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The Houseparent Bulge, Am I the only one that has
gained weight
webmaster Mar 28 2005, 05:06 PM Post #1
We just ended another holiday and we have in our pantry, no less than 20 lbs of
candy and junk food from very kind supporters. At Christmas time we usually
more than double that.
I was 175 pounds when I became a houseparent over 8 years ago, I now weigh over
240. Am I the only one this has happened to, or are there others that struggle
with all we are given to eat?
For those that stay healthy, what is your secret???? I have tried to diet and
eat healthy, but it seems I can only resist the junk for so long. What do y'all
think?
momof10 Mar 31 2005, 01:41 PM Post #2
Ha! This is a long running topic of conversation at all of our trainings and
get togethers! We have Sisco(sp?) food and it is processed to the max. It is so
sad because a lot of the residents, mostly the girls, come in fit and healthy
and leave very overweight. The houseparents struggle with this as well.
We get a ton of candy too but we ration it out to the boys. Since they get 2
snacks a day they have to choose one sweet and one regular one. Sometimes they
get mad that they can't have a huge candy bar (the fund raiser size) twice a
day but come on. I am sure some other families do that in homes but not mine! I
was cleaning out our closet in our room and found a huge bag of candy that we
had put up from last year! Since it was probably outdated in the first place, I
would hate to eat it now...
I was on Weight Watchers while I was working and it helped a lot with portion
control. I ate everything the boys ate for the most part. Sometimes in a quick
fix I would eat a frozen meal which the boys didn't want anything to do with.
The beauty of working in a boys cottage!
Kristina
prsthelrd Mar 31 2005, 06:01 PM Post #3
QUOTE (momof10 @ Mar 31 2005, 01:41 PM)
We have Sisco(sp?) food and it is processed to the max.
I feel your pain, and not only that they send so many starches that you have no
options
raider72 Apr 27 2005, 05:40 AM Post #4
I know I have put on about 25-30lbs, sad thing is I have a full weight room in
my house and more time than I ever have to use it but I don't. I think we gain
because of the time spent at home and maybe stress factors in?
momof10 Apr 27 2005, 10:49 AM Post #5
Yippeeee! Update: All of the houseparents have complained and the campus nurse
took a look at the menu and about died! She said, no wonder why our girls are
so overweight in the first few months of living here! So, our commissary is
stocking healthier food like chicken and more veggies. Sooooo much better now!
Kristina
Lady Incredible May 7 2005, 05:38 PM Post #6
It was nice to read that I'm not the only one this job has added a few pounds
too.
CaringCouple Jun 6 2005, 12:21 AM Post #7
I posted a while back that we were leaving the lifestyle and this topic just
jumped out at me.
I've been out since the last week of March and it is now the 6th of June.
I have lost 48 pounds of Fat while adding at least 20 pounds of muscle.
I've dropped 3 shirt sizes and 6 inches from my waist.
I eat more and get that occaisional Glass of wine and a beer at lunch every
once in a while that I never had in the last 3 years.
I attribute the rapid changes to the lack of stress as well as the quality of
diet combined with better sleep paterns.
We buy better food than we could afford to feed the house and can plan meals a
nutrionist and the kids would say "heck NO" too like large Salads and a heck of
a lot less startch.
We always ate we we cooked for the kids and our menus were prepared for us in
the last 3 homes and we had to "try" to follow them.
My wife is working as a Case manager at a Correctional Facility for teenage
girls and she is not experiencing as rapid a change as I am.
I do have more free time and ride my bike about 150 miles a week no for
relaxation that she does not have the time to do.
We do miss the houseful of kids though.
It's just us and the dawg again!
gracecountry62 Jun 25 2005, 04:46 PM Post #8
Mike maybe it was those very large hamburgers you made for the kids lol
webmaster Jun 26 2005, 06:39 AM Post #9
Your probably right, BUT they sure were GOOD!!!
gracecountry62 Jun 26 2005, 07:00 PM Post #10
We are going to attempt the hamburger thing on the 4th of July.I think
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