Hello and welcome to this episode of the ESG Fitness Podcast.

This is part two of the fasting, I can say series, but can you say that two parts of the series?

Anyway, I didn't get everything I wanted in the first episode, so I thought I would record this,

and then I got slightly distracted by just, you know, life and then

I didn't get it done. So anyway, this is going to be all about fasting, but in specific situations

including shift work, PCOS, diabetes and then some more practical applications. I also wrote down

some of the things I want to talk about, and this might

actually end up being three parts, but we'll definitely get through shift work and PCOS here.

So, one group of people who often get overlooked is shift workers. Shift work often makes fat loss harder for various reasons. Number one

would be like on just a really practical level. It's very hard to create and stick to a routine

when your shifts are constantly changing. And I work with a lot of nurses and midwives and doctors

who are also parents and I just think

like it actually amazes me how incredible they are at managing their time, especially among like

amongst in regards to like an always changing shift pattern. Now when you add in diet and exercise, it sometimes becomes

a little bit too much. And I say that, but then sometimes I think these people actually deal

better because they have to be so organised, right? It's not like they're just going to magically

find time to get to the gym. It's like you actually have to think forward and

hey, when do I have childcare? When am I off shift? What does that look like? So they also tend to be

very good at being organised. But it's not to say that it's not a much harder thing to also

shoehorn in when things are constantly changing. A little bit easier when you're like, right,

I work 9 to 5, Monday to Friday,

okay, how do I fit in the gym, my diet, my social life, my kids, etc., etc., around that.

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