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<p>[QUOTE="zaroba, post: 11577456, member: 94355"]The first year is the hardest because you're new to the truck and not set up yet for healthier eating. As such, I'm guessing you bought a lot of your meals at truck stop fast food places which caused the weight gain. Also being new, might have been snacking a lot without realizing.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can get crock pots that plug into cigarette outlets, if your truck doesn't have a fridge an electric cooler or (expensive) portable chest fridge/freezer can also plug into a cigarette outlet. If you have an inverter, depending on its' capacity, you could add a microwave, electric skillet, and other appliances.</p><p><br /></p><p>Drink water instead of soda. Focus on proteins instead of sugars and carbs. Meat, cheese, eggs, fish. Tuna packets are easy to keep in a truck and don't need refrigeration. Preparing your own meals is both healthier and far cheaper than buying it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Exercise when you can. Lots of rest areas and truck stops have trains at or near them ( <a href="https://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/threads/truck-stops-with-hiking-trails-for-dogs-and-their-truckers.1389510/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/threads/truck-stops-with-hiking-trails-for-dogs-and-their-truckers.1389510/">Truck stops with hiking trails! For dogs and their truckers.</a> ). Can also walk the perimeter of nice rest areas, park at the back of truck stop lots and walk to the building, park properly at shippers/receivers and walk to the office. Lots of little ways to get exercise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zaroba, post: 11577456, member: 94355"]The first year is the hardest because you're new to the truck and not set up yet for healthier eating. As such, I'm guessing you bought a lot of your meals at truck stop fast food places which caused the weight gain. Also being new, might have been snacking a lot without realizing. You can get crock pots that plug into cigarette outlets, if your truck doesn't have a fridge an electric cooler or (expensive) portable chest fridge/freezer can also plug into a cigarette outlet. If you have an inverter, depending on its' capacity, you could add a microwave, electric skillet, and other appliances. Drink water instead of soda. Focus on proteins instead of sugars and carbs. Meat, cheese, eggs, fish. Tuna packets are easy to keep in a truck and don't need refrigeration. Preparing your own meals is both healthier and far cheaper than buying it. Exercise when you can. Lots of rest areas and truck stops have trains at or near them ( [URL="https://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/threads/truck-stops-with-hiking-trails-for-dogs-and-their-truckers.1389510/"]Truck stops with hiking trails! For dogs and their truckers.[/URL] ). Can also walk the perimeter of nice rest areas, park at the back of truck stop lots and walk to the building, park properly at shippers/receivers and walk to the office. Lots of little ways to get exercise.[/QUOTE]
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