Fat people in the gym....  (104 Posts) TidyGOLDDancer Sat
06-Oct-12 16:03:18  First of all, I don't intend that title to
be offensive to anyone. I have been specifically asked to use it
by (and I quote) "a fat person" in order to get raw reactions
and opinions. I am not a troll, some of you may recognise my
name so hopefully you will know I am not a horrible person on
here!  My friend is going to start coming to the gym with me as
of Monday. I couldn't be happier. She is great company and I
can't wait to have a gym buddy. DP is crap as he lurks in the
strength room most of the time and is totally antisocial. My
friend is ace and I am really pleased she is going to come and
work out with me.  The 'problem' (her words, not mine) is that
she is quite overweight and really worried that she's going to
be made fun of. My experience of the gym is that this really
isn't the truth. I have never seen anyone of any size being made
fun of. I have seen young and old and little and large and all
manner in between people in