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Hello, I am a new teacher.. older in years but semi-recently graduated (5/03). Presently teaching 8-12th grade English at a private school for girls.. who generally have been placed here by the courts with the option of going to prison or to this school.

I would love to teach elementary Special Ed. or GED but teaching jobs are almost non existant in central/upstate NY. ... especially for older, fat, 'new' teachers. That's one of the reasons why I need to lose weight.

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For 2 summers I worked as a substitute teacher in a maximum security prison for males under the age of 18. Many people don't realilze that it is a lot safer and easier to work in a prison than in a public school... (guess I shouldn't let the cat out of the bag).

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I actually enjoyed it. I would love to work there full-time, but full-time teaching jobs are scarce to come by in my area... you need to know someone who knows someone. That is if you are not math or science... and I am P-K-12 Special Ed, 7-12 English and Elementary P-K-6.

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I an independent contracting hair stylist.

I rent a private suite at a large 75 suite salon in Austin. I have been a stylist For 21yrs. I love what I do!

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I have a B.S. in business management, but because I moved to Portugal, there is more money in teaching English because I'm a native speaker. Right now I'm teaching at a british school here in Portugal. It's been a new experience and I hope one day to get back to business, but for now this pays the bills.

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I'm a musician, teacher, and journalist. I am a music critic for the Dallas Morning News, the United Methodist Reporter, and a couple smaller publications. I teach piano, voice, and music theory.

And I just started a record label which released my first solo album. After having worked on other people's projects, I decided it was time to start doing my own thing...

If you're interested at all in Christian music, specifically mellow piano-ballad type stuff, you might like my CD. You can hear snippets - and order it online if you like it - at www.mikeycunningham.com

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Leenerbups...my life is complete, now that I have this cowbell clip on my computer! Now if you have the skit with Farley trying out for Chipandales with Patrick Swayze...it would be as if the heavens had parted and smiled upon us! Tee hee!

Jon

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My grandfather was an old time Methodist, fire and brimstone, Salvation Army preacher....back when they used to literally scare the 'hell' out of ya! And I also dabbled in Christian music many moons ago. I play the autoharp and I also made a tape of 11 songs I wrote, strangely enough they got air time in Scotland, but not here in the US.. I didn't have enough money to get them played. and don't know enough about the music industry to get someone to listen to them. I also tried to set up a website to perhaps download the music from there, but found that I am not smart enough to figure out how...and again, it takes $ which I don't have. Perhaps you could give me some pointers?

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    • LeighaTR

      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Doughgurl

      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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