Working Overnights.......

[Chancie 65]

I'm trying to figure out how I'm gonna eat...... I have to work overnights for 3 or 4 days.....7pm to 8 am.

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I don't want to eat prior to going to bed. And I'm sure I'm gonna be so tired the first night I will fall right to sleep.< /span>

I start tonight....... so I got up really early this morning (like 3 am) so i can go lay down about 1pm and hopefully sleep til 5:30

I guess I can have my Protein and coffee backwards, have it around 8 pm

And was thinking just some broth the first nights, afraid to have anything Heavy, but know I have to eat....... suggestions!! Pleaseeeeeeee!:svengo:

[learned2bskinny 81]

Chancie,

I work nights 6pm to 6am four nights a week. It makes eating very difficult because on the days you switch from days to nights you tend to eat 5 meals in 24 hours. Breakfast, lunch and dinner during the day, and then usually lunch and dinner during the night. I try to eat lightly during the day, Protein drink or salad at lunch time, fish fillet at dinner time, so I can eat more normally while I'm working. I don't know if this helps, but it's what I do. Good luck tonight.

[alegna242 1]

Chancie ~

I recently went back to nights 7pm - 7am 3x a week. I was on days for 18 months prior to this. But have been working nights for 5+ years total, that's how I packed on the additional 30 lbs that made me think about WLS in the first place! Your going to start craving carbs a bit more at night. I've noticed that what I am bringing to work is not exactly what I should be! Last week I kicked myself in the rear and starting bringing better Snacks, Edamame Beans, hummas with low fat, low cab, sea salt pita chips, cheese sticks, etc. I don't like to eat a "meal" because it makes me sleepy but 1-2 Snacks keep me sane! Hope this helps.

[BuRnOuT 0]

Hi Chancie..hope ur doing well:001_smile:

I would have to agree with alegna on the meal thing. especially carbs, they tend to make me sleepy too...

I would suggest some sort of grilled Protein that u'll nibble on throughout the night? grilled fish or prawns perhaps...

[Chancie 65]

Thanks everyone!

I made it thru nights, am on Vac... and go back to days on Monday.

I got a feeling tho that I'll be put on nights after Christmas.... so will have to come back to this thread.

I actually lost 2 pounds working overnights! I was soooo busy that a few nights I didn't even sit down. Not good, but it was necessary.