Happy, it went good. I was really scared when I first started running..I kept looking down to make sure the girls were still aligned properly. I also get very self conscious when I sweat under my girls, so I was worried about that as well. But, after about 10 minutes I just said who cares lol

I have been working out for about a month or two and I was able to run for an hour but, when I hit 30 minutes I walked for about 5 or 10 minutes and then started running again. I was very surprised that I actually did that good lol

Right when I ran into my aparment complex it started to rain and my neighbor said " got caught in the rain" and I thought hmm I must look like a hot mess, they thought it was the rain but, it was sweat hahaha

Good for you, katy! :) So glad for you you just went out and did it!

I've been running for about 9-10 months now and I lost most of the weight along the way. And I realized something : there is a HUGE, but HUUUUGE respect in the running community. If you run, you're part of the group, whatever pace you run at, whatever weight you are, whatever bra size you're wearing!

At the first official race I was in, I had still many pounds to lose and I finished 23/27 in my age category. Nevertheless, when I crossed the finish line, random people were cheering for me, even with my slow time, even with my big tighs. If you run, you're part of the club, the club of people who kicked they b*tt off the couch, who gets out there no matter what and who decide to make a change and get healthier, fitter.

The nasty people who makes nasty comments, they will be for 99,999% of the time comes from NOT-running people. People who don't know what it takes you to go out there, even when you're tired, when it's hot, when it's raining, when it's cold. Runners would not nastily comments the efforts of somebody doing it because they know everything it takes. (Of course, every runner is not perfect : I mean, there is snobby people everywhere. They can't be all perfect ;) )

This is why I don't even think about wasting some energy on the comments of people who just judge without knowing what they're talking about.

When they will wake up at 6AM when everyone is still sleeping in the house to go for a run, I maybe will.

When they will go out in January for a run, when the temperature is barely above 26 F degrees, maybe I will.

When they will go through a 10k in the mud and the rain, maybe I will.

When they will get all the energy they have left inside of them to go for a run after a long and exausting day of work, maybe I will.

But until then, I'm just telling them : go **** yourself. :D

Hold on in here, you are doing amazing. :)

Originally Posted by TurboMammoth:
Good for you, katy! :) So glad for you you just went out and did it!

I've been running for about 9-10 months now and I lost most of the weight along the way. And I realized something : there is a HUGE, but HUUUUGE respect in the running community. If you run, you're part of the group, whatever pace you run at, whatever weight you are, whatever bra size you're wearing!

At the first official race I was in, I had still many pounds to lose and I finished 23/27 in my age category. Nevertheless, when I crossed the finish line, random people were cheering for me, even with my slow time, even with my big tighs. If you run, you're part of the club, the club of people who kicked they b*tt off the couch, who gets out there no matter what and who decide to make a change and get healthier, fitter.

The nasty people who makes nasty comments, they will be for 99,999% of the time comes from NOT-running people. People who don't know what it takes you to go out there, even when you're tired, when it's hot, when it's raining, when it's cold. Runners would not nastily comments the efforts of somebody doing it because they know everything it takes. (Of course, every runner is not perfect : I mean, there is snobby people everywhere. They can't be all perfect ;) )

This is why I don't even think about wasting some energy on the comments of people who just judge without knowing what they're talking about.

When they will wake up at 6AM when everyone is still sleeping in the house to go for a run, I maybe will.

When they will go out in January for a run, when the temperature is barely above 26 F degrees, maybe I will.

When they will go through a 10k in the mud and the rain, maybe I will.

When they will get all the energy they have left inside of them to go for a run after a long and exausting day of work, maybe I will.

But until then, I'm just telling them : go **** yourself. :D

Hold on in here, you are doing amazing. :)

SO INSPIRING!!! Thank you so much for posting that....you are so true! Congrats on your accomplishments you are amazing! :carrot:

Originally Posted by katy929:
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Right when I ran into my aparment complex it started to rain and my neighbor said " got caught in the rain" and I thought hmm I must look like a hot mess, they thought it was the rain but, it was sweat hahaha

LOLLLLLL Still cracking up! :D

Originally Posted by happyrunner:
LOLLLLLL Still cracking up! :D

haha you know what I have ran every day since then and I think what really helped me was listening to that song " im sexy and i know it" by lmfao..i swear that song gets me moving..it is possible i sing it outloud too haha

it is my new theme song when i run lol

Love reading your post and everyone's comments - made me laugh and inspiring me to get back to running!

I want to share this story... I think many here can relate to:

I am large chested and large (9 yrs ago lost 120lbs, have gained it back through) but even when I lost weight last time, with running - I kept my large girls and a tight sports bra. I was even entering 5 & 10k races where they have a "larger sized" category and when I thought I had a shot at actually winning or placing in that group, I entered a 5k race in Burlington.
I was off on a great start - hundreds of runners, they started the 5 & 10 race at the same time (or so I had thought) Running off - one of guys who points you to the right direction on the running route - sent me on the 5 k route as my race number showed. He pointed the 10k racers to a different direction. After a couple of minutes, I noticed no one behind me, no one following me or ahead of me - and about 1/2 k away from the finished realized the mistake. Oh my god... I was going to finish the race way ahead of all the fitter 10K runners...and the crowd ahead & TV news could see me coming. There was HUGE clapping and cheering for me - this heavy set woman (165lbs at the time) as I headed towards the finish line. They thought I was Winning the 10 K Race. Media coverage and all.. I had some explaining to do.

this was my most embarrassing moment ever.
while I hope to get running again.. I hope not to repeat that moment. :)

I'm a runner, and I'm an H cup. No joke. I have to wear a Bravissimo regular wired bra, a sprts bra over that, then a tight sports vest and they still fight me, hahaha. They actually went up a cup size during my 30lb weight loss last year! God, I hate having big boobs!

lootlady your post made me giggle! Very cute, I probably would have hid behind trees for a while haha.


Love all the posts here. I am too scared to run. I am not a great runner anyway, more of a sprinter or walker haha...So i am most nervous about just not being able to run.

This thread is very inspiring

If you are shy to run in front of other people you can try running early in the morning where there are less people around. If you can't avoid running with people you can try listening to music why running so that your attention will be on the music you're listening and not to people around you. If the problem is that you are a DD you should go to macy's or nordstrom's and get fitted professionally. Nordstrom's has the best people to do fittings.

Here's what helped me get over this: I thought about what I think when I see runners/joggers/people exercising on the street. I think "Runner." "Jogger." "Person exercising on the street." Someone would have to be gigantic or miniscule for me to even notice their size. I don't see their faces, I don't notice what they're wearing or how sweaty they are, but if I'm driving or noodling around outside my brain just kind of goes, "Tree. Curb. Jogger. Bush. Another tree." No one is looking at me when I jog. Other runners/joggers I come across aren't looking at me, and either do the same thing or are worried I'm looking at them!

I'm glad this thread exists to prove to myself that I'm not the only one with this problem! I plan to start running today, around dusk (cover of darkness indeed!) up my street and back. The whole trip is about a third of a mile, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to handle more. I feel like my neighbors will look at me and think "Geez she looks like she's in pain" when I slow down from a jog to a walk. Most of the people in my neighborhood are couples in their thirties and forties with little kids or none at all, so I'm not really worried about their comments. Except for one little old lady that walks up and down the street every morning (motivation!) nobody else really ever comes outside.