Tough times, call for tough actions, but....

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  • pktruckdriver
    pktruckdriver Posts: 63 Member
    ok ok i got thwe caps unlocked , so sorry, please forgive me.

    i am so blessed to see the response here today, i am overwhelmed, can i say thanks to you all

    i have a mini fridge in the truck and have my almond milk and cereal , a cased of water, though still tough getting me to drink it as much as i should.

    instead of biscuits abd gravy they also have steel cut oatmeal too, maybe that will be better, of course it would. a hot meal is a blessing once in awhile.

    my phone, the t mobile prism i got turned out to eb a dude, i thought i got a smart phone that i could use app's on , but the phone has not internal memeory to download any apps , with all the required apps t mobile puts on it, so i got kinda "what i paid for", being cheap got me a no good phone, maybe in a month or so i can afford a new phone with true usage to do what i hoped this one would do, like this app and other app's reminder's and such, even scrabble to help pass time. maybe the samsung galaxy 3 or maybe the HTC windows phone, not sure about iphone, as it is real prricey, but guess it is the best , no???

    again many many thanks to you all

    when i have time i wish to friend you all, thank you so much

    gotta run, time is limited for me

    i promise to not give up, but as for falling down, ,???, but i promise to get back up,

    stress is another post all together, but let me get over this response

    thanks again

    patrick
  • jycrew
    jycrew Posts: 11 Member
    I have seen some good advice on here for you. Glad that you have a mini fridge too. That should be a big help. Just wanted to give a few more suggestions. My Dad is a truck driver as well. He prefers to prepare most of his meals in the truck and about once or twice a week he will eat at the truck stop. In order to do this he uses 3 small appliances, a small microwave, a small toaster oven, and his favorite is the crockpot. He uses the crockpot all the time. You could prepare anything from soups and stews to baked potatoes or sweet baked potatoes. The best part of that is he just puts everything in the crockpot before he starts driving for the day and when he stops that evening, supper is ready. When you are near a Walmart or grocery store, get supplies for the next few meals. It does take a little advance planning though. Hope this helps.
  • lildebbie121
    lildebbie121 Posts: 49 Member
    I'm glad you came here to post. I think it is great you have lost so much weight already.You CAN do it again. You have gotten great advice already so I will just be here to cheer you on. I am confident you can and will do it!

    Please ignore the "all caps Police" who have nothing better to do with their time than going around being judgmental.
  • barb1241
    barb1241 Posts: 324 Member
    Plan your meals and snacks. Make yourself some baggies of healthy snacks-dried fruit. Nuts. Hummus. Veggies. Even the tuna in pouches-you can open the pouch, add light mayo or whatever-stir it up right in the bag and have it for a snack. String cheese. Laughing Cow cheese.

    You get the idea. Just do it. As much as you can and do it consistently. Then add something else you can do. It is hard to change everything at once. Start small and work your way up.

    (((HUGS))) and feel better.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    It sounds like things are a bit better now, and it is good to hear back from you. You've already taken a lot of good steps. Good luck phone shopping. Discovering the MFP phone app helped me to start getting healthier. I didn't find the website until later.:flowerforyou:
  • Lyerin
    Lyerin Posts: 818 Member
    Congratulations on your progress so far. :)

    I'm not a trucker, but if you have the mini fridge, it sounds like you are ready to plan to have healthy stuff to eat while you are on the go. Good for you for getting the water to carry!

    You can eat lots of healthy things while driving:

    Apples
    Bananas
    Baby Carrots
    Celery Sticks
    Air-popped popcorn (obviously have to do this at home before you go)
    Nuts (pre-portion out your servings in sandwich bags so you know how much you are getting)
    Drinkable yogurt
    Hard boiled eggs (peel a few at a stop and then you can eat them in the car)
    Peanut butter on whole grain bread (good ol' peanut butter sandwich - filling and tasty)

    You get the idea. Basically, if you plan a lot ahead of time, you can really do well even while on the road. I'm not traveling the distances that you are (at least, I assume), but in the past few weeks I've taken several 3+ hour trips in the car with another adult and two kids, all of whom have tons of snacks, not all of them healthy. By planning and bringing a cooler with my own "stuff", I have stayed on track easily.

    Best of luck to you.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    THIS IS EXCUSES, AND WE ALL KNOW IT

    you've lost weight before, and you can do it again... once you stop the excuses!
  • NRSPAM
    NRSPAM Posts: 961 Member
    WhenI can't get to a computer I'll write down what I eat, so I don't forget. You still have an idea of things you should and shouldn't be eating. I for one absolutely LOVE buscuits and gravy, but I know that they're pretty high in fat and calories, so they are only a treat. An occasional thing I eat, and it's been a long time since I've had them. Now I'm sure there's a healthier way to make them, so you can have them sometimes, but you'll have to make them yourself. :( Good luck!
  • NRSPAM
    NRSPAM Posts: 961 Member
    BTW, it sounds like you need to get a good, insulated lunch bag, and bring your food with you! :wink: Don't make excuses for eating badly. Planning and preparation is everything. It is possible, you just have to make it so! :happy:
  • tricksee
    tricksee Posts: 835 Member
    You'll only really fail if you quit, bro.

    So don't give in. Giving up never works, trust me.
  • 2FatToRun
    2FatToRun Posts: 810 Member
    Do you have to shout, it is really necessary to use all caps?


    "Sometimes using all caps is like being stupid......you just cant help it."~ Me :laugh:

    Third explanation -- his keyboard isn't working, so his comments come out in all caps.

    No S**T sherlock my comment was is defense of the OP take a reading comprehension class.
  • Falenea
    Falenea Posts: 263 Member
    Check out the story below this guy is a trucker too.

    http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/15/health/irpt-truck-driver-dances-weight/index.html

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