eating when working nights

[julie 0]

hi everyone i was banded jan 17 i startred solids last week i work nights 7p to 7a having hard time arrange food and how to eat 3 meals any suggestions also getting into eating my 70gms of Protein a day also any one know a supplement that boost premenapausal slow metaboiisum up thanks julie

[Iluvharleys 15]

My doctor just told me to use beef jerkey, pears, and apples for Snacks.< /p>

[New Hope 37]

Have you tried pming Greg? He works nights and could probably give you some good ideas. What type of work do you do? Do you get a regular lunch break? Are you able to take something with you and "heat it up" for lunch? Or do you need to bring something like a tuna salad? Hard Proteins (lean, moist meats) and veggies should give you ample proteins. How about a Protein (premixed or powder) drink for Breakfast? Exercise is about the best thing to get your metabolism going...anything that you enjoy and do consistently.

[julie 0]

marie i am a nurse i am able to heat food up i am bringing weight watchers and lean cusine meals in i am using the treadmill 2o min a day for start uo will be increasing to 30 hopefully in a few weeks thanks for the advice everyone

[New Hope 37]

Julie, that helps because you can bring "leftovers" from another meal to eat. The frozen dinners are great, but watch the sodium content on them. Have you thought about wearing a pedometer? I bet you do a lot of walking on your shift. That counts as exercise.

[julie 0]

i should calculete my walking i sure do run around alot at night sometime s i work with the babies i just want this to work so i am extra concern about everything i keep telling myself this is a slow weight loss method that is better for ya i think i need my first fill i feel hungry more and more less time i see the dr on fri

[PamRN 0]

Julie, I am also a 7p-7a nurse. I take lean dinners, Soups, and the new flavored tuna's to work with me, the starkist herb and garlic is my favorite. I'm normally not a tuna eater, but this stuff is pretty good. It's low in fat, high in Protein and I eat it right out of the pouch. Some of the girls at work are now eating it too, they like it with crackers, but I can't eat those, they stick after a couple. Beef Jerky is good, though high in salt.

I have a pedometer that I use at work from time to time. In my 12+ hour shift I log between 6000 and 8000 steps. On extra busy nights it can be more. The trouble I have at work is finding decent things to eat from take out, because my girls are always ordering in and there aren't many choices at 2am when we finally get a chance to start breaks....

If I only I could always just say NO! Instead I give in, buy something I hope is close to healthy and edible, eat a fourth of it, then toss the rest out while thinking what a waste of money...

[julie 0]

hi pam i know what you mean about ordering food at nights my coworkers are always running out during the wee hours to the 24 hr dinner it is hard i try to advoid i have to go try that tuna thanks also running the long hallways is a lot of walking esp when you have rooms on either side of the hallway and you have very needy people calling all the time lol

[PamRN 0]

I received a gift calendar, and it has a daily anecdote. My favorite is the lord's prayer for nurses. Lord please grant me the patience to lovingly care for my demanding patients, because lord if I pray for strength, I'll beat some of them to death!