RE: Interesting question and I'd like an honest answer

[Guest guest]

Personally it would not have made me uncomfortable at all. There are

tons of thin women at the gym that I used to go to and just as many that

weren't so thin.

As far as this comment goes this lady was lucky she didn't say it in

front of someone like me. I would have told her that maybe if she would

spend as much time focused on her workout as she did on what other

people look like she might not be so fat. Then I would have told her how

much weight I had lost, not that it's any of her business, and asked her

if it would make her feel better if from now on I wore a T-shirt that

said " Former Fat Chick " on it. Or I might have made some remark about

the fact that there is no sign in the place that say's you have to be as

wide as the front door to enter. I would have been just as rude in my

response to her as she was to me. I really can't stand people like that.

It's just as rude for her to assume things about you because you are

thin as it is to assume things about her because she is fat, because of

how she dresses, or the color of her skin, etc...

Kris

194/142/128

-----Original Message-----

Last week while working out at Curves once again someone demanded of the

girl working there to know what I was doing there.

I'm curious. It won't change how I do things because I know why I work

out and it goes beyond making others feel good about themselves, but

I've asked myself this question as well.

When you were, or if you are overweight, would you have resented seeing

a thin person working out with you at Curves? Honestly? Would it have

made you uncomfortable?

[Guest guest]

Personally it would not have made me uncomfortable at all. There are

tons of thin women at the gym that I used to go to and just as many that

weren't so thin.

As far as this comment goes this lady was lucky she didn't say it in

front of someone like me. I would have told her that maybe if she would

spend as much time focused on her workout as she did on what other

people look like she might not be so fat. Then I would have told her how

much weight I had lost, not that it's any of her business, and asked her

if it would make her feel better if from now on I wore a T-shirt that

said " Former Fat Chick " on it. Or I might have made some remark about

the fact that there is no sign in the place that say's you have to be as

wide as the front door to enter. I would have been just as rude in my

response to her as she was to me. I really can't stand people like that.

It's just as rude for her to assume things about you because you are

thin as it is to assume things about her because she is fat, because of

how she dresses, or the color of her skin, etc...

Kris

194/142/128

-----Original Message-----

Last week while working out at Curves once again someone demanded of the

girl working there to know what I was doing there.

I'm curious. It won't change how I do things because I know why I work

out and it goes beyond making others feel good about themselves, but

I've asked myself this question as well.

When you were, or if you are overweight, would you have resented seeing

a thin person working out with you at Curves? Honestly? Would it have

made you uncomfortable?

[Guest guest]

Personally it would not have made me uncomfortable at all. There are

tons of thin women at the gym that I used to go to and just as many that

weren't so thin.

As far as this comment goes this lady was lucky she didn't say it in

front of someone like me. I would have told her that maybe if she would

spend as much time focused on her workout as she did on what other

people look like she might not be so fat. Then I would have told her how

much weight I had lost, not that it's any of her business, and asked her

if it would make her feel better if from now on I wore a T-shirt that

said " Former Fat Chick " on it. Or I might have made some remark about

the fact that there is no sign in the place that say's you have to be as

wide as the front door to enter. I would have been just as rude in my

response to her as she was to me. I really can't stand people like that.

It's just as rude for her to assume things about you because you are

thin as it is to assume things about her because she is fat, because of

how she dresses, or the color of her skin, etc...

Kris

194/142/128

-----Original Message-----

Last week while working out at Curves once again someone demanded of the

girl working there to know what I was doing there.

I'm curious. It won't change how I do things because I know why I work

out and it goes beyond making others feel good about themselves, but

I've asked myself this question as well.

When you were, or if you are overweight, would you have resented seeing

a thin person working out with you at Curves? Honestly? Would it have

made you uncomfortable?

[Guest guest]

Charlie,

Do you question thin people being at your WW meeting??

Kris

194/142/128

-----Original Message-----

Since I am a man I obviously don't go to Curves but my wife does. Let me

play the devils advocate here and ask this. Doesn't Curves promote

itself as

a place to lose weight by doing their program?, don't they also have a

food

plan to help you in that regard?. It seems to me that Curves markets

itself

as a weight loss program whereas places like Great Body Company and

other

market themselves as " fitness " centers. I can possibly see someone

questioning why thin people were there.

