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So who else is in better shape than they were in high school

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  • atsteele
    atsteele Posts: 1,358 Member
    I am about the same weight as when I graduated high school BUT I was a farm girl then (did all the farm work that the boys did), and not a marathoner or training in TaeKwonDo, as I do now. I also ate anything my little heart desired back then. I could eat as much or more than most guys, I bet!! So I would say that Im more rounded athlete now. And not by choice but by necessity (slower metabolism), my diet is much better nowadays.
  • LauraMarie37
    LauraMarie37 Posts: 283 Member
    Weight? Lower in high school. Fitness? 110% better now! Back in high school I had an eating disorder, and I wasted so many years of training trying to be so thin. If only someone had explained starvation mode and that I would be a BETTER athlete (and probably just as thin!) if I had eaten enough to fuel all of hours of work I was putting in!
  • Spartan518
    Spartan518 Posts: 10 Member
    That's really hard to answer; I had two choices in HS - work or play sports...duh! I played sports; was your typical HS male, still 5'4'' but 140lbs. Played FB, Wrestling and Polevault (T&F) every year from 7th to 12th Grade. No real plan to weight loss or gain. Dad had Triple by-pass surgery and ran to get back into shape; he would wake me up on a Saturday morning and say 'Let's go for a race", 'Sure Dad', until it turned out to be a 15K and I did not consider myself a long-distance runner. I barely made it ahead of him.
    Fast forward to years later (13years) in the Army (your immediate incentive is to stay in shape; by running, calisthenics, etc..) even though I had gained likely 15 lbs from HS, I was definitely stronger, faster and could knock out a 10-miler in 80mins. Prime of life, roughly 33yrs old.
    Now fast forward again (11years) my current age, 43yrs and an additoinal 10-15lbs while my mileage is not as long, I can still click out 10min/miles for 7 miles. Have incorporated biking into this my fitness routine and watching my portion control. Time will see if I am in any better shape than I was in HS, but I trust that I have 'matured' gracely before God and he will sustain me...Hebrews 11:1 (as the crowd roars!!!!)
  • airmazing
    airmazing Posts: 25
    when i was at high school i was lighter than i am now but fitter thats a different subject hell yea im fitter now
  • Mishy
    Mishy Posts: 1,551 Member
    I am the healthiest I've ever been in my adult life. Ever. It feels wonderful!
  • shellbell1993
    shellbell1993 Posts: 315 Member
    I am so much healthier and in shape now than when I was a teenager or in my early 20's. For sure!!!
  • HayleyMcFadden
    HayleyMcFadden Posts: 8 Member
    Absolutely!! I look back at photos from my final year in high school as motivation to stay away from that weight! Love being fit and healthy now! :-)
  • calibri
    calibri Posts: 439 Member
    I weigh a good 10 pounds less than I did in high school; I still have pants I wore in high school and they cannot be worn without a belt today. However, my running endurance was much higher back then; I'm working on it. :wink:
  • fridayjustleft04
    fridayjustleft04 Posts: 851 Member
    After losing a bunch of weight, I am now 13 pounds away from my high school weight. I'm actually wearing jeans from high school right now. I'm in way better shape than I was then. In P.E. my sophomore year, I remember we had to run a mile. If we did it in 10 minutes, we got a 100, 11 minutes, 90 and so on. I told my coach there was no way in hell I could run a mile. He knew it, so he told me to run as much as a could (about half a lap) and walk the rest. He gave me the same time as the slowest runner. How embarassing. Now, I can run about two miles if I'm pushing hard (still pretty new to running), and feel way healthier in general.
  • Lori_menorahlover
    Lori_menorahlover Posts: 475
    I've lost 122 lbs thus far. I was the thin cheerleader who got huge after having 3 babies. Well, today I tried on a new suit. A size 4 petite was bit baggy on me. I was in shock. I took pics today to celebrate! I'm definitely in better shape now than when I was a cheerleader in high school.

    http://menorahlover.tumblr.com/post/11294993266/for-r-ty-for-being-there-for-me-always
  • Dtrmnd86
    Dtrmnd86 Posts: 406 Member
    I weighed less than my goal weight in high school. And, looking back, I was insane for thinking I was fat. I wasn't quite healthy, as I could and would eat anything and still weigh the same. There are some pictures where I think I look too skinny, which is why my goal weight is ten pound heavier than my high school weight. But oh, what I wouldn't give to have my tummy back. After twins, it's pretty much been torn apart :(
  • it_be_asin
    it_be_asin Posts: 562 Member
    I'm 31, my weight (until its little unwelcome excursion earlier this year) has never changed much since high school.

    But since my late 20's I have gone to the gym consistently, and now that I am on MFP tracking what I eat - I am in the best shape eating the healthiest I have in my life!

    I didn't exercise much and ate junk when I was younger and could get away with it. Now I can't get away with that, but I think I am better for it. I definitely have less fat, more muscle, more endurance and strength going than what I did back then.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    I can't remember what I weighed in high school (too long ago!) but I think I'd still be above that weight. I am definitely fitter and have much more endurance - I have NEVER been able to run for more than a few minutes at a time, and now I can run for 90 mins or more - I'm slow but I can do it!
  • splackk
    splackk Posts: 163
    Not yet, but getting there! I'm less than 10 pounds from my fittest high school weight around my junior year, but actually about 10 pounds less than when I started freshman year. I joined the tennis team freshman year and spent the next four years working my butt off (literally) about 3-4 hours a day practicing and running 10Ks with my aunt, so it's going to take a lot to get back to that shape, if it's even possible. I just don't have the time to play as much as I did back then (nor am I on a team), when I leave for work in the morning it's only starting to get light out and when I get back at night there's only about 30 minutes of light left!
  • mznisaelaine
    mznisaelaine Posts: 2,262 Member
    Totally opposte for me! I was a complete athlete and I was so into my fitness and I ate super healthy...Until I went off to college lol...Now I am fighting hard to get it back and even better :)
  • HeatherR930
    HeatherR930 Posts: 214 Member
    Me! I was inactive in high school. My average weight in high school was probably 175-180. Now I am about 177 but have lots of muscle already, as opposed to none in high school!
  • Legs_McGee
    Legs_McGee Posts: 845 Member
    I was about 15 pounds lighter in high school and active...but I'm more fit now - I most definitely wasn't running any marathons back then!
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