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It seems as a number of drivers are obese. Some claim the nature of the job itself engenders such poor health condition. I'm trying to figure out where or how somebody here got the notion that I was obese though. I can't ever recall having posting that information about myself here since joining.

Yes many drivers are obese. It isn't because of our job. It's your choices of diet and exercise just like people with other jobs. This career makes it far easier to make those poor choices with how sedentary it is but it's not the job itself that causes it. Sugary drinks, nonstop snacking, fast food or roller dogs in truck stops are the biggest culprits. Those unhealthy foods don't provide nutrients you need so many drivers end up climbing back from the seat and going straight to the sleeper to watch TV. The same people that blame the career as the sole reason for being overweight are the same kind of people that sue McDonald's for making them fat. Our society in general no longer holds people responsible for their own actions.

We have many posts on here that talk about them losing weight while on the road. Kearsey shared a few weeks ago that she's down 45 pounds while driving. I've met Packrat, Old School and Chief Brody. All 3 of those guys are far from obese but that's because they make choices to allow them to stay at a healthy weight.

It is going to be rather tough to find three paid prepared hot meals a day from any roadside restaurants that are very nutritionally-sound. It seems that driving over America's highway system, having a healthy diet of commercially-prepared meals readlly avaiable has low feasibility. I know this from having driven across America in personal automobiles and rented trucks. The OTR food can often be crappy-tasting in some parts and some joints along the highways are dumpy-looking. I generally have a cooler full of deli sandwich-making materials for a long car trip. We can't live for years on a steady diet of delicatessen though. I have heard that the bulk of roadside eateries serve crap to customers because that is what is popular. At one mega travel center in Colorado, I once got fried chicken and it seemed dried-out and overdone. Typical buffet quality junk. Another time I ordered something in Winnemucca, Nevada and what they were serving as "mashed potatoes and gravy" tasted more like mint toothpaste to me.

It seems as a number of drivers are obese. Some claim the nature of the job itself engenders such poor health condition. I'm trying to figure out where or how somebody here got the notion that I was obese though. I can't ever recall having posting that information about myself here since joining.

Yes many drivers are obese. It isn't because of our job. It's your choices of diet and exercise just like people with other jobs. This career makes it far easier to make those poor choices with how sedentary it is but it's not the job itself that causes it. Sugary drinks, nonstop snacking, fast food or roller dogs in truck stops are the biggest culprits. Those unhealthy foods don't provide nutrients you need so many drivers end up climbing back from the seat and going straight to the sleeper to watch TV. The same people that blame the career as the sole reason for being overweight are the same kind of people that sue McDonald's for making them fat. Our society in general no longer holds people responsible for their own actions.

We have many posts on here that talk about them losing weight while on the road. Kearsey shared a few weeks ago that she's down 45 pounds while driving. I've met Packrat, Old School and Chief Brody. All 3 of those guys are far from obese but that's because they make choices to allow them to stay at a healthy weight.

It is going to be rather tough to find three paid prepared hot meals a day from any roadside restaurants that are very nutritionally-sound. It seems that driving over America's highway system, having a healthy diet of commercially-prepared meals readlly avaiable has low feasibility. I know this from having driven across America in personal automobiles and rented trucks. The OTR food can often be crappy-tasting in some parts and some joints along the highways are dumpy-looking. I generally have a cooler full of deli sandwich-making materials for a long car trip. We can't live for years on a steady diet of delicatessen though. I have heard that the bulk of roadside eateries serve crap to customers because that is what is popular. At one mega travel center in Colorado, I once got fried chicken and it seemed dried-out and overdone. Typical buffet quality junk. Another time I ordered something in Winnemucca, Nevada and what they were serving as "mashed potatoes and gravy" tasted more like mint toothpaste to me.

That's why many drivers don't eat at truck stops. Meal prep, refrigerate/freeze, and microwave/hot plate. Those three steps take care of the issue of not eating healthy.

C'mon Todd! When was the last time you had only 3 meals a day?

It seems as a number of drivers are obese. Some claim the nature of the job itself engenders such poor health condition. I'm trying to figure out where or how somebody here got the notion that I was obese though. I can't ever recall having posting that information about myself here since joining.

