How to lose weight while working overnight!

Recently I did a blog post/video about losing weight while you sleep. The video was talking about eating early and going to sleep early. I recieved a few questions about what to do if you work the night shift (late at night or overnight) and you can’t go to sleep early– what do you do??!!! How would one lose weight in this type of situation?

I will start off by saying that it’s always best to be sleeping early at night. It is healthier, but not everyone has this option. Either they have to work late into the night, or even over night. I myself have been in this situation while I was a university student. Back then, I went to school during the day, and bartended at night, and my shift ended either at 3am or 5am. I did this for about four years, it was brutal, but I was young at the time, and I survived!

Strategies on how to lose weight while working at night:

Get proper sleep to keep your appetite in check.

If you work at night, that means you are sleeping late into the morning, or all day. Make sure you are getting good quality sleep, and enough sleep. If you work the night shift and you’re tired, this can cause cravings and over eating. If you are too tired at work, you might compensate by eating too much. Getting enough sleep when you can will help to balance out your appetite and ward off cravings, and the need to overindulge in sugar and caffeine.

Even if you are working late at night or into the early morning, stop eating at least 2-3 hours before going to sleep.

To lose weight while you sleep, make sure your last meal is at least 2-3 hours before you go to sleep, this applies also to those working the night shift. You don’t want to be eating a big meal right when you get home from work and then going straight to sleep. Instead, if you want to lose weight while you sleep, you need to eat your last meal at least 2-3 hours before you go to bed. One thing that people overlook is the amount of time it takes to get home from work and how long it take to unwhind from work before going to sleep. Once you know the average time it takes from leaving work until you go to sleep, you’ll be able to figure out the optimal time to have your last meal.

Experiment with the size of the last meal you’re eating before going to sleep – you might be able to get away with eating less!

For some people, their last meal before going to sleep might need to be a good size meal, whereas others can get away with just having a light snack. Best to experiment with what works best for you. I would recommend first seeing what it’s like to eat a light last meal, and if it feels good, you don’t get hungry an hour or two later, and you have no problem falling asleep, then continue eating a light last meal. If you do get hungry soon after your last meal, or you are hungry by the time you go to sleep and it’s disrupting your sleep, then definitely increase the quantity or portion of your last meal. Pretty much you are aiming to have your last meal at least 2-3 hours before going to sleep, and that you don’t go to sleep hungry or needing a snack before going to sleep (you also don’t want to go to sleep too full either, so watch the portions, the less you eat before sleeping, the better!). Do some experiments to see how much food you really need!

Absolutely no snacking in between meals while working overnight!

I also recommend not snacking while working on the night shift, eat real meals, and no snacking in between! Also, never eat while you are working or doing things. Best to stop everything and be present with eating your food, you’ll eat much less.