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[Bigmix]

Hello all I am new here starting my journey after a difficult time this summer. Find it difficult due to ever changing shift work patterns. But ready to put in some effort.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, Bigmix

Shift work does complicate things, but I'm sure we can help you develop a new and healthier routine.

All of the information you need about the forum can be found in Pinned Posts

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... and I hope you'll be joining all the Events, Challenges and Clubs that we run, especially a weigh-in and the daily diary.

If you haven't already taken it, here's a tour of the forum healthunlocked.com/?tour=true

We've found active participation to be key to successful weight loss and, of course, it's a good way to get to know people, find inspiration and share support and encouragement.

Wishing you all the best

[Irisisme Maintainer]

Hello Bigmix,

Welcome; I feel for you. I am retired now but used to work ‘out of hours’ shifts and it was so difficult to have a sensible eating pattern. Everyone doing those shifts with me put on weight. It was the not knowing whether we were eating breakfast lunch or dinner!

Try to avoid the early morning snack to keep you going, which wasn't breakfast and was followed by proper breakfast at a reasonable hour. My only saviour was giving up shifts so I really know how hard it is.

Good Luck, you will find plenty of encouragement here.

Iris 👍🤞

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Irisisme]

Good tips there

My suggestion Bigmix would be that you forget about the idea of 'breakfast' 'lunch' 'dinner' 'tea' or whatever they're called in your neck of the woods. We do get rather stuck with those labels and then we think we need breakfast-y things for breakfast and so on.

Look at your week and decide when you will have your two/three meals each day. Plan and prep as best you can e.g. batch cooking so there's always a healthy meal in the freezer and make good choices about how you will fill a gap if you can't get a full meal when you're hungry: for something that's portable, I'd suggest a few nuts, some cheese, a hardboiled egg, maybe a full fat yoghurt with nuts, seeds and a few berries.

Here's a great recipe for egg muffins that would tide you over healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

[Reo1]

Me too I'm sure if we stay positive we can reach are goals together