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Fit4LifeAR
Fit4LifeAR Posts: 233 Member
edited July 2016 in Social Groups
Name (first only): Amy

State you live in: Texas

What grade you teach: 12th Grade

Subjects you teach: AP Macro-Economics and AP Government; Economics and Government

How long you have been a teacher: 9 years

Something fun and interesting: i am 36 years old and I have a 2 year old daughter and 6 year old step son. We are HUGE Texas Longhorn fans. Hook Em!

MFP goals: I want to get below 200 pounds (205 right now), ideally to 180. I have set my goals to 10 pounds at a time, so I am not looking too far ahead. I had a knee replacement 3.5 weeks ago, so I am currently recovering from that. I've lost 8 pound as of today, as a result of the surgery, and my goal is to keep it off and keep losing.

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  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
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    Nice to "meet" you :)
  • Fit4LifeAR
    Fit4LifeAR Posts: 233 Member
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    Questions for the introduction. It works best to copy and paste for questions in to your own response.

    Name (first only):

    State you live in:

    What grade you teach:

    Subjects you teach:

    How long you have been a teacher:

    Something fun and interesting:

    MFP goals:

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  • fattynomore78
    fattynomore78 Posts: 85 Member
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    Name (first only): Lisa
    State you live in: Texas
    What grade you teach: Daycare Pre-K Assistant Teacher
    Subjects you teach: 4-5 year olds
    How long you have been a teacher: 7 months
    Something fun and interesting:
    MFP goals: My goal is hopefully getting down to around 170 I've got ways to go I'm currently 230 I know I can do it I currently walk 5 miles Monday-Friday before work and I'm in the process of changing my diet and drinking more water.
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  • Fit4LifeAR
    Fit4LifeAR Posts: 233 Member
    edited July 2016
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    Lisa is my sister. :)
  • Eboneysea2291
    Eboneysea2291 Posts: 12 Member
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    Hi Amy and Lisa!

    Name (first only): Robin

    State you live in: New Jersey

    What grade you teach: 5th and 6th

    Subjects you teach: Math

    How long you have been a teacher: 6 years

    Something fun and interesting: I was a competitive bodybuilder from 2002-2008! Trying to get back there or at least look like it LOL!

    MFP goals: Started at 175 and I'm shooting for 125 as my ultimate goal (I'm a shorty 5'1") I'm down to 160.2 since May!

    I usually do okay until about January when testing season hits. I was down to 157 in early December of last year and then gained all of it back by April! :(
  • MommaRaven
    MommaRaven Posts: 23 Member
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    Name (first only): Jess

    State you live in: Missouri

    What grade you teach: K-6

    Subjects you teach: I'm a speech-language pathologist

    How long you have been a teacher: 5 years

    Something fun and interesting: I'm a lefty, I love to knit, and I'm addicted to horror movies.

    MFP goals: Right now I'm trying to get in the habit of tracking again. My overall goal is to get to 155lbs. I'm around 230 right now, so I'm hoping to get to 210 or so before the school year starts.
  • Fit4LifeAR
    Fit4LifeAR Posts: 233 Member
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    Welcome ladies and thanks for joining! Feel free to start a discussion anytime!!
  • TMWood1980
    TMWood1980 Posts: 16 Member
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    Name: Tina

    State you live in: Indiana

    What grade you teach: K-2 interventions

    Subjects you teach: Reading and Math

    How long have you been a teacher: 2 years

    Something fun and interesting: I am a 35 year old woman who could live at Disney World. I love that place lol.

    MFP goals: Right now I just want to get stronger but ultimately I want to get back down to 150lbs. Currently at 290 so a long way to go.
  • annem1973
    annem1973 Posts: 1 Member
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    Hi I'm Anne, I'm a specialist ta in the uk, I work with primary school children with autism in a special school
  • bailey_anne17
    bailey_anne17 Posts: 1 Member
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    Name: Bailey

    State you live in: Kansas

    What grade you teach/Subject: 4th-6th General Music, 5th-12th Instrumental Music

    How long have you been a teacher: 3 years

    Something fun and interesting: I am a lefty and I am shorter than most of my students (even a good chunk of the grade schoolers)!

    MFP goals: Right now I am focusing on eating healthier and making exercise a habit again. I ultimately want to reach 135 lbs. again and I am currently at 166.
  • ashleyshimmin
    ashleyshimmin Posts: 31 Member
    edited July 2016
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    Name: Ashley

    State you live in: Iowa

    What grade you teach: 1st-5th

    Subjects you teach: Title I Reading

    How long you have been a teacher: 3 years

    Something fun and interesting: I'm getting married this Saturday! :-D

    MFP goals: I'm a new runner...I've been at it for about 2 months now. My goal is to keep up my running (I'm going to run a half marathon in September 2017 for my 30th birthday present to myself) and fuel my body with the right foods. Weight is just a number, and while the BMI chart says I'm not a normal weight, I eat a mostly clean, vegetarian diet and I'm active. I'm all about being healthy and feeling good. The scale can say whatever, I feel great! I want to keep it that way.
  • Fit4LifeAR
    Fit4LifeAR Posts: 233 Member
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    Name: Ashley

