Teachers with VSG!! Click me!! Click me!!! Click ME!!
You touched a nerve - I'm retired from teaching high school English and I so wish I had done the VSG a few years ago while I was still teaching. My "kids" were a huge part of my life - I shared a great deal of my life with them - appropriate always, but things that brought us closer and things that were "life lessons." They used to love to hear my "stories," about when I was their age (things I did right - and wrong) and about my passions and sometimes about my problems. When I had an emergency heart procedure, I got cards, letter, e-mails, and all manner of well-wishes from so many of my students. When I told them of my diabetes, they offered not just sympathy, but stories of their own families and how members dealt with the disease. Now, 127 lbs. down from my highest weight, how proud they would have been to be sharing this journey with me.
One quick favortie memory: As we were discussing the problem of "judging people," in connection with Of Mice and Men, I said something about feeling like people were judging me because I was "obese." The class was shocked that I used that word to describe myself - after a long silence, one of my darlin's chimed in with, "Mr. B! You are not "obese," you're..., you're..., your're FLUFFY!" It broke the silence with laughter, brought a tear to my eye, and lead me to a fuller discussion of language and what "obesity" really means.
I envy any teacher who has the opportunity to take his or her students on the weight loss journey with them. Their honesty, amazement and support will astonish you. Good luck as you continue your weight-loss journey.
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One quick favortie memory: As we were discussing the problem of "judging people," in connection with Of Mice and Men, I said something about feeling like people were judging me because I was "obese." The class was shocked that I used that word to describe myself - after a long silence, one of my darlin's chimed in with, "Mr. B! You are not "obese," you're..., you're..., your're FLUFFY!" It broke the silence with laughter, brought a tear to my eye, and lead me to a fuller discussion of language and what "obesity" really means.
I envy any teacher who has the opportunity to take his or her students on the weight loss journey with them. Their honesty, amazement and support will astonish you. Good luck as you continue your weight-loss journey.
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One of my biggest fears as a teacher was that my kids were gonna talk about me. I thought they were gonna call me fat and just ridicule me. To date, this hasn't happened, and I've been a teacher for 6 years now. I'm so glad...that would have really hurt my feelings. I don't think I would have taken it too well. Hopefully now, they won't get the chance to. Sometimes, my students get on my nerves!!! But sometimes, they don't cease to amaze me with their positive comments about me even at this size! I can't wait until they see me in August, hopefully 60lbs lighter!
I had my surgery in Feb. and was out for 2 weeks, the kids were great, I didn't tell them why I was having surgery. I find that the students who see me everyday haven't really noticed but those who had me in the past and see me occasionally notice. One even asked if I had gotten taller (uh hello I'm 5'11" already!) I didn't keep it a secret from the staff so some know some don't but most have noticed, it's hard not to do so when you're down 65 lbs and no longer look preggers! I'm sure some kids or adults think I've had a baby!
HW 267 SW 258 GW 150 Ht. 5'10.5" Age 41
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