Charlie

[Guest guest]

Charlie,

Do you question thin people being at your WW meeting??

Kris

194/142/128

-----Original Message-----

Since I am a man I obviously don't go to Curves but my wife does. Let me

play the devils advocate here and ask this. Doesn't Curves promote

itself as

a place to lose weight by doing their program?, don't they also have a

food

plan to help you in that regard?. It seems to me that Curves markets

itself

as a weight loss program whereas places like Great Body Company and

other

market themselves as " fitness " centers. I can possibly see someone

questioning why thin people were there.

Charlie

[Guest guest]

Charlie,

Do you question thin people being at your WW meeting??

Kris

194/142/128

-----Original Message-----

Since I am a man I obviously don't go to Curves but my wife does. Let me

play the devils advocate here and ask this. Doesn't Curves promote

itself as

a place to lose weight by doing their program?, don't they also have a

food

plan to help you in that regard?. It seems to me that Curves markets

itself

as a weight loss program whereas places like Great Body Company and

other

market themselves as " fitness " centers. I can possibly see someone

questioning why thin people were there.

Charlie

[Guest guest]

Absolutely not. I assume they've done the program and are there on

maintenance. I was simply offering an opinion on what the lady may have

thought.

Charlie

> RE: Interesting question and I'd like

> an honest answer

>

>

> Charlie,

> Do you question thin people being at your WW meeting??

>

> Kris

> 194/142/128

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

>

> Since I am a man I obviously don't go to Curves but my wife does. Let me

> play the devils advocate here and ask this. Doesn't Curves promote

> itself as

> a place to lose weight by doing their program?, don't they also have a

> food

> plan to help you in that regard?. It seems to me that Curves markets

> itself

> as a weight loss program whereas places like Great Body Company and

> other

> market themselves as " fitness " centers. I can possibly see someone

> questioning why thin people were there.

>

> Charlie

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Absolutely not. I assume they've done the program and are there on

maintenance. I was simply offering an opinion on what the lady may have

thought.

Charlie

> RE: Interesting question and I'd like

> an honest answer

>

>

> Charlie,

> Do you question thin people being at your WW meeting??

>

> Kris

> 194/142/128

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

>

> Since I am a man I obviously don't go to Curves but my wife does. Let me

> play the devils advocate here and ask this. Doesn't Curves promote

> itself as

> a place to lose weight by doing their program?, don't they also have a

> food

> plan to help you in that regard?. It seems to me that Curves markets

> itself

> as a weight loss program whereas places like Great Body Company and

> other

> market themselves as " fitness " centers. I can possibly see someone

> questioning why thin people were there.

>

> Charlie

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Absolutely not. I assume they've done the program and are there on

maintenance. I was simply offering an opinion on what the lady may have

thought.

Charlie

> RE: Interesting question and I'd like

> an honest answer

>

>

> Charlie,

> Do you question thin people being at your WW meeting??

>

> Kris

> 194/142/128

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

>

> Since I am a man I obviously don't go to Curves but my wife does. Let me

> play the devils advocate here and ask this. Doesn't Curves promote

> itself as

> a place to lose weight by doing their program?, don't they also have a

> food

> plan to help you in that regard?. It seems to me that Curves markets

> itself

> as a weight loss program whereas places like Great Body Company and

> other

> market themselves as " fitness " centers. I can possibly see someone

> questioning why thin people were there.

>

> Charlie

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

J-Wo - I like you already girl!

Jenn

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bravo to the comment Kris made!

I truely agree!

That person that was upset over a thinner person working out at the same

gym she does, needs to use that time on a tread mill instead.

J-Wo

[Guest guest]

J-Wo - I like you already girl!

Jenn

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bravo to the comment Kris made!

I truely agree!

That person that was upset over a thinner person working out at the same

gym she does, needs to use that time on a tread mill instead.

J-Wo

[Guest guest]

J-Wo - I like you already girl!

Jenn

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bravo to the comment Kris made!

I truely agree!

That person that was upset over a thinner person working out at the same

gym she does, needs to use that time on a tread mill instead.

