Truckers Group in the making

pktruckdriver wrote: »

Guess not too many truckers willing to join up

Don't be discouraged... I would think that's a fairly small demographic and your thread would have to be right there & visible at the same time a fellow trucker was logged in.

May I make a suggestion? The best way I found to cultivate friends & support was to look around the forums for people with similar stats & goals, that seem to be serious or have been around for a while. If you find you have something in common or some sort of connection, send them an FR with a personal message.

Also, I read your comment above and I think you're making this too hard and being too hard on yourself. You're not stupid! Habits are not easy to change, no matter who you are. But the other thing is, you talked about "bad" food. It's very common for people to think they have to have this perfect, healthy diet to lose weight... and it's very common for people to fail when they think that way. There are no "good" or "bad" foods. Yes, there are foods that supply our body with more nutrition than others, but your biggest health concern right now is your weight, and to lose weight you *only* need to achieve a calorie deficit. Have you filled out your profile and gotten your calorie recommendation? At your size, you will still be able to eat quite a lot of food compared to most and still lose weight. You can eat foods that you like, you just have to make it fit in your calories for the day. So that will likely mean choosing smaller amounts of high-calorie fare and adding more low calorie foods. I can imagine if I was stuck in a car or truck all day, all I would want to do is snack. I'm sure it's a challenge. You'll have to think about what's really important to you, log every single thing you eat (check the stickies at the top of the "general diet" forum for good advice on that), and stick to your calorie allowance like glue! And don't beat yourself up when you have a bad day- we all do- just pick yourself up and get back on track. You can do it!

I only accept female friends, but I will be rooting for you

Googling truck drivers weight loss, this forum popped up
https://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/forums/driver-health.145/

Might be another source of information.

I just joined MFP. My husband is a trucker and I am hoping to get him to join too. I know he snacks a lot while he is driving to help stay awake. I try to give him healthy things to snack on like veggies, nuts & seeds, fruit etc. Some of his buddies take walks on their lunch & breaks so at least they are getting some exercise even though they are sitting most of the day. Logging your food helps you to take a look at what you are eating and at least makes me want to eat better. Just take little steps and be happy for each bit of progress you make no matter how small! YOU CAN DO IT!