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

October 15, 2003

It would not make me uncomfortable. I would have thought the thin person had

reached goal, had friends that worked out there, or didn't feel comfortable at a

larger center.

Suzie

Kansas

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?

October 15, 2003

It would not make me uncomfortable. I would have thought the thin person had

reached goal, had friends that worked out there, or didn't feel comfortable at a

larger center.

Suzie

Kansas

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?

October 15, 2003

It would not make me uncomfortable. I would have thought the thin person had

reached goal, had friends that worked out there, or didn't feel comfortable at a

larger center.

Suzie

Kansas

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?

October 15, 2003

> I think that's awful!!

> You should never assume!!!!!!!!

> How do they know if you were thin since birth or you worked

> hard to get there? Or what's more - who cares!!!! Working out

> makes everyone healthier, working out is not just for over

> weight people and it's not just for thin people. Blah - I'd

> say just keep working out there and to hell with what

> everyone else thinks!

That's how I feel. Thin people need to work out too. You can be thin and

unhealthy. I enjoy still going to Curves because the people there are

good people and I like to patronize small businesses run by good people.

I still get a lot out of the workout. I also get a lot from the people

in the way of support. They were SO awesome when I was sick.

~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'

Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

Career and Technology Educator

www.teechur.com

www.msteechur.com

-The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful person

will not.

October 15, 2003

> I think that's awful!!

> You should never assume!!!!!!!!

> How do they know if you were thin since birth or you worked

> hard to get there? Or what's more - who cares!!!! Working out

> makes everyone healthier, working out is not just for over

> weight people and it's not just for thin people. Blah - I'd

> say just keep working out there and to hell with what

> everyone else thinks!

That's how I feel. Thin people need to work out too. You can be thin and

unhealthy. I enjoy still going to Curves because the people there are

good people and I like to patronize small businesses run by good people.

I still get a lot out of the workout. I also get a lot from the people

in the way of support. They were SO awesome when I was sick.

~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'

Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

Career and Technology Educator

www.teechur.com

www.msteechur.com

-The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful person

will not.

October 15, 2003

> I think that's awful!!

> You should never assume!!!!!!!!

> How do they know if you were thin since birth or you worked

> hard to get there? Or what's more - who cares!!!! Working out

> makes everyone healthier, working out is not just for over

> weight people and it's not just for thin people. Blah - I'd

> say just keep working out there and to hell with what

> everyone else thinks!

That's how I feel. Thin people need to work out too. You can be thin and

unhealthy. I enjoy still going to Curves because the people there are

good people and I like to patronize small businesses run by good people.

I still get a lot out of the workout. I also get a lot from the people

in the way of support. They were SO awesome when I was sick.

~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'

Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

Career and Technology Educator

www.teechur.com

www.msteechur.com

-The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful person

will not.

October 15, 2003

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

> RE: Interesting question and I'd like

> an honest answer

>

> > I think that's awful!!

> > You should never assume!!!!!!!!

> > How do they know if you were thin since birth or you worked

> > hard to get there? Or what's more - who cares!!!! Working out

> > makes everyone healthier, working out is not just for over

> > weight people and it's not just for thin people. Blah - I'd

> > say just keep working out there and to hell with what

> > everyone else thinks!

>

> That's how I feel. Thin people need to work out too. You can be thin and

> unhealthy. I enjoy still going to Curves because the people there are

> good people and I like to patronize small businesses run by good people.

> I still get a lot out of the workout. I also get a lot from the people

> in the way of support. They were SO awesome when I was sick.

>

> ~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'

> Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

> Career and Technology Educator

> www.teechur.com

> www.msteechur.com

> -The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful person

> will not.

>

October 15, 2003

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

> RE: Interesting question and I'd like

> an honest answer

>

> > I think that's awful!!

> > You should never assume!!!!!!!!

> > How do they know if you were thin since birth or you worked

> > hard to get there? Or what's more - who cares!!!! Working out

> > makes everyone healthier, working out is not just for over

> > weight people and it's not just for thin people. Blah - I'd

> > say just keep working out there and to hell with what

> > everyone else thinks!

>

> That's how I feel. Thin people need to work out too. You can be thin and

> unhealthy. I enjoy still going to Curves because the people there are

> good people and I like to patronize small businesses run by good people.

> I still get a lot out of the workout. I also get a lot from the people

> in the way of support. They were SO awesome when I was sick.

>

> ~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'

> Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

> Career and Technology Educator

> www.teechur.com

> www.msteechur.com

> -The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful person

> will not.

