eating healthy

Weight Watchers Online is what I lost it with

 

Between my husband (10 years Navy, 12 year trucker) and I (college, nutrition classes, diets, etc...) we're no idiots. I have now been on the truck for 2 years myself now.

Living on the truck, which is experience you don't have listed, it is a whole different world out here and much much much harder to eat healthy, can be done but with A LOT of work!

If you are OTR you can't just pull into the grocery store whenever you feel like it. We do our best to get into a Walmart (usually only place that you can park) at least once a week, ideally twice, you don't have a lot of room. We are lucky enough to have a fridge and our microwave, but you can still only fit a couple lean pockets, a bag of lettuce, a couple cups of water, and s few tiny things in there at once. And a lot of people don't even have that in their truck. So there are a lot of times when your out of food and you can only eat what's available at truck stops, not fun!

 

That's great. We aren't talking about how difficult it is - we are talking about you saying its OK to chow down on carbs - which is not the case for most people. I have no willingness to get into a pissing match. Feel however you like and eat the way you choose. My lack of professional truck driving has zero to do with this, laughable that you think it does. I grew up living on trucks (family business). Eating healthy is as easy as you make it. Good luck with your work.

 

i eat mostly organic veggies only (near a vegan diet) it's tough because even with a cooler my veggies go bad after only a few days, luckily i'm home once a week so i can restock at my local sprouts

 

Yup, that's what I said, eat all carbs, nothing but carbs! Really? Of course cut back on bad carbs, but there is a difference. Don't get all high and mighty. I will not fight with you either. I didn't lose 65 pounds, and losing more because I want to, by not knowing how to eat. After 3 major surgeries it's a struggle.

And it IS what we're talking about, did you even READ the original post!??!!!?? It's about eating on the road!

The fact is that this is a TRUCKING FORUM so it absolutely does have everything to do with this!

 

I love that you can do that. Hope to be on dedicated so I can plan better one day. We go ever once every month or two.

 

Learn to "live off of" Subway sandwiches. Subway is the "norm" for midday and evening "meals" if you don't care to cook in your truck (as I will not "cook" in a truck). A well built Subway sandwich (1/2) can provide virtually all of the basic things you need in a meal, without adding too much fat. Find out how many you calories you need to maintain and eat accordingly. starving yourself is not going to help you do anything but burn muscle.

Make sure you get plenty of protein and do the most basic weight routine you can with dumbbells and calisthenics. Add muscle because the more muscle you can build the faster and easier you can burn fat. Google "carbohydrates fats proteins" and learn to know what's a good balance of calories from these for your situation.

Meal replacement drinks are Ok to fill in periodically but some may mess with your 'system' from time to time so use these with 'caution'. But note that some of these have more fat and/or protein content then others, so buy smartly.

 

A lot of us can't afford to eat out every meal. We cook in the truck almost every meal. No problem.

We do keep weights on the truck, they do help He's right, more muscle means higher metabolism!

I second the meal drinks mess up your system, also I have found the they have higher calories than some of the meals I eat anyway. So watch them.

 

Fly off the handle much? I said nothing, nor did I imply you said such a thing. It's great you know how to eat, it's great you lost the weight. OP wants to lose weight, they will do what is needed to suit them.

And no...just because this is a trucking forum - doesn't mean I need to have professional driving experience to weigh in on an area I have studied. OP asked about eating healthy.

 

Oh I thought you wrote this! Must be imagining it. And as anyone on here can tell you, trucking is way different, weigh in all you want, doesn't mean in can be applied in trucking so easy.

Again, reread the original post/question, that's what this is about Eating on the Road!

I am done with this post. I would never try to comment on something I have no experience in.

Oh and yes, I am absolutely high strung, it's exhausting