{"id":8753,"date":"2012-08-06T21:44:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T19:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/?p=8753"},"modified":"2012-08-06T22:06:50","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T20:06:50","slug":"lets-get-honest-a-question-for-the-fitness-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/archives\/8753","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Get Honest – A Question for the Fitness Lovers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A friend of mine posted a link<\/a> the other day on Facebook that got me thinking.<\/p>\n

The gist of the post was about how he thought about overweight people he sees out running. He speaks to a girl (not sure if she is real or just used as an example for prettier writing) and tells her that he wishes she’d not shy away, that if she would hold her head high and meet his eyes she’d see the pride he has in her.\u00a0 How great he thinks it is that she is out DOING it.\u00a0 That she shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of her size because people like him look on and don\u2019t think that way, they just think it\u2019s awesome that she is making a change.<\/p>\n

Read it, you’ll get a better idea of it than I can explain.<\/p>\n

It was a great post, and I thought it was wonderful that he felt that way.<\/p>\n

It did get me to thinking though\u2026 It\u2019s no secret to my readers that I have never been comfortable in a gym.\u00a0 I tried but I just felt so on display and self-conscious, I couldn\u2019t stick with it.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t help that I didn\u2019t like the gym I was visiting either, but that\u2019s another story.\u00a0 It was particularly hard on days like \u201cFireman Tuesday\u201d when I would go on Tuesday morning and work out while the guys from the local fire dept were there for spinning class.\u00a0 Great for ME, lots of eye candy!\u00a0 Then I realized that *I* was what they had to look at during the class (yeah it was all in one room) \u2013 YIKES!<\/p>\n

This has also been an issue for me when out walking (EEK, city, so many people, I feel on display everywhere I go!) \u2026 Biking (See walking).\u00a0 Just always feel like people are going to look and think \u201cOh look at that fat cow trying to <enter exercise here>\u201d\u00a0 and not anything like what the guy in that article wrote.<\/p>\n

Yes, I am fully aware that I may be totally off base here and that it all may be chalked up to my own insecurities.<\/p>\n

So this is where my question comes in, a question specifically for the runners, cyclists, body builders, yoga and aerobics instructors.\u00a0 How do YOU feel when you see someone who is overweight out there doing what you do?<\/p>\n

Do you look at overweight people who are out red faced and sweaty, power walking or running and think \u201cOh man, that\u2019s so gross!\u201d?<\/p>\n

Do you look at them and think \u201cDAMN, good for them, at least they are doing SOMETHING to try to change the situation!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you look at them, not give it any thought and move on?<\/p>\n

What DO you think?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m really curious if the way this guy feels is the norm and those of us with weight issues actually have more allies than we think, or in some cases are we right when we think we see something in a look someone gives us as we pass by them?<\/p>\n

I get that everyone is different, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m throwing the question out there.\u00a0 I really do want your honest answers. I am not looking to be placated or told what I want to hear, this isn\u2019t about ME or building my self esteem.\u00a0 That is my own project, it’s a work in progress and isn’t going to change no matter what answers I receive in answer of this question.<\/p>\n

This is just honest to goodness curiosity and I am extremely interested in hearing what you have to say.\u00a0 This is a no judgment zone, so if you do feel \u201cGROSS!\u201d please feel free to say it.\u00a0 If we are friends now, we will still be friends after you say it, I promise! haha<\/p>\n

No holds barred people, let\u2019s hear your honest thoughts.<\/p>\n

One thing I did think when I was reading the guy\u2019s article, is how awesome it would be if those people who THOUGHT what he thinks said it more often.\u00a0 Imagine if there really was a \u2018fat girl\u2019 that he described in his article. If she is running but clearly uncomfortable and insecure and worried about what those around her are thinking.\u00a0 Can you imagine what it would do for her to hear someone like him compliment her on her hard work or tell her he\u2019s proud of her?\u00a0 Man\u2026 Not that we should rely on that, we all need to find it within ourselves, but still\u2026 it\u2019d be pretty freakin\u2019 awesome for someone to hear in that situation, I figure.<\/p>\n

ANYWAY\u2026 thoughts?!\u00a0 Feel free to pass this on to your other fitness friends as well, there are a lot of us on the other side of the fence that would love to hear their opinions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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