This week I got to share with the world a project I have been working on for almost a year and the love was unmatched. I looked at FB hoping it would be the same as everywhere else. It was not. The amount of disgusting fat shaming comments, ironically by men with profile pictures standing with their wife and daughter, were overhelming. Let me be clear. I am healthy. I am a size 12 pant. Size large legging, XL sports bra, and size large tank top. The middle school me would be mortified by those sizes but the healed 31 year old stands proudly in her truth. I fought hard to make it this far in life. A story only few know. I worked hard to make waves in rowing the way I have. I have played small a large portion of my life and when this opportunity came about I said I’m showing up unapologetically because why not me? Someone needs to see someone like me! So let me be the first! To all the fat shamers questioning my health and calling me Lizzo, that’s actually not an insult. I share this not for them but for anyone trying to be the first and still working through their stuff to drown out the ”boos.” (1) keep fucking going (2) I promise the other side of your healing is like nothing you have ever felt (3) when you start choosing you first you stop noticing the people who choose you last (4) It is easy to critize when you’re not in the arena. Let them talk while you work. (5) lastly, for them to be so appalled by you they sure do look often and give you their time 😜 Time to fuck’em up by not backing down!