Yes many drivers are obese. It isn't because of our job. It's your choices of diet and exercise just like people with other jobs. This career makes it far easier to make those poor choices with how sedentary it is but it's not the job itself that causes it. Sugary drinks, nonstop snacking, fast food or roller dogs in truck stops are the biggest culprits. Those unhealthy foods don't provide nutrients you need so many drivers end up climbing back from the seat and going straight to the sleeper to watch TV. The same people that blame the career as the sole reason for being overweight are the same kind of people that sue McDonald's for making them fat. Our society in general no longer holds people responsible for their own actions.

We have many posts on here that talk about them losing weight while on the road. Kearsey shared a few weeks ago that she's down 45 pounds while driving. I've met Packrat, Old School and Chief Brody. All 3 of those guys are far from obese but that's because they make choices to allow them to stay at a healthy weight.

It is going to be rather tough to find three paid prepared hot meals a day from any roadside restaurants that are very nutritionally-sound. It seems that driving over America's highway system, having a healthy diet of commercially-prepared meals readlly avaiable has low feasibility. I know this from having driven across America in personal automobiles and rented trucks. The OTR food can often be crappy-tasting in some parts and some joints along the highways are dumpy-looking. I generally have a cooler full of deli sandwich-making materials for a long car trip. We can't live for years on a steady diet of delicatessen though. I have heard that the bulk of roadside eateries serve crap to customers because that is what is popular. At one mega travel center in Colorado, I once got fried chicken and it seemed dried-out and overdone. Typical buffet quality junk. Another time I ordered something in Winnemucca, Nevada and what they were serving as "mashed potatoes and gravy" tasted more like mint toothpaste to me.

That's why many drivers don't eat at truck stops. Meal prep, refrigerate/freeze, and microwave/hot plate. Those three steps take care of the issue of not eating healthy.

Lots of extra work and time consumption for drivers on the go. In the Army we had mess kitchens in the field. The cooks and mess sergeants took care of the chow for soldiers. Sometimes, we had those handy-dandy MRE's though. Any drivers here do the MRE thing over the road? You are more or less "living in the field".

Lots of extra work and time consumption for drivers on the go

Please elaborate. There are many walmarts around the country that allow truck parking. Even if they don't allow overnight parking you could still swing into the store to stock your truck if you don't do it on hometime. If you're in your truck for an extended amount of time you'll have a fridge or other way of keeping food cold. You'll also at a minimum have a microwave. Many drivers also have crockpots, air fryers or a griddle/hot plate. What's so difficult about throwing some stuff into the crockpot in the morning or when you take your 30 minute break and have a delicious meal waiting for you when you need to take your 10 hours off? Being a daycab driver we don't have space for all these type things so it's harder to eat as healthy. It's still very possible to eat healthy it just takes more thought on where you can heat your food up, or how you'll keep it cold. It really comes down to discipline and making healthy choices.

Lots of extra work and time consumption for drivers on the go. In the Army we had mess kitchens in the field. The cooks and mess sergeants took care of the chow for soldiers. Sometimes, we had those handy-dandy MRE's though. Any drivers here do the MRE thing over the road? You are more or less "living in the field".

Abject nonsense. In most parts of the country near larger cities, Wal Mart will deliver a week's worth of food right to your truck for a fee equal close to the price of a platter at the truck stop (there are guys in here right now that do that). As others have stated its about discipline and planning (time management). I plan to take an electric frying pan, a hot logic, blender bottle and have a fridge. Saves one a small fortune, not to mention the toll it takes on your health.

People that don't have discipline simply don't plan well, therefore they generally don't eat well. The word is laziness. That's why much of Western Civilization is digging there own early grave with their teeth.

MRE's are okay if you make the food yourself at home with a freeze dryer, otherwise most of the ones you buy will be loaded with salt and/or taste awful. Some servicemen that used them while deployed overseas called them Meals Rejected by Ethopia.

On my truck, I have a crockpot, microwave, a Bullet blender for smoothies, and an ice maker for smoothies. Just as Rob described, I start out my day by putting veggies and some manner of protein in the crockpot. I keep beef and chicken bullion cubes for flavoring. It takes about 20 minutes to put everything in the crockpot and turn it on. I set for 10-hour cooking. On my 30 minute break, I use fresh fruit and ice to make myself a smoothie. Anything that I buy out of the store, aside from fresh fruit, is zero sugar.

