Teachers who gained weight due to teaching!!

arditarose

vespiquenn wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

I'm really nervous about my gym time when I start this job. I love power lifting and my training is pretty intense, especially since I'm training to compete. Hopefully I already have the habit formed and I'll be able to keep it up.

Just continue to keep gym time like any other scheduled event that you can't miss. I always went after school, because I have about an hour commute and do not do mornings. But try to fit it in when you can then try keeping it on a schedule. I'm assuming by training, you mean student teaching. I'm not going to lie, that was the easiest part for me because there's a lot a student teacher isn't responsible for yet. So keeping a schedule might be a tad easier during the training phase.

I personally gained weight my first year of teaching, but I had a lot of stress factors being in Wisconsin and Scott Walker essentially trying to make my position obsolete (art). So I gained 20lbs. Lost it all that summer and maintained this past school year while lifting weights. So everyone can do it. Just takes a bit of scheduling and motivation.

No I mean training as in going to the gym. I am planning to compete in powerlifting. The workouts can take two hours and I know this job is going to be tough. It's at a charter school in a pretty poor neighborhood.

vespiquenn

arditarose wrote: »

vespiquenn wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

I'm really nervous about my gym time when I start this job. I love power lifting and my training is pretty intense, especially since I'm training to compete. Hopefully I already have the habit formed and I'll be able to keep it up.

Just continue to keep gym time like any other scheduled event that you can't miss. I always went after school, because I have about an hour commute and do not do mornings. But try to fit it in when you can then try keeping it on a schedule. I'm assuming by training, you mean student teaching. I'm not going to lie, that was the easiest part for me because there's a lot a student teacher isn't responsible for yet. So keeping a schedule might be a tad easier during the training phase.

I personally gained weight my first year of teaching, but I had a lot of stress factors being in Wisconsin and Scott Walker essentially trying to make my position obsolete (art). So I gained 20lbs. Lost it all that summer and maintained this past school year while lifting weights. So everyone can do it. Just takes a bit of scheduling and motivation.

No I mean training as in going to the gym. I am planning to compete in powerlifting. The workouts can take two hours and I know this job is going to be tough. It's at a charter school in a pretty poor neighborhood.

Ah I apologize for misreading that. I'm pretty sure I responded during one of my insomnia bouts because now that I retread your comment, it made perfect sense.

Realistically, it's still doable while being decently stress free. Depending on when to go, although if you go before school I give you the utmost respect, it gets pretty easy after a few weeks. I always find that the first few weeks are rocky, but as long as I treat it as an appointment or job, there isn't much choice. I typically do around 30-45mins cardio and 1hr weights, so just a bit shy of two hours after school. Given that you're training to compete, that thought process is probably even stronger.

I will admit though, I find going to the gym to be a stress reliever. I also teach at a low-income bilingual school, so without gym time, I would probably be even more stressed. So I will admit that helps in the motivation to get quality workouts in.

But good luck with the beginning of the school year! I'm still patiently waiting for the okay to get my keys and re-set up my classroom.

joolie1234

I went into school every day this week to work on curriculum, and it was the first time I stayed under my weekly calorie goal all summer. So, being busy makes a huge difference for me!

tmbg1

Teacher work week starts tomorrow... Then the kids come starting September sixth.... I'm gonna stick with the program this year

arditarose

First teaching job in a school. Pre-service started August 5th. There have been a lot of goodies around but I've been bringing my lunch. I sneak bites here or there but I've been sure to log them. I'm actually finding it easier to lose weight, so far. I'm too preoccupied with my work to think about eating, and the hours are long so I'm going to bed earlier and not trying to eat late at night.

clicketykeys

vespiquenn wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

I'm really nervous about my gym time when I start this job. I love power lifting and my training is pretty intense, especially since I'm training to compete. Hopefully I already have the habit formed and I'll be able to keep it up.

Just continue to keep gym time like any other scheduled event that you can't miss. I always went after school, because I have about an hour commute and do not do mornings. But try to fit it in when you can then try keeping it on a schedule. I'm assuming by training, you mean student teaching. I'm not going to lie, that was the easiest part for me because there's a lot a student teacher isn't responsible for yet. So keeping a schedule might be a tad easier during the training phase.

I personally gained weight my first year of teaching, but I had a lot of stress factors being in Wisconsin and Scott Walker essentially trying to make my position obsolete (art). So I gained 20lbs. Lost it all that summer and maintained this past school year while lifting weights. So everyone can do it. Just takes a bit of scheduling and motivation.

I won't have much exercise time until the play I'm in goes into performance, but I'm at least able to go for walks on the weekends and do some lifting at home with dumbbells. I do eat a LOT of salads with fresh veggies because chopping them up and adding some dressing is way easier and faster than cooking! And it's certainly easier on the budget than going out to eat.

*hugs* I'm SO sorry to hear you're having to deal with Walker. I moved from a union state (PA) to a non-union state (GA) and you can see vivid differences. It grieves and angers me that people want to support a politician who doesn't make educating children a top priority.