How do I feel full without having to eat at night?

[Rosepetalxx]

I work 2nd shift that starts at 4pm-1am. i get two 15 minute breaks and one 30 minute break. When I get home, I feel extremely hungry which leads to me eating before bed. What can i do during the day so that i can stay full? I'm worried of gaining weight.

[freebird7]

I've worked nights for the past two years and am now doing shifts of days and nights. I still find the best thing for me is to have my big meal of the day before the shift, that way you are burning off the major calories while you work. Bring snacks to have on your break that are fruits and veggies and some stuff that is high in protein (cause it'll stick with you longer). If you are still hungry when you get home, stick to fruits and veggies, not carbs or other high Cal foods. You should be able to fill up on those enough that you won't be hungry going to bed. If your job doesn't get you to be very physically active then if you are concerned that much, consider working out. But focus on training your stomach. Right now you've got it used to getting food when you get home, try to fill up enough on your last break that you burn off a good chunk of it before you leave work, but don't leave work and go home hungry. I try not to eat my big meal in the middle of my night shift, because when I'm not working nights I wake up starving in the middle of the night if I do do that.

[Rosepetalxx]

Thank you! I will definitely start doing that

[jp612612]

You know, people who work off-shifts like that often gain lots of weight because they often end up adding a fourth meal to their day all while limiting their physical activity. It probably isn't the healthiest thing, but one option you have is black coffee. If you drink four cups of that stuff when you're hungry, you definitely won't be hungry anymore due to the affect of the caffeine stimulant.

The programmers who work under me are almost all really skinny and I strongly believe that it's because of their heavy coffee habits that allow them to work late hours and skip lunch breaks -- and to hit tight deadlines. Muahahahaha!

By the way, if you're interested, they all do this coffee plus coconut oil thing. They basically make coffee, put a tablespoon or two of coconut oil in the coffee and then spin it in the office blender. I tried it and it actually tastes really good. Like coffee with creamer and a slight coconut essence.

[Rosepetalxx]

huh black coffee? i had no idea it could do that. Thank you!

[jp612612]

Yes, it's the stimulant. All of those appetite suppressants that were big in the 80s were just stimulants like caffeine. Lines of coke will do the same thing but that's REALLY bad for your health! ;-)