'To the 17-year-old boys laughing when I ran past them at the beach'

I’ve been big and I’ve been small and I as I restart my journey back to health after three-months of struggles with my health, I thought I’d re-share this special blog…

To the 17-year-old boys laughing when I ran past them at the beach.

You probably don’t realise how much you just hurt someone. Is it too much to expect you to?

Maybe I should toughen up?

Maybe I should realise that you're young?

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Maybe I should have said something?

Or maybe I shouldn’t have to run my last kilometre in tears because some 17-year-olds recorded me on their phone, laughing about how "funny" it is; "a fat person was trying to run”.

Being overweight has always been an issue of mine.

When I was younger it was portion sizes, over-eating, not being active enough and drinking everything that contained sugar.

This combination, plus a few rounds of 'baby weight', saw me stack on the kilos and at one point I tipped the scales at 128 kilos.

Krechelle before and after making healthy changes. Image: Eight At Home

One day I was so tired while looking after the kids I literally felt like I couldn’t get out of my chair.

That’s when I knew things had to change. And only I could do that!

I started running, moving, eating clean 80 per cent of the time, and treating my body the way I should.

I was a healthy BMI, and had all the energy I needed to take on life.

Two more babies later and four more surgeries later, I see myself on a similar journey back to being my healthiest self.

Krechelle with her six children. Image: Eight At Home

I ask everyone to take a second and think before you laugh or sneer at the person running.

Everybody has a story.

Most of us are doing the best we can and for some of us your laughter is the last thing we hear on a bad day when we’re doing our best.

And because, at the end of the day, it hurts.

We’re trying; we put our shoes on, we got out the door, we’re not all athletes and we can’t all run five minute kilometres but every step I take is a step closer to a better me.

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