The Scale, The Personality Test

On the rare occasion someone is out to ruin my gym experience and take locker #3, I'm forced to choose a locker of lesser importance near the scale. Last night, I defaulted to locker # 125. Sure it got the job done, but I was then forced to watch the look of disappointment, element of surprise, or outward peacocking as I got ready.  A barrage of women stepped onto the scale. As I sat there fiddling with my iPod I was able to fit each female into 1 of 3 categories:

1.) The Opportunist:

These people moonlight with a scale and are able to gage their weight range on a moments notice.  They'll remove anything with weight on their bodies, that includes the ever so heavy  earring or sock. Usually they even make a quick stop to the bathroom before stepping on to rule out any extra 'ounce-age.'

2.) The Blue Mooners:

These people step on to check their numbers rarely. They can't be appropriately disappointed because they don't know what to shoot for. The tip off is the eye brow raise and occasional audible 'hmmm, ok!' They only feel it necessary to kick off their shoes as they tempt fate by neglecting to remove their gym attire and accessories.

3.) The Showboat:

Over the years these people have developed a sort of swag as they venture to the scale. These people love the public forum.  They angle their bodies so bystanders have the privilege of seeing just how fit they are.  Most won't remove their shoes and a few appear to peacock as they bring their water bottle or  iPod  along for the ride. 

Falling into the 'opportunist' category myself I do applaud the women from last night. They not only got on a scale in public, but with that extra 'ounce-age'' of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.