I Make Money Online, I’m Not A Drug Dealer!

I started a heavy exercise routine the beginning of this year. I was hitting the gym at least once every day, I kept this up for several months. In that time I lost over 24 pounds of weight and took my body fat percentage down from around 30% to 12%. To be fair it wasn’t that much of a challenge, I was always very fit in my younger years and deep down there is a natural athlete somewhere inside me, it just took the actual decision to do it! I sometimes wonder where I’d be if I hadn’t discovered beer at search an early age, but heh ho.

The gym I’m going to I’ve been a member of for 7 years now. Over that time in the early years I’d go 2-3 lunch times a week. That’s the problem with working 9-5, you go when you can, it kept me roughly on the level but all it took was to miss a few sessions and I’d put on a bit of weight. Seeing as how I work for myself now, and with my fitness goals in mind I’ve been able to go in the mornings instead, I normally do 10:30 till mid day each day. This has caused some problems though. For a start the gym manager has serious problems with me. You’d never guess I was a paying customer.

He greets everybody else with a hello and a chat. I’m lucky if I get a grunt. The majority of his staff, especially the young lads are just as bad. What the hell is their problem? OK, so I’m a jeans and t-shirt type of person, I also don’t shave everyday but then again why should I, I didn’t start my own business to get suited and booted and scrape my face of moisture every day? I’ve come to the conclusion that I think they think I’m either unemployed and putting my benefits into a gym membership (although I don’t think this would cause the level of hate in their eyes) or more likely they actually think I’M A DRUG DEALER! WTF! Has anybody else ever had this? Ever been mistaken for a crim? If I’ve got bags under my eyes and am looking a little down trodden it’s probably because I’ve been putting in 15 hour days! I’ve got no idea how to resolve the situation, go in and sit him down and try and explain what I do for a living? Then again is it really any of his business? I dunno, but either way I know it’s no fun going somewhere every day where you’re just not welcome. It’s not like I’ve got a lot of gym choices either so if I want to carry on hitting the gym I guess I’ve just got to put up with it.

The only person in there who ever straight up asked what I do (fuelled I imagine by my strange gym hours) was cool when I told him. He’d make a point of chatting, he was genuinely interested even to the point of maybe trying to do something online himself. Unfortunately for me he’s left, a couple of the girls he was friendly with are still smiley and chatty but the others, they’ve got some serious issues.

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POSTED BY Paul B on Aug 14 under Personal Ramblings

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8 Comments so far

clubparexcellance August 14, 2008 5:43 pm

hmm grats on the weight loss I tried going to the gym last year after 6 months of working out almost everyday i found my self getting fatter and fatter. The more I worked out the more I ate! too the point I went from a site 30 to a site 34! I stopped working out now and I’m a 32. But anyways back to your main topic if your current gym is giving you faces i suggest you complain and then leave. No one deserves that type of treatment. The gym I previously went to everyone was really nice and greeted people with smiles every time someone walk by. Even if they were busy with someone else.

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KushMoney August 14, 2008 7:37 pm

Who cares what they think? Keep doing you and be happy with life.

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Paul B August 14, 2008 9:41 pm

Yeah I didn’t mention that I was also on quite a strict diet for the first 2 months Excercise alone is not the answer for most people.

Kush, normally I’d be the first to agree with you, screw them, the only thing that irkes (is that even a real word?) me is the fact I’m paying them a small fortune each month to look at me like I’m something they’ve just stood in. They could just fake a hello and then maybe not give me the shifties like I’m about to walk out the gym with a Powerplate up my shirt. Or just be treated like a customer, that’d be nice.

I miss the service in Vegas really bad.
Beth August 14, 2008 11:06 pm

When I was in college I had co-workers and customers suggest that I had an eating disorder and didn’t eat! I was tall and thin, but I always ate. A girl likes to hear that she’s skinny, but not to the point to where people imply you starve yourself. I’d leave that gym; you shouldn’t have to deal with attitude or explain your job, routine, or appearance.
Paul B August 15, 2008 8:12 am

Beth that’s horrible, pack of b’stards!
KushMoney August 15, 2008 6:53 pm

Paul B, My friend start looking for a better place.

Beth, People are a**holes and always will be.

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SEO Optimization August 16, 2008 11:23 pm

Oh no worries Paul, I know the feeling is bad, but if it consoles you let me tell you, that they get me off the car/bus to control me in the borders everytime I get from one state to another

After all, its their problem and not yours if they see you in a different way.

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Watched Me August 23, 2008 1:09 pm

This is why I hate going to the gym. I’m with you, for some reason the people working at the gym don’t give any respect unless you are wearing the standard gym outfit. Another thing I hate is that if you are not a body builder, the bulk guys at the gym give you looks the entire time. The bad part is, I am in pretty good shape and lift weight properly, but I still get looks. The only way to avoid it is to get a home gym I guess…