Anyone have weird work schedules that interfere

I hear you! I'm a chef, Fitness Trainer and Cycling Coach. My schedule is absolutly every where. We have a calander in the kitchen and at the end of the week the whole family sits down and we all talk about the upcoming week. Who working what hours do the kids have extra school stuff student council, sports. My wife and tralk about my crazy hours and training sessions with clients and then when we are going to spend time together.
It is a crazy balance to have Family, Work and Fun. You have to work hard at it! its probably hard to to then your work outs , lol. So my advise is try to set time aside to discuse your upcoming week, pick a time work out so you dont miss out pick meal times keep a log.

I work graveyard shift 11pm-7am Thu-Mon. I found above all else sleep is key. I tried broken up sleep as in sleeping 3-4 hours, wake up do things then go back to sleep for another 3-4 hours. It doesn't work for me. I need at least 6 hours straight to function. I usually average 7-8. Before when I slept crappy I would be tired all the time. I'd be eating while at work to stay awake and forget exercise altogether since I was too tired to do so.

Once I got my sleeping down I stopped over eating. I hit the gym straight after work. On weekends at my workplace it's usually super slow that I'll even go outside for a fitness break 20-30 mins. Also with my abnormal work sechdule I sometimes eat all my calories in 1 sitting. I especially do this if I know I will have a busy day and not have time to eat 2-3 meals. (also inB4 eating all your calories in 1 meal a day is bad for you). It's not for everyone but this is what works for me.

I can sympathize with quandary; shift work to start with adds an addition stress to our bodies then you toss in the factor that you are not working a consistent schedule. I currently am scheduled to one day of 2100-0530 and two days of 0530-173o, I am on-call/call out the rest of the time. My first line of “defense” is” what I can do while I am at work”. I take time to walk the stairs; do body weight squats, isometric exercises and resistance bands. I do this so that I stay active; I personally will not count any of this as my official exercise program. Second I consider for exercise and food a day being from wake-up to bed. You can modify your diary to reflect hour blocks of the day if you desire {0600-1200; 1200-1600 rather than Breakfast, Lunch}. Considering that a day is wake-up to bed helps me to look at my day in hours rather than time {first wake-up 60 minutes for shower and work prep; 60 minutes to get to work; 9 hours work; 60 drive home; 60 minutes relax; 120 minutes to exercise……..}. I hope this helps you some and wish you the best on your journey.

I hear you! I'm a chef, Fitness Trainer and Cycling Coach. My schedule is absolutly every where. We have a calander in the kitchen and at the end of the week the whole family sits down and we all talk about the upcoming week. Who working what hours do the kids have extra school stuff student council, sports. My wife and tralk about my crazy hours and training sessions with clients and then when we are going to spend time together.
It is a crazy balance to have Family, Work and Fun. You have to work hard at it! its probably hard to to then your work outs , lol. So my advise is try to set time aside to discuse your upcoming week, pick a time work out so you dont miss out pick meal times keep a log.

The hubs is a chef so he works basically all the time. I work from 4a-10a and then have the kids all day. He doesn't even attempt to keep up with all the kid activities and my schedule. He said it makes his head hurt I work in a gym and you would think it would be easier to get a workout in, but after being there all morning (or middle of the night!) I really just want to go home for a bit. During the school year, I get home, have a little break, then get a workout in. During the summer I go right from work to Mom duty. They are 10 and 8 now and that helps. Plus, they both like to run and bike with me. I fit in what I can, when I can and try not to stress too much when life gets in the way.

Weird working hours suck! My usual shift goes: 3 days of 7:30am - 7:30pm, 24 hours off and then 3 nights of 7:30pm - 7:30am, and 6 days off, although I usually work most of my days off... I also have an hour commute each way so Im gone 14+ hours a day.

I commend you on resisting the Mickie D temptation! Eating healthy food when gym time is lacking is very important, at least you are doing your body good in that respect.

Ive recently started jogging, so I can make better use of my off hours. No commute time to the gym, just out the door and go! Are you able to do at home workouts? Youtube is great if you dont have any dvds, and you can always be a pirate like me hehe Any strategy that will make more efficient use of your time

I work at McDonald's too (crew chief) and I either do open to 2 or 6 to 2. It's not hard for me to get to the gym after work, but what is hard is not eating so many of my calories for breakfast. I HAVE to eat before work and that's usually like oatmeal and then when I go on break at 9 I eat again. Honestly I don't think I'd make it til 2 without eating.

I work 16 hours a day 6 days a week. Switching from days to nights at times. A lot of the time I only have 8 hours between shifts and that doesn't count to commute. Basically go home, eat, sleep 5 hours, wake up, exercise for an hour then go back to work. It's very hard but it can be done.