work and food

Yes, eat at night.
Instead of trying to work some idea of what you are supposed to do, make a plan that works for you. The more aware you are of your own needs and how you can accommodate them, the happier and more successful you will be.

As long as you stay within your calories, you can eat whenever you wish. The issue many people have with night time eating is that they will eat too much, often because they are tired or bored. If that's not the case for you, great! If it is, be aware of that and just make sure you keep tracking.

~Lyssa

It's probably handy to decide when you want to log it so you can keep track of your calorie goal (everything before sleep goes onto day one, everything after midnight goes onto day two, etc.) and do it consistently. Other than that, it really doesn't matter when you eat as long as your calories out are higher than your calories in. All that 'don't eat after [time]' is to keep you from binging. If you eat within your calorie goal, you are all set

i currently work 3rd shift at a prison ...i have to get up every 15 mins to check on the boys...i'm in the process of going through steps to get weight loss surgery and my doctor has me on a structured eating sleeping habit ... isince we work nights which is not what a normal body is use to i eat breakfast and lunch at work and when i get home i have "dinner" and then stay up for a few hours and then try to get a full 6-8 hours of sleep..usually for those few hours i'm up in the morning i'm doing exercises....usually they say it's not good to eat at night but if your up and working and on your feet you need to eat