Official Nightshift thread!!!

When I first started working night shift years back, I worked with upbeat and energetic people. Right now I have a lethargic crew.
I'm glad I found this, support would be nice!

Lynz- My crew right now is rather lazy. I'm used to my wanna be troopers that run traffic all night. I'll get those guys back soon enough. They rotate to days every month.

I'm seriously thinking about bringing the carmen electra strip tease work out dvd my hubby got me a few years ago to work and doing it when the guys are gone...just have to figure out which computer to put it on lol

I don't usually even get a chance to break a sweat since someone always needs me on the radio or phone or 911 ring. lol But I do get to control the AC

There is overnight and weekend differential pay? I knew there was a night one, but not one for weekend too. I really have to get a civilian job. Being recallable 24/7 is not always the coolest, but I do love my job and the reason that I do it!

For Thanksgiving I should be okay, but for the Christmas and New Year's, I will be the new guy to the command and just coming off of leave. Hopefully, my husband and I can line our days up because we've been separated for 2 years next month. When I get back with him, he'd be going to ship and I don't know their schedule.

What do you do?

I'm in the Navy. I'm pracitically a paralegal for the JAG. It's 11:45 am where I am, so I'm happy for this thread because the world is asleep when I awake. It is kind of hard, but he and I both met in the Navy and this is something that we both want to make a career of, so we make the best of our time home.

Is it true, that I can't donate because I am over in Bahrain (Near Iraq and Kuwait). I like to donate but I get tattoos too often and now I am here.

This question may have been answered already but here goes. I am starting the night shift AGAIN. It is the 2-2-3 12 hour shift scenario. My question is how do I log my food for the previous day or that day. I hope this makes sense. Like when I get up Sunday afternoon. I would treat that like a new day? When I get off Monday morning and that being my day off after I get a few hours sleep (usually 4 so I can sleep that night) when I get up treat that as a new day? The problem is that usually when I get off work I usually eat before sleep, I know that is bad but I sleep better. It has been 5 years since I have worked nights and I can not remember how I did it last time all I know is that I lost a huge amount of weight during that time ( that I eventually put back on working days). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

That is such a good idea. i never would have thought of that. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Guys,
Has anyone ever taken Melatonin to sleep? I looked up Night Eating Disorder ( in my case...morning) and I definatly show signs of it. I cant go to sleep without eating carbs, then I wake up, eat more carbs and go back to sleep. It's an awful, awful habit. I'm always half asleep when I do it, so I don't really use my brain. This is what I read about Melatonin:

Your body has its own internal clock that controls your natural cycle of sleeping and waking hours. In part, your body clock controls how much melatonin your body makes. Normally, melatonin levels begin to rise in the mid- to late evening, remain high for most of the night, and then drop in the early morning hours.

I'm thinking because of working this shift, my melatonin may be low. It's natural, and worth a try. What do you guys think?

Another night shifter here. Working as a polce/fire/ems dispatcher, will transfer to patrol soon however, which I'm sure I'll stay on deep nights even after that. I actually adjust pretty well to nights/day shifts. Here at our police department, it's not too bad, we used to have a dungeon, but just had a new building built, we're on the 3rd floor with several large windows. We have a fully furnished gym at our disposal as well, so it makes it almost impossible to have an excuse not to work out. I usually do weight training before shift and cardio during my lunch. We are a larger department, at least 8 dispatchers on during evenings, and 6 here in early morning with at least 12 officers on the streets, along with fire and ems personnel.

Most of my issues stem from eating junk food while working. I've learned I can't buy anything or intice myself with any junk if I just put it out of mind out of sight. My automatic response to people now is just no thank you. We have birthday parties and all kinds of parties up here, it's tough sometimes, but worth the effort to have a learned response of just saying no without even thinking. Also reading on here, and other forums I frequent help to keep me in line.

I did carb cycling when I trained strong man pre competition, and had refeeds, where I got to eat anything and everything for 24 hours before a carb depletion for 6 days, and LOVED it...it's good to get a little treat here and there, don't sweat it. The stress of worrying about what you just ate is probably worse for your health then a cheat meal every now and then.

can i just say that who ever left the box of candy bars to sale in dispatch (for their kid's fundraiser) is EVIL.


i'm trying to resist. I don't need one.

I gave in..sigh.

Guess that's what happens when you are too busy to eat all day and forgot to bring dinner.

I have some string cheese in the mini fridge in here...I'm hungry but I don't want to eat. I feel like I'm going to puke. I'm super nervous...I'm shooting a wedding this saturday (for my dispatch partner) I'm terrified.

Hey Chelsea,
I normally start my meals at midnight...starting with lunch, breakfast when I get up, and dimmer before work. Im sooo tired of the night shift, but doesn't look like Im getting out of it anytime soon. I work for Verizon Fios btw....making sure the infomercials run at night