When radio producer Alex Spurway hopped into her post-gym cab, she definitely didn’t expect the conversation with her driver to focus on weight.
After “three weeks of eating and drinking bliss” over the silly season, the 29-year-old Sydneysider admits her first session back “wasn’t pretty”, but was “proud to be back at it, with a set goal for the next six months in mind”.
But as soon as her driver – a “60-year-old balding man” – noticed her workout gear and “very red face” things took a downward turn.
"He then proceeded to tell me he had a resting heart rate of 40 which even surprised his GP he’s “that fit” and told me he goes to the gym five times a week and runs on the weekend," Spurway explained in her article on News.com.au.
"The next sentence to come out of his mouth was priceless," she continued.
The taxi driver turned to Spurway and said, “OK, let’s get real here, you battle with weight”.
Oh wow. Just... wow.
"Apparently fat shaming can happen to anyone at any time without any warning," Spurway explained. "It was like a slap to my sweaty red face."
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Give it back to him...start talking about Advanced Hair yeah yeah and he should look into it
Wow, women just can't win, can they? If you're overweight, you'd better do something about it. (For your *health*, which is all I care about, even though you're a complete stranger I've only just met.) If you're doing something about it, it's still not enough - you have to do it better (ie: the way I tell you because I'm an expert and I clearly know better than you, your trainer and/or your doctor). This arrogant twit could just say, "Good for you", and leave it at that. Or, you know, just say nothing 'coz it's none of his damn business.
So true Rush - as a very large girl, I have been humiliated beyond measure DURING exercise (i.e. walking the streets to get exercise). Apparently fat chicks walking in exercise gear is the perfect entertainment for 18-25yo men in tradie utes ... the things they yell out - you are right we CAN'T win! Not a day goes past that I don't get at least a couple of insults yelled out of windows - and don't get me started on the looks of disdain you get walking into a gym and such - apparently once you're over a certain size, you're bad marketing, walking into fitness establishments (hence why I don't go to gyms anymore).
It hasn't happened to me, but the fear of it is a large part of the reason I prefer to exercise at home. Thank god for my exercise bike and workout dvds! I'm sorry that has happened to you, and I hope those losers don't stop you from doing what you want to do!