If you want to reduce your weight then not eating Dinner is the easiest way to do so. (Check "intermediate fasting") If you are ok then grab a bite, just to help your stomach. It can be something as simple as a handful of almonds.
Listen to your body. Are you really hungry when you get off? If so, you should eat. If not, then you can eat a healthy, light snack and drink some water and just eat when you get up.
When I was younger, I worked nights for almost 4 yrs, 11pm to 7am. I ate the same pattern as I do now, just adjusted for time. In other words, I ate dinner when I got out of work and breakfast when I woke up. Hope this helps!
The experts say to eat a healthy high protein snack before you go to bed and you will sleep better too. Maybe have a great breakfast in your waking hours and a healthy supper like salad. So you have a chance to work off calories and to turn that food into energy for your body. I would read about circadian rhythms and what is best to do about your body because we are all meant to sleep at night. I know it is not easy.
I used to eat when I finished, like dinner, then do what i wpuld normally do, shower, watch tv and sleep then have breakfast when I get up.
I would eat something light and in a small portion, like steamed veggies or make something light before leaving for work. If I’d be hungry when getting off work, I’d eat just a little bit, go to sleep and when I wake up, eat a proper breakfast.
Eating less than 3 hrs before bed isn’t recommended if you want restorative sleep. So I guess it depends how long after your shift you go to bed. Eating in the morning is probably going to be better for you in the long run. I highly recommend the book "why we sleep" which covers this in much more detail.
Always eat when you get up in the morning. After work, if you’re extremely hungry, then have something to eat because going to bed hungry isn’t gonna help you fall asleep easily
If I am actually hungry I will eat a small something but usually I am not hungry after work so I sleep. Pretty much I just listen to my body, that’s the best advice I have.
Perhaps have a small snack before going to sleep and then eat wake up eat a healthy balanced meal to get you through your shift.
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