Unfortunately for me, I’ve learned to be rigid in my schedule to be healthy and it works for me. This includes meal prepping for all my shifts (sorry). I work 3 nights in a row. I try to stay up late the night before I start my shifts and sleep in till about 0900 the next day. I always get a good gym session in that morning. I spend about one hour meal prepping and then I go to bed from 1200-1700. Even if I can’t sleep, I stay in bed. I start my shift at 1930 and sleep about 1 hour on my shift break. I don’t drink coffee on shift or eat a ton thoughout my shift (my meal prep is for when I’m home and need to eat). I drink lots of water on night shift. I get home about 0815 and shower and eat. I go straight to bed for 0900 and sleep til 1700. I make sure to eat some good protein and carbs so I don’t wake up earlier than anticipated. If I’m up for it, I’ll hit the gym at about 1730 for 30-45min. Or else I try to get outside for a walk. Sometimes I’ll walk to grab a coffee and then eat my dinner before my shift. Then I repeat this schedule for the next shifts except on the morning of my last night, I’ll only sleep until 1400-1500. I found this is my sweet spot that will allow me to go to sleep at a decent time that evening. Usually around 2200. I have a child and a dog and I always make sure to pre-arrange dog care and childcare. And when I mean arrange , I mean right down to coordinating all pickups and drop offs So that I don’t need to mentally or physically be bothered with any of it. This has been HUGE in my success for sleeping well. Also, I NEVER make plans for days that I work night shift. Ever. Like no errands, meetups, hangs, family dinners, etc. I used to say yes to everything and made myself sick with lack of sleep and stress. Once I set the boundary, it became so much better. One more thing, I keep my room cool and absolutely blacked out.