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Suecurrie24
Suecurrie24 Posts: 7
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Hi, I'm a primary teacher who needs to lose about 40 lbs. I'm married with a nine-year-old daughter. I started tracking on MFP yesterday. Months ago I tried it for a little while but wasn't ready yet. I'm pretty sure I am now. I'm tired of being out of breath, and I want to be able to do active things with my family (not to mention my 21 little monkeys in the classroom). If anyone feels like being friends on this journey, I sure would love the company and would really enjoy getting to know you too.

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  • fightininggirl
    fightininggirl Posts: 792 Member
    Hi I am on the same journey with you as well. my name is Katie. I am 37 years old . I am a work at home mom and a college student
  • Poetry_In_Pics
    Poetry_In_Pics Posts: 149
    Hi there!

    I work at a school with special needs children and so I can understand how busy your days are! :smile: Nice to meet you!
  • Mick63116
    Mick63116 Posts: 47 Member
    I have been at this for a bit over a year, I as I think many do fall off but get back on the sooner you do that the better. If you like feel free to add me.
  • cindyj7
    cindyj7 Posts: 339 Member
    Welcome back! I'm a 49-year-old mom of an 11-year-old boy, and work full time. Feel free to add me - we can support each other. :flowerforyou:
  • brookph23
    brookph23 Posts: 4 Member
    I also work full time as a hotel sales manager and graduated college in 2009. Since working full time I have gained a lot of weight :( My office is pretty sedentary and even though I am on my feet a good deal, I dont really seem to lose anything from it. My office are also big snackers and everyone brings FOOD all the time! I started my job at 135 lbs and went up to 170 within 2 yrs. Once I hit that mark I knew I had to do something as I felt disgusting physically and mentally. I cleaned up my diet majorly in September-October 2012 (this past fall) and dropped pretty quickly to 155 pounds, where I am currently. I did NO additional exercise, just cleaned up my diet. I ate 100% soup, salad, green smoothies or protein. I ate nothing else, but this still gave me enough variety when dining out and being sociable. I made a green smoothie each morning (greensmoothiegirl.com has lots of info!) and ate CLEAN. Weight peeled off.
    Then I went to Las Vegas with my boyfriend, fell off the wagon due to lack of clean food, got engaged (yay!) and gained 4 pounds through the holidays. So I am still working on my goal of 130-135lb range. I like to do weight loss in increments, so My NEXT goal is 150 pounds. That would be an 8-9 pound loss (I fluctuate so much daily, heavy water carrier).

    Packing my lunch and being prepared ahead of time helped a lot. And just sayign NO THANKS to treats! Also the green smoothies alone made me feel tons better - I noticed a marked difference in my energy and moods by drinking one daily. Best of luck and I will be along with you on the journey!
  • Suecurrie24
    Suecurrie24 Posts: 7
    Thank you for the warm welcome, everyone! I'm looking forward to getting to know you better.

    Brook - sounds like you have done very well at clean eating. Congratulations on getting engaged! That's so exciting.

    Cindy - sounds like we lead similar lives!

    Mick - good for you for being at this for over a year. That's a great inspiration.

    Poetry in Pic - wow, I have such respect for what you do! This year I have several special needs kiddos in my class. Luckily I have the most wonderful TA in the world.

    Kate - I think it's amazing that you are wearing so many hats in your life right now. It's great to meet you!

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