When I first began losing weight I thought that I would never be able to really run until I had lost a lot of weight. I thought that fat people just couldn't handle running, and since I was fat I couldn't run either, but I still gave it a shot. A few weeks ago I couldn't run without getting an awful side stitch. Every time I ran, less than 5 minutes in, I would get such a bad cramp that I would have to start walking and stretch it out. It was so discouraging. I was so embarrassed that I couldn't run a mile without taking a break. I posted on here for advice about how to avoid these terrible cramps. Someone told me that I had to take long breaths in and long breaths out while I was running. Literally the next day I was able to run a mile without stopping because I changed my breathing. I ran every day that week and by the end of the next week I was running two miles without stopping. Then the next weekend I ran a 5k with my husband without stopping (I did get a side cramp on this run but I breathed through it and kept going). Then yesterday I ran a 10k without stopping AND without getting a side cramp! The only cramp I got was in my foot but that's expected because I have the worst feet (flat since birth). I sprinted the last 0.2 miles. It was such an amazing feeling and when I chugged a protein shake after I felt like I was high on drugs. I honestly never thought that it would be possible for me to run a marathon (even when I was 16 in the best shape of my life I struggled to run a 10k) but after this insanely fast progress I want to try to run one! My next goal is a half marathon, but I still want to try a marathon in the future. I hope that this helps someone else realize that they don't need to wait until they've lost the weight to exercise and feel great about themselves.
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