Question for night shift people

mshull

I was wondering what works best for you: counting calories from midnight to midnight or from the time you wake up till you go to bed?

KristyR341199

When I first started tracking my food while I was working nights, I did midnight to midnight, but I found it worked better for me to do from the time I got up till the time I went to bed.

Captain_Wobbles

I feel that overnights make logging a little tricky . Eventually you will find a process that works for you and just keep using it. For instance I go to work at 11pm on some days 2am on others but my process is basically the same. All food I eat before coming home gets logged as the previous day. I come home eat breakfast and log it on the current day. Then I go to sleep and wake up anywhere between 3-6pm where I squeeze in 2 more meals before work and repeat logging anything I eat at work as snacks for the previous day. Off days go back on a 12-12 logging since they are usually back to back for me.

unskinnybop1

I log it for the next day. Ie 12am is the beginning of the new food diary. After overnight I go home to bed and don't eat anything so its easier to track it like that rather than have 2000 for one day and 200 for he next. Lol took me a while to work that put though. Its alot easier now that I have my fitbit to tell me how many calories I have burnt so I know what I can eat though.

KhatLady

I do midnight to midnight. I don't function until that cup of coffee hits and by then it's close to midnight anyway.

twhitney

Guess I should have looked here before posting my same exact question.

lacroyx

I track midnight to midnight.

Train4Foodz

I do things a little differently, I track from waking up and pace my meals oit throughout the evening and the night. Having each of my main meals spaced out, as I would through the day.
For example, if I wake up at 3pm ill have my breakfast then each meal I track up untill me going to bed at 7-8am I track as part of that same day.

Different ways work for different people. Thats what I find easiest.

kar328

I do midnight to midnight. I work three 12 hour shifts so it doesn't make sense to me to keep changing when my day starts. I changed my diary to six-hour time blocks rather than meals with names.

laughingdani

I do things a little differently, I track from waking up and pace my meals oit throughout the evening and the night. Having each of my main meals spaced out, as I would through the day.
For example, if I wake up at 3pm ill have my breakfast then each meal I track up untill me going to bed at 7-8am I track as part of that same day.

Different ways work for different people. Thats what I find easiest.

This is pretty much what I do as well.

SithRN

I just put everything on one meal for the morning when I go to sleep.

DavPul

it really won't matter as long as you're consistent with whatever method you select

Smirnoff65

I also start logging when I get up and have my breakfast at 4pm, lunch will be at my first tea break in work at 21:00pm, dinner will be on my lunch break at 01:30, works fine for me.

wannakimmy

From when I wake up to when I go to sleep... regardless of the time, this is my "day" Been on overnites for about 5 years I think...

ECA67

Worked nights for 24 years. I went by MY DAY. When I got up until I went to sleep.

_Figgzie_

I went by MY DAY. When I got up until I went to sleep.

+1

rayfu75

Midnight to midnight works best for me.

firefoxxie

Midnight to midnight has been working out for me so far

ladonnabeard7

I track my eating from 12am to 4am 4am to 8am 8am to 12pm 12pm to 4pm 4pm to 8pm then 8pm to 12am..
.I break mine up into 4 different categories because I don't work midnights 7 days a week this helps me keep track no matter when I sleep. You may want to practice and see what works the best for you. Good luck!!!!! Feel free to add me if you like.