Any teachers out there?!

I am so glad that I am not the only one feeling this way! I teach first grade in Arizona and am SCARED that all of my hard work and the 58 pounds that I have lost will dwindle away! Honestly I am going to just take it a day at a time, be prepared with healthy snacks and lunches and check in everyday on MFP. The beginning of the year is so stressful maybe all of us teachers can friend each other and check in and make sure we stay on track!

I teach first grade. I too agree with it being insanely hard to NOT get stressed. I learned towards the end of last year to leave it at the door when I walked out of the building at 4o'clock (trust me, it's easier said than done....but it IS possible)
I also try to steer clear of the "sweet snacks" the students bring. I encourage them to bring healthy snacks, but that's not always the case. I stash granola bars in ny cabinet and string cheese in my fridge for those days when I really need a snack.
And even though I'm exhausted when I get home, I force myself to work out....saying I can only do ten minutes...but once I get going it almost always turns into longer.
I work in a high poverty school on a reservation where diabetes is a HUGE factor, so I've taken my lifestyle changes and encouraged all of my student (overweight or not) to make healthier choices at the salad bar. It's so neat to see how impressionable young people are.
Best of luck with the upcoming school year!

This is going to be only my second year teaching high school ESL and I am super worried about school starting in like 2 weeks. I have been so good about exercising almost everyday this summer but I know that I won't be as motivated when school starts.

I start teaching in three weeks. I will take advantage of the late afternoon hours after work to exercise with my own children! Then I can start a healthy dinner before it gets too late and be able to get any "homework" done before the next day. Take advantage of times when your children are exercising (younger grades). During recess, do some walking with the students if you can. Even five minutes helps. Eating breakfast, lunch and dinner plus two inbetween meal snacks is a great idea! I am going to try herbalife in the Fall. Hope this helps!

I teach high school...and stressing out due to our schedule now getting out at 4:15 and having 2 small children , 2 yrs and 4 months to take care of alone due to my husband's football practices. I feel all of ya'll's pain!! I just don't know what to do or how to do it yet!!

I hope your first week of school went smoothly. We don't start until after Labor Day, so I still have a bit of summer left.

I worry about sticking with good habits once school starts, also. I teach 5th grade and find that my water intake really suffers because I don't have many chances to get tot he bathroom during the day. I am going to find a way around that this year... I am going to make arrangements to have someone watch my class for me... I am determined not to break the good habits I've been using all summer.

I also purchased a nice lunch bag and hope to make my lunch each night so that I don't fall into the habit of buying a school lunch. I talked to my daughter about planning lunches together, and I think she'll keep me on track and not let me fall into the habit of purchasing lunches at school. She has already printed a school lunch menu and marked the days that she will plan on making her lunch and when she will get a school lunch.

I think teachers have different issues than other professions when it comes to sticking to healthy eating... I think we should share tips that are working for us!

When I was teaching I used to find it much easier to stick to a diet as the eating times during the day are strict. Plan meals in advance, dont rely on what the canteen tries and makes for you. Dont let work run into your 'free' time and make sure you eat at the end of the school day before any meetings with parents, staff etc...

At home, have a set time for your tea/dinner/supper and stick to it, regardless of what you think still needs to be done. Afterall, you certainly wont get paid any more for working four hours at home every night!

I'm a teacher, too, (elementary resource,) and more than once I have gained 10 pounds over the course of the school year. My 2 pitfalls are funning late in the morning & not eating a decent breakfast and/or not packing a decent lunch. Both result in me feeling like I'm starving, eating inappropriate food like peanut butter crackers, and then binging like crazy in the evening. I'm really going to try to get up earlier this year & have my lunch & SNACKS packed in the afternoon. Also eating the healthy carrots, apples, etc. that I take for snacks rather than sniffing around the workroom for junk. Feel free to add me, & we can try to support each other.

I'm a high school counselor and I started my weight loss journey during the last school year. I was having a hard time getting to the gym after school, so I started going before school. It took a little while to get disciplined enough to go everyday, but once I got into the groove I felt horrible if I missed a day. Pack your workout bag the night before. Same with your lunch and snacks, pack the night before. It will be hard at first, but it gets easier once you get into a routine that works for you.