几年前，CC汤普森（CC Thompson）发生了一些重大的生活。最近，她离婚了，在减轻50磅的途中，准备接受新的挑战：第一次跑步半程马拉松。
CC started training for the Detroit International Half-Marathon and quickly realized that while her friends and family supported her goal, they didn’t necessarily want to go the extra mile with their encouragement. “When you post your race times on social media, people get a little sick of it,” she says.
她意识到她需要找到志趣相投的人，他们对健身，跑步和健康生活充满热情，以获得渴望的支持和问责制，因此她加入了MyFitnesspal。她还不知道的是，她不仅会发现她想到的一群人是她的个人啦啦队，而且还会找到一个志趣相投的人，他会永远改变自己的生活。
当CC开始使用该应用程序记录食物时，她发现这不仅仅是计算卡路里的数量。她说：“了解食物中的内容以及您的体内放置什么可以使您有了更好的了解。”“在我的训练期间，我有几天下午6点感到精疲力尽。并且无法弄清楚为什么。我的MFP朋友看着我的日记，指出我的日常距离没有足够的卡路里或蛋白质，我还需要进行体重训练来改变它。如果没有跟踪，就不会知道这一点，也不会向别人打开日记。”
WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE? (OTHER THAN MELTED CHOCOLATE)
当CC向社区开放时，她想更好地了解她的新朋友，因此她发布了一个破冰问题，要求人们分享关于自己的随机事实。有关于骨折和愚蠢才能的故事，但一种反应确实引起了她的注意。那是一个名叫阿什（Ash）的家伙，他承认他担心融化的巧克力。如果您想在一群拥有雄心勃勃的健康目标的人群中坚持下去，那么您所要做的就是成为对每个人最喜欢的甜点的真正恐惧的家伙！
CC和Ash在社区中有共同的朋友，因此当他伸出手并解释说他是一位绘制社区成员的艺术家时，想知道他是否可以吸引她，她很感兴趣。但也要警惕。“我一直都喜欢：这不是约会网站。没有人来这里挂钩。”但是，即使Ash以“我不想让您认为这很奇怪或令人毛骨悚然”的问题，但CC并不确信这不是一条接送线。幸运的是，Ash迅速缓解了她的担忧发送链接到他画的其他人的其他肖像and, then, feeling flattered by the request, she agreed.
The portrait request led to more conversations and CC and Ash quickly formed a friendship over their shared interests and mutual support of each other’s health and fitness journeys. So it only made sense that when CC, following through on a post-divorce promise to herself to travel more, booked a trip to London, Ash, who lived nearby, offered to play tour guide. “We spent the weekend doing touristy things, and when I left, I already knew we needed to go on another trip.” (Which they did.)
CC JOINED MYFTINESSPAL FOR SUPPORT AND FOUND A CHEERLEADER FOR LIFE
When the couple wasn’t exploring Mexico, Iceland, Italy, and their respective hometowns, CC and Ash stayed in constant communication. That communication was especially meaningful to CC when it came time to run the Detroit International Half- Marathon. Ash was in England, but he still managed to be her biggest cheerleader.
“我穿着腰包，我能感觉到我的手机嗡嗡作响。我不想把它拿出来打断我的步伐，但我知道他正在向我发送“要走的路！”和“您有这个消息！”消息，这就是让我继续前进的原因。我迫不及待地想到结束，看看他给我发了什么。”
当CC越过终点线时，它甚至比预期的要好。她不仅打开手机以鼓励，而且要在穿着密歇根州的连帽衫时为她加油打气。
无限的生活和爱
而火山灰对CC的灵感和热情health and fitness journey, the feeling was mutual. “He had a really horrific accident when he was 9 years old and his left leg was amputated. We’re always doing physical things when we’re together, but he doesn’t like any special treatment. When we were in Italy, we were always going on hikes, constantly moving, and the fact that he does what everyone else does without even blinking … it’s awesome.”
2019年的意大利旅行不仅仅是远足。在CC的生日那天，Ash掏出戒指并提议。（剧透警报：婚礼上不会有任何巧克力喷泉。）“他非常支持我为自己面临的挑战。我试图对他如此。无论是在意大利的五渔村小径开始时远足382个步骤，穿过伦敦数小时，还是找到假肢，以便他可以开始与我一起奔跑，与Ash一起成为一生的冒险。”
Oh, and about that drawing Ash did of CC? He never did post it online. “It was my running joke that it really was just a pickup line, and it didn’t really exist,” CC laughs. “But he framed it and gave it to me for Christmas.”
Turns out he just really wanted to give it to her in person. And come this spring, Ash will have someone brand new to draw when he and CC welcome a new baby boy into the world.
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