A Good Diet Plan can be challenging for an over the road driver. It's so easy to make excuses to justify unhealthy choices. Fast food is at every truck stop and more and more fast food restaurants are starting to provide truck parking just to make it a little more convenient for us to indulge in the cholesterol and fat laden, life shortening, tasty, appetite busting menu.
A good diet plan could include an occasional visit to a fast food joint although they aren't the best place. There are usually salads and grilled chicken available which would fit into a good diet plan (I would take the bread off the chicken or get a wrap), but that's not what we are going to order when we visit. We get the supa dupa extra large fry and coke with a triple grease burger, extra cheese!
(lol,I am trying to make you feel guilty like me!)
Truth is 80% of us need to make dramatic improvements in our diets. A good diet plan is
help you loose belly fat along with exercise,
get more energy, get better sleep, drop pants sizes, and increase the length and quality of life. You deserve these things and so does your family.
But What's A Good Diet Plan?
"What is a good diet plan?" That's a popular question. You will hear different people with different opinions, especially when attempting to accomplishing specific goals whether it's losing weight, losing fat, losing pants size, etc.
Generally speaking, for overall improvement in health a good diet consists of quality nutrient dense foods with low saturated and trans fat. Mono and Polyunsaturated fats are actually good for you. It should also be high in protein and fiber and consist of plenty of water.
Please Be Advised of the Tuna Technique
The tuna technique is a unofficial and unconfirmed conspiracy perpetrated by on one of our most beloved Sub Shops that most Americans who want a somewhat healthy choice in fast food patronize. Little do most people know, they are getting taken to the river on their Tuna Subs. Betrayed at the Bun.
How do you avoid the Tuna technique? Well, you grab yourself some cans of Tuna from your favorite big box and eat it right out of the can, quicker, cheaper, no bread and you won't get bamboozled at the bun!
Here is what I ate to lose 35 lbs minor exercise. Later with more exercise 15 more.
Tuna, sardines, beans, vegetables, fruits, nuts,high fiber cereal, oatmeal, grits, plenty of water on the road.
Also used cinnamon and garlic on your food.
Ate small portions 5 times or more a day.7am, 10am, 12, 2pm, 4pm, 7pm is just about perfect! Of course, this is not set in stone.
Pic the times that are good for you.
But you DO want to split the times up and DO NOT feast only 2 or 3 times a day as many will do when trying to loose weight, thinking less does more. Less does harm.
Small, frequent meals keeps the metabolism up and helps the body to digest more efficiently. Eating in the morning is absolutely necessary which is only logical if you think about it. Your starting the day from a sleep. You body needs the kick plus you will have time to be active with a full stomach.
People that wait as long as possible and then eat a large meal are making a mistake. (I guess, I have emphasized this enough! lol)
Take a good multi-vitamin that includes essential minerals like selenium and vanadium such as GNC's Mega Men Multi-Vitamin.
Throw in complex carbohydrates like beans and whole grain and you are off to a very healthy start. That is a good diet for truckers and most other people too.
Make sure to make these changes.
Eliminate Simple carbs like white rice and white potatoes. Replace with brown rice and sweet potatoes. (for you buffet enthusiasts and crock pot chefs)
Eliminate flour based products like white bread Replace with Whole wheat bread (I ate no bread until I reached my target weight)
Eliminate fried foods Replace with baked or broiled or grilled
Don't consume products high in saturated and trans fat. It's good to consume a certain amount of mono and poly unsaturated fats. (Brings down bad cholesterol and increases good cholesterol)
Eliminate sodas, juices, energy drinks Replace with water, coffee is better for energy. It has beneficial properties.
Use butter not margarine or neither
use real regular mayo not light or diet and not miracle whip
Stay away from these ingredients and types of food also
hydrogenated oils highly processed foods foods with preservatives refined sugars (yeah, i mention sugar again!)trans fats
A Good Diet Plan is Preventive Maintenace For The Body
A good diet plan is to your body what a scheduled preventive maintenance is for your car. Eating properly could not only give you a better quality of life but save you money because of less body break downs and doctor visits. You will have a decrease chance of developing nasty illnesses or debilitating diseases.
It simply makes sense to eat a better diet.
Have you had any success in loosing weight? How did you do it? How do you stay on track making better choices of food? What do you eat regularly? Do any of you cook in the truck?
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Exercise for truckers
Just remember...if you don't use it, you'll loose it. Stop the truck at least every hour. Walk or jog around your truck 4 or 5 times with a few push ...
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Regarding the video entitled "Trucking Tip--Truck driver healthy eating by KDTDECA4": I couldn't understand a word that man said.
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