>be me in college
>summer time
>basement gym
>morning workouts 4 days a week
>get ex gf into lifting, running and generally being active with me
>she wants to lose weight and "just tone"
>yeah_ok
>start her with dumbbell exercises while I do squat/dl/bp with barbell
>she feeling good since regular exercise for the first time since her childhood
>she's excited, seeing results, wants to keep going
>encourage her to eat more protein and cut down on non-filling snacks
>get her to progressively lifting more weight each week
>she sees a lot of progress over the summer
>eventually graduates to using an empty bar for squats
>can run a mile without having to walk
>things are going well
>tragedy strikes
>she sprains her ankle
>needs to rest it and not work out for two weeks
>she doesn't alter her food intake
>two weeks of no workouts turns into a month
>then two months, then years
>food intake does increase
>break up with her when it becomes clear she is a lost cause
>start dating new girl that does 5am workouts
>she's a jogger
>i'm still faster

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