Help for long work hours

[Di_car]

I am a RN. I work 12 hrs shifts but with compute I am away from the house 14 hrs. I have started whole30 over twice and each time it's do to bad eating choices at work. I eat breakfast usually at home before going to work. I take my lunch with me. The problems starts around 3-4 pm. I get hungry, I lose control eating eating a cookie or a candy. I try to take enough food for another small meal at this time but usually I can not sit to eat due to job.. Anyone have any suggestions???

[MeadowLily]

Shannon knows all about your kind of shifts and hard work.  With all kinds of those temptations laying around...we have to figure something out for your pockets.  Eating tuna/salmon packets on the run is not an option. Brazil Nuts and Hazelnuts would be better and compliant GF Jerky.  

 

You could buy a small runner's pack to sling on your side with all of your reinforcements in there..including a foil pack tuna/salmon for later - hiding in the stairwell.    

 

 

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[ultrarunnergirl]

Eat a bigger meal 1 and meal 2. 2 palms or more of protein (more if it's eggs), 3+ cups veggies including some sweet potato or other starchy, PLENTY of fat.

 

Drink plenty of water between meals.

 

Cook ahead and bring a couple of peeled, hard boiled eggs and some baby carrots or other raw cut up veggie.

 

Keep in mind if you want a snack it could be psychological, not physical. Starve the snacky/sugar dragon with a mini meal including protein, veggies and fat.

 

You can do this!

[AmyS]

I second the recommendation to try hard boiled eggs and cut up veggies. I, too, need to eat before the next official meal when I work long hours, and nothing I've tried in terms of previous meal size has ever changed that (however, DO eat bigger meals when you do get to sit down). Portable protein and fat help a lot in these situations, and a hard boiled egg is about the easiest option out there.

 

Good luck and let us know how you get on!