Working nights and Losing weight
I just recently got a job working the 11-7 shift and was wondering if anyone had any tips or ideas of how to continue to loose weight while on this shift. One thing thats good is that im a nurse and I am pretty much walking/Standing about 7-7.5 hours a day. I know that helps, but is there anything extra I can do? I am having troube fitting in meals etc. because of these hours, Ive only been eating once or twice a day.
Hermit-Crab
on 2/27/10 4:19 am
on 2/27/10 4:19 am
Hi lisalynn
That must be hard. I would say that you should make sure you aren't eating a couple of hours before bed, so if you get home at 7-8am... don't go and have a big meal and then go straight to sleep.
What hours are you keeping? What time do you wake up and sleep? I would try and work it out so i am having my heaviest meal before i go to work... that way you have the whole shift to work it off.
So kind of do everything in reverse.
All i know is that eating one meal a day and skipping breakfast is bad for you, and apparently a lot of overweight people are breakfast skippers!
Plan ahead and pack meals you can eat quickly.
That must be hard. I would say that you should make sure you aren't eating a couple of hours before bed, so if you get home at 7-8am... don't go and have a big meal and then go straight to sleep.
What hours are you keeping? What time do you wake up and sleep? I would try and work it out so i am having my heaviest meal before i go to work... that way you have the whole shift to work it off.
So kind of do everything in reverse.
All i know is that eating one meal a day and skipping breakfast is bad for you, and apparently a lot of overweight people are breakfast skippers!
Plan ahead and pack meals you can eat quickly.
If you're going through hell, keep going. 
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on 2/28/10 3:57 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 2/28/10 3:57 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Hi Lisa,
First congrats on your new job...very exciting!
Planning and preparing meals in advance will help you.
If you take a couple of hours one day a week and make a things like Low Cal meatloaf or meatballs, some soup, broil a couple of chicken breasts.....portion them all out and wrap them in plastic wrap in individual serving sizes ....like 3 oz of chicken breast, or 3oz of meatloaf or meatballs, etc. That way you can have things ready and easy to reheat as you run between patients. If you can eat something smallish every 2-3 hours you'll do great. Take a banana for one of your quick snack/meals, take an apple, 2 sticks NON FAT string cheese, fiber one yogurt of any other yogurt that is no more than 80-100 cals for the container (get non-fat).
I always find taking the time to prepare my food the night before keeps me on track when at work.
Keep us posted on how you are doing.
Ruth
First congrats on your new job...very exciting!
Planning and preparing meals in advance will help you.
If you take a couple of hours one day a week and make a things like Low Cal meatloaf or meatballs, some soup, broil a couple of chicken breasts.....portion them all out and wrap them in plastic wrap in individual serving sizes ....like 3 oz of chicken breast, or 3oz of meatloaf or meatballs, etc. That way you can have things ready and easy to reheat as you run between patients. If you can eat something smallish every 2-3 hours you'll do great. Take a banana for one of your quick snack/meals, take an apple, 2 sticks NON FAT string cheese, fiber one yogurt of any other yogurt that is no more than 80-100 cals for the container (get non-fat).
I always find taking the time to prepare my food the night before keeps me on track when at work.
Keep us posted on how you are doing.
Ruth
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