How to log food and drink when you keep weird hours

[Andell 53]

I works days and nights, some times both. Any suggestions on how to long my Fluid intake? Like I'm drinking right now, is this yesterday or day? My days generally look like this

wake 5 am - go to bed 5 pm, wake 9 pm to 5 pm the next day - 2-3 days a week

Basically I'm working 1st and 3rd shift sometimes back to back. I sleep in between shifts.

On 1st shift days Im up usually 5 am to 9 pm.

i guess I could just do midnight to midnight or 6 am to 6 am.

[Karen Kenney 61]

wow that's a crazy schedule. I would count my awake hours as "day" and sleep hours as "night", obviously you can only eat and drink when you are awake (day hours), does that make sense?

[Andell 53]

wow that's a crazy schedule. I would count my awake hours as "day" and sleep hours as "night", obviously you can only eat and drink when you are awake (day hours), does that make sense?

that was my original plan but some days I have more day hours than others so it will make the log look off when i go to see my dietitian. I'm thinking that I will just try midnight to midnight this weekend to see how it works, then try it the other way Mon-Tues.

[newbeing 19]

Maybe speak with your dietitian. I know from working with a nutrition coach that your body needs sustenance within 30 to 60mins of waking up. And I would eat every 2.5-3 hrs like clockwork! It helped me lose weight by speeding my metabolism. (Smaller meals more frequently). Hope that helps to guide a conversation with your health professional.

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[Aggiemae 739]

Just write down the time and exactly what you ate and drank. Basically as long as you are losing weight you are doing it right.

I log from when I get up till when I go to bed. Sometimes I'm on call and don't get to sleep for 24 one those days I eat every 4-6 hours but then I sleep for 15 hours so I th I no that the am out of food I eat comes out about t he same from week to week.