Working 3rd shift

[Andre08 14]

Just curious to see if there are any people who have had bariatric surgery that work nights and if so what is their schedule like? I work night shift from 8pm to 4am so I'm just trying to get some ideas from other people who have had surgery that also work 3rd shift.

Like when u eat, take your Vitamins, workout, walk, etc

Edited September 19, 2016 by Andre08

[Kyn13 215]

I work 7p-7a 4 days a week. I start back this week. But I always keep my Vitamins and meds with me. I try to wake up early enough to walk around 2 blocks near my house. Then I help my son with homework and take him to practice. I eat when I get up and then again when I'm hungry. I try to pack 4-5 small things so I can have variety but don't over eat. I Really like the tuna & salon sealed foil packs. Then if I have time in the am when I get off I either go swimming or work out. I also keep a refillable Water bottle cause we have and ice/water machine at work. Good luck

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[mi75 1,235]

I work nights. I had my surgery while working a day job and no problems. I took a night job and for the first 3-6 months i had a terrible time with adjusting. I only work 3 nights a week (nurse) so there is this constant work/sleep disruption. At first, I packed hard boiled eggs, baked chicken, shakes, etc. All good bari foods.

Then about 9-10 months into the job I started slipping. I started drinking diet Vernors. Then I started nibbling and snacking at work.

Now I'm up about 20 lbs and struggling with the regain. I am still on nights but have finally adjusted my body to it. I take prevacid every morning around 8am, and if needed i'll take it around 9-10 pm. For exercise, if I work the night before, then i will just walk the following night. if i'm not working, then I do my Beachbody DVDs when the family is gone during the day.

I just take Vitamins when i take my prevacid, and Calcium when i wake up OR at dinner, so there's a time gap.

Working nights is definitely a challenge in general, but I feel like being a bari patient at night is extra tough because if I eat during the day to maintain my blood sugar swings, then eating during my shift is just extra calories. During the stretches that I do work back to back shifts, I eat probably 300-450 more calories during that 24 hour period than I should. Thus, the regain...i'm on a pouch reset right now. we'll see if I can get control back!