Hey Fat Girl....

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  • maddymama
    maddymama Posts: 1,183 Member
    Amazing!
  • anna1287
    anna1287 Posts: 9
    I've been a fat girl, obese really, my entire life. I'd never had a desire to do anything about it until recently. For about a month, I have been running in public every other day. I can only run about 1/2 a mile straight right now, but I can see improvement from the first few days when my legs hurt after just a few minutes of walking. At first I was a little embarassed about running in public, but then I figured other runners can imagine what it would be like to run with 150 extra pounds on them. They probably admire the effort rather than look at the situation negatively. I feel really proud when I am out there and I love it.
  • babykitty30
    babykitty30 Posts: 11
    I just joined this site last night :smile: I am loving it so far, especially now after reading this :smile: I love this:happy: I will always say to my sister in the car "good for them" when I see someone running :smile: I think it takes a lot of courage to run in front of the world/your town. It doesn't matter if they are walking or running, I think it is amazing to see someone exercising. I also tell my sister "I should be doing that!" I would like to be one of those people, but I hate running :cry: I have to be in the mood to run :cry: But after reading this, it gives me a feeling that anyone can get up and go, no matter what their weight is :happy: Kudos to the ones who are already out there running/exercising :flowerforyou:
  • Maude_Lewbowski
    Maude_Lewbowski Posts: 395 Member
    TEARS rolling down my face, I love this. Thank you OP way to get me fired up to go to the gym on a Friday night!
  • kblank24
    kblank24 Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks for sharing this great story! It and all the wonderful, inspiring posts to this message board make me feel like getting out there and trying to become a runner! :)
  • kayleen_longworth
    kayleen_longworth Posts: 147 Member
    Bump for later.
  • momofthreesons
    momofthreesons Posts: 162 Member
    Love it!
  • chimbleysweep
    chimbleysweep Posts: 36
    This is abolutely wonderful... beautiful post.
  • BringingSherriBack
    BringingSherriBack Posts: 607 Member
    Love it! Thanks for sharing with us!
  • keenercam
    keenercam Posts: 321 Member
    The blog post made me cry. To the OP - thank you for sharing. What a moving, beautiful thing to post. Ever since a drunk fraternity guy told me my freshman year of college that I was so fat and ugly that I should just kill myself and stop polluting the world, it has been a daily struggle to see any worth in this body.

    Unfortunately, those words all those years ago didn't motivate me to lose weight. Instead they drove me into a very deep, dark depression where all I did was eat and cry and sleep. I've come a long way since then, but deep inside, I still truly believe that many people who see me out wogging (walking & jogging intervals) view me as fat and ugly. A daily struggle, for sure.

    Fortunately, our YMCA's motto is "Healthy at Every Size" and they really cultivate an atmosphere of acceptance and kindness that has allowed me to go there for at least 5 workouts a week and not to feel self-conscious, for the most part.

    Now that I am working with a male personal trainer who has me in the free weights area a lot, around the fittest of the fit, I am struggling to overcome those feelings of inferiority and self-consciousness all over again and during every workout. Each one I get through feels like a small personal victory, perhaps a "sc$ew you" to those fraternity guys who thought the world would be better with one less "FAT GIRL".
  • Donnacoach
    Donnacoach Posts: 540 Member
    FREAKIN LOVE THIS!!!!!
  • nessa786
    nessa786 Posts: 107 Member
    AWESOME!!!
  • christinehetz80
    christinehetz80 Posts: 490 Member
    Seriously I would hug the person that wrote this and the person(people) that inspired her to write it! <3
  • Kendrawinn
    Kendrawinn Posts: 160
    :heart:
  • brandygirl74
    brandygirl74 Posts: 1 Member
    That is affirmation I needed! Thanks and Cheers to Fat Girl, to me, to us, to the power in every step! I am about to go run on that note, Thanks!
  • sthrnchick
    sthrnchick Posts: 771
    Literally....got....chill....bumps..... LOVE LOVE LOVE this!! I need her as a friend! Thank you so much for sharing!!
  • thistimeismytime
    thistimeismytime Posts: 711 Member
    Wow--made me cry too. Thanks for posting. :flowerforyou:
  • Curvimami
    Curvimami Posts: 1,851 Member
    :love: I love it!!!! Thank you for sharing :love:
  • MAEahnnn
    MAEahnnn Posts: 5
    Love, Love, Love this! Gives me that extra push :heart:
  • clprange
    clprange Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks for sharing! Loved it!
  • nill4me
    nill4me Posts: 682 Member
    THIS is the bomb.
  • jess393
    jess393 Posts: 220 Member
    Beautiful! I go to the gym realllly late at night because I like as few people with me as possible, and there are 3 guys that work out together same time, every night. They always wave, say hello, and after a, ahem, tiny hiatus from the gym, the second I walked in the door they said it was great to see me back. It's nice to know that what you think about yourself and what other people think are generally 100% different.
    Thank you for posting this!! :)
  • kritik
    kritik Posts: 110 Member
    Awesome, just AWESOME!!! ;)
  • aqua_girl
    aqua_girl Posts: 17 Member
    I'm teary eyed reading this. So inspirational. Thanks for sharing!
  • Cambrendle
    Cambrendle Posts: 104 Member
    Srsly cried this is awesome! I will hold my head high now when I the fat girl jog :) Thanks for posting doll!

    This!!!
  • g0tta_lose_it
    g0tta_lose_it Posts: 11
    This is amazing!
  • Pookylou
    Pookylou Posts: 988 Member
    I love this, whenever I see anyone "bigger" out running I am cheering them on in my head. I know what it's like to struggle running for 60 seconds, it takes so much to get out there! Fantastic, thanks for sharing
  • Seaglass1123
    Seaglass1123 Posts: 500 Member
    Love this! Thanks for posting.
  • Kimbie500
    Kimbie500 Posts: 388 Member
    {sniff} Made me cry... :) This was so good t read, especially sitting here all sweaty, trying to decide if I should do my treadmill time too. Guess what... now I will. Thank you.

    Me, too!! Most excellent blog!
  • nill4me
    nill4me Posts: 682 Member
    The blog post made me cry. To the OP - thank you for sharing. What a moving, beautiful thing post. Ever since a drunk fraternity guy told me my freshman year of college that I was so fat and ugly that I should just kill myself and stop polluting the world, it has been a daily struggle to see any worth in this body.

    Unfortunately, those words all those years ago didn't motivate me to lose weight. Instead they drove me into a very deep, dark depression where all I did was eat and cry and sleep. I've come a long way since then, but deep inside, I still truly believe that many people who see me out wogging (walking & jogging intervals) view me as fat and ugly. A daily struggle, for sure.

    Fortunately, our YMCA's motto is "Healthy at Every Size" and they really cultivate an atmosphere of acceptance and kindness that has allowed me to go there for at least 5 workouts a week and not to feel self-conscious, for the most part.

    Now that I am working with a male personal trainer who has me in the free weights area a lot, around the fittest of the fit, I am struggling to overcome those feelings of inferiority and self-consciousness all over again and during every workout. Each one I get through feels like a small personal victory, perhaps a "sc$ew you" to those fraternity guys who thought the world would be better with one less "FAT GIRL".

    Finding the time and motivation to work out is not easy under the very best of circumstances, and yet you are out and doing it 5 days a week. Keep on keeping on. Every step is progress, and every lifted weight is helping you to discover the new and wonderful you :)

    Keep on with your personal victories, and definitely sc$ew them. :heart:

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