Are there any fellow night shifters out there? I'm having a hard time deciding how to count my calories. Not to mention the wanting to eat during the middle of the night on my nights off! HELP!

I work 3rd shift midnight to 8am but im not banded yet. Going through all of my testing next week and hoping for a date by the end of the month

I work for a group home... Occasionally I have to work nights but I have not done this in a while or since i have been banded. I can only imagine this would be torture. The later I stay awake the more my stomach grumbles and wants to eat. I would suggest just doing a protein shake to ease some of the hunger. Good luck!

I work nights I dont have problems counting my food since I dont eat during the day because I'm sleeping... still losing weight consistantly no problems at all...

I have worked night shift for 20 years, and I have it down pretty well....I have a snack in the morning, but not a big one that will hinder my sleeping. Then when I get up at 2 pm, I eat again, then I eat again around 10 pm...with a snack inbetween to tide me over...After that...thats it until the morning...I have lost 65 lbs doing this and its still coming off....I think i have it down to a pretty fine art, but it took some tweeking and getting used to...

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I work nights and just eat three meals like I would normally (if i worked during the day). I eat "breakfast" when I wake up, "lunch" is at dinnertime, and then "dinner" is during my break at work. Sometimes I'll bring a Protein shake with me to drink on way home if I think I may get hungry. That way I'm not putting any crazy foods in my tummy before sleeping.

My biggest corcern was the lack of caffiene. I don't drink coffee and with most doctors stating that sodas were a no-no, I was worried I would be the walking dead. I stopped drinking carbonated drinks when I started my pre-op and don't miss them. I actually have a lot more energy without them.

You'll get the hang of it - good luck!

I work two 12-hour nights shifts a week and stay awake the entire day before my 1st shift (and if they are not back to back then both days). I eat my usual 3 meals that day, then eat around 10-11pm, 3am, and again at 6-7am before I go to bed (if I go to bed when I get home. I basically just eat every 4-6 hours when I'm staying awake. I make the meals lighter, though.

Thanks for asking this question! I'm also a nightshifter and was just banded, so these answers were great!

I haven't gone back to work yet, but I think the hardest part will be the days that I'm out on a call and not able to get to the fridge where my lunch will be stashed, especially for the last few weeks on full liquid/pureed stages. But hey, with 14 pounds gone, I'll figure something out!!

I don't work nights- but for calorie counting I use calorie counter from www.about.com iPhone app