J-Wo

[Guest guest]

I thought that Curves was a place that ANYONE could go to no matter what your

size. I don't think there should be a " weight " limit on who goes there. I think

any woman should be able to go. Whether you weigh 300 pounds or 130 pounds. We

all want the same thing, get the workout done and leave. Some people have all

day to hang around at a gym, others don't. I wouldn't have a problem if a

non-heavy person were there. She's there for the same reason I am.

Tory K wrote:

Last week while working out at Curves once again someone demanded of the girl

working there to know what I was doing there.

I'm curious. It won't change how I do things because I know why I work out and

it goes beyond making others feel good about themselves, but I've asked myself

this question as well.

When you were, or if you are overweight, would you have resented seeing a thin

person working out with you at Curves? Honestly? Would it have made you

uncomfortable?

Be a F.R.O.G.

Living in the F.O.G.

Gymmie in Cali

Courtesty of Tae Bo 2 hours a day, 5 days a week

[Guest guest]

I thought that Curves was a place that ANYONE could go to no matter what your

size. I don't think there should be a " weight " limit on who goes there. I think

any woman should be able to go. Whether you weigh 300 pounds or 130 pounds. We

all want the same thing, get the workout done and leave. Some people have all

day to hang around at a gym, others don't. I wouldn't have a problem if a

non-heavy person were there. She's there for the same reason I am.

Tory K wrote:

Last week while working out at Curves once again someone demanded of the girl

working there to know what I was doing there.

I'm curious. It won't change how I do things because I know why I work out and

it goes beyond making others feel good about themselves, but I've asked myself

this question as well.

When you were, or if you are overweight, would you have resented seeing a thin

person working out with you at Curves? Honestly? Would it have made you

uncomfortable?

Be a F.R.O.G.

Living in the F.O.G.

Gymmie in Cali

Courtesty of Tae Bo 2 hours a day, 5 days a week

[Guest guest]

I thought that Curves was a place that ANYONE could go to no matter what your

size. I don't think there should be a " weight " limit on who goes there. I think

any woman should be able to go. Whether you weigh 300 pounds or 130 pounds. We

all want the same thing, get the workout done and leave. Some people have all

day to hang around at a gym, others don't. I wouldn't have a problem if a

non-heavy person were there. She's there for the same reason I am.

Tory K wrote:

Last week while working out at Curves once again someone demanded of the girl

working there to know what I was doing there.

I'm curious. It won't change how I do things because I know why I work out and

it goes beyond making others feel good about themselves, but I've asked myself

this question as well.

When you were, or if you are overweight, would you have resented seeing a thin

person working out with you at Curves? Honestly? Would it have made you

uncomfortable?

Be a F.R.O.G.

Living in the F.O.G.

Gymmie in Cali

Courtesty of Tae Bo 2 hours a day, 5 days a week

[Guest guest]

Honestly I had another lady say something today! But she was sweet about

it. She said " You're just a little bit of a thing! What are you doing

here? "

I said " I didn't used to be a bit of a thing, I've lost over 100

pounds. "

She was so cute... " Well I can't lose that much or I'd disappear! "

> Re: Interesting question

> and I'd like an honest answer

>

>

> I also work out at Curves. I would say 50% of the women are

> at least 50 lbs overweight, 10% at proper weight and the rest

> somewhere in between. The ones that are in good shape I have

> just assumed either lost weight in the past or are there

> because they want a quick, inexpensive place to work out.

> Either way, it is none of my business and I think it is rude

> to make a comment unless they were doing it in a

> complimentary manner to you.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Honestly I had another lady say something today! But she was sweet about

it. She said " You're just a little bit of a thing! What are you doing

here? "

I said " I didn't used to be a bit of a thing, I've lost over 100

pounds. "

She was so cute... " Well I can't lose that much or I'd disappear! "

> Re: Interesting question

> and I'd like an honest answer

>

>

> I also work out at Curves. I would say 50% of the women are

> at least 50 lbs overweight, 10% at proper weight and the rest

> somewhere in between. The ones that are in good shape I have

> just assumed either lost weight in the past or are there

> because they want a quick, inexpensive place to work out.

