Does working swing shift cause weight gain?

Another challenge I'm facing is now I have a job that I work swing shift. I work a week of afternoons, then a week of days, and then a week of midnight shifts. The nice thing is after the week of the night shifts I get the next week off and then I work the following weekend. The bad thing is it screws up my sleeping and eating schedules because it changes weekly. I think the worst is the week I work overnights because I'm always looking for energy I'm always hungry the whole shift when normally I would be sleeping at that time and not eating at all. One of the guys I work with said most people gain 15 pounds in the first year that they start working there. I may have gained a pound or two but I definitely feel more worn down not as motivated to exercise or watch what I eat. Does anyone have any tips on how to keep the weight off when you work swing shift?

Delaying my urges to eat

I'm already hungry it's only a few hours into the day and I'm starving. I already had a fruit smoothie, a few chips and some cottage cheese. I learned I shouldn't go on Pinterest anymore because all those delicious brownies and macaroni and cheese recipes look so delicious. Instead I'm sitting here with a cup of green tea and a splash of mint in it to hopefully try to delay eating. I figure I can trick my brain for about a half hour with some hot liquid in my belly. And then if I chew a piece of sugar-free mint gum afterwards but I'm not going to be hungry for as much food. I'm not counting calories but so far I'm guessing I've only had about 300 or so far. I have set aside some items for every time I think I'm hungry to hopefully prevent me from eating too much. I'm not starving myself, but at least I'm trying to delaying every time I want to eat so that hopefully by the end of the day I've had one less meal or snack. So whenever I'm hungry I'll have a cup of tea, chew some gum or chew on a whole clove. Another item I've been using the fiber pills since they are only like 5 calories a piece.

Up to 195 and feel exhausted

Wow, it's been over 2 years since I've posted. I have been right around 195 for the past 6 months or so. I've noticed especially in the past few weeks now that it's getting hot and humid outside, that I start to sweat within a minute of doing anything that requires even minor exertion. I need to drop some weight and get in better shape.

I know what works best for me is counting calories, but I hate doing that. There are some weeks I work lots of hours so I don't really want to go through the hassle, but I don't know if I can lose weight without counting. For now I'm just going to try to be a little more mindful of what I eat, not eat as much and not eat as often.

I'm going to keep this post short and sweet. I'm going to read my old posts now so see if anything inspires me.

I'll be back soon.