PattyB
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Introduction | One day, back in the 90's, weighing in at 207 lbs, I found myself in the dressing room at Burlington Coat Factory trying on swim suits. I broke down into sobs, the big heaving snotty kind of sobbing with the fat rolling tears that make an audible "plop" as they fall to the floor. I was fat, and I wanted to be thin. In 18 months, I lost 80 lbs. The weight loss was not the remarkable feat, the remarkable feat was making a decision and sticking to it. I had never followed through on anything. Ever. After the weight loss, I wanted other things. I married my high school sweetheart, but he got cancer and died just after my 30th birthday. Now, more than ever, I needed to assess what I had and what I wanted. Over the past 10 years I have gone back to college, graduated magna cum laude, began graduate school, became an English teacher (my dream job), found a fabulous boyfriend, quit smoking, ran a marathon, completed two triathlons, and have decided to train for an Ironman. What's next? Get 86 high school students excited about blogging. |
| Interests | Reading, Writing, Swimming, Biking, Running, Grading Papers, Singing off key |