2.4 mile swim.
112 mile bike.
26.2 mile run.
What is the first body type, weight, or idea of what an "ironman" should look like to you?
Throw it away.
A. Body dismorphia is REAL!
B. Beautiful women are being "fat shamed" because they aren't a size 6 or less.
C. What my 170lb body can do is AMAZING and just because I don't fit in the category of what an "ironman" is suppose to look like doesn't mean I won't become one!
My definition of what an Ironman looks like consists of 102 miles of training in the pouring down rain while laughing and singing. My definition of what an Ironman looks like is eating healthier than you have in your whole life, watching your body retaliate against you, and still getting up to train strong every morning. My definition of what an Ironman looks like is using your life circumstances as fuel to finish something that is way bigger than yourself or your circumstances.
Why do we give ourselves these parameters we must fit into in order to do things? Why do we as a society think that we all must be a cookie cutter shape, size, and build?
-Yes I'm training for an Ironman.
-Yes I gained 15-20lbs while doing it.
-Yes I have missed important workouts, I have made excuses when I was just being lazy and wanted to prop my feet up.
-Yes I've hated my size, my body, my brain, and my hormones.
-Yes I have cried over lack of support from my family while training
-Yes my depression has sucked the life out of me and has taken away my self confidence
But, there is always fuel for the fire. Fuel that says you are not suppose to be able to do this and so you will! Prove the world wrong!
112 mile bike.
26.2 mile run.
What is the first body type, weight, or idea of what an "ironman" should look like to you?
Throw it away.
A. Body dismorphia is REAL!
B. Beautiful women are being "fat shamed" because they aren't a size 6 or less.
C. What my 170lb body can do is AMAZING and just because I don't fit in the category of what an "ironman" is suppose to look like doesn't mean I won't become one!
Why do we give ourselves these parameters we must fit into in order to do things? Why do we as a society think that we all must be a cookie cutter shape, size, and build?
-Yes I'm training for an Ironman.
-Yes I gained 15-20lbs while doing it.
-Yes I have missed important workouts, I have made excuses when I was just being lazy and wanted to prop my feet up.
-Yes I've hated my size, my body, my brain, and my hormones.
-Yes I have cried over lack of support from my family while training
-Yes my depression has sucked the life out of me and has taken away my self confidence
But, there is always fuel for the fire. Fuel that says you are not suppose to be able to do this and so you will! Prove the world wrong!
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