Are there any night shifters out there who can relate to me with this problem? I do fine bringing my "lunch" to work every day, but then I have a horrible time staying awake between 2 and 5am...so I snack to stay awake! Bringing back bad habits that lead me to this surgery in the first place! I'm a nurse, so its only 3-4 nights per week, but then on my nights off at home, if I'm not in bed by say 10pm, my stomach starts growling and I feel like I'm absolutely starving to death! I have just over 5cc in my 14cc band, and that fill was done under fluoro back in August. I feel like I have good restriction, but I get hungry within 2-3 hours.

Any suggestions on curbing the middle of the night cravings/snackings??? Or anything to help stay awake without eating?

Before I got banded I used to graze all night. Since I've been banded I've played around with times and 2100, 0100, and 0500 works best for me. I haven't had a fill yet so I still get hungry before the 4 hr mark but I just push through. Its tough figuring out how to eat right working nights!

I have started packing the 100 calorie snacks. I drink my protein around 8pm, then i allow myself a few of the 100 calorie snacks (the pre-packaged type.) I use Mio in my water, no more soda or caffiene. I have actually found since i cut out caffiene I dont need it, and I dont have the highs and lows associated with it. I have no problems staying awake and i was a 6 cans of Mt Dew/night kind of girl. Sometimes I do head to the kitchen around 6am for some scrambled eggs, if I'm starving. But I figure i go right to bed after work, so if i'm hungry I'll just go to sleep and it won't matter.

I do usually pack a "lunch" also, which is left overs from whatever dinner was at home.

We're lucky because our facility has a little gym, so if i get really bored at night i go do a mile on the treadmill, that will wake you up and help you feel more energetic.

Good luck to you!