing. You lost it from diet alone or from working out also?

no i had gastric bypass surgery
haaaaaaaaaaaaaa im joking
no i didnt do the major lifting weights, but i walked alot, did sit ups and leglifts and crunches etc on my own and drank lotso water
took me 2 years to do it, but yes ma'am i did it

 

[blueta2]

no i had gastric bypass surgery
haaaaaaaaaaaaaa im joking
no i didnt do the major lifting weights, but i walked alot, did sit ups and leglifts and crunches etc on my own and drank lotso water
took me 2 years to do it, but yes ma'am i did it

Congrats, takes a lot of will to accomplish that. And like the thread subject says I so respect that

 

[b0und]

no i had gastric bypass surgery
haaaaaaaaaaaaaa im joking
no i didnt do the major lifting weights, but i walked alot, did sit ups and leglifts and crunches etc on my own and drank lotso water
took me 2 years to do it, but yes ma'am i did it

I respect that you didn't have gasyric bypass surgery, I know a girl who is 19, who wants to have gastric bypass surgery. I hope her doctor convices her not to. Quick fix for everything these days.

b0und (2 cents)

 

[solidspine]

At least they are trying

 

[gotmilk]

hello blu

 

[JayC9]

What i find myself saying to people if i interact with them... or if they start talking to me asking advice on training..

i always ask the same thing..

What meal did you have just before you came here..

what is your next meal right after you leave here..

and what did you have for breakfast..

then i can talk to them..

What is that, the gastronomic inquisition?
Try this one for size ‘hi, how are you, lots of weather we've been having lately'.

 

[rocky_road]

This happened today. An obese man with a huge amount of abdominal fat was on the cycling machine--arms and legs. I was weird. But yeah I respect them a lot and wish I could encourage them to do well....I think it would be awesome to train someone fat--to completely make them over, diet and exercise... BUT ONLY IF THEY LISTEN TO ME AND DON'T BITCH!

ps the guy on the bike almost gave ME a heartattack, i was worried that he was pushing himself wayyy tooo hard---unless he had no resistance on the thing

 

[Cutiebaby]

I respect the power that cawk hold over me