Working overnight shift-how do I log food?

Kline123
Kline123 Posts: 43
in Food and Nutrition
Hey everyone! I am working tonight from 11PM to 9AM and usually don't work like this, so I am a little confused on how to log my food. Since I am going to be up and not sleeping, I have to eat something every few hours, so do I log this under Monday's date, or since it is after 12AM, do I log it under Tuesday's date? Also, whenever I normally work from 3PM to 11PM, I sometimes get up in the middle of the night and eat a snack, do I log that under that day or the next day? Thanks everyone!:smile:

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  • mermaidrae
    mermaidrae Posts: 13 Member
    If you don't eat until after 12 am I would log it under tuesdays date!
  • robinaddison
    robinaddison Posts: 232 Member
    I worked nights for years. What I did was firstly, get rid of the labels 'breakfast, lunch' etc and replace them with 'meal 1, meal 2...' Then I decided that my 'day' consisted of the time from when I got up (usually about 5 pm) until when I went to bed (10 am the next day). Yes, it meant that I was frequently logging on 'yesterday's' diary, but it worked for me. Now I work 2nd shift, so most of my meals are eaten at regular hours. However when I get home from work, if I have a snack before bed, I still log it as my final meal of the day even though it is after midnight. Hope that helps.
  • Kline123
    Kline123 Posts: 43
    Thanks so much for your help. This does make it easier to log all the food I eat from when I get up until when I go to bed, even when it is not normal hours. Thanks!:smile:
  • Kline123
    Kline123 Posts: 43
    Thanks for your response!:smile:
  • beezipper
    beezipper Posts: 18 Member
    I also count everything eaten during a graveyard shift after midnight as "yesterday", then I start the next day when I wake up after getting off work.

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