Melody....just visted your blog link!

We need to start another group...DietDewAddicts! I easily gave up Coke/Diet Coke...I just can NOT seem to get "over" my DEW! I especially LOVE Diet Code Red Dew!

RJ (and the Easter Bunny!) is adorable! I'm mom to 2 boys... they are now 11 and 14! Your baby and the Easter Bun made me smile! I remember those days! :)

Well..... anyway.... Hope you visit us at the link I posted earlier! (Don't be alarmed....things are REALLY slow....but Gin, Kerry and I seem to continue on with or without a crowd! :) )

Trob
I teach 2nd grade in AR and have a 10 year daughter...not to mention a 16 year old! I know that to lose weight I need to exercise but have such a hard time commiting..especially in this heat!

lisa,
wow, another AR gal. where in the state are you. i live in russellville.

I there, I just wanted to pop in and say :welcome3: to 3FC. I teach art here in Georgia at a small private school. I love it. :)

Trob! Me too!! I bet we know each other! What grade do you teach art to?

lisa, how strange is that!! 5th and then a little of everything below.

monet, what grade level do you teach? i may need to get some pointers from you. i teach 5th and started last year with nothing....not even pencils and paper. i made it through and think that i did a pretty good job. the other teachers are wanting me to incorp. more cross-curr. lessons so i am going to be starting back at square one this year, but with supplies. any suggestions that you have would be GREATLY appreciated for art and weight loss.

Trob,
That is pretty amazing that we are both from Russellville. I think I know who you are. If you have a sister named Terri, I do know you because I teach with her!! I think our daughters may even be in dance together. Mine is going into 5th grade this year. Maybe we can support each other in our weight loss journey's...goodness only knows I need all the support I can get!

TROB: I teach K-8. I can SO relate to the no supplies! My school wants a quality art program without paying much for it. They gave me $400 for the whole school (75 students) for the whole year! Then the headmistress asked me to do a clay unit with the kids! I almost laughed in her face! (clay for 75 students would cost more than $400!) I am anxiously awaiting news as to what my budget will be this year. There are SO many ways to incorporate art into the curriculum...one good way is to use the art period that goes along with their history lessons, and feature the individual artists. Then have the kids try and create art in the same style. Doing a pop up book for a report is great, illustrating reports, etc. You probably have already thought of all those though. :) On weight loss, I highly recommend Sugarbusters. Its simple, straight forward, and it works! I have metabolic syndrome, and recently was diagnosed as a diabetic, but previously, I found Sugarbusters to be the only plan I could actually lose on. Here is a link to the support forum on here for it, where you can ask questions, or check out more about the plan. This is the support board forum, where most of the group hangs out. http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=86

Please feel free to send me a private message if you like. I would LOVE to exchange ideas! I have been dabbling in art education for years, but just started teaching in this school all school year last year. My degree is in art ed, so it feels good to be back into it.

lisa, yes that is my sister. small world!!

monet, i sent you a private mess. but i am not sure that i did it right. i wish that i could get you my school email address. i may have to send it to you in code or something.
lisa, i sent you an email through school mail. my sis thinks that we should get together ar her house and let out girls swim. what do you think?
melody, how is the packing going???

Hi Trob,

Packing is going fine. I packed so much yesterday and the day before that my body aches. Sunday I painted, too, because we had to paint our living room in our rental house because the wall got damaged while we were living here. We rent from one of my husband's friends and co-workers so we had to fix...really wasn't that bad but one of our recliners kept hitting the wall when it reclined and over time messed up the wall.

Today I have to work for awhile at my school district's central office. I have to finish up 24 internship hours this week so that I can become a licensed psychometrist (a person who gives IQ tests). So, I will be working 6 hours today, Thurs. and Fri.

I have lost about 5 pounds since I started watching what I eat again. I feel a lot better already. By next week I should be back down to 246 which would put me back to 20 punds lost. I would love to see 199 by New Years! That would be awesome!

Hi Lisa36 and Monet! I also wanted to invite you to visit with us.... http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87523 . If you read my earlier post.... the summer is a bit slow as we're in and out and away from our computers a bunch....but we would love to have you come meet us! We are also teachers with Gin being our resident INSANE school bus driver! Best wishes with your weight loss efforts! take care, Robyn

melody, sorry to hear that you are having to work this week. it seems that the summers get shorter and shorter. i have already had to do two days of inservice and have more to come. i am a adjunct prof. for our local college....fancy for a person who works with interns and i will have to spend a day at the college. we start back around the 14th with kids beginning around aug. 21. i would love to be at 199 by then...maybe!! i spent the day today helping my husband deliver pictures all over our town. he is a photog. and he has just finished up doing pics of every local ball team in a 40 minle radius and he had this bright idea to hand deliver each one....over 1000 orders. we were out the door at 9am and got back around 5. i am worn out!! tomorrow i get to enjoy another fun day of deliveries. i have got to run now, i am doing something REALLY bad. i am making paula deans sour cream muffins. why....i don't have a clue. talk to you later.