Teacher support Group

Oh! I can soooo use this!
I will be honest I am finding it hard to be a Home Ec teacher (Yeah, I used the old term....technically it's Family Consumer Science teacher) and lose weight! Not only do I usually have some type of cooking class going on (so goodies are around and I sample) but I am soooo tired by the end of the day that I am too tired to work out usually. :ohwell:

I did really good with taking one bite out of samples at the beginning of the year....but it's just gone down the toilet recently.

It's a pain trying to sneak in little meals all day as well. I keep stuff in my fridge (cause in my field that is a perk) but finding the time is a pain.

Can we join if we work for a school district? Pretty please? I am not a teacher, I am a support services secretary in our Special Ed department. TOO MUCH FOOD AROUND ALL THE TIME! :frown:

I think you qualify.
Some other workers in the schools work harder then some teachers I know!

YAY! I'm in! I have to try to avoid the potlucks at all costs. My department itself tries to be healthy, but the building as a whole - food, food, more food. Plus just being busy until summer - the tiredness doesn't help.

*sigh* oh, summer, I miss you!

I'd do it. The lounge food is killing me (and I'm the one who brought it today!)

I am sooooooooooooooo in!!!! Who would have thought that teaching would be so harmful to our health???? YIKES!!!

I use to be slim (well, I did have to watch my weight...but it was much easier then), until I started teaching. Since then I packed on almost 1/4 of my original body weight. We undergo so much stress, it's insane...and I totlly get the pressure of being expected to have our students perform at ridiculous levels...and when they don't we take such a beating. It's CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No wonder we eat....good greif there's cupcakes galore, candy everywhere, and potlucks every other day. heck...we're havign a dessert potluck for lunch this Friday...how healthy is that?

Our district, driven by really a lack of a budget here in CA, is facing over 80 layoffs...we are not a big district. We are doing away with classroom size reduction...oh, and we are expected to have 100% Proficiency next year. GET REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone else dealing with this type if stuff?

Wow... we all seem pretty stressed out. Which can't be great for us.

I have munched on nothing but carbs and fats today!
:grumble:

What are some healthy ways you all deal with stress while on the job?

I have been really good about not staying after too late and getting home to exercise. My worst time of day is right after the kids leave. I am STARVING and usually will eat whatever is close. :noway: I've been trying to munch on almonds to help.

What is the toughest part of your day?

Hello fellow teachers!! I'm lucky (by the sounds of it) that my faculty doesn't often bring in food/pot lucks. My trick (for the healthy eating part anyway) is to pack my lunch at night after I've eaten dinner (so I don't munch at it or throw in junk).

I make a healthy sandwich, pack yogurt and my fruits/veggies of choice - I really fill it up! That way, I have enough healthy choices to snack on mid-morning, at lunch, and after school when the kids are gone and I can finally get some work done! Yes it's a pain, but it is what keeps me on track.

Now I just need to work on leaving at a reasonable hour, and getting enough sleep at night.

My hardest part of the day is when the kids leave or when I get home and I'm making supper. I don't get out of school until 4:00 and by the time I pick my kids up, run errands, and get home, it's sometimes 5:30 - 6:00. On nights that we have scouts, dinner can be hot dogs or something quick like that because we barely have time to change and eat before it's out the door again.

I try to keep nuts, dried fruit, or granola bars in my desk drawer to eat while I'm packing to leave, but it's not easy.

We sometimes run into that problem...and ine of the things I've been doing for awhile is make double of the healthy meal that I'm making...and freeze it. That way we've got a fast meal to heat n' eat on those busy nights. It helps a bit.