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Fit for Me
At 12, I could barely run acros the gym without gasping for breath. So if someone had
predicted thar I would one day run 3.1 miles continoustly, I woulad have rolled my eyes and
mumbled, “Yeah, right.” That image was as plausible to me as the idea of playing “Ode to
Joy” on the moon.
Back on Earth, lunch in a middle school cafetaria is hell by defenition; my classmates made it
worse. Carrying a plate filled with questionale-quality cafetaria food, I passed girls sitting at
bare tables. As I silently scarfed down my food, I overhead nearby conversations; well, since
I;m going to a party tomorrow, I’ll look better if I don’t eat anything today. I opened my
mouth to correct the error of their thinking.. and the immediately decide to stay quiet. I knew
thar these girls didn’t want my input, and I wanted to avoid conflict.
I endured endless bullying throughout middle school because of my weight. The advice I
always receive was: Don’t let the bullies get to you,’ but in following thar advide I
disregarded the origin of the bullying-my size.
I cannot remember a single visit to our family pediatrician that did not include a lengthy,
worried lecturer about my weight; and though I agreed, I wanted someone to wave a magic
wand and solve the problem for me.
In 10th grade I realized that my fairy godmother wasn’t coming, and that my health deserved
my full time attention. So I flew across the country to spend six weeks in the summer at a
place that helpds kids like me, and I returned home forever changed.
My typical day at Wellspring began at 7am with “Mama” Christine, my favorite counselor,
knocking on my door. By 7:30 am, we were downstairs stretching on the grass for our pre-
breakfast hike. In addition to the standard goal of reaching 10.000 steps per day, we went
around the cirlce and gave a personal goal, which had to be S.M.A.R.T_simple, measurable,
attainable, realistic, and timely. Whether we were running laps or kickboxing, we kept
moving until loghts out at 10 pm. Silently, we would each walk to our rooms, close the doors,
and collapse on our beds.
The end of camp 5K was on the day before my 17 th birthday; it was mandatory to complete,
but campers set their own paces.
The gun boomed, and dozens of people shot down the track. I jogged slowly, my breathing in
time with my footsteps. I saw those who had sprinted off slow down or stop entirely, gripping
their sides and heaving. I steadily passed them all.
At the 1-mile mark, my nutritionist Mia stood at the water table where runners stalled their
inevitable return to the monotony of jogging. “looking great, Marlena! Wanna stop for some
water?”
“no thanks, I’m not slowing down. See you at the finish line!” I called out-over my shoulder ,
more determined than ever to make it to the end. I completed the 3.1 miles in 36 minutes and
50 seconds, and have never felt a stronger sense of accomplishment. This race put the sugar
free icing on the fat-free cake of my transformation at Wellspring.
I did not change my life because others said I should. I made my decision in my own way,
and crossed the finish line as a new person. Every aspect of my life has changed because of
the discovery of willpower that I never knew I had.
On the plane home, I worried that others wouldn’t see the new Marlena. T my delight, I was
wrong. Walking through the door, my little brother enveloped me in a hug and exclaimed
with genuine surprise: Marlena, I can wrap my hands around you nor!
He would soon realize that my change in size was only the tip of the iceberg.

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