Working Midnights and Trying to Lose Weight

Hi.. Add me if you like. I work 11 pm to 7 am typing at home. I also am going in for a sleep study because over the last few months I have been having episodes of waking up gasping for breathe. It is hard to work all night, get sleep during the day and still make time for healthy food choices and exercise. The best thing I found was I try to eat something every two hours. Greek yogurt, almonds, tuna, even a pepsi if I am good on calories. I have had added little exercise to my life right now because of being so exhausted with this sleep apnea thing. Hopefully once I can get a restful 6 or 7 hours of sleep, I can get the DVDs out and get serious on the exercising too. Wishing you luck on your journey.

I think one of the reasons I cant lose weight is because I work nights...

I have worked 7pm-7am for the last 4 years and here is what has been working for me so far: I count my day as from the time I wake up to the time I go to sleep---no midnight to midnight for me! It's just easier to keep track of for me, and that doesn't allow me to tell myself at 0200 that its ok to have a few slices of pizza or a brownie thinking I will just eat less later...later I will starving! Workouts are really the hardest with 14 hours a day commited to work when you add in commute time. When I get home I'm going to get in a short 30 minute walk and see how that works out. If I'm unable to sleep, I will have to go back to working out before my shifts...which I hate because I use that time to relax with my BF and cook my meals for the evening. I'll let you know how it goes!


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I work 7pm to 7am shifts. I'm on maternity leave at the moment and am working out 6 days a week. I go back August 6. The plan is to work out after getting back from work. Some of my coworkers do it, but it scares me! Lol! I don't think I could do it before work, I'd be too tired at work and my patients will be depending on me to keep a sharp mind! We will see how I do. I pray I have the strength and perseverance!

I work 7pm to 7am

I work overnight frm 10:30pm - 7am. I need less hours when I work out. For me, I eat a small breakfast and about an half hour or hour after, I sleep. Then I wake up about 2pm, eat small lunch and then hour later,go to the gym for about an hour and a half. Then come home, clean a bit, and then shower and eat a small dinner. Then I usually sleep for about an hour then get up for work and pack something light and then head off to work. I do this routine M-F. It's kind of a crazy routine but for now, I am satisfied. I also count from breakfast calories to my snack calories at work. That has been working for me thus far. P.S. Need the motivation from other people so feel free to add me if you like! Good luck to everyone!

It is very hard to lose weight when working the overnight. I take my foods with me to work. When things are quiet I walk in circles or across the room and back. I try to do this for 10 minutes every hour. Most days I go for a walk after work but yes, my sleep has suffered for it.

I've been doing midnight to 8am for nearly a decade. I had gained about fifty pounds over that time frame. I've lost about 40 the past year and a half.

Exercise- I have been trying to fit in here and there. I am able to do a lot of unrestricted movement at work, so I've been using that to my advantage. Tons of extra stairs and Walking faster. Most recently I joined a boot camp for 8 weeks, and it really did a huge amount for my body, but my sleep suffered big time as the class was running during nap time! Was hard but worth it!

Food has been my biggest problem. When I wake up the rest of my family is just sitting down to dinner, and I end up having dinner for Breakfast. Not ideal! To be honest that part hasn't changed, but I just take smaller portions, and eat as healthy as I can while at work. Fruits and veggies have become my buddies lol.

So for me, better food choices at work and picking up my movements have really paid off.

I work nights as well and hate the people who say if you eat after 5pm... you gain weight, well then I'd never eat. I tend to get up around 4pm. and I eat as soon as I get up if you don't like eating early try a low calorie breakfast shake. and I try to eat every 2 to 3 hours. 3 hours after meals and 2 hours after snacks. eating light all day helps sustain your blood sugar levels so you don't want to overly snack and to not eat large meals. I like the 80 calorie yogurts and 100 calorie granola bars. Seems to work for me but sometimes I fall off my routine. It's all about keeping track of when you eat. Works for me.

So whould one eat at lunch time during the night because they say you shouldnt eat passed 8pm?