"Too fat" for a sports bra? Now Kelly beats back!
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After Kelly Robert's brother dies at the age of 16, she takes 35 kilos in no time. For a long time, the American woman feels uncomfortable in her body. Then she decides to change her life and set goals. She starts to walk and makes more and more progress. Ultimately, she feels fit enough to participate in a marathon.
And even if Kelly has not yet reached her desired weight, she does not want to be ashamed of her body. "I started the #SportsBraSquad because I did not feel like looking in the mirror and being ashamed of the body that was facing me there"Kelly tells Popsugar.
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"Although I run a marathon in 3 hours and 41 minutes, women like me - 72 kilos and dress size 40 - are never portrayed as strong"she continues. And that's exactly why she wants to motivate other women under the hashtag #SportsBraSquard to train in their sports bras? no matter what dress size you wear. "I know that I'm damn strong because I trained without end to get over this finish line"she says proudly.
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Nasty hostility
And despite her encouraging message she always gets nasty news. "I do not understand why you do not have the discipline to diet and get rid of the excess fat that you have?" Kelly quotes the stranger on Instagram. "Instead, you literally run away from your problems and act as if the worst thing in the world is losing a family member."
But that does not let Kelly sit on it and counters promptly:
Dear Sir, who thought it would be alright to send me this e-mail. There was a time when your words really hit me. Today they remind me how important it is to change our definition of strength. Because what you call "fat" can run a marathon in 3 hours and 41 minutes, I hope that one day you will have the same strength that I am working for untiringly, until then you can be sure that I will be the one Rest of my life will be to strengthen the women you try to humiliate.
That sat! We applaud Kelly and stand behind her.
