BOB.T

Hi, so here's the deal;

I'm 6' 2" and a little over 17 stone. I work, mostly, 11 hours shifts, in a van. I want to lose weight, my fat gut, my love handles and generally be a bit fitter.

So, I need ideas for meals. At the moment I take salads for work, generally green leafy stuff, feta, cucumber and chopped frankfurters. Main meal...whatever is to hand, pizza, pasta takeaways etc!

The main meal is the one I think I need to work on. The big problem, besides a lack of imagination, is a lack of time with an 11 hour shift. Also, the 11 hours can be anywhere from 6am to 2am so the main meal could be Lunch or dinner...that said I get my rosters 6 months at a time so I know where I'm at all the time.

Any ideas?

Exercise ideas would be good too. Bare in mind when I'm not working I'll be cooking my tea or sleeping! I plan to walk or cycle where I can on my days off. :P

TIA

yoza

OMG shift work.....you must be the last of a dieing breed, In this economic climate I thought a 3 day week diet was more called for.

Who do you work for, if you dont mind me asking.

BOB.T

I can't say for contractual reasons though my van is yellow with two big letters on it

No chance of a 3 day week either!

j4ckos mate

so you deliver the manchester evening news then?

yoza

I see, the recession will be good to you, less money to spend on new cars and servicing means more work for you...fair play.

BOB.T

Yoza's on the money...

Stephb1986

My OH works nights and lived off pot noodles and beans on toast until i bought him a food steamer now he's losing weight and eating alot better. I dont know what you could prepare while your driving sorry

Steph xx

stoneface

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Bt?

BOB.T

Lunch in the vAAn isn't too much of AAn issue, it's more AAt home.

Stephb1986

Get a food steamer then they are brilliant! my OH has chicken with veg and potatoes

Spoon

I'd concentrate on your spelling before working on your lard, Bob.

Scoobychick

iTrader: (1)

Do you work for the RAC?

superdan

hi bob.t,
i also drive a yellow van with two letters on it !!! i have the same problem its not easy is it and they always give you your break when your in the middle of knowhere .
I try my best to take salad etc but most often its a petrol station lunch for me or mc donalds there are some reasonably healthy pasta meals etc in some stations
I work crawley/gatwick where abouts are you ??
Dan.

BOB.T

That's very nice of you but I'm happy to go it alone

Will

do you sing to your customers when you go out to them Bob?

Spoon

I need to concentrate on making sense.

BOB.T

Hi Dan. My break can really be in the middle of nowhere, Yorkshire! Packed lunches are the answer really, obviously when I've been given my break I take it straight away and don't drive to shops (that'll mean nowt to folk who don't drive vans with letters on!)

Luan Pra bang

I found loads of veggies with lunch helped to take the edge off wanting snacks and heavy meals at dinner. Also avoiding fruit juice and having fruit instead keeps energy and insulin levels steady. Not really sure how you can have a veggie lunch on the go though, also have a big lunch, as being hungry will make you fat.

BOB.T

If I have an early start I'll take a salad and have my main meal at home in the evening. If I'm on a late finish I'll have a main meal at home at lunchtime and take a salad for my evening meal. I do sometimes take apples to snack on. (and sometimes have LOTS of choccie...yeah I know!!!)

How does being hungry make you fat?

Luan Pra bang

When you do not eat enough your body thinks there is no food around so takes to storing all the energy it can get. It also makes you crave the wrong foods. I had a little spurt of a health and fitness drive last year and spent every night looking at different info on eating healthy. I got bored after a 4-5 months but large meals with the right balance of veggies fish and meat etc works wonders.
It seems that its about getting a balance that makes your body want to lose the fat. There is also some research that says taste has an effect on weight loss.
SOme professor or other found that exactly the same diet combined with a spoon of bran oil three times a day made him loose weight. This was atributed to the taste of the oil encouraging the body to assume it was a lean period for food because of the bland taste and it was time to us up fat reserves.
With exercise less is more. HIIT training as reccomended on here is definately effective and in the gym go lift weights until you can't move but always leave those muscles 7 days to recover.

Luan Pra bang

ALso chocolate is a definate no, Use one of those packs of raw carrots you get in M&S petrol stations instead.

nixxon

Chicken Kebabs! Nice lean meat, plenty of rabbit food, and a spicy sauce to get you bubbling! What more could you want, apart from another one?

sti-04!!

Blonde head on ...

Seriously ?

nixxon

Seriously! A perfectly balanced , healthy, low fat fast food. Those sliced up gifaffe jobs are a different matter entirely, though.

+Doc+

Glad you said that, I friken love em

BOB.T

Righto, ta!

I'm just having my brekkie now, sultana bran. Will be hitting the road at 6am. Due to how 'work' works, I'll get my break at about 10.15 - 11. So I'll be having my salad then...assuming I knock it up before going out...must get off here! Then it's to the pub tonight...will start proper tomorrow