tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post9064453579994966899..comments2012-02-13T13:22:24.449+13:00Comments on Do you have an Extra Large in this?: Looked like a CyclistRaina Singhhttps://profiles.google.com/114580804200925724154noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-49917263770317604592011-07-21T02:43:59.442+12:002011-07-21T02:43:59.442+12:00Hey great blog, i've been reading alot on here...Hey great blog, i've been reading alot on here! Great stuff, keep it up!Diet Clinichttp://www.harleystreetnutritionclinic.com/weightloss.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-81749973840020647202011-07-20T19:00:53.556+12:002011-07-20T19:00:53.556+12:00Looks can definitely be deceiving. People who judg...Looks can definitely be deceiving. People who judge people by how they look aren't much of a person.HCG hormonehttp://www.hcgcompletediet.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-29442301765887704422011-07-02T11:03:01.137+12:002011-07-02T11:03:01.137+12:00<strong>Natalie</strong> - Oh my goodness, he seri...<strong>Natalie</strong> - Oh my goodness, he seriously said that to you?! He should not have said that to you, and it breaks my heart to hear that he made you feel so bad. So many people are crying foul over this 'obesity epidemic', and then health and fitness professionals behave this way towards someone who is making the effort to get into the gym and work out? It makes me so mad!<br /><br />Have you complained to gym management about his comment? You should!Marshmallowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229478994519987395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-46155959701343241292011-07-02T10:59:09.355+12:002011-07-02T10:59:09.355+12:00I go to the gym daily, but I don't do classes....I go to the gym daily, but I don't do classes. I usually go at 4:30 in the morning to avoid large numbers of people, but last week I found myself going after work one day. I was on the elliptical and about halfway through my workout, I like to go backwards for a few minutes to work different muscles. A personal trainer was working with someone and he broke off what he was doing with his paying client to come tell me that I was going backwards. As politely as I could, I told him that I was aware of that. He rolled his eyes and said, "Well, you just don't look like you would know what you were doing." I know he said this only because I am bigger than the average gym-goer. I finished my workout, but then I cried in my car for 15 minutes. I felt so humiliated...everyone within ear shot heard him and watched me for the rest of my workout.<br /><br />Thank you for helping people (of all sizes) feel welcome!Natalienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-27901927239538217092011-06-28T11:28:44.543+12:002011-06-28T11:28:44.543+12:00<strong>Skinnie Minnie</strong> - <em>Partly becau...<strong>Skinnie Minnie</strong> - <em>Partly because I don't think I would be able to keep up and in part for fear of criticism.</em> <--- You've just highlighted the very reason I became an instructor; because I was the same, and I know that there are people out there who feel the same way. It's up to the instructor to give you options to modify the workout should you feel you not keep up, but as far as fear of criticism - that's something that as a community everyone in the fitness industry needs to work on. Of course we need to provide a challenging workout, but there's a difference between challenging and intimidating.<br /><br />Just know that if you were ever in my class, I'd do my best to make you feel welcome and I'd be honoured that you chose to spend an hour of your day with me.Marshmallowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229478994519987395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-10200890338970405562011-06-28T11:23:21.127+12:002011-06-28T11:23:21.127+12:00It is so awesome that you were able to encourage h...It is so awesome that you were able to encourage her! I have never taken spin classes, or really any class at the gym. Partly because I don't think I would be able to keep up and in part for fear of criticism. It is so nice to know there are instructors and in general people out there who would care enough to make people comfortable in their classes.<br />I am about to watch the Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition for the first time tonight. I have heard it is an awesome show!Skinnie Minniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01546732160202468680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-35909215022343222892011-06-28T09:32:58.787+12:002011-06-28T09:32:58.787+12:00*LOVE*!*LOVE*!Chubby McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314736525363564330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-45363096379490250182011-06-28T08:09:10.772+12:002011-06-28T08:09:10.772+12:00<strong>Mark Wyler</strong> - Thank you so much fo...<strong>Mark Wyler</strong> - Thank you so much for commenting! You're absolutely right, everything is a constant battle and there's so much more that overweight people have to deal with without even realising it. I've never seen Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition but it's good to hear that it sounds empowering and focuses on peoples abilities!<br /><br /><strong>NewMe</strong> - RPM is *like* spinning, but its pre-choreographed. You can find out about it <a href="http://www.lesmills.com/global/rpm/about-rpm.aspx" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Marshmallowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229478994519987395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-92213853644916127272011-06-28T05:22:29.829+12:002011-06-28T05:22:29.829+12:00Great post and a fabulous antidote to the current ...Great post and a fabulous antidote to the current "argument" in favour of weight loss: health. If I had a dime for every person who put "weight loss" and "health" in the same sentence, I'd be a rich woman. <br /><br />The day people realize that weight and health are only tenuously related, the better it will be for everyone. Let's gain health and lose the weight-loss obsession!<br /><br />One little question: is RPM what we in North America call "spinning"?NewMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11172571318565002724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-40719391012857355702011-06-27T08:14:11.909+12:002011-06-27T08:14:11.909+12:00totally got cold chills when I read this. Thank yo...totally got cold chills when I read this. Thank you for making her feel loved and accepted. As a former obese man, (no longer obese but still working on my weight loss) I don't think people realize how often people judge and criticze, sometimes unintentionally, those that are overweight. Everything is a constant struggle or embarassment and you just have to keep pushing through. <br /><br />My family and I are currently addicted to ABC's Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition Monday nights on ABC. The show's trainer Chris is exactly like you are - someone who see's people as people, regardless of their size. Its sch an inspirational show and so well done. We pass the box of tissues around my house every Monday at 10 LOL!! <br /><br />Thank you for helping make someone feel so accepted. And thank you for sharing. Keep rocking!Mark Wylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10243523389049202398noreply@blogger.com