Awake For 24 hours .. Points ???

[maciec]

I work the overnight shift from 7am-7pm. I usually don't have any problems with my points except for my first night.

Here's my schedule:

Saturday - up at 7am with the kids (dh also works the midnight shift, but he works on Friday night and gets off at 8am on Saturday morning otherwise he would help). Anyway, I am up all day with them (sometimes I get an hour or so nap in once dh wakes up) and then I am off to work. I work all night and into Sunday morning. I usually get to bed at 8am Sunday

Sunday thru Tuesday everything is normal for me so it's easy to stay on points.

I try and stick to 19 points a day. That is where I have found that I loose weight.

So here's my problem. There is no way for me on my 24 hour day to make it on 19 points. I don't like using Flex Points because I feel like I am cheating. I drink plenty of water and take 1 pointers, but it's just not working. I need something more substantial.

My questions are

If I just cut myself some slack and go over the 19 points how much should I being allowing myself? Because if you say 8 points I am heading for the Little Debbie's! She and I are really tight! and of course I don't want to do that. That Little Debbie's a little Witch when you are doing WW's!

Ok, sorry, had to rant a little .

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[DisneyCrazyX5]

Have you ever tried adding Saturday and Sunday points together. Give you self 38 points to use during those two days. Since you are sleeping part of Sunday do you really need 19 points? My DH works night and needs to eat before he sleeps so he can sleep well, but then only eats to meals when he wakes up.

 

[maciec]

No because I still need points for Sunday night. I think that I am just going to have to bite the bullet and give myself 5 exta points. It's not going to kill my diet. It's just going to be tough not to run to the candy machine.