- Aug 11, 2004
- 21,802
- 2,540
- Country
- United States
- Faith
- Christian
- Marital Status
- Private
- Politics
- US-Democrat
Just as you hate being lumped into an anorexic category, I hate being wrapped up into a lazy, unfit, fat person category. Just as there are many levels of "thin" (naturally thin, anorexic, tall & thin bone structure) there are many levels of "fat".
I'm not one of those fat people who can't walk up a hill without needing a break. I swim, hike, longboard(skateboard), bike, etc. I can run after my 2 year old nephew and not get winded. I can jog across a store to grab something that I forgot. I enjoy walking/jogging on the trails around here. Yet because of my size, I'm lumped into this category of being unfit. Here's an example. My brother, mother and I decided to go on a walk on a biking/walking trail around here. It's about 5 miles roundtrip. I decided to longboard. We get down to the beach and I pick up my longboard after riding it the whole way there, and I walk across the street with it. This truckful of teenage boys say loudly to each other, "Dude, I'd love to see that fat girl ride that longboard." and then "Yeah man, there's no way she can ride that thing." Traffic was too loud to reply back and frankly they didn't even deserve a reply. My point is that fat does NOT equal unfit in all cases. Just as very thin does not equal an eating disorder in all cases.
I've never been tiny, I will never be tiny. Even when I played basketball in high school and ran 5 miles a day I was never tiny. But as my current trainer has told me, I don't have to be small, as long as I'm fit.
I'm not just saying that I'm fit, I've actually been tested. I had to pass a physical agility testing (similar to what cadets in police academies go through, I was working in a maximum security setting) in order to work at a prison hospital. They told me before I even tried that I wasn't going to be able to pass because of my weight. But they said they'd let me "try" anyway. (Thanks?) And you know what? I passed, first try. The doctor and nurses had to leave the room to discuss what just happened because I was the first female at my weight to pass this test in the history of them giving it there. So yes, I've been medically declared physically fit.
Anyway, just as you don't appreciate generalizations, neither do I.
Picture of me after reaching the top of Bishop Peak.
I adore you.
And also, you're gorgeous. Every.single.bit.of.you.
Upvote
0