Question:
I work nights and am awake more hours than I sleep, when do I eat?

I work as a pbx operator in a hospital (a VERY sedentary job) and the hours are 11p - 7a sun - thurs. I also attend school most of the time and has conditioned myself to maybe sleeping at 6p - 10p and maybe some cat naps here and there. I am wondering when I do eat at work and at home is that considered grazing? My choices are healthy ones I think like yogurt,cheese,meats, and beans. I also drink lots and lots of crystal lite. But I also find that it is harder for me to eat and drink at night now than it was in the day time. I just started back to work after surgery on Monday night. I am five weeks post-op and still on soft solids more or less. Lap rny distal. Down 26#. Suggestions please.    — Diana D. (posted on June 11, 2003)

June 11, 2003
If you're nibbling or eating more than every two or three hours, then yes, that's grazing. If however you are having 2 to 4 ounces of food every 2 to 4 hours then that's a meal!
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June 11, 2003
I am in the same boat... I am a total night owl. Good example.... it's 2:30 AM, now & I obviously am not in bed! I stay up til anywhere between 2 & 5 AM. Then, I get up (barely) to get my daughter off to school at 7:30. Then, I go back to sleep until about noon. I jump up, take my vitamins, eat, shower & go to work. I get off around 9 PM & it all starts again.I think the trick is to remember 6 small meals/snacks a day & drink 64 oz of water. I am not having breakfast until noon & my final snack is usually around 1 AM. There are 4 other meal/snacks in between that time. I am 7 weeks out & down 42 lbs! So, I must be doing something right.... PS, my surgeon called me a light weight starting out. That cracks me up, still! Check out my profile, if you'd like. It is pretty informative.. Good luck.
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