>

October 15, 2003

>> That's how I feel. Thin people need to work out too. You can be thin

>> and unhealthy. I enjoy still going to Curves because the people there

>> are good people and I like to patronize small businesses run by good

>> people. I still get a lot out of the workout. I also get a lot from

>> the people in the way of support. They were SO awesome when I was

>> sick.

My wife has been going to Curves regularly for about three months now. At

first she didn't lose any weight at all, despite supplementing the

exercise with a WW diet (she doesn't go to meetings because she doesn't

like the leader in our town). But now she's starting to notice that her

clothes are fitting differently and her belly is getting smaller. And,

personally speaking, I think her legs are looking really good.

Sliante,

S. Crawford

http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview

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" It is only with the heart that we see rightly; what is essential is

invisible to the eye. " --Antoine de Saint Exupéry

October 15, 2003

>> That's how I feel. Thin people need to work out too. You can be thin

>> and unhealthy. I enjoy still going to Curves because the people there

>> are good people and I like to patronize small businesses run by good

>> people. I still get a lot out of the workout. I also get a lot from

>> the people in the way of support. They were SO awesome when I was

>> sick.

My wife has been going to Curves regularly for about three months now. At

first she didn't lose any weight at all, despite supplementing the

exercise with a WW diet (she doesn't go to meetings because she doesn't

like the leader in our town). But now she's starting to notice that her

clothes are fitting differently and her belly is getting smaller. And,

personally speaking, I think her legs are looking really good.

Sliante,

S. Crawford

http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview

AIM: Buffalo2K ICQ: 11646404 Y!: rscrawford

MSN: underpope@...

Dean for America: http://www.deanforamerica.com

" It is only with the heart that we see rightly; what is essential is

invisible to the eye. " --Antoine de Saint Exupéry

October 15, 2003

>> That's how I feel. Thin people need to work out too. You can be thin

>> and unhealthy. I enjoy still going to Curves because the people there

>> are good people and I like to patronize small businesses run by good

>> people. I still get a lot out of the workout. I also get a lot from

>> the people in the way of support. They were SO awesome when I was

>> sick.

My wife has been going to Curves regularly for about three months now. At

first she didn't lose any weight at all, despite supplementing the

exercise with a WW diet (she doesn't go to meetings because she doesn't

like the leader in our town). But now she's starting to notice that her

clothes are fitting differently and her belly is getting smaller. And,

personally speaking, I think her legs are looking really good.

Sliante,

S. Crawford

http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview

AIM: Buffalo2K ICQ: 11646404 Y!: rscrawford

MSN: underpope@...

Dean for America: http://www.deanforamerica.com

" It is only with the heart that we see rightly; what is essential is

invisible to the eye. " --Antoine de Saint Exupéry

October 15, 2003

No, it wouldn't have made me uncomfortable at all. I would praise her to

myself and then vow to get there also--it would have made me irritated at

myself that I had let myself go, but I also would have told myself that I'm

working to get back to goal also. More power to her to have not HAD a weight

problem OR if she did have one that I didn't know about, more power to her

to have taken care of it.

I go to Bally's where there are people of all shapes and weights, but with

Curves maybe some people think it's a different emphasis. But, since they

don't advertise themselves as a fat farm, then no one can complain in my

eyes. The one who complained should be happy that there are people out there

doing healthy things and should vow to look like that too.

Interesting question and I'd like an

honest answer

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?

October 15, 2003

No, it wouldn't have made me uncomfortable at all. I would praise her to

myself and then vow to get there also--it would have made me irritated at

myself that I had let myself go, but I also would have told myself that I'm

working to get back to goal also. More power to her to have not HAD a weight

problem OR if she did have one that I didn't know about, more power to her

to have taken care of it.

I go to Bally's where there are people of all shapes and weights, but with

Curves maybe some people think it's a different emphasis. But, since they

don't advertise themselves as a fat farm, then no one can complain in my

eyes. The one who complained should be happy that there are people out there

doing healthy things and should vow to look like that too.

Interesting question and I'd like an

honest answer

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?

October 15, 2003

No, it wouldn't have made me uncomfortable at all. I would praise her to

myself and then vow to get there also--it would have made me irritated at

myself that I had let myself go, but I also would have told myself that I'm

working to get back to goal also. More power to her to have not HAD a weight

problem OR if she did have one that I didn't know about, more power to her

to have taken care of it.

I go to Bally's where there are people of all shapes and weights, but with

Curves maybe some people think it's a different emphasis. But, since they

don't advertise themselves as a fat farm, then no one can complain in my

eyes. The one who complained should be happy that there are people out there

doing healthy things and should vow to look like that too.

Interesting question and I'd like an

honest answer

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?

October 15, 2003

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.

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.

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

> From: Tory K

>

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

> girl working there to know what I was doing there.

>

> 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?

October 15, 2003