A local driver in a day cab , like Rob described, is going to have a bit of a challenge to eat healthy. But, it's not a challenge that can't be overcome. It takes a desire to do it and thinking things through. Todd, the way you are talking, it's like there is no possibility for a truck driver to eat healthy, no matter how bad a driver may want it.

“Meals Rejected by Ethiopia” = MRE.

On my truck, I have a crockpot, microwave, a Bullet blender for smoothies, and an ice maker for smoothies. Just as Rob described, I start out my day by putting veggies and some manner of protein in the crockpot. I keep beef and chicken bullion cubes for flavoring. It takes about 20 minutes to put everything in the crockpot and turn it on. I set for 10-hour cooking. On my 30 minute break, I use fresh fruit and ice to make myself a smoothie. Anything that I buy out of the store, aside from fresh fruit, is zero sugar.

A local driver in a day cab , like Rob described, is going to have a bit of a challenge to eat healthy. But, it's not a challenge that can't be overcome. It takes a desire to do it and thinking things through. Todd, the way you are talking, it's like there is no possibility for a truck driver to eat healthy, no matter how bad a driver may want it.

It just seems awkard to me to try to make a "house" or a "kitchen" out of a truck. The sleeper unit is not a travel trailer or a motor home for sheer spaciousness. I prefer to have a sink, a cupboard, sewage, running water, a dishwasher, a stovetop, a range oven, a microwave, an LP grill outside and counter space for serious meal preparation. The only way I have lived out of a vehicle was by renting motel rooms along the way and having coolers full of cold stuff for sandwiches. I would have throw-away picnic supplies. The rented motel rooms often would have a microwave and a small fridge as well as tables, chairs and counter space. Not to mention a big bed, a shower, a bathroom sink and a commode.

I gather decades ago, say 1980's and earlier on, many drivers frequented roadside diners for their meals regularly. Some were branded choke n pukes. The likes of Mel's seemed a typical hangout for gear-jammers and double-clutchin' coffee-drinking nuts. Alice looks like a fine waitress. Mel was too cheap to hire a competent chef though. The service from the lovely waitresses was nice but the food stunk, supposedly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezC1X-45uWA

On my truck, I have a crockpot, microwave, a Bullet blender for smoothies, and an ice maker for smoothies. Just as Rob described, I start out my day by putting veggies and some manner of protein in the crockpot. I keep beef and chicken bullion cubes for flavoring. It takes about 20 minutes to put everything in the crockpot and turn it on. I set for 10-hour cooking. On my 30 minute break, I use fresh fruit and ice to make myself a smoothie. Anything that I buy out of the store, aside from fresh fruit, is zero sugar.

A local driver in a day cab , like Rob described, is going to have a bit of a challenge to eat healthy. But, it's not a challenge that can't be overcome. It takes a desire to do it and thinking things through. Todd, the way you are talking, it's like there is no possibility for a truck driver to eat healthy, no matter how bad a driver may want it.

It just seems awkard to me to try to make a "house" or a "kitchen" out of a truck. The sleeper unit is not a travel trailer or a motor home for sheer spaciousness. I prefer to have a sink, a cupboard, sewage, running water, a dishwasher, a stovetop, a range oven, a microwave, an LP grill outside and counter space for serious meal preparation. The only way I have lived out of a vehicle was by renting motel rooms along the way and having coolers full of cold stuff for sandwiches. I would have throw-away picnic supplies. The rented motel rooms often would have a microwave and a small fridge as well as tables, chairs and counter space. Not to mention a big bed, a shower, a bathroom sink and a commode.

I gather decades ago, say 1980's and earlier on, many drivers frequented roadside diners for their meals regularly. Some were branded choke n pukes. The likes of Mel's seemed a typical hangout for gear-jammers and double-clutchin' coffee-drinking nuts. Alice looks like a fine waitress. Mel was too cheap to hire a competent chef though. The service from the lovely waitresses was nice but the food stunk, supposedly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezC1X-45uWA

Well, it seems that we see why you are not a good fit for trucking.