I've been a shift worker for about twenty years now, and though my weight's been fairly stable and my diet is generally good, trying to eschew the sometimes foods and embrace the always foods isn't made easier by irregular work hours, rushed tea breaks, short change overs (arrive home no earlier than 10PM, leave for work no later than 6AM), and the ready availability of Milo, white bread, margarine and spreads, soft drinks and snackables high in calorie content and low in nutritional value. At 2AM, having not stopped in five hours and the dawn a long way off, the siren-like allure of chocolate is particularly hard to resist when it's just sitting there, looking at you.
I know that the secret is meal planning, particularly having something delicious, nutritious and quickly prepared, waiting at home after a long day. Well, that and not having alternatives like biscuits and cheese. It's just the doing, and a lot of meal planning suggestions don't work when you're only cooking for one. But if it was easy I'd have done it already, right? -Alex
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