Night shifts

milliereid
milliereid Posts: 21
in Health and Weight Loss
I work night shifts 9pm - 8am, does anybody else work these type of shifts? How do you go about logging your food/meals? I'm really struggling with keeping track due to eating at strange times. Does anybody have any tips?

Thanks :)

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  • dawnj87
    dawnj87 Posts: 98 Member
    I too work the night shift. I work 7p-7am. I log my meals in just like you would normally on a day you weren't working. When I get up that's breakfast, then I do lunch before leaving for work and if I pack my dinner I usually record it prior to leaving for work and just stick to eating only what I have recorded. I try to eat my dinner by midnight and try to track everything before then so it will show completed. Working nights is alot different and people don't realize what kind of differences we have to deal with.
  • brilynn79
    brilynn79 Posts: 86 Member
    I occasionally work 7p-7a, I used to do 3 -12's. What worked best for me was sleep to sleep whatever that happened to be. My co-worker that did WW would restart her day at 0000. sometimes she would crack me up waiting for it to be midnight so she could eat.

    I think whatever works as long as you are consistent.
  • Rosyrockalot
    Rosyrockalot Posts: 10
    yessss !!!! I work 8.30 til 7.30 and find it really difficult - for example I had toast with butter and cheese on at 4am today !!!! aaaaaaargh - terrible !! was so hungry !!!! have logged it as my brekkie for today but that doesnt leave me many calories for rest of the day x I've only been doing this one week so getting used to the 1270 cals a day still.
    will try to get in a routine where I'm more organised and take food with me thats within my cal limit xx
    Add me and we can support each other xx
  • fishra
    fishra Posts: 1 Member
    I work 7p-7am, and I log everything up until 7am for the day before, it takes some getting used to - and sometimes the day after you work you seem to be grossly UNDER your calorie range cause we dont start eating till 4pm:), but it grows on you and you start to find a rhythm. Good luck
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    Midnight to midnight.
  • Justjamie0418
    Justjamie0418 Posts: 1,065 Member
    I work 11-7 and I log mine 12am-12am too.

    I typically will sleep from 8-830am till 1130 or so when I wake up hungry.. usually eat cereal. Sleep till 1-2 and maybe have a snack or wait till dinner around 5ish, workout at 8, go to work at 11 and have a snack around 1130. another snack/minimeal around 230/3 and will sometimes eat a 'breakfast' around 5/530.
  • transvenouspacer
    transvenouspacer Posts: 182 Member
    I also work 7p-7a. My diary is set in time increments starting and ending at Midnight. I eat dinner before work at around 6 pm, then have a snack before midnight, eat lunch sometime around 2 am, another snack around 5 am, eat breakfast when I get home, sleep, then get up and start all over again. So far, so good!
  • dawnj87
    dawnj87 Posts: 98 Member
    I had a few of my night shift buddies who would do the same thing, wait until midnight before they could eat again. LOL:bigsmile:
  • kelp99
    kelp99 Posts: 101 Member
    I normally work 4-2:30am but I do cover night shift every so often [such as this week]. I've found that from when I wake up to when I go to sleep works for me. My sister who regularly works night shift does midnight to midnight and she's changed her diary headings to reflect that. [Instead of Breakfast/lunch/dinner, she put it in times, so for her its 12am -6am, 6am-12pm, 12pm-6pm, and 6pm-12am].
  • Rhebee
    Rhebee Posts: 9
    I used to start a new day at midnight with whatever i ate after midnight going in the breakfast part of the next day. Its whatever makes sense to you really.
  • RaineyLaney
    RaineyLaney Posts: 605 Member
    I work 11pm to 7am .. I have an open food diary and in my notes I post what times I eat. Feel free to take a look

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