From Tiara, Age 15 - 03/17/09 - IP#: 67.86.52.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'1", Start: 195 lb, Today: 193 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 110 lb - Today in school I ran the mile and I actually liked it. I wasn't lagging behind everyone either. Well there were only 6 people running and the only one who finished early was the weird, anti-social kid. But I did get behind but unlike everyone else, I knew that I still had to walk fast because of all my other losing weight experiences.
Anyway I was behind these 2 boys, and 1 turned around and he said what lap are you on. And I said 4 (4 laps around the track is a mile at my school). And he called me a liar! Then he said that I better not be able to get away with it! I got internally mad. And in my head I was like, Just because I'm fat doesn't mean I'm slow. It bothers me that some people just assume that. Like right before I started the other boy told me not to give up and that I had to keep running. I never even said anything to him. Geez. Anyway back to the good news, I finished the mile in under 15 minutes like I was supposed to. My time was 13:29. Only 7 seconds behind the person in front of me. And I was the last one.