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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.
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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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
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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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Lisa is my sister. 1
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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!
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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.2 -
Welcome ladies and thanks for joining! Feel free to start a discussion anytime!!0
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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.2 -
Hi I'm Anne, I'm a specialist ta in the uk, I work with primary school children with autism in a special school2
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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 166.2 -
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.2 -
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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.0 -
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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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welcome ladies yes Amy is my sister we are determined to do this
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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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I managed a 5.07 Mile walk today in 1 hour and 25 minutes3
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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.2 -
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!1 -
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.
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Hey all!
Name: Melissa
From: NYC!
Grade: 8th grade, ELA, this will be my fourth year
MFP goals: I want to cut 15 lbs! I'm breaking it down into chunks - to lose 4 by Aug 1, 5 more by Sept 1. I'm human and I drink a lot (like most teachers I know) and love snacks, so I always fluctuate, but ultimately, I want to be healthier and leaner.
I'm adding a bunch of you, let's work together and hold each other accountable, even when gold fish crackers become available in abundance!5 -
Welcome my sister is the owner of this group were determined to hit our goals0
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Welcome, everyone! I am excited to keep growing the group, so feel free to reach out to the discussion boards and invite people over. It doesn't have to be teachers or people who work with kids either, anyone looking for support is welcome. 1
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Name: Dana
Live in: Virginia
Teach grades: 9-12, mostly 10th
Subjects: chemistry, earth science
How long: 11th year, I think
Fun and interesting: I'm 46, happily married, happily without children, I travel a lot (Iceland was my favorite), enjoy camping, and I'm thinking of trying to get Board Certified this year.
MFP goal: I want to get into the habit of regularly tracking my diet and exercise, so that I can lose that pesky 50 pounds I've put on the past 4 years.2 -
Hi everyone!!
Name (first only): Tara
State you live in: Montana
What grade you teach: Junior High & High School
Subjects you teach: English & Business
How long you have been a teacher: This will be my 4th year!
Something fun and interesting: This summer, I started working on both my master's degree AND my business endorsement!
MFP goals: In May, I set a goal for myself to lose 100 pounds before my son turned two (July 4th, 2017). I had motivational issues, so my true journey only started a couple weeks ago, but I am hoping to get as close to that goal as physically possible!
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Hi Everyone!!!
Name (first only): Terri
State you live in: Florida
What grade you teach: Kindergarten
How long you have been a teacher: 3rd year
MFP goals: I want to get into the habit of tracking my HEALTHY meals and sticking with it (put my diary public to hold me accountable). I just want to be the healthiest happiest me with proper diet and exercise!!!1 -
Name (first only): Heather
State you live in: AL
What grade you teach: 10-12
Subjects you teach: honors and AP chemistry
How long you have been a teacher: this is my 12th year
Something fun and interesting: I love cats and pugs. Today was the first day of school!
MFP goals: Lose 40 lbs; make healthy eating a lifestyle
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Name (first only): Amy
State you live in: South Dakota
What grade you teach: 10th-12th
Subjects you teach: Regular Chemistry, AP Chemistry, and Advanced Studies Physics
How long you have been a teacher: this is my 6th year
Something fun and interesting: I love to travel, hike, and read with my rescue dog, Breidin.
MFP goals: Slowly lose at least another 14 pounds (already have lost 18.5) and to continue to make healthy choices
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Name (first only): Brianna
State you live in: Florida
What grade you teach: 2nd grade
Subjects you teach: all of them
How long you have been a teacher: 3 years
Something fun and interesting: hhmmmm....
MFP goals: I need to lose 100 lbs!1 -
Name (first only): Nathan
State you live in: Pennsylvania
What grade you teach: 6-12th grade
Subjects you teach: Orchestra
How long you have been a teacher: 13 years
Something fun and interesting: I'm a bit of a sci-fi geek - fun & interesting to some...
MFP goals: I will lose 15 lbs. I will form consistent healthy habits. I will surround myself with supportive friends who share those same habits.1 -
Name (first only): Patricia
State you live in: South Carolina
What grade you teach: Elementary Principal
Subjects you teach: Elementary
How long you have been a teacher: 16 years
Something fun and interesting: I love to be "crafty" and am trying to learn or relearn those "grandma" skills. You know, the ones our grand mamas used daily but in our modern world we have forgotten. I am an excellent cook and baker. Also, over the past few years I have taught myself to crochet, knit, use a silhouette-not a grandma skill but "crafty"
, and now I am trying to learn to sew.
MFP goals:50 more pounds
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