ha ha yes, yes it has. I work 5x a week, 11pm-7am PST including weekends with Mon/Tues as my days off. I never workout before going to work. I either workout after work in the morning around 8am at my YMCA and on weekends while @ work . Usually between 2-3AM for 30 mins. It's rarely busy at work on the weekends and the 4 people or so I work with are supportive of me and my weight loss and cover for me if it does get busy while I am out. Another cool aspect of the workplace and hours I do work is no one cares if you show up in your PJ's.

There really isn't a dress code enforced. Many weekends I'll just come into work wearing workout clothes and no one cares. I work at a desk infront of a computer so it can get boring at times and of course unhealthy from sitting so long. I work at a Naval base so it's pretty secure and safe to go outside. Very little traffic and people around. They have a track and field that I'll go walk a few miles plus big parking garage buildings. I'll go up and down the 8 flights of stairs and jog up the ramps to the rooftop and back down. There's a HUGE gym with 3 floors of cardio machines, weights, and even a pool! Unforunately it's closed when I am at work :frown:

I know the nights I worked at a nursing home I would take my lunch break and walk downstairs in the basement. No one was around plus I would keep 5 pound weights in my locker and used them when I walked. I always found that it was to hard to workout when I got off because I was to tired. Now I work home health and can't walk at work. But I work 2 12s and a 16. So I work out on my days off. So I got 3 major work outs in during the week.

Before work. After shift I need to sleep right away.

I squeeze in workouts wherever and whenever I can. You can frequently see me lunging my meds down the hallway or doing jumping jacks on my lunch break. I always stand and chart. I can't workout after work unless I have the day off or I'll never get to sleep. On nights that I work I make an effort to get up early enough to lightly workout. I'm always afraid if I put in a heavy workout day that I won't be able to perform my best at work so I save those for my days off.

Yes I eat before I go to sleep. I sleep better that way. I also go to sleep at the end of my shift. I am just to tired to try to work out at the end of my shift.

If I'm really going to get a workout in, it needs to be before work--for several reasons. With the days getting shorter, it's more likely to still be dark when I get off work, which means outside stuff is limited. I try to walk the dog (at a brisk-very brisk pace) before work and usually get in at least a brief workout at home before heading there.

Most weeks, I work five 12-hour shifts, and by the time I get off work at 6:30 a.m., I'm done for and want to go to bed. Therefore, after work isn't realistically going to happen. On the days I don't get up early enough to walk and/or work out, I cut myelf some slack and know I'll make it up on my weekend.

I work Saturday afternoons and Sunday to Wednesday midnights. I get home around 8am, get the kids ready for school, and then sleep for the afternoon. On Sunday mornings and Monday & Wednesday nights I run a healthy living support group and that is when I work out. On Sundays after my workout I go home and go to bed. On Monday and Wednesday evenings, I finish my workout and then head home to get ready for work.

I have tried to work out right after work. I just can't do it. I get down on myself because i want to work out but when i get home all i can do is crawl in bed and sleep. I have better success when i workout right after i wake up. I usually work out with more intensity when i wait till MY morning time.

When i can i get to the gym after my shift, and i get my kids to school that way im out and ready to work out. There are times that i work a 16 or 18 hour shift so have to wait till after that way i don't feel tired during work.

I work the same as you as a night RN. I find that I get a better workout if I do it before work after I've slept. I have more energy when i first wake up so I burn more and don't wear out as easily. If I get there at 4:30 I can get in at least an hour of cardio. Good luck to you..