anyone else a daycare provider?

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Jillzy_2008

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Im a daycare provider and it seems like the kids want to eat (or not eat) all day long! Being around food all day makes me hungry!
 
ME ME ME! PICK ME!!!!!! I do daycare for my sister. She has the two cutest kids (5 almost 6) and a 3 yr. When I began I was in a tough spot in a bad relationship or what would become a bad relationship. I had dropped out of school and was dealing with being disabled and felt sorry for myself and did nothing all day. Weight had slowly began to climb but then I began to watch the first kiddo and my weight just went BOOM! and the next thing I knew I was sitting on the couch a lot watching cartoons and soap operas and of course needed a friend and there was the kids food and a lot of other junk food. I went as far as to eat the spaghettios with her and she barely got any and I would have to make her something else.(I want to throw up just admitting that) I also found it was really easy clean up and very convenient to make one meal if I ate what was left so I found myself hanging over the sink and I perfected the (shovel effect) in case the baby would cry when I was in the middle of eating instead of going back to it because as you know there is a chance I won't be able to eat again for hours. or at least that is what I told myself. I began to setup a pattern to sabotage myself and here I am at 4ft 11 (I tell everyone 5 ft) at 190somethin pounds. I don't even want to weigh myself these days. I am sick just thinking what I have done to myself and done to my future if I do not fix this. I have wanted the quick fix I have wanted to learn how to do it "the right way" but what is "right"? I feel desperate. I have acid reflux, my blodd pressure is ok for now but has been bad in the past. I have bowel issues and I'm miserable. I am sorry I am rambling but this site has opened up pandoras box and I am releasing my thoughts and emotions like crazy because I have found a place I can go to. Thanks for psoting and thnx for reading this if you do.
 
Im 5'2 and 215 :smash:

I guess we need to start feeding the kids healthier?
 
I work part time as a nanny and I find it very difficult to eat correctly when I am at the kids' house.
They have all this stuff that I don't buy (and wouldn't because I am not strong enough to not eat it once it is there) so when I go over I end up eating salami, and cheese sticks, and chips, and chocolate...
I actually gained 11 pounds last year and I think it was mainly because I started working 3 days a week at theirs instead of 1. The mom also makes the nicest choc cgip cookies Ihave ever seen. They are huge, probably like 700 cals per cookie, and I sed to eat at least 1, often 2 of them in one day.

Now that I am not eating gluten it is a bit better, but I still eat all of the above mentioned. Argh!!!! I am very thankful they have a lot of fruit usually so I can eat that too. But they aren't great fans of vegetables, so I never dine a salad or anything like that when at theirs (which I do when home). Today I am working 11 hours at theirs and I am already dreading it.
Camy
 
I work in a nursery in the mornings between 8 and 12 at the gym and I swear the kids are always eating or carrying around a bottle of juice. I try to keep a huge bottle of water and something small around to snack on so I can curb my cravings for all their yummy junk food.

It is difficult though. I find it easier to distract and go play with one or two of them so that neither of us are interested in food at that time.
 
Hi Guys, sorry I forgot about this thread!

now that the weather is nicer, I love taking the little guys out and away from the kitchen!!
 
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