Teacher summer weight loss club/school year loss and maintenance support group

[Anonymous]

I am looking for other teachers interested in supporting each other to lose weight this summer. Hoping to roll over in Sept into a loss and maintenance support group. I think there are unique weight loss and maintenance issues that teachers face and I’ve found little in the way of realistic solutions to those when I did groups with office workers, WFH, and SAHMs. A friend lost 60lbs in a nurses group. I think we can recreate that. Anyone interested?

[Anonymous]

Maybe! I'm intrigued.

[Anonymous]

Yes!

[Anonymous]

No snark here, but can you explain why your situation is unique?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No snark here, but can you explain why your situation is unique?

Many of the suggestion for losing weight don’t work well if you are teaching. For example, I was advised to drink at least four glasses of water before noon and eat seven micro meals instead of three. I’m sure these are effective for weight loss, but I can’t eat while I’m teaching and with my schedule, I usually can’t visit the bathroom before 1 PM. I’d never be able to hold my bladder that long if I drank that much water.

Every year, I drop at least 10 lbs in the summer, but using habits that aren’t sustainable during the school year. The craziness of September means missed lunches and too much exhaustion for dinner so that month might bring another 5 lb loss, but by October, the weight starts creeping back again.

I don’t expect everyone to get why certain weight loss techniques might not work for teachers and I’m sure there are teachers who made one of the Big 3 work for them. I’m interested in forming a group that is willing to give this a try. The nurses’ group was life changing for my friend.

[Anonymous]

As an aside, the WW social/media support function “Connect” on its app allows members to join identity-based support groups, so people with similar issues (age, weight loss goals, nursing moms, brides, nurses, teachers, etc) can share ideas and support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As an aside, the WW social/media support function “Connect” on its app allows members to join identity-based support groups, so people with similar issues (age, weight loss goals, nursing moms, brides, nurses, teachers, etc) can share ideas and support.

That’s great to know! Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I’m interested too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m interested too!

Yes me too. For me, the school year is so stressful. I mean I love teaching but each day is so intense-I have few breaks that aren't taken up with kids needing extra help or some issue that they need to talk to me about. I don't have much time to eat during the day then overeat when I get out.
So anyway, need to get that under control and exercise more starting now!!

[Anonymous]

Great! Let’s get the ball rolling. This can be whatever we want it to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No snark here, but can you explain why your situation is unique?

Many of the suggestion for losing weight don’t work well if you are teaching. For example, I was advised to drink at least four glasses of water before noon and eat seven micro meals instead of three. I’m sure these are effective for weight loss, but I can’t eat while I’m teaching and with my schedule, I usually can’t visit the bathroom before 1 PM. I’d never be able to hold my bladder that long if I drank that much water.

Every year, I drop at least 10 lbs in the summer, but using habits that aren’t sustainable during the school year. The craziness of September means missed lunches and too much exhaustion for dinner so that month might bring another 5 lb loss, but by October, the weight starts creeping back again.

I don’t expect everyone to get why certain weight loss techniques might not work for teachers and I’m sure there are teachers who made one of the Big 3 work for them. I’m interested in forming a group that is willing to give this a try. The nurses’ group was life changing for my friend.

I'm a teacher,I agree with the first part,not the second part. You can meal prep to help you through the week, you can work out at nights or in the morning. You can't really think teachers are the only ones who are exhausted at night? You have no excuse to miss lunches,plenty of teachers eat lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No snark here, but can you explain why your situation is unique?

Many of the suggestion for losing weight don’t work well if you are teaching. For example, I was advised to drink at least four glasses of water before noon and eat seven micro meals instead of three. I’m sure these are effective for weight loss, but I can’t eat while I’m teaching and with my schedule, I usually can’t visit the bathroom before 1 PM. I’d never be able to hold my bladder that long if I drank that much water.

Every year, I drop at least 10 lbs in the summer, but using habits that aren’t sustainable during the school year. The craziness of September means missed lunches and too much exhaustion for dinner so that month might bring another 5 lb loss, but by October, the weight starts creeping back again.

I don’t expect everyone to get why certain weight loss techniques might not work for teachers and I’m sure there are teachers who made one of the Big 3 work for them. I’m interested in forming a group that is willing to give this a try. The nurses’ group was life changing for my friend.

I'm a teacher,I agree with the first part,not the second part. You can meal prep to help you through the week, you can work out at nights or in the morning. You can't really think teachers are the only ones who are exhausted at night? You have no excuse to miss lunches,plenty of teachers eat lunch.

Does the idea that someone is making plans for mutual support always annoy you?

[Anonymous]

No that doesn't annoy me. People making excuses and saying they can't annoys me.

[Anonymous]

This has really come along well .

[Anonymous]

I struggle with the fact that I have to eat lunch at 11, when I'm not hungry. If I don't eat then, my next chance is usually 2, and I would be ravenous, and overeat. I don't drink enough water because there's not enough time to pee, and there's no water cooler to easily refill. If I forget or don't bring lunch, my only choice is pizza - can't go grab a salad like at my office job. I have no easy access to a fridge to stockpile better snacks, so my backup snack choices aren't great. I've previously worked in an office setting and it was SO much easier to eat well then.