Preparing for night shift, is kind of the pits.
I forced myself to stay awake until 5am. I watched You've Got Mail on repeat about eight times. UGH, how am I ever going to survive the first night?! First night shift, is always the worst. It isn't until the second day you do it, when things even out. I'm not so much concerned about being able to handle it. I've been covering night shift on and off for five years now, and I'm not a lot of things scare me anymore. After all, being a shit magnet has its perks.
The one and only real fear I have about covering, is the eating situation. It is so freaking hard not to eat during the night. For those of you who understand what I'm talking about, am I right or what!? People at work talk a lot of smack about the night shifters coming in and immediately eating. Do we bitch when you day people come in and eat your breakfast? NO, so why are you ragging on the night guys? You'd have to work a 12 hour night shift, to understand how it works. Trust me, you'd be eating too.
I'm still confused as to how I'm supposed to take my medications. I'm assuming that I should just stick to my regular schedule. This means when I get home, I'll take my Metformin and Tricor like normal, even though I'll be sleeping all day? And then take my second dose when I get up in the afternoon? I'm so confused. How am I supposed to take my vitamins?! Good grief, this is causing me more problems than I had anticipated.
Needless to say, I'm only bringing healthy snacks with me to work. I plan on going to Wegmans before I go in for my shift tomorrow night. That way, I can get some fresh fruit and veggies to bring in. If I only surround myself with healthy snacks, I can't feel too guilty about eating after hours when I normally don't. What is normal anyway?!! I this real life?! I'm not sure.
Wish me luck! I've decided I want to get down another ten pounds by the end of this month and I'm bound and determined to do it!
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