[takingcontrol]

I'm a kindergarten/primary teacher in Thailand, and am very active on my feet all day Mon-Sat.

However, today we have a day off, and it's my first random mid week day off since beginning my journey to find the new me. And wow am I finding out how much my job helps! Being at home is a killer, all I want to do is eat, it's not cool!

So far I've managed to resist overeating, and really hope I can keep it up. Looking forward to being back in the classroom tomorrow!

[shoeluver67]

wow...this post really hits home with me too. i know nobody is to blame about my weight gain but myself, but i truly believe my job has a TON to do with it because i never really had this problem this bad until i started working here. 4 years ago, i switched careers and took a job as a 911 operator. our shifts are 12.5 hours, with a 1/2 hour for lunch (not really time to exercise by the time i change in and out of my uniform)...depending on the amount of overtime i do...sometimes i'm working 7 or more days in a row...i'm here 7am to 7:30pm...it's tough to get up at 4am to go to the gym before work and i'm EXHAUSTED by the end of the day after (even though i am literally sitting all day long your adrenaline is a rollercoaster ride). My metabolism has come to a standstill, now i'm 43 and am STRUGGLING to lose this weight...and there is food here ALL the time! people are always baking and cooking and bringing stuff in...the temptation is non-stop. the majority of the people i work with are seriously overweight. so yeah, you know what....i'm going to point the finger at this job. now i just gotta let it not get the better of me any longer.

[hiswifeylee09]

I'm a massage therapist doing 8-9 massages a day, and I'm usually there for 11 hours a day. I stand in one place all. freaking. day.

By the time I get home I am exhausted and my feet and arms are killing me, but thats the ONLY time I"m able to work out. Once I get going it's not too bad, but dammit, it's SO hard to get moving

[sacha]

Originally Posted by shoeluver67

wow...this post really hits home with me too. i know nobody is to blame about my weight gain but myself, but i truly believe my job has a TON to do with it because i never really had this problem this bad until i started working here. 4 years ago, i switched careers and took a job as a 911 operator. our shifts are 12.5 hours, with a 1/2 hour for lunch (not really time to exercise by the time i change in and out of my uniform)...depending on the amount of overtime i do...sometimes i'm working 7 or more days in a row...i'm here 7am to 7:30pm...it's tough to get up at 4am to go to the gym before work and i'm EXHAUSTED by the end of the day after (even though i am literally sitting all day long your adrenaline is a rollercoaster ride). My metabolism has come to a standstill, now i'm 43 and am STRUGGLING to lose this weight...and there is food here ALL the time! people are always baking and cooking and bringing stuff in...the temptation is non-stop. the majority of the people i work with are seriously overweight. so yeah, you know what....i'm going to point the finger at this job. now i just gotta let it not get the better of me any longer.

I'm a 911 operator too, but we get 1.5 hour breaks. You only get 30 min?? That's ridiculous for a 12 hour shift!!! That makes me angry I know exactly what you mean about everyone being overweight though, the night shift coffee runs, baked goods, etc.

The best thing I ever did was count out my calories the night before (for the 4 days) and pack all the lunches. And I left my money/credit card at home!!!! I also worked out right before my shift on night shifts.

I also found the excessive overtime really contributed to exhaustion... I know a lot of friends who are still doing 6/7 days in a row for the money- but truthfully, with all that extra money, they are not happier either. Any way to cut back?

[shoeluver67]

sacha, i'm trying to cut back on the hours, but unfortunately, my fiance is out of work and i'm the sole breadwinner right now...and yeah, it IS exhausting. then when i FINALLY get a day off, all i want to do is lay around. i am good about exercising on days off though, but unfortunately, because the exercise pattern is so erratic, i can never really get into shape, its just tough to do every day. this next rotation i will be going to the 11am-11:30pm, so that will at least enable me to go to the gym before work and that will help immensely! you get an hour and a half?!?!?! wow...that is AWESOME. yeah, i don't know how 30 minutes is even considered legal...but it has something to do with the county and the union and they find a way to make it work. its still sucks tho.