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My lovely daughters and I crossing the finish line at the 2011 Kansas City Trolley Run/WALK (4 mi.)
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I am a high school teacher who has "retired" twice, but I keep going back because I love it so much. I'm now considering retiring again (third time's the charm?), but I'm not completely happy about it. (Update: I didn't. I'm teaching one class face-to-face and one class online--perfect...just enough to keep my hand in.)
Because I'm still teaching, I'm quite active when I'm at school but then pretty much turn into a potato when I get home.
At the tender age of 68, my weight ...
I am a high school teacher who has "retired" twice, but I keep going back because I love it so much. I'm now considering retiring again (third time's the charm?), but I'm not completely happy about it. (Update: I didn't. I'm teaching one class face-to-face and one class online--perfect...just enough to keep my hand in.)
Because I'm still teaching, I'm quite active when I'm at school but then pretty much turn into a potato when I get home.
At the tender age of 68, my weight has marched steadily upward for probably the last 10-15 years until I'm now in the seriously overweight category on my BMI.
My overall goal is to get down to a healthy weight so that I feel better in general and don't shorten my life unnecessarily. I have LOTS of head knowledge about healthy eating and weight loss but so far haven't been able to summon the motivation to put it into practice.
Mindless grazing is a terrible problem for me. I don't seem to be able to walk through the kitchen without stuffing something in my mouth and sometimes just stare into the fridge or cabinets looking for something to eat when I'm not the slightest bit hungry. When I do retire again, this will be a huge problem for me because, of course, I'll be walking through the kitchen all the time.
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Member Since: 4/30/2011
SparkPoints: 2,080
Fitness Minutes: 375
My Goals:
Lose 20 pounds
Avoid diabetes
My Program:
Dumping junk in my diet (sugar, trashy carbs)
Getting a handle on compulsive mouth-stuffing
Personal Information:
Cleveland, MO - about 30 minutes south of KC
Semi-retired high school English teacher
Married empty-nester - Two grown daughters - Five (to be six in June) grandchildren
Two labby-mutts
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Hobbies--
My hands on fiber in any form--knitting, sewing, quilting, making banners for my church
Keeping chickens
Gardening
Investigating and celebrating my Czech heritage
Service opportunities
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