Back To Work And Stressed!

[pcosmommyof4 13]

Tomorrow is the first day back to work. Up until now I have only been working on my classroom. I have been so.streeses today my calorie intake increased by 800 pts. I love what teaching kids, it is the politics that stresses me out. I need ways to destress. Give me suggestions!

[SageTracey 608]

Try not to get sucked into playing the politics game!

I'm not a teacher so I don't know anything about it, but I wish you luck!

My job gets stressful fairly regularly and I have learned to stand up for myself and say, No, I can't do that until.....sometimes it's finishing the jobs that I have, sometimes it's as simple as taking a lunch break and other times it's taking a day off (when they owe me the time.)

[maegan 51]

Tomorrow is the first day back to work. Up until now I have only been working on my classroom. I have been so.streeses today my calorie intake increased by 800 pts. I love what teaching kids' date=' it is the politics that stresses me out. I need ways to destress. Give me suggestions![/quote']

I am a teacher and go back tomorrow too! I totally understand what you are talking about!

[stevegoad 32]

Well, this isn't really anything band related.

I'm married to a retired teacher, who taught 31 years and retired at 50.

My gut instinct is that it's just end-of-summer stress you're talking about, and odds are once you get back in the groove, you'll be fine. Just go in, do it.

I don't know how long you've taught, but you'll be fine. Just hange in there.

[stevegoad 32]

Oh, and BTW... Don't let that addictive thinking hit you... You do have control over your eating. The stess didn't cause you to eat; it made it easier, it might have given you opportunity and desire... but you ate the calories. The stress didn't...

Not trying to be mean. But the lapband is only a tool. You still have to control your behavior.

So just hang in there.