Dreaded Sugar fix night shift

[HandsonJo]

I work 10 hr night shifts. I do not eat regularly especially after a night shift. If I have been grazing during the night - Eg cheese and crackers or (sugar fix) Biscuits or sweets. When I go to bed at nearly 8am to sleep I will not eat until probably 8pm that evening. Eating a very large dinner then back to food grazing during the night.

Recently I have been making stews etc. But am fed up with proper cooking as this meals are so large. I eat fruit. Been eating too much bread as in Toast with jams.

Today when I went shopping I didn’t buy the bread just 4 brown rolls. I intend to cook porridge or have some oats with berries and plain yoghurt. For a change I have bought some low calorie frozen dinners for which I can top up with vegetables.

That’s me and as I am resting in bed my stomach growls. I had a large lunch and ate a satsuma about 6pm.

The trouble is I do not eat regularly and as for drinking (hardly).

I do not mean this to be a negative blog in fact just telling myself off and try to change.

How do you find doing night shifts affects your eating plan?

[Mary-intussuception]

Awful

All depended on whether I got my sleep during the day.

(Retired now though)

😴

x🐥

[gardengnome]

I used to be a night grazer , I think it was from boredom, and needing something to keep me awake, think I needed comfort food to get by,

If I didn't eat, I would feel nauseous,

You mentioned not getting enough fluid, apparently the brain gets confused when dehydrated, and makes you want to eat , I suppose this made sense for our berry eating ancestors, but it's not great when we have access to high calorie food..