Hey Fat Girl....

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  • jerseyjenus
    jerseyjenus Posts: 82 Member
    I love this! I've been known to yell out my car window at girls jogging down the street, no matter what size, "you go girl!". My husband thinks I'm nuts, but I KNOW how hard that is. I still can't do it after working out for 3 months... Fat Girl Power! We're out there, we just have to show ourselves, and not just hide in the corners. :happy:

    I love that you do this :flowerforyou:
  • hauer01
    hauer01 Posts: 516 Member
    Brought tears to my eyes and surfaced feelings that I didn't even realize that I had. Thank you!
  • brittanypeters1990
    brittanypeters1990 Posts: 39 Member
    This is a blog entry from flintland.blogspot.com.

    I am in love with this person!

    Hey, Fat Girl.


    Yes, you. The one feigning to not see me when we cross paths on the running track. The one not even wearing sports gear, breathing heavy. You’re slow, you breathe hard and your efforts at moving forward make you cringe.

    You cling shyly to the furthest corridor, sometimes making larger loops on the gravel ring by the track just so you’re not on it. You sweat so much that your hair is all wet. You rarely stay for more than 20 minutes at a time, and you look exhausted when you leave to go back home. You never talk to anyone. I’ve got something I’d like to say to you.

    You are awesome.

    If you’d look me in the eye only for an instant, you would notice the reverence and respect I have for you. The adventure you have started is tremendous; it leads to a better health, to renewed confidence and to a brand new kind of freedom. The gifts you will receive from running will far exceed the gigantic effort it takes you to show up here, to face your fears and to bravely set yourself in motion, in front of others.

    You have already begun your transformation. You no longer accept this physical state of numbness and passivity. You have taken a difficult decision, but one that holds so much promise. Every hard breath you take is actually a tad easier than the one before, and every step is ever so slightly lighter. Each push forward leaves the former person you were in your wake, creating room for an improved version, one that is stronger, healthier and forward-looking, one who knows that anything is possible.

    You’re a hero to me. And, if you’d take off the blaring headphones and put your head up for more than a second or two, you would notice that the other runners you cross, the ones that probably make you feel so inadequate, stare in awe at your determination. They, of all people, know best where you are coming from. They heard the resolutions of so many others, who vowed to pick up running and improve their health, “starting next week”. Yet, it is YOU who runs alongside, who digs from deep inside to find the strength to come here, and to come back again.

    You are a runner, and no one can take that away from you. You are relentlessly moving forward. You are stronger than even you think, and you are about to be amazed by what you can do. One day, very soon, maybe tomorrow, you’ll step outside and marvel at your capabilities. You will not believe your own body, you will realize that you can do this. And a new horizon will open up for you. You are a true inspiration.

    I bow to you.
    :heart:



    I love this!!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    That made me cry! Awesome, she is indeed.

    I always hope the new runners will see the admiration in my eyes, too. Keep at it! It gets easier!
  • This is really inspirational. I would love to tell her how awesome she is.
  • michelejoann
    michelejoann Posts: 295 Member
    Bump. Awesome!
  • jeccaerin
    jeccaerin Posts: 124
    Thank you so much for posting. I'm always so self critical and try to work out when no one else is around. I really needed to hear this. :)
  • SaraBelle0312
    SaraBelle0312 Posts: 328 Member
    This is great!! I really needed this. I went to a Bootcamp class last night and was easily the fattest person and easily the least fit. I kept asking myself why I was there, and how stupid I was for even going. I wanted to cry because I felt so stupid. This honestly truly made my day.

    Thank you SO much for posting this
  • DonniesGirl69
    DonniesGirl69 Posts: 644 Member
    I started running at 250 pounds. I'm 160 now.......and this just made me cry.
    :heart:
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    So cool.
  • katies2boys
    katies2boys Posts: 69 Member
    Thank you for posting this.
  • pinthin87
    pinthin87 Posts: 296 Member
    Amazing!
  • Abbygrlbff
    Abbygrlbff Posts: 52 Member
    That was one of the best articles I've ever read. I was the fat girl when I started the C25K!
  • fhill1
    fhill1 Posts: 11 Member
    So well written.
  • sdrichardson713
    sdrichardson713 Posts: 16 Member
    LOVE :heart:
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    So beautifully said!
  • flowergirl73
    flowergirl73 Posts: 153 Member
    Made me teary eyed at my desk! I love this and it's going on my fridge!!
  • this is beautiful.
  • navydentalchic
    navydentalchic Posts: 234 Member
    BUMP :)
  • jenny95662
    jenny95662 Posts: 997 Member
    love this!
  • jenny95662
    jenny95662 Posts: 997 Member
    I love this! I've been known to yell out my car window at girls jogging down the street, no matter what size, "you go girl!". My husband thinks I'm nuts, but I KNOW how hard that is. I still can't do it after working out for 3 months... Fat Girl Power! We're out there, we just have to show ourselves, and not just hide in the corners. :happy:

    I love that you do this :flowerforyou:


    thats great love that u do that!

    There is a large guy who walks on the main road all the time and everytime i see him i want to stop and tel him how much of an inspiration he is but its a main road and i cant stop on it lmao
  • HisPathDaily
    HisPathDaily Posts: 672 Member
    ::tears::

    Reminded me of a guy I saw at the Y the other day ... kept waiting for him to catch my eye so I could give him a smile and a nod ... one that never came.
  • BlackStarlight
    BlackStarlight Posts: 554 Member
    That is awesome I am in love xx
  • MegdKel
    MegdKel Posts: 96 Member
    bumpity bump! Thanks!
  • pittskaa
    pittskaa Posts: 319 Member
    this is awesome!!! :)
  • fitX38
    fitX38 Posts: 10 Member
    Made me cry too...I stay inside on the treadmill for these very reasons...just started Day 1 Week 1 of Couch to 5K and although I couldn't even hang with Day 1 this inspires me to get back at it in the morning :) thanks
  • Cinnamon0603
    Cinnamon0603 Posts: 149 Member
    Amazing, thanks for sharing!!!
  • Love this! I am that fat girl, hoping nobody sees me, embarrassed at how slow I am compared to everybody else. I hope that the people driving by don't recognize me and then wonder if they talk about how awful I looked in clothes that actually fit my body. That embarrassment alone is enough to keep you away from exercise.
    Thanks for posting this. I will keep this voice in my head for next time. :heart:
  • melbot24
    melbot24 Posts: 347 Member
    Oh my gosh, I just cried.
  • I absolutely love this<3
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