https://padlet.com/zharrington1/3lymozc81i7f P3 en-us 2019-08-13 16:43:28 UTC 2025-01-10 03:03:09 UTC hello@padlet.com zharrington1 https://padlet.com/zharrington1/3lymozc81i7f/wish/374355452 New things can change things for the better]]> 2019-08-13 16:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/zharrington1/3lymozc81i7f/wish/374355452 zharrington1 https://padlet.com/zharrington1/3lymozc81i7f/wish/374355828 When I was younger I used to have a rather  odd fear of dogs. I wasn't able to approach them with freaking out and running away. I always thought they would be like the evil dogs from the Disney movies. One day my parents and I went to the PV mall. they saw a little puppy they just had to get. When I saw him I ran away and of course he followed. After a while I noticed he wasn't a mean dog. I reached out to pet him and he let me. I decided to give him a name and I decided on Nougat.

This relates to my theme because my parents introduced me too an animal that I thought was bad and ended up learning that they are sweet and kind. Without this experience I might still be afraid of mans best friend.]]> 2019-08-13 16:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/zharrington1/3lymozc81i7f/wish/374355828 zharrington1 https://padlet.com/zharrington1/3lymozc81i7f/wish/374357857 For most of my life I have been overweight. About two years ago that all changed. Me, my Mom and Dad all wanted to lose weight because we where sick of being out of shape. We found a weight loss center and decided to join. I was so happy about this because I finally had the second chance I have been waiting for. The first few weeks of the program where hard because of the massive decrease of the amount of calories we can have in a day. We only had healthy bars and shakes each day which would come out to 800 calories a day. This took awhile to get used to but when I did things where easy. In just under 18 weeks I dropped  45 pounds. With the decrease in weight I was finally fit and was far more capable then I was in the past.

This relates to my theme because I have never attempted to lose so much weight at once. This journey was the gate way to a new life and an improved way to live it.]]> 2019-08-13 16:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/zharrington1/3lymozc81i7f/wish/374357857 zharrington1 https://padlet.com/zharrington1/3lymozc81i7f/wish/374359732 In 7th grade after I lost all the weight I wanted to join a sport. Wrestling season was right around the corner so I decided to test my metal in that. It was different joining a new sport because I have never really been able too or had the mind set.
My first year was rough because I was still trying to see what I could do and find my limits. After the season ended the last thing was festival. Festival is like a mini tournament which places you in the district based of skill level and weight class. I ended up getting second place exhibition. After that I wanted to improve and surpass everyone on my team and beat everyone else to come. I trained all year at a wrestling club to improve as much as possible. After a year of practice I joined the team again in my 8th grade year. People on the team that could beat me last year couldn't even keep up with me. I was on a level of my own above them. The season passed and festival came around. After giving it my all I won 1st place varsity in the district for the 148 weight class. 

This relates to my theme because this was the first time I ever put any real effort into a sport before. I really enjoyed being a part of a team and played a sport. I became an athlete within two years.]]> 2019-08-13 17:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/zharrington1/3lymozc81i7f/wish/374359732