Hi, Dawn! I just registered to this site after several months of looking for a positive support group - hope I have found it!
I'm 40, also a teacher (2nd grade), have 3 kiddos of my own, married for 19 years, have Crohn's disease, and searching for some weight loss buddies of my own. My goal weight is about the same as yours (145 lbs).
I generally despise working out, although I will do it if I know I have a strong person who can push me when I'm down. I get very intimidated at the gym, even though I'm married to a former power lifter who has dragged me there as often as possible. Having Crohn's, I get stuck on a lot of meds that alter my physical and emotional state and I yo-yo between 180-200 lbs. at all times. I have not been under 180 since I was first diagnosed in 2006, when I was very ill, in the hospital, and lost about 40 pounds in three weeks! It was awful.
My hubby had gastric bypass in 2003 and is very good about being in the gym 5 days a week. He's holding steady at about 225, so imagine how embarrassing it is that I'm just a handful of pounds lighter than him - however, I'm tapering off an 8-week cycle of prednisone for the Crohn's and I always pack on the pounds when I'm taking that stuff.
We have our 20th anniversary next year, so my goal is very ambitious and I'd like to be there by the time we take a beach vacation to celebrate. I am looking for one or two good pals to help keep me motivated. I was running about a year and a half ago, and was really starting to lose a lot of weight when I got a stress fracture in my right foot and quit.
Hope to talk to you soon!
Angie in Omaha, NE
Need a Weight Loss BFF :)
During the time I was gone, I had 2 babies (and 2 c-sections) in less than 2 years, went through an extremely rough time in my marriage, and basically gained back all the weight that I lost, plus some. I am now officially at my highest non-pregnant weight, I'm disgusted with my body, and I need to make a change!!! 
I am 31, married, have two dogs, no children/plans for kids, and am a dental assistant. I don't have diabetes, but I know I am at risk because of my heritage and my Mom and Grandma are both pre diabetic. 
