Any teachers out there?

I teach 3rd grade. I am usually at work from 6:30 am to 5pm, so I bring all the food that I am going to eat during that time and I try to prelog it. I try to bring things will a lot of protein and fiber to keep me full throughout the day. When I get home I try to snack on either carrot sticks, celery or cucumber. It helps to curb my hunger for not a lot of calories while I am preparing dinner.

Im a special education teacher. I feel the same in the beginning its hard because of feeling hungry all the time but for me my body gets used to the 3 times I'm going to feed it each day. Having eggs for breakfast really seems to help me. It keeps me full til lunch. I also keep one veggie to eat when school gets out until I make it home for dinner. I am usually home by 4:30 so it is a little easier for me.

I make food in bulk on the weekend and pack small meals to eat throughout the day. I also love protein shakes and find them very convenient.

This coming week is grilled chicken, black beans, quinoa cooked with bone broth, assorted frozen veggies, and apple cinnamon protein pancakes. I also have low carb raisin bread, light string cheese, tuna/salmon and quest bars just in case.

Yes I have the same problem. I was coming home from work ravenous and eating whatever I could lay my hands on, before making dinner. At the moment I am planning meals in advance and using the slow cooker whenever possible. In adding grains or rice to my lunchtime soup and taking extra food to school so I'm not coming home hungry. I always try to eat something before I come home, often a banana and some other fruit. Seems to be working for now!

Not a teacher but I am on the go and working from 6 til 6. Biggest tip, especially if you seem to "grab on the go," is to ALWAYS have snacks and packed lunches on hand. Always have protein with your snacks or meal which can be consumed quickly if you don't get to sit down and eat for a while and it'll keep you fuller for longer boiled eggs are my favourite, flavoured rice cakes, wafer thin ham or something, pre-weighed and baggied nuts, bananas for energy earlier in the day, peanut butter on oat cakes.

Honestly if you have lots of these easy / quick to eat stuff you won't want or need to grab any old crap you see and when you get home you won't be as ravenous

gold5002009 wrote: »

Hi all,

I am a primary school teacher and have seen my weight balloon 3 stone since I started teaching almost 2 years ago. It is because I am on the go all day and need quick energy fixes to keep going throughout the very long day I have so eat crisps, chocolate or grab a sandwich for lunch. I am in work from 7am until almost 6pm every day so find myself bingeing when I get home too because I feel starving.

Does anyone else have this problem? Anybody else a teacher or in a profession with similar issues?
Any guidance or help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Yes, I teach. Same applies to any profession: CICO rules. Make sure you are eating at a deficit to lose weight if that is your goal. I find a cup of black coffee in the afternoon around 2:30 - 3:30 pm squelches the hunger bug and gets me through with full energy until the evening meal. Some nice protein like an ounce of unsalted nuts can be a big afternoon boost as well to help avoid the evening binge.

You can do your exercise in the evening before or after you eat. Increase the duration on weekends and target the holidays for even more exercise.

It's not just teachers that have such a schedule.

I work 9-10 hours daily as a teacher as well, but I actually tend to lose or maintain while school is in session. I prep my lunches and snacks for the week on Sunday afternoons and prelog everything for the week then (breakfasts and dinners, too). It keeps me on track, helps with grocery shopping, and helps with not creating food waste. If you were to look at my diary, you'd see that I've actually already logged most of next week with a bit of wiggle room since my husband likes to cook,

We have super short lunch periods and can't leave campus, so granbing something to eat during the day is impossible. We do have a snack shop for the kids, and I'll occasionally get a string cheese or coffee there, but most of the selections are pretty healthy, so if I did go overboard it would be negligible -- there's no candy or calorie dense items, and everything they sell has to meet certain nutrition guidelines. I'm allergic to 90% of what's in school meals, so the less healthy options are not options for me. That's both helpful on the one hand and really annoying on the other on days I leave my lunchbox on the kitchen counter.

Primary teacher here too and always looking for something fast and cheap- which lots of times has been junk. I have a small fridge in my room so I'm gonna try to keep fresh fruits and veggies portioned in there and maybe have a motivation wall for me and my kiddos to encourage them to eat fruits and veggies each day too.... Lead by example I guess. Any quick food tips would be great too!

Middle school teacher here, I understand the stress n exhaustion that can lead to over or under eating. I find that pre planning my meals helps. It sets specific standards for me to meet. Also I workout after school and drink plenty of water/coffee to get me through the day! Best of luck to all in meeting your personal goals and objectives!