nite shift support

Bratben
Bratben Posts: 1
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How do you get all you meals in

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  • JSD53
    JSD53 Posts: 2 Member
    It's hard! I start counting my meals for the day when I get up. (Around 3pm) I work 3rd shift (11 PM - 7 am) I usually have my biggest meal around 7 pm. snack around 1 am. eat another meal around 3 am. snack again at 5 am and try not to eat anything when I get home. It's strange but it works for me. My eating pattern starts in the evening around 7 pm and ends the next day at 7 am. Hope this helps.
  • Illona88
    Illona88 Posts: 903 Member
    I used to do night shifts and I just had a meal every 2 hours, roughly sticking to how I would eat during the day.

    So:
    When you wake up: breakfast-type meal
    Two hours later: small snack
    Two hours later: lunch-type meal
    Two hours later: small snack
    Two hours later: dinner-type meal
    Two hours later: small snack.

    And then it is just a matter of adjusting that to your breaks or times that you can eat a bit while working.
  • RM387
    RM387 Posts: 1
    I work from midnight to eight in the morning. This is how I calculate things.

    -I start every "day" from midnight. So, if I eat anything at work, I count it as a snack.
    -Breakfast at 8:30 am.
    -Sleep
    -Lunch at around 4p,
    -Dinner at around 9pm.

    This may not work for anyone else but it's been working for me.
  • Nutrition1st
    Nutrition1st Posts: 216 Member
    Set an eating schedule. If you work in an area where you don't have time to eat "when it's time to eat", keep meal replacement bars with you.

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