Official Nightshift thread!!!

yep. I'm work status tonight too.

On a side note, I'm looking at mfp and eating at the same time. WTH!

im working...i work every weekend...while everyone else is having fun i am tied to a desk and computer and the stupid phone....

Am I the only one who has this problem?? I gain weight when I work through the night. I was off for 6 days in between shifts and steadily lost. I go back to 3 nights in a row....still under my calorie allotment...and I gain weight. Now what???

It was slow last night for me at work as well....We only had 6 babies...made for a long nite...but it makes up for the busy nights...(.to have a slow one every once in a while).....but I am proud of myself that I didn't eat out of boredom:yawn: ..."Babies Steps"

i am completely opposite!!! while i am at work i do very well with my eating but when i switch back to days on my days off i have a problem staying under my calorie goals!!! i think i just dont keep busy enough...either that or i am up for too long!! any ideas?

I usually do really good with my eating on my work "week" EXCEPT when there is food left in the break room. Currently there are two boxes of cookies back there that have been calling my name.

I just keep telling myself nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

Hey, this is a great idea! I too am the overnight nurse. I am actually one of the only 2 people who work overnights in our entire clinic ,which is huge. However I get to work in my own home, in my jammies if I please. After 22 yrs of being a nurse, this is HEAVEN. BUT, I have gained 55#, which is making me crazy. I hope to get a lot of great information and encouragement from everyone here at MFP. It has been great so far, so hello to everyone and thanks for all of the great information.

Hi and welcome :flowerforyou: I read your post from the other day and tried to reply to it...but my computer wouldn't let me :mad:
Glad you found your way over to the "official nightshift thread"

Hope everyone is having a great night!!!

I like this thread

I am a (nearly) night shift nurse... I did my first day shift in forever today, have another one tomorrow. I think I find it harder to be good on days than nights... partly because I took a baby for cardiac appointment and didnt get back till 1pm so didnt eat anything till then. And I made a banana cake for our cup of tea time
Still stuck to my calories tho Back to nights at the weekend then a week off, YIPPEE :happy:

I like Special K (regular) with a banana on top. I am also a huge fan of Frosted mini wheats, I mix it 1/2 and 1/2 with unfrosted mini wheats to reduce the sugar.

yeah i think i'll go with the frosted mini wheats.. i keep seeing the commercials and they make me want them lol.. thanks guys!

Welcome to the midnight shift everybody......

I have been working some form of a midnight for over 7 years now.

This shift did help me get through school - getting my B.B.A.

But due to the economy, I am still struck on the shift, but it is not that bad working this shift.

When I have some free time, I do work on various projects at work.

What is helpful also is that there isn't any types of food around that would cause me to fall off the wagon.

I have also gotten use to working out before I leave for work so that at least I got my workout in.

But it is tough at times, especially when there is a family function going on, but you have to work that night.

Glad to see this thread and hope to stay in touch with all of the midnighters......

Take care and stay on course - your diet plan....

I've been working the night shift for 7 or 8 years now, and let me tell ya! You never get used to it. LOL! But I do have a question for you veteran night shifters....Do you start your day when you wake up for work? I mean for logging your info for MFP? And if so, what about the weekends/days off? I mean I typically try to stay on my night shift schedule but sometimes I just can't. Thanks for reading! Good luck everyone!!

That's always been my question as well. I usually work 2 - 3 twelve hr. shifts a week. Sometimes I work one at a time, with a day or two in between, sometimes 2 in a row or sometimes 3 in a row (killer). I try to stretch my calories through the day and night, startimg the next day with what I eat before I go to bed and throughout the next day/night till morning again. I don't know if that's the right thing to do. Some people count their calories through midnight and then start the next day's allotment. I wish I knew the best way so I could continue to lose. Does anyone else have an answer?:explode: :explode:

Hi all - its been a bit since I've been on too. Good to see that everyone is doing well. I feel like I have a slight hurdle to jump. I've been on the site for about a month and I have seen results that I'm thrilled with but, its turning mental... I want sweets, I want to snack and I want to over eat. But I'm trying to stay stong. I don't want to go back to my old lifestyle. So, I'm feeling optimistic that I can keep the the healthy eating ball going. I think I'm mostly I'm burnt out with eating the same things. Its tough to work nights - I work at least 10 hours, depending on my OT schedule sometimes its up to 15 hours. So to bring hearty meals that can easily reheat in a microwave is challenging! I think my mission this week is to go to the library and do some major photocopying of recipies!

MissBarb - my diary is open if you want to see how I log food. I log it like a normal person - from when I wake up at 3ish in the afternoon until I go to bed around 8ish in the morning. On my days off I keep it the same, even if I adjust my schedule to more of a dayshift. I still log the food from when I'm up until when I go to bed. The way I see it my "midnight" is noon haha.