    State you live in: Iowa

    What grade you teach: 1st-5th

    Subjects you teach: Title I Reading

    How long you have been a teacher: 3 years

    Something fun and interesting: I'm getting married this Saturday! :-D

    MFP goals: I'm a new runner...I've been at it for about 2 months now. My goal is to keep up my running (I'm going to run a half marathon in September 2017 for my 30th birthday present to myself) and fuel my body with the right foods. Weight is just a number, and while the BMI chart says I'm not a normal weight, I eat a mostly clean, vegetarian diet and I'm active. I'm all about being healthy and feeling good. The scale can say whatever, I feel great! I want to keep it that way.

    I love running!! I am not supposed to after my knee replacement but I am going to ask about it.
  • ziggy2006
    ziggy2006 Posts: 255 Member
    edited July 2016
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    Fit4LifeAR wrote: »

    Name (first only): Joanne

    State you live in: Florida

    What grade you teach: K-8

    Subjects you teach: K-5 Tier 3 Intervention; 6-8 virtual school computer lab manager (credit recovery, online electives, CAPE certification)

    How long you have been a teacher: 15 years

    Something fun and interesting: I have 4 dogs - Ziggy (9) is a Russell terrier, Zoey (7) is a rescued JRT mix, Ollie (3) is a rescued bully mix, and Skippy (1) is a rescued Jackshund. Ziggy is the one with the bendy legs. Zoey faked being completely deaf at Animal Control - boy were we surprised when she freaked out about the vacuum cleaner!

    MFP goals: Maintenance

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  • fattynomore78
    fattynomore78 Posts: 85 Member
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    welcome ladies yes Amy is my sister we are determined to do this
  • Fit4LifeAR
    Fit4LifeAR Posts: 233 Member
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    ziggy2006 wrote: »
    Fit4LifeAR wrote: »

    Name (first only): Joanne

    State you live in: Florida

    What grade you teach: K-8

    Subjects you teach: K-5 Tier 3 Intervention; 6-8 virtual school computer lab manager (credit recovery, online electives, CAPE certification)

    How long you have been a teacher: 15 years

    Something fun and interesting: I have 4 dogs - Ziggy (9) is a Russell terrier, Zoey (7) is a rescued JRT mix, Ollie (3) is a rescued bully mix, and Skippy (1) is a rescued Jackshund. Ziggy is the one with the bendy legs. Zoey faked being completely deaf at Animal Control - boy were we surprised when she freaked out about the vacuum cleaner!

    MFP goals: Maintenance

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    Oh my goodness, I want to spend the day with the dogs! They are the best!
  • fattynomore78
    fattynomore78 Posts: 85 Member
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    I managed a 5.07 Mile walk today in 1 hour and 25 minutes
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
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    Name (first only): Michelle
    State you live in: Washington State
    What grade you teach: Middle School 6th-8th
    Subjects you teach: I'm a paraeducator so I'm in multiple classrooms through out the day.
    How long you have been a teacher: This will be my 13th year.
    Something fun and interesting: I'm a brand new empty nester. I have 3 children- 20 year old girl starting her junior year of college in California, 19 year old boy a brand new Marine,currently in Richmond Virginia, but finding out his permanent duty station this week, and 18 year old boy starting college in state but 6 hours away.
    MFP goals: My first goal is 196 to put me out of the obese range, I'm 5'8" and currently 24 pounds away. Hoping to get close to that by the time school starts. My goal weight is set at 148, but I may lower it, we will see.
  • pngnator
    pngnator Posts: 1 Member
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    Name (first only): Andrea

    State you live in: TX

    What grade you teach: 1-6

    Subjects you teach: Music

    How long you have been a teacher: 5 years

    Something fun and interesting: My husband and I lived in the Netherlands from 2012-2015. He went to grad school for music and I taught freelance ESL and music theory classes. Now we're back in the US and I'm back to teaching elementary music!

    MFP goals: To get back to a healthy weight (about what I weighed in college), I need to lose 60-80 pounds. I've never deliberately tried to lose weight, and this is the first time for my to track my calories and exercise. I want to be a healthy example for my students and keep up when we dance!
  • Kissynn
    Kissynn Posts: 27 Member
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    Name (first only): Cindy

    State you live in: Texas, y'all!!!

    What grade you teach: 1st

    How long you have been a teacher: 25 years...Can't believe it!!! :-)

    Something fun and interesting: I am obsessed with YouTube videos, especially ones about weight loss.

    MFP goals: Being that I'm older, the weight is harder to get rid of!!! Drat! It doesn't help that when summer rolls around, I sit. I read, which is great, but I eat along with that!!! My goal is to get back to a healthy weight and to change my eating habits.