Diet on a Night Shift

[Amy Turner 16]

Hii people,

I'm Amy, a nurse, working at nights and sleeping during the day. Due to this work routine i am gaining weight and snacking before bedtime is more of a concern. I need some diet suggestions.

Thanks and love for all

[James Marusek 5,244]

Hi Amy. I am not sure if you had bypass surgery or if you are just trying to combat this on your own.

I had RNY gastric bypass surgery over 3 1/2 years ago. I transitioned from the weight loss phase to the maintenance phase at around 7 months. I covered the approach that I am using in the maintenance phase in the following article. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf This might answer some of your questions because you are pre-op.

When I was very young, I worked a swing combined with a graveyard shift (around 100 hours per week) for a year. sleep was a difficult problem but it was also very important. I found that they make curtains that let in zero light. This allowed me to sleep effectively during the daytime.

[1poundatatime 174]

I did shift work for years. I can't say whether it impacted my weight gain, but I know I managed nights better than a lot of my colleagues. I think the main thing was being really diligent about my sleep, be it a nap before a night shift or sleeping as soon as I got home and staying in bed (even if I wasn't asleep) until at a least 2pm (I worked 7-7). And after my last night, I would only sleep until 11, then haul my tired arse out of bed, so that I would sleep well that night and flip easily back to a normal schedule. As for food, I would always have a bite to eat at about 5am, that way I wasn't eating right before "bed" but didn't wake up early because I was hungry. Regardless of the crazy hours aim for meals over Snacks... Even if it's "breakfast" at 3pm, "lunch" at 6pm, and "dinner" at midnight. Shift work is tricky! I'm a nurse too and love my new Mon-Fri job!

[Amy Turner 16]

Thanks for the replies @James Marusek @1poundatatime there would definitely be some better solutions out there...i didn't went trough surgeries and reluctant to so

Anyways thanks for response people...

[littleme032017 55]

I to work the nurse night shift. My preop surery visit is next Thursday morning. I had lost 68 pounds in 18 months. But now gained back 20 pounds. After my 7 months to gualify, i found myself craving foods i know i can never eat again. Esp. Rice.

[Amy Turner 16]

Um yes the weight goes down and comes back soon regardless of diet control and everything