Change is something we experience time and time again. One of the toughest challenges in my life was to lose weight. I was 215 pounds and hated the way I looked and it wasn’t until my junior year of high school that I finally decided to make a change. My greatest fear was that I’d be obese my entire life. So, for the first time I decided to take up cross-country my senior year.
Stepping out of my comfort zone always made me a bit nervous and exercising was no exception. On the morning of the first practice I woke up feeling nauseous. I knew that today was the day I would change my life, but I could not help but feel this sinking feeling in my stomach. While on my way to school, I began having second thoughts of doing cross-country. But as time …show more content…
It was my time to see if all my hard work had paid off. As we all were heading to our meet, my blood was rushing, heart was pumping, and for the first time I felt ready. As we got to our spot on the field we dropped our things and headed to the starting line. While waiting on the starting line, we had our coach give us a speech to put our hard work to the test and to never let our minds overcome us in our struggles. Soon after, everyone but the competitors was to leave the starting line. From that moment, my mind became clear, my body was burning up from the heat and I knew I had to put every last ounce of my energy to finish this race on my best time. The gun fired; without hesitation my legs jerked and I sprinted until I reached my limit and continued the rest on a steady pace. With great potential and training, I was able to finish off the race with defeating over half the people within my group and earning my pride as a runner.
My greatest change had happened. From then on, I was proud to have persistently run cross-country. Not only did I increase my stamina but I had also lost 40 pounds now weighing 175 pounds. I was able to experience first hand on how change can be challenging. In order to have absolute change, there must be absolute willpower. To change something hated about yourself, the dedication needed is incredible. As for myself I’ve come to realize that I had to become driven. Now I found when trying to make a change, I am to expect many hardships through my path no matter how hard it may
Stepping out of my comfort zone always made me a bit nervous and exercising was no exception. On the morning of the first practice I woke up feeling nauseous. I knew that today was the day I would change my life, but I could not help but feel this sinking feeling in my stomach. While on my way to school, I began having second thoughts of doing cross-country. But as time …show more content…
It was my time to see if all my hard work had paid off. As we all were heading to our meet, my blood was rushing, heart was pumping, and for the first time I felt ready. As we got to our spot on the field we dropped our things and headed to the starting line. While waiting on the starting line, we had our coach give us a speech to put our hard work to the test and to never let our minds overcome us in our struggles. Soon after, everyone but the competitors was to leave the starting line. From that moment, my mind became clear, my body was burning up from the heat and I knew I had to put every last ounce of my energy to finish this race on my best time. The gun fired; without hesitation my legs jerked and I sprinted until I reached my limit and continued the rest on a steady pace. With great potential and training, I was able to finish off the race with defeating over half the people within my group and earning my pride as a runner.
My greatest change had happened. From then on, I was proud to have persistently run cross-country. Not only did I increase my stamina but I had also lost 40 pounds now weighing 175 pounds. I was able to experience first hand on how change can be challenging. In order to have absolute change, there must be absolute willpower. To change something hated about yourself, the dedication needed is incredible. As for myself I’ve come to realize that I had to become driven. Now I found when trying to make a change, I am to expect many hardships through my path no matter how hard it may