Hey, where's my second shift friends?

yes healther it is hard to lose weight on other shifts. everything is based on a daylight shift.
Mine is really difficult because i come home around 1am and get back up at 6 to get my son off to school and then do an aerobic tape eat breakfast and then take a nap and then go to work from 3-11 and then go to gym and work out after work.
when you get hungry try drinking water at first its hard but it will get easier

I'm a second shifter , i just make do with what i can. Every morning i wakeup at 6am and get a good 30-45 minutes of fasted cardio in. Then i make breakfast and frer relaxing for a little bit, i cook my meals for the day. Packup everything then head to the gym from 9-11ish usually. Come back eat and go to work. Not snacking is hard, but i usually allow myself a handful of mixed nuts or a beef stick or even just a cheese stick for a snack. Willpower is key in a diet, i like to keep to a strict plan. It helps me discipline myself. Hang in there and motor on

I work three 12 hour shifts and they are from 7p to 7a. Every time around 3a I get the munchies like something fierce. Those three days I do not have the energy nor time to get in a full workout. I try to eat healthy but boy, is it tough! I try to pack healthy snacks but I have a vending machine that literately sits 30 feet away from me. It is mean and taunts me.

I'm a 12 hr nightshifter right now, 8pm-8am...we switch every 10 days. There isn't a lot of time to plan/prep food, or squeeze in a workout. It is a testament to sheer willpower that I give up an hour of precious sleep to get my training session done. I learned to be flexible and listen to my body. Sometimes sleep trumps exercise.

Food is the rough one. There are times that my brain and stomach are so confused by my odd hours that I can't make myself eat anything (I feel this is worse than overeating). Other times, I'm starving, and in a time crunch, the bad foods seem to be the quickest and easiest (but POP TARTS, Tasha?!?! Seriously?!?!) I try to plan and pack ahead of time so it's less likely that I'll make bad choices in a rush or hungry desperation.

Can I get a AMEN. I work second shift and find it hard to lose weight too. I usually go to bed between 1-2am and set my alarm for 9. It takes me a while to get out of bed and to the gym. I try to do a hr to a half hour before I train.with my trainer, on my days with out my trainer I do hr. of cardio and maybe hafe an hr. of core, shower, run home and go to work. I don't do alot of cooking because it's hard for me to make time to do that. I have no idea what I would do if I had kids. Anyway glad I'm not alone.

i work from 3 pm to 1130 pm and usually stay up until around 2 am. I sleep until 10 or 11 then get up and lounge for an hour, do around an hour of exercise then shower, lounge, eat and then go to work. I always eat after i get home from work and usually immediately before i go to sleep. I sleep best on a full stomach for sure. My late night favorite snack is a giant bowl of fiber one cereal with some fruit on top and unsweetened almond milk. Fills you up big time and low calorie and cleans you out. Oh, and a glass of wine every night too. what can i say...... I do not believe in the "dont eat before bedtime" idea. If you are exercising and are training your body to work properly then it doesnt matter when you eat, just make sure that you stay in your calories.

i think that second shift is easier to lose weight on because after work i dont want to do anything except chill out and wind down. SO having all morning to exercise its great to me.

i work 2nd shift, i was on it this time last year and i lost about 40 lbs, but they had me on a three month rotation so once i got put on third i gained half back, but now i'm on 2nd a gain so i'm out to lose again

2nd shifter. I only have fruit, veggies and one to two servings of nuts at my work for me to snack on. The most simple way to stop snacking is to remove the temptation. Every night after work I reward myself with an apple or an orange before bed. make sure to drink only water during your shift that also helps the hunger cravings and makes it ezer to fall asleep. it does for me anyways.

i have tried doing my exercising after work and i just feel bloated and gross from the day or something, just cant get into it as much. I feel my best working out before i have eaten anything for the day.

I have been on second shift for 5 months now and am having the same issue. I do really well during the day but can't resist snacking when I get home. I thought second would help me lose weight because I wouldn't be eating the same stuff as my husband. Instead I am still eating crap and now I am gaining weight! I don't know what to do with myself to get out of this funk.

I feel ya on the not being motivated to do anything before work. I've worked all 3 shifts recently, and the worst part about 2nd is oversleeping/not doing a darned thing before work. My advice would be to pledge to yourself to be in bed by X hour and wake up after X hours of sleep to where you have a reasonable amount of time to get stuff done, and THEN set a goal of gym X times a week.

As for the food issue, definitely leave yourself some calories for when you get home, and figure out snacks that satisfy you during that time. Think about how good you've been ALL day and if it's worth it to throw it away.

It's the worst (especially when your employer feeds you all the time). I've gained 10lbs since I started working 2nd shift 2 years ago. I find that meal prepping in advance has helped with the binge eating when I get home.