> Either way, it is none of my business and I think it is rude

> to make a comment unless they were doing it in a

> complimentary manner to you.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Hmmmmm... What would be cool is that the person who was asked

> the question said " SHE'S a success story, maybe you should

> talk to her. " Or Curves should present you with a t-shirt

> that says " Curves Success Story " or something like that. I

> would think if you wore a shirt like that while working out,

> that should stop the ignorant questions. It's very rude of

> the person to have asked it and that it was loud enough for

> you to hear.

Actually they have my before and after pictures and when someone asks,

they show them. They had them up on the bulletin board for awhile but

then took them down when I was sick. (Which prompted a bunch of people

to ask if I'd died. LOL) Lacey did explain to her that I'd lost over 100

pounds and showed her the pictures.

Curves Success Story would be a VERY cool shirt!

> Now, personally, if I didn't know that you really have worked

> hard to look what you look like now, I might be a little,

> hmmmmmm.... uneasy? Or that I might think you would prejudge

> me. I know that's wrong, but that is how I feel at times. I

> don't mean YOU, I mean someone who is fit, thin, etc. (at a

> fitness place). Like I might think that THAT person might

> think " I think you've waited far too long to be coming here

> NOW. " Even though the other person probably doesn't even

> remotely think that. Sometimes that's what the little voice

> in my head does though. I'm getting better though. It

> also depends on the person too. I mean, if the person

> smiled, was friendly, etc., then I probably wouldn't hear

> that " voice. " Oh I don't know!!! Maybe it just depends on

> my frame of mind too. If I am " on top of the world, " then

> nothing would push me off. If I have had a bad day at work,

> well... then maybe.

Oh I can TOTALLY understand that because that's why I didn't join the Y

until I had built up my self confidence. Honestly what I think when I

see really overweight people... " Good for you! I wish I hadn't waited so

long and I wish I could tell you how worth it this is, and how far I've

come so you could feel confident...but then you'd think I was a big

loser or bragging or something. "

[Guest guest]

> Hmmmmm... What would be cool is that the person who was asked

> the question said " SHE'S a success story, maybe you should

> talk to her. " Or Curves should present you with a t-shirt

> that says " Curves Success Story " or something like that. I

> would think if you wore a shirt like that while working out,

> that should stop the ignorant questions. It's very rude of

> the person to have asked it and that it was loud enough for

> you to hear.

Actually they have my before and after pictures and when someone asks,

they show them. They had them up on the bulletin board for awhile but

then took them down when I was sick. (Which prompted a bunch of people

to ask if I'd died. LOL) Lacey did explain to her that I'd lost over 100

pounds and showed her the pictures.

Curves Success Story would be a VERY cool shirt!

> Now, personally, if I didn't know that you really have worked

> hard to look what you look like now, I might be a little,

> hmmmmmm.... uneasy? Or that I might think you would prejudge

> me. I know that's wrong, but that is how I feel at times. I

> don't mean YOU, I mean someone who is fit, thin, etc. (at a

> fitness place). Like I might think that THAT person might

> think " I think you've waited far too long to be coming here

> NOW. " Even though the other person probably doesn't even

> remotely think that. Sometimes that's what the little voice

> in my head does though. I'm getting better though. It

> also depends on the person too. I mean, if the person

> smiled, was friendly, etc., then I probably wouldn't hear

> that " voice. " Oh I don't know!!! Maybe it just depends on

> my frame of mind too. If I am " on top of the world, " then

> nothing would push me off. If I have had a bad day at work,

> well... then maybe.

Oh I can TOTALLY understand that because that's why I didn't join the Y

until I had built up my self confidence. Honestly what I think when I

see really overweight people... " Good for you! I wish I hadn't waited so

long and I wish I could tell you how worth it this is, and how far I've

come so you could feel confident...but then you'd think I was a big

loser or bragging or something. "

[Guest guest]

> No I believe that most of us will continue to work at keeping

> the weight off and being healthy. My response was simply that

> perhaps this persons concerns were based on their perception

> of what Curves purpose was.

Oh I understand...i was just playing devil's re-advocate to your

advocate.

Mmmm....skinny cows good.

[Guest guest]

> No I believe that most of us will continue to work at keeping

> the weight off and being healthy. My response was simply that

> perhaps this persons concerns were based on their perception

> of what Curves purpose was.

Oh I understand...i was just playing devil's re-advocate to your

advocate.

