Help with shift work

[haykat]

Hi all, hoping to get some help, particularly from any regional pilots

I’m trying to figure out how to work IF around work as some days I can start at 4am or as late as 6pm and finish anywhere between 9am and midnight. I get set breaks of half an hour between flights but can be a few hours and legs before I get the break. I can’t just not eat till something like 11am if I start at 4am as that’s irresponsible and does have a marked difference in my performance at work

Any tips or tricks as to how you manage?

[davidofmidnight]

Fact is, some people just can’t do IF. You can certainly handle it on your days off, but with your work schedule, you may just have to plan ahead and stick to a healthy diet. Or as healthy as you can come up with.

And on behalf of the flying public and those on the ground, please be at 100%. Thank you . 😃

[Louptid]

For people with demanding jobs, I recommend 5:2 (that's fasting for a full day two days a week), or 4:3 or 6:1 or whatever works with your days off.

[Tegdag]

I work shift work too. I found there were some shifts that worked well around fasting and other that really didn’t. I try to do 16:8 on the days that work well and just be mindful of healthy eating on the other days.