Fatties (probably) first (and last) day in the gym vs mine Long time lurker - first time poster. I never had any stories until yesterday. So I have never been to the gym...until this week. I've been running for the past 1,5 years, but stopped after December because everything was covered in ice and it was fucking freezing. Unlike sugar coated tumblerrina fat fucks I didn't put on weight because I gasp watched what I ate. But I missed working out so I joined the local gym. As expected I couldn't go all out on my first workout without my HR skyrocketing, but I still managed to burn a good 520~ calories while trying to balance my HR and showing some effort so I wouldn't feel like I was wasting my time. I felt really disappointed in myself for taking such a long break, especially since I used to run 110-140 km per month this autumn and was disappointed that I let myself go like this.  Now I had been on the elliptical for 30 minutes and moved on to the bike. 20 minutes in and a male representative of the species occupied the bike next to mine. On a side note, I was seriously amazed that the bike didn't just topple over under its weight. I'm not that talented at guesstimating, but it had to be at least 250-300 pounds. It was literally a ball of fat on that itty bitty bike, oozing over the sides. No seriously - that was its shape. A ball. At first, oh silly me, I thought - fair enough. It is trying to become human, maybe in a year I won't feel my breakfast lurching up at the sight of its rolls so I'll be a forgiving shitlady as long as it really shows effort. Now hammie starts to peddle, relatively relaxed (probably on the easiest mode) and I thought "Okay, that's what I did as well. Started slow and began testing my limits and pushing myself. Or maybe its a warm-up?" My final 10 minutes were up and I headed to the other end of the gym to the rowing machines to finish is up with another 30 min (Yes, I really like cardio :D). Not even 15 minutes pass when I see the ham waddling past me towards the changing rooms. Sure, it was sweating a little, but I think not from working out but simply because it is so gigantic and layered with blubber that any movement not involving walking to the fridge will make it sweat. I wonder if I'll see that thing again? I pity the men who had to share a changing room with that ball of blubber.  So Hammie - maybe 20 minutes on the bike? vs 90 minutes Tl;dr Hammie tries to use the gym, gives up in less than 30 min. I suspect it was the first day for both of us.