Mmmm....skinny cows good.

[Guest guest]

LOL Kris! Dang, don't get you mad! I can be like that too, though. I

hate discrimination of any type and I might not respond quite as angrily

but probably more for a lack of knowing what to say as anything else.

> RE: Interesting question

> and I'd like an honest answer

>

>

> Personally it would not have made me uncomfortable at all.

> There are tons of thin women at the gym that I used to go to

> and just as many that weren't so thin.

>

> As far as this comment goes this lady was lucky she didn't

> say it in front of someone like me. I would have told her

> that maybe if she would spend as much time focused on her

> workout as she did on what other people look like she might

> not be so fat. Then I would have told her how much weight I

> had lost, not that it's any of her business, and asked her if

> it would make her feel better if from now on I wore a

> T-shirt that said " Former Fat Chick " on it. Or I might have

> made some remark about the fact that there is no sign in the

> place that say's you have to be as wide as the front door to

> enter. I would have been just as rude in my response to her

> as she was to me. I really can't stand people like that. It's

> just as rude for her to assume things about you because you

> are thin as it is to assume things about her because she is

> fat, because of how she dresses, or the color of her skin, etc...

>

> Kris

> 194/142/128

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

>

> Last week while working out at Curves once again someone

> demanded of the girl working there to know what I was doing there.

>

> I'm curious. It won't change how I do things because I know

> why I work out and it goes beyond making others feel good

> about themselves, but I've asked myself this question as well.

>

> When you were, or if you are overweight, would you have

> resented seeing a thin person working out with you at Curves?

> Honestly? Would it have made you uncomfortable?

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Bravo to the comment Kris made!

>

> I truely agree!

>

> I go to the gym with a mix variety of people. I put them in

> the piss me off cataglory and the non-piss me off cataglory.

> We have the skinny folks that goes in and work their butt off

> which are my non-PMO and the ones that stands around waiting

> for people to notice them, standing over machines that you

> can be using. Those are my PMOs. If you go to the gym to

> work out it is non of anyones business if you go to lose

> weight or to stay fit. And honestly, I am over weight and by

> going to the gym I must say I better not look they way I do

> now say 3 to 4 months from now. I would hope their would be

> some progress of lossing inches and looking better. That

> person that was upset over a thinner person working out at

> the same gym she does, needs to use that time on a tread mill instead.

OMG J-Wo! I love you! You totally crack me up. You'd like my blog....it

sounds like we have a very similar sense of humor. www.msteechur.com

[Guest guest]

> Bravo to the comment Kris made!

>

> I truely agree!

>

> I go to the gym with a mix variety of people. I put them in

> the piss me off cataglory and the non-piss me off cataglory.

> We have the skinny folks that goes in and work their butt off

> which are my non-PMO and the ones that stands around waiting

> for people to notice them, standing over machines that you

> can be using. Those are my PMOs. If you go to the gym to

> work out it is non of anyones business if you go to lose

> weight or to stay fit. And honestly, I am over weight and by

> going to the gym I must say I better not look they way I do

> now say 3 to 4 months from now. I would hope their would be

> some progress of lossing inches and looking better. That

> person that was upset over a thinner person working out at

> the same gym she does, needs to use that time on a tread mill instead.

OMG J-Wo! I love you! You totally crack me up. You'd like my blog....it

sounds like we have a very similar sense of humor. www.msteechur.com

[Guest guest]

No, it did not make me feel uncomfortable when thin people were working out

while I was. Honestly, the thing I hated about Curves were the show-offs. The

ones that got on the pads and were bouncing all over the place to keep their

heart rate up. They'd get " in my space " as I was on a machine next to them.

You know the ones that throw their arms around, and make a big production out of

it. They were barely on the pads; they were so busy going in every direction

off that pad. I didn't mind the gals who would run in place on the pads, but

there were a few obnoxious ones that had to " make themselves seen " and yes,

they were skinny. lol

Thin people hardly ever bother me in real life. People are people and I try to

stay open minded. What does bother me is when thin people go on and on about

being fat. My sisters-in-law, two of them at least, are bean pole skinny. We're

talking 5'10 and weigh maybe 140. Skinny. And they complain all the time about

being fat. Now frankly, that pisses me off. lol

Lyn