Since I have been in the truck with Andy, I have gained about 10 pounds, which isn’t bad because I got in the truck in January of 2020, but not good because my clothes and rings have been getting a little tight, my joints and muscles have been hurting, and my skin is looking dull and tired. I felt like I needed a change, or I knew I was going to get worse, fast.

I have always been an active person; dare I call myself a runner? I was a conscious dieter; I ate what I thought was good for my body for many years. For the last 2 years in the truck, I made the excuse that I was not able to exercise or eat “right” because of the size constraint in the semi so I stopped all of that stuff and that is why I gained the weight.

I am not here to cry about any of this, because I know this is all my choice. what I am here to say is that I was wrong about not being able to have control of my eating and my exercising, I was just using this as a crutch and blame.

I used the excuse that there is no room in the semi to store certain foods or to do any type of exercise or stretching. It was easier that way. It is hard to get active again after being sedentary for so long, but I am doing it now.

I am learning that with food I can eat what I want and when I want as long as I am present with that food and keep in touch with my body about what tastes good and what doesn’t. I also am aware of the emptiness of my stomach for biological reasons (biological hunger) and boredom (psychological hunger).

Yes, I am reading a book about all of this and am learning SO much and not just about food, it is called Intuitive Eating. (Picture above). What this book has done for me is allow me to give myself permission to be okay with my body and change my perspective on any aspect of my life that I don’t feel comfortable with.

For movement, I have what is called the Body Gym in a bag. It has a plastic bar that has rubber bands on it and different exercises that can be done IN A CHAIR! I have been doing these exercises sitting on the bed while the truck is moving down the road.

I have enough room on my bunk to do body stretches and meditations before I go to bed, while we are sitting at truck stops, loading or unloading. All of this has helped my joints and muscles tremendously.

I am learning so much as we move down the roads of this beautiful country. One thing is that if you can make an excuse to not do something then you can shift that perspective into enhancing your life!

Thank you for reading this, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions let me know in the comments below.

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