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So the last three weeks have presented entirely new challenges, for my weight loss and many other things, because I started a new lecturing post. In addition to a heavy teaching load, I’m weekly commuting from a town I’d never been to before but, so far, I absolutely love the job. The range of students I’m teaching is so much more diverse and interesting than what I had previously, in terms of culture, age and ability, and it’s fantastic. I hope the excitement lasts!
Getting so much fitter before I started has also been a godsend; my new energy levels are essential. I’ve got early starts every day of the week so I can’t fit in as much exercise as before, but there’s always A LOT of walking around the college and I’m managing to fit in early morning 40-minute runs two days a week with longer ones at weekends, and an hour’s Pilates class for staff once a week. All that alleviates the stress before it starts and helps me keep a sense of perspective. I’m sticking pretty well to my eating routines, and even successfully resisting the ever-present temptations of staff-room cakes, cookies and chocolates! In the years I’ve been teaching, I’ve noticed that the repeated highs-and-lows of this profession do lead to distinct faculty cravings for sugar, fat and refined carbs!
I take in my own lunch-rolls, packed with lean ham or chicken, and snacks of fruit and daily Promax bars (the latter not ideal, I know, but needs must, especially when running from one classroom to another.) I just hope I can keep it up. Teaching of any kind is hugely demanding and, of course, educational environments are often real germ factories, particularly at this time of year. From the minute I walked in the door, I felt a bit of a head-cold coming on...
In addition to that, it’s alarming to see how many teaching professionals – wherever -- are regularly ill, tired, overstressed, depressed or just generally unhealthy. I'm desperate not to go down that route, especially as I've only just got healthy again. And, without being sanctimonious, I really want to set my students an example of physical and mental good health, happiness and well-being, just as much as intelligence and attainment. No pressure then, huh? Still, looking forward to the challenge nonetheless!
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脂肪: 50.64克 | 蛋白质: 96.79克 | 碳水物: 111.76克.
早餐: 2% Fat Milk, Decaffeinated Tea Unsweetened, Scallions or Spring Onions, Cottage Cheese, Sliced Ham (Extra Lean), Whole Wheat Roll. 午餐: Philadelphia 1/3 Less Fat Cream Cheese, Nairn's Oat Cake, Kirkland Signature Atlantic Salmon Canned. 晚餐: Morliny Sopocka. 小食/其他: Mixed Nuts, Ainsley Harriott Cup Soup: Chicken and Lemongrass, Aromatic Thai Style, Promax Protein high protein bar (dark chocolate orange flavour), Clementines. 更多的......
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