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Nightshift effect on body

sooozi1
sooozi1 Posts: 5 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I do one week of nightshifts every couple of months and find that I don't loose any weight at all during that week, but as soon as I'm back on days is starts coming off again. Does anyone know why this might be? I eat exactly the same food but maybe it's the lack of sleep that's stopping the weight loss? I find this very frustrating!

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  • Misspinklift
    Misspinklift Posts: 384 Member
    Not having enough sleep does affect the weigh loss journey.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    I work nights and have no problem losing weight.
  • melachey
    melachey Posts: 14 Member
    I have the same schedule and things are always off the week that I'm nights. For me, it's definitely the sleep schedule. I just don't sleep as much when I'm nights and I sleep in shorter increments.
  • mirrim52
    mirrim52 Posts: 763 Member
    I work nights every 3 weeks or so. I don't weigh in until I am done. Usually, I weigh myself as soon as I get up in the morning. When I'm on nights, if I weigh myself as soon as I get up in the afternoon, I weigh more than I would in the morning, even if I haven't eaten in the same amount of time. Just the way my body works.
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