Official Nightshift thread!!!

After a weekend trip I am back to the graveyard... Just dusted off my fangs and doned my cape. Muhahahaa... Now to strike terror in various computer systems!

WOW... I do NOT want to be working tonight!!! I haven't worked since last tuesday night and now am scheduled (and took extra shifts) every night till saturday. I'm already beat and my shift just started. I don't know if I'm more excited that it's slow tonight or not cuz all I wanna do is sleep maybe I'll do some Yoga.......... maybe.......
untill than,.. ENTERTAIN ME NIGHTSHIFT MFP PEEPS!!!

yeah i was reading this whole thread about people getting similar reactions when they discussed their weight loss efforts with other people. like i mentioned before, my whole serious start with this happened with a contest at work, so everyone knew who all was signed up. since then i try not to really talk about it with people, friends and co-workers alike.. i'd rather them notice a change and say, hey u look like u lost more, or something of the like. i went to the park yesterday and actually made it through jogging a mile, which i was really proud of b/c i haven't done that in a long time. i told my mom about it and she gave me this look, like i had said i just jogged 100 miles.. it was weird. oh well is right! let them all be jealous i say!

2 hours left then i finally get a night off, woooooo hooooo!

I've been working nights for 6 years now and still hate them. Everyone brings cakes and sweets in, I used to indulge in all of that but now I pre-plan what I'm taking to work. I work 10pm - 7am and I find drinking water and also eating fruit and oakcakes does the trick. Sometimes I will have some sweets or a slice of cake but I don't myself up about it anymore - I just exercise more the following day when I wake up. Simples



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Oh man I'm struggling tonight--the cookies we keep out at the hotel smell so good and I just want to grab one and eat it--just smelling it is making my mouth water and stomach growl--I tried to get myself to eat something else and/or try to get my mind off of it all together--but it's still there--I'm having a mind battle right now of good vs evil--one side saying "just have one, what's one going to really do" while the other side is saying "one will lead to God knows how many, you always say just one and it turns out to be more"--I really dont like nights like this

Anyone working tonight? Slow night here. Went to a trainer today at the gym...could barely walk after!! He kicked my butt!!!

I am!!! AGAIN! Basically I work a lot and half the time, it's slow so I'm bored. I'm always hanging out on MFP or doing Yoga to give myself something to do. I'd probably be on FB too but my work has blocked it. I keep praying that they don't block this site too :grumble: Seriously! I don't know what I would do with myself if they DID....
Sounds like a good day at the gym though! I always love being so sore I can't walk.

On overnights and stealing sleep when I can since hubby says I'm always sleeping and should spend time with him, though he gets to sleep while I'm at work and I don't :grumble:

I will totally add food to the night before Dave, I feel like there's no harm as long as I don't go over.

Not sure if I've posted in this thread yet. I'm a hospital pharmacist at a 470 bed hospital. Overnight, there is only one pharmacist on duty. By law, I have to stay in the pharmacy (must have pharmacist present). Anyway, I work for 7 days and then I am off for 7 days when another pharmacist works my shift. I do not accrue vacation time, do not get sick time or any paid time off.

My shift is Thursday night through Wednesday night. I leave my house at 8:15pm and drive about 80 miles to work. I start working at 9:45pm and get off at 7:15am. I do not get a lunch break, but we do have a break room. I generally bring in a Lean Pocket for my evening meal. At 7:15, I clock out and drive home. I either eat a breakfast bar while driving, or sometimes wait until I get home for some cereal. I mess around on the computer for about an hour to unwind then I go to bed. My husband wakes me by 6pm so I can get ready for work. He makes dinner and we eat at 7:30, then I dress and hit the road.

My shift will be over for the week tomorrow. Then, I flip my days and nights back around. I sleep most of the week to get caugh up. I do get out on my bicycle for an hour a few times a week. No chance or time for exercise during my work week. (9.5 hours at work, 3 hours driving, 8 hours sleeping, and 3.5 hours for eating, bathing and unwinding).

i'm on for the next 5 nights!
lee- that sounds awesome! i just wish those morningstar burgers weren't so darn expensive. for break i had a yogurt (light&fit orange bliss- tastes like an orange creamsicle!) and a grapefruit cup... haven't been eating the greatest lately, i need a jumpstart!

quick edit: i've noticed that since i really started exercising regularly that i have more energy, which is a good thing. however, with this, i usually am not able to nap before work like i used to.. if anything i'll get maybe 20 min. i'll be fine for the majority of the shift, but the last 90 or so minutes just kill me. all of a sudden i feel completely exhausted, and sometimes fight to keep my eyes open. anyone else having issues?

oh i know! i only get them if they're on sale. so ridiculous. i've found that i love target for getting certain food items. can't beat the prices, and even then things go on sale like lean cuisines. i just wish i had a super walmart or something that had a produce section. i can't stand the fact that it's so costly to eat well! my one saving grace is this market-place type of store that i can get certain produce at for much better prices, and i feel, quality.