What do you guys normally eat for lunch?

For lunch (if I even bother to eat lunch), I grab half of the hoagie that my wife put in my cooler before I left for work in the morning.

If I want a snack, I open up the pistachio lovers' nut mix that I bought at Sam's club, and nosh on that.

Breakfast is 12oz. of coffee mixed with 8oz. of hot chocolate, served in a 24oz Love's coffee cup. Sometimes combined with a banana and / or half of a bacon egg and cheese sandwich that my wife packed for me.

It's hard to eat much at one time when you're fingerprinting freight.

 

I did the "Atkins Diet" for about three years. Now I'm a carb lover, from forever. Breads of just about any kind, pasta of all kinds, (I never met a pasta I didn't love,) and taters fixed just about any way, EXCEPT for the one that is healthy, ie; raw with nothing on 'em.
So I really did give up a lot for this "lifestyle change." As I said, three long years. I'd lose quite a lot, hit a plateau, but stay with it. Got down to 218. (Target weight 190 - 200.) Stayed at 218 for a year or so.
Then a couple of things happened. Got discouraged, and went OTR about the same time. Stayed with low carb for a couple more months, then fell off the wagon completely.
It started coming back slowly. I was still trying to be at least a little careful.
Came off the road to local LTL, and pretty much maintained around 230 for several years.
Finally retired due to a series of injuries that just kept getting worse. More health problems, more sedentary than ever. Etc etc etc
My point here is, don't go into a "lifestyle change," (most of us call it a diet,) without giving it a lot of thought. It's going to be tough to deal with no matter how you do it. BUT eliminating completely any food you love, is begging for failure.
I think that for me, the secret is portion control, and activity.

Can't be. I detest newspapers, particularly when they come out of the canary's cage!

I've got a family member that has been obese, grossly obese for most of her adult life. She opted for lap band surgery. Went through months of counseling, and classes on weight control. She was convinced this was the "fix all," for her. Vowed to do the several light meals a day, etc etc etc.
Long story short, she had the surgery. Lost about 60 pounds. But, she won't stay the hell away from McDonald's! Nothing more to say...

 

I usually get fuel, shower, and a sit down meal late in the evening even if I get back in the truck to get a few more miles. I will normally eat a good breakfast. I have never had any luck getting in and out a place in the middle of the day so I just stay on tge throttle

 

What do you consider a good breakfast?

 

@Mike2633, I assume, (bad word, I know,) that your mom is under a doctor's care? Is she on any cholesterol drugs? If not, perhaps she should be. A bad LDL/HDL level is something to really try to correct.

OBTW, if you don't much like the food at mom's place, then maybe it's time for a place of your own?

 

Most truck stops have prepackaged salads or veggies or fruit. Don't eat the creamy dressings. I use tabasco, mustard, oil and vinegar or just black pepper to season.
Drink more water. Your body needs the clean water to cleanse, the water will also help control your appetite.
Good luck.

 

nothing but all raw, fruits & veggies, water only to drink.