Do you gain or lose weight while working? I would think that because nurses are always on their feet and moving around a lot with minimal breaks for eating, People would drop a lot of weight or maintain a slim physique easily. IS this true?
roser13, ASN, RN 6,504 Posts Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC. Has 17 years experience. Jan 20, 2016 LOL - look at your title. If there's still time, you may be able to edit it.I expected a whole different question based on gaining or losing weight "while woring."
OCRN3 388 Posts Specializes in Med/surg, Tele, educator, FNP. Has 16 years experience. Jan 20, 2016 I feel like I gain on the floor, because I can't eat on a regular schedule.
Farawyn 12,646 Posts Has 25 years experience. Jan 20, 2016 Gained on nights. Lost on days, evenings and the clinic, gained 10 being a School Nurse.
llg, PhD, RN 13,469 Posts Specializes in Nursing Professional Development. Has 46 years experience. Jan 20, 2016 I gain when I work because I eat a more junk there. At home, I eat healthier, get more exercise, and better rest.
xoemmylouox, ASN, RN 3,150 Posts Has 13 years experience. Jan 20, 2016 I have gained. I eat waaaaaaay too many baked goodies that coworkers and patient families bring in. It's ok. I'm too lazy and I like naughty things too much to be skinny.
whichone'spink, BSN, RN 1,473 Posts Has 3 years experience. Jan 20, 2016 I've gained 20 lbs since I became a nurse 3 years ago. I've worked days and nights rotating, and now I'm straight days. Funnily enough, I gain more weight on day shift. I bought a rowing machine this year and I am going to work at losing that extra weight.
plinytheRN 73 Posts Specializes in telemetry, ICU. Has 2 years experience. Jan 20, 2016 I lost 10 pounds my first year nursing working days on med/surg.
Nonyvole, BSN, RN 419 Posts Specializes in Education. Jan 20, 2016 Gained. Lots of empty calories during night shift. (And oh, how I've gained.)But I've decided that THIS is the year to get my diet under control. (She says as she's in a fast food restaurant)
miranda819, BSN 141 Posts Jan 21, 2016 Gained on night shift, lost on day shift. There seemed to be way more food laying around during the night shifts, and more pot lucks. Day shift was just a constant run with hopes of getting to sit for 15 minutes to inhale your food.
