It needs to stop!

While I was heavy I never received a lot of feedback to my face. When I started losing weight I got a lot of compliments. When everyone had decided I was at a good weight I was told to stop. When I had a hard time eating people made awful remarks and started horrible rumors behind my back. When I started running/training I was told I looked like a man. Truth is more people said horrible things to me and about me when I lost the weight. Running has changed my body into a machine that I take extreme care of. That's my decision and my life. I have goals that I want to reach that are pretty obvious (read the title of the blog). You only live once is my motto and it's time for the body shaming to stop!

I've read countless articles lately on people calling others "skinny bitches". Truthfully I've been on both ends of the spectrum and everywhere in between. I can tell you that it all hurts. The media celebrates slender girls and beefed up men. We are all human and we are all different and that should be understood. I think calling someone a skinny bitch is just as bad as calling someone fat. Neither is ok! I've been told I'm too skinny, look anorexic and I need a sandwich. I eat a sandwich every day for lunch. I've had the fact that I'm flat chested and have not much behind pointed out several times. If you don't think for five seconds that I don't look at Kim kardashian and think wow I'm a tween then your wrong. The amount of hate is horrible.

I've also had my muscles pointed out. My muscles are a product of hard work and dedication to my life dream. When I see woman who body build and do it the right way, it's amazing what they are able to do. The amount of discipline that is necessary to achieve that is frightening and should be celebrated. Not told they are gross. It's bullying all around.

On the other side women with curves are also beautiful. They look way better in a dress than I will. Calling anyone who is healthy and happy fat is cruel and wrong. I was not healthy and not happy. Just because someone is not a stick is not an indication of lazziness or lack of will power. Sometimes they are like I was. So let's call them names, that will make it better... No!!

We need to stop it. It's wrong and personally it makes me sick. For me it is so hurtful to get these comments because I've worked so hard to obtain my goals. If you wake up with me at 4 am on a Sunday and go for a 2-3 hour run with me and see the dumb ass grin on my face you would understand. So enough of calling each other out none of it makes the other ok! This body will hopefully get me to Paris and another PR. Maybe even a qualifying time. When I think about Paris all the negative comments go away:). 5 months!!!!