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Introduction Text I started teaching 5 years ago and have gained a TON of weight since beginning. When I worked in an office, I subsisted on coffee all day, so I didn't feel like eating. Once I got into the classroom, I figured I'd be so busy that I still wouldn't feel like eating. How wrong was I!? I was definitely busy! Breaks were few and far between and I found myself eating whatever I could, on the run because who knew when another opportunity would come? I also turned to eating to help me with all the stress I was feeling...to top it off, I spent every waking second at school, and took no time out for me. So this year, I've decided that in order to be the teacher I want my students to have, I *have* to take time for me and get healthy.

Races/Running: ** Jack Quinn's 5k - Tuesday nights--CONSISTENTLY! ** JQRC Superbowl Sunday 5k - February 3, 2012 ** Colfax Half Marathon May 19, 2013 ** Bolder Boulder - Memorial Day 2013 Weight Related: Go from 190 to 130 by Christmas Break 2013. Life Related: Make better food choices Make and take time for me Leave school AT school as much as possible Stop allowing others to volunteer me for things Lose my doormat-ness Go confidently in the direction of my dreams! Live the life I've imagined!

I'm starting a HalfMarathon training program...not sure which yet, but something that will prepare me to at least finish! Strength Train 3x a week at home using Spark People strength exercises and Bootcamp videos. Take a tip from God, and rest on Sunday. Sunday shall be reserved for planning and/or fishing!

I am a teacher in beautiful Colorado. I teach third and fourth grade at a charter school designed for gifted and other creative learners. I adore my profession, my school, and my students, but I tend to work too hard and not take or make enough time for me. I love to read, but that has fallen by the wayside as well. I enjoy the "runner's high" that comes with running a race and I'm learning to shush the voices in my head that tell me I can't do things. I'm finding that I *CAN* do anything I put my mind to!



Add a Link "I touch the future. I teach." ~Christa McAuliffe "Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." ~Christopher Robin to Pooh
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