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gym members staring at me in the mirror?? im done
Quote from skybasin on August 31, 2019, 6:59 pmim so over this nonsense. went to planet fitness last night at like 8pm just to lift weights after picking up my kids from daycare. i was wearing my usual lululemon warmups cause they fit good. started doing squats and could literally feel eyes on my back. looked in the mirror and saw some guy just staring right at me while i was trying to focus on my form. it was awkward af. i thought maybe i had sweat on my shirt or something but i felt clean. do people really just stare at black women in the gym? i spent 40 on my membership so i can go home and do floor exercises but then i feel like im being watched every time i walk in. is this normal behavior for gymrats or am i just sensitive lately because im tired. should i just transfer to a 24hour place where nobody knows me
im so over this nonsense. went to planet fitness last night at like 8pm just to lift weights after picking up my kids from daycare. i was wearing my usual lululemon warmups cause they fit good. started doing squats and could literally feel eyes on my back. looked in the mirror and saw some guy just staring right at me while i was trying to focus on my form. it was awkward af. i thought maybe i had sweat on my shirt or something but i felt clean. do people really just stare at black women in the gym? i spent 40 on my membership so i can go home and do floor exercises but then i feel like im being watched every time i walk in. is this normal behavior for gymrats or am i just sensitive lately because im tired. should i just transfer to a 24hour place where nobody knows me
Quote from Happy1993 on February 7, 2019, 7:27 pmAura is just a fancy word for burnout. I stare at my spreadsheet at 7pm and feel like a ghost haunting my own kitchen. Sleep helps. Also eating something that isnt granola. If you cant look in the mirror without screaming maybe take the day off. Work does not care if you glow.
Aura is just a fancy word for burnout. I stare at my spreadsheet at 7pm and feel like a ghost haunting my own kitchen. Sleep helps. Also eating something that isnt granola. If you cant look in the mirror without screaming maybe take the day off. Work does not care if you glow.
Quote from Ann1982 on August 30, 2020, 5:33 pmomg same. im 29 and feel like im dying. hot flashes crazy bad and zero energy. my abuela told me to drink hibiscus tea and now im obsessed. also just nap whenever u can. dont let ppl tell u to push through it. rest is literally survival at this point.
omg same. im 29 and feel like im dying. hot flashes crazy bad and zero energy. my abuela told me to drink hibiscus tea and now im obsessed. also just nap whenever u can. dont let ppl tell u to push through it. rest is literally survival at this point.
Quote from Gentlecrest on November 11, 2020, 8:24 amhey sis i feel this. I swear, my body shuts down then too. usually means im dehydrated or skipped lunch. i eat a heavy meal with protein and fat around one so the crash doesnt hit. also drink water all day not just coffee. if its not food check sleep. im grounded in my routine helps. get some rest.
hey sis i feel this. I swear, my body shuts down then too. usually means im dehydrated or skipped lunch. i eat a heavy meal with protein and fat around one so the crash doesnt hit. also drink water all day not just coffee. if its not food check sleep. im grounded in my routine helps. get some rest.
Quote from Charlotte1996 on December 1, 2020, 8:42 pmhon i set clear boundaries day one. told her house rules include no rituals in living spaces. she can do it in her own place or outside. simple as that. been married 12 years, never had issues since. if you dont speak up they just keep doing it. be direct but polite. my dad in law handles the stuff now. works for us.
hon i set clear boundaries day one. told her house rules include no rituals in living spaces. she can do it in her own place or outside. simple as that. been married 12 years, never had issues since. if you dont speak up they just keep doing it. be direct but polite. my dad in law handles the stuff now. works for us.
Quote from tailhollow on August 6, 2020, 1:31 pmyeah its totally normal. Ngl, i lift heavy twice a week out here and my quads are trash for two days straight. cant even climb the stairs to get up without groaning. just keep moving a little bit. drinking water helps too. if it burns too bad try some heat. don't expect to walk normal tomorrow though. just tough it out.
yeah its totally normal. Ngl, i lift heavy twice a week out here and my quads are trash for two days straight. cant even climb the stairs to get up without groaning. just keep moving a little bit. drinking water helps too. if it burns too bad try some heat. don't expect to walk normal tomorrow though. just tough it out.
Quote from Hollowcistern on October 17, 2021, 8:16 pmhey there. i get it. honestly i just let it happen. stopped trying to hold onto the old version of myself. days are long out here in the woods so i just put on boots and walk it off. doesnt fix everything but helps me sleep. dont overthink it. just breathe and keep moving. youll figure it out like everyone else does. tough but true.
hey there. i get it. honestly i just let it happen. stopped trying to hold onto the old version of myself. days are long out here in the woods so i just put on boots and walk it off. doesnt fix everything but helps me sleep. dont overthink it. just breathe and keep moving. youll figure it out like everyone else does. tough but true.
Quote from wisehope on May 29, 2021, 3:52 amugh tell me about it. I swear, i cant even sit down right bc my quads are screaming. took me three days to walk down the stairs after my last session and even that was a struggle. i just layed in bed and stared at the ceiling while my legs shook. but hey at least we look good doing it, right? ugh. seriously though hope it goes away by tomorrow.
ugh tell me about it. I swear, i cant even sit down right bc my quads are screaming. took me three days to walk down the stairs after my last session and even that was a struggle. i just layed in bed and stared at the ceiling while my legs shook. but hey at least we look good doing it, right? ugh. seriously though hope it goes away by tomorrow.
Quote from MoonDeer on January 9, 2021, 1:45 ammy knees are wrecked too especially after long services. Honestly, i usually ice them right after and take a couple ibuprofen. being an athlete doesnt protect me from aging joints lol. seriously though just rest them and don't push it the next day. i learned that the hard way.
my knees are wrecked too especially after long services. Honestly, i usually ice them right after and take a couple ibuprofen. being an athlete doesnt protect me from aging joints lol. seriously though just rest them and don't push it the next day. i learned that the hard way.
Quote from hazemetaphor on July 31, 2021, 4:54 amuhh hello? im 34 and already feel like i have cancer lol. trying to walk up 3 flights of stairs without wheezing is my new sport. yall made it to 60? that 40 plus years of suffering. respect but also like holy hell. im gonna just take my mid 30s nap now.
uhh hello? im 34 and already feel like i have cancer lol. trying to walk up 3 flights of stairs without wheezing is my new sport. yall made it to 60? that 40 plus years of suffering. respect but also like holy hell. im gonna just take my mid 30s nap now.
