Tracking During the night shift

nfields489
nfields489 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey you guys does anyone work overnight? I do and I'm having a hard time tracking and not going overboard because I'm hungry after and during work!

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  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,147 Member
    What about tracking do you find hard? Shouldn't really matter what time of day you're eating.

    You can change your meals to time slots or different names if that helps (Settings>Diary Settings>Meal Names).

    Forward planning is a good way of logging and tracking, decide what you're going to have each day and pre-log it, that way you know roughly how many left over calories you have.
  • strikermiz
    strikermiz Posts: 34 Member
    I work 2 12 hour night shifts per week. I log midnight to midnight and log my lunch as whatever I eat mid shift since I'm sleeping during traditional lunch time.

    I totally understand the hunger issue. My stomach actually growls most of the night even though I feel like I have been eating non stop. Eating is my body's way of trying to stay awake. I pack tons of healthy snacks. Weigh them out to exact portions in order to keep logging tight. In the morning when I get home I eat "breakfast " and get to bed as soon as I can. The longer I stay awake the more I want to eat.

    I try not to be too hard on myself if I go over a little. Just make up for it on a well rested day.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    This is a very hard problem since you are switching schedules. I've done it a few times in the past year. My solution was to eat normal dinner then fast until breakfast except for tea/coffee/juice and of course, water. I would then eat a big breakfast and go to bed.
  • nfields489
    nfields489 Posts: 2 Member
    My hardest part was that I would overeat either before or after my shift
  • grentea
    grentea Posts: 96 Member
    I work night shift. I pre- log for the day that I go in to work. It makes it easier to not go over. And I bring my own food. It's the best way for me to not rely on fast food.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    Bringing my own food has been the breakthrough for my regular day. You eat what you pack and nothing more.

    Hunger is another issue. in my experience, if you tough it out a few times, your stomach will fall in line.

    Best of luck! (It ain't always easy, but it's worth it!)
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    You can eat more on the days you work and less on your days off. That way you can do a daily average for the week.
  • twayne4424
    twayne4424 Posts: 2 Member
    nfields489 wrote: »
    Hey you guys does anyone work overnight? I do and I'm having a hard time tracking and not going overboard because I'm hungry after and during work!

  • twayne4424
    twayne4424 Posts: 2 Member
    I work overnights too so when I feel hungry I'll eat some healthy and drink a lot of water and stay moring so I don't eat much and that helps me
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