Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Fat Kid Syndrome

Surprise, surprise I was a fat kid.

White bread eating, m & m loving, inside staying fat kid.
As a former fat kid now trying to get in shape I feel that I'm now suffering from fat kid syndrome

Fat Kid Syndrome: n; latin, stems from being an over weight child who was not active and now effects activity, energy, and ability when exercising in later life.

I hated going outside in the hot Arizona sun.
I loved arts and crafts and subbing my recess for reading time.
I ate like I needed to build up a layer of fat for hibernation.
I had asthma as a kid and would rather do long division than run.

Cut to the new me that is IITGI and spending more time at the gym then on the couch. I have shreded, yoga-ed, sweated it out on an the elliptical and bike but was still too scared to try to run.

That was until Friday night when I had to make it to that lightrail stop and needed to book it to get to it. I ran. My lungs didn't burn. I didn't want to stop after three steps. I actually felt like I had great form and speed and was really having fun.

I really thought I had something like Fat Kid Syndrome that kept me at the back of the pack or from really trying because I knew I'd just fail. That short Friday sprint was the boost of confidence to keep me going on.

before my hike Sunday

Fat Kid Syndrome can eat it...I'm going for a run.

3 comments:

{andthisiswhatshesaid} said...

You're looking good!! Keep it up. I went for a run tonight and just about killled myself.

dee said...

:) i'm not skinny either. my body shape looks a bit like yours, and i'v joined the gym last august...and i've became an addicted :) i was afraid of the treadmill too, but i started with only 3 minuts running. it's not too much but it's a good sprint. the ideal is to walk, then run, then walk and so on :) after a month you can join the marathon ihihihi

Caitlin @ Candyfloss & Persie said...

That's so awesome!!! Don't you love when you get in strong workout routines and it actually starts feeling good and you WANT to go? That's so awesome and I love when I go that route. You look super cute for a hike- look like you're on the Hills!