Gym Pet Peeve #19: People who make dumb comparisons

Posted by Maria Kang on July 30, 2009

don’t compare yourself with others…
Francisca Dennis had 6 kids!

Now I KNOW I am in great shape after having a child 6.5 months ago. My fitness success comes from eating, exercising and knowing my body well enough to break through plateaus and alter my routine weekly. Before I was pregnant, people (mostly women) would tell me: “Wait until you have a kid and see how your body will look like.”

Well…I had a kid! But that’s still not going to make the person next to me compare her physique against mine from a neutral standpoint. NOW it’s: “Wait until you get my age and see how your body will look like.”

MY response? “When I’m your age, I’m still going to be working it…”

Seriously! It’s very, very, very, (did I say VERY) annoying when people make lame excuses like:

- I had three kids

- I have 40 hour work days

- I am ten years older

- I don’t have all day to spend working out

WHEN the fact is:

I work A LOT. I started training at a very young age. I make fitness a priority even if it’s at 4am in the morning and I guarantee you my next two pregnancies will be even better than my first!

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