Diet FAQ #9: I'm busy all the time--how do I get good meals in?

[Animal Rep]

Hey, many of us work rotating shifts. Many of us have a had time squeezing a solid meal in. Yeah, it sucks but we do what we have to do. I bring my food with me to work every night--eat through the mids like it was a day shift. Prepare some meals the night before. Take a cooler with you if you can. When you’re working nights and sleeping during the day, and you get up to take a leak, I have a Real Gains or Torrent shake, flop back into bed, sleep, get up and do the same thing over again. It's not easy, but if you’re motivated enough, you can come up with creative solutions and do it. I'm no different than you brother. If I can do it, you can too.

[LUCEE]

yeah alot of us do have challenging schedules....but the key is be on top on things...prepare things in advance. I always have at least 3 MRP's in my bag...cuz in the Military you don't always have a set meal time, at least i don't....plan ahead...holla

[Upstatebuilder07]

agreed biggest thing is to plan ahead of time, mrp's protein in a zip lock, oats in the car, almonds in your bag, bars can play there place and come in handy too

[1skinnyassedrunt]

I eat at 4am (two whole eggs two eggs whites, 1 cup of oats two slices of whole wheat bread one with jam one with pb n a whey shake), then again at 1030am which I think sucks, there are rare occasions were I can pound down a shake @8am if not I just eat a little extra at 1030 its all about planning organsing and getting your shit together

[BODYUNDRCONSTRUCTON]

On this Issue I guess am lucky. I sit at my store all day long and can pick and choose what I want to eat but when I was a trucker I bought a cold/hot cooler and made all my meals the night before and munch out thru the day.For some of you that work for someone else i say,You guys have bfast before work,then you have a break then lunch then break again.So there are 4 meals already and if you can't get a break to eat then you might want a prot bar to munch on.Trust me,if you are motivated enough you will find the way to get it done.
Get 1 inch cube of cheddar cheese,1/2 cup mixed nuts/and add 1/4 cup raisins and put in your pocket and munch out on it.(SIMPLE)

[sawwedoff]

i can drink that torrent all the time, which means i love the taste!!

[Ed_UK]

Carry around a cooler with you, pput in some wholegrain tuna/chicken/turkey sandwiches, an apple and a shake, or chicken and rice, and potatoes an turkey.....

thats what I do when im travelling on public transport, or sometimes i stop off at the bagel shop and get a hoummous and chicken wholegrain bagel with an apple and 32oz water.

beats burger king

Ed :)

[sawwedoff]

packing ur own lunch for work really really helps!!! so u end up at ur local sonic, or hardees hahahaha canned tuna, or canned chicken breast is easy and u can throw anywhere, whole grain double fiber bread is what i use, if i wanna eat beard that meal.

[herdz]

Well working at a suppliment store is where its at boys, get hungry..have a shake or a bar or a meal replacement haha. Its the shit, not to mention i get to try all the samples of everything so your pretty much wired for the shift ha.
Herdz

[RedLegCulbe]

Planning ahead for meals is a true key in getting them when you need or want to have them. I am in the military and currently deployed to Iraq which makes it harder to eat healthy because i don't have the options that I would state side. But I just plan ahead here too. We get chix on the grill about twice a week so i get a to-go plate full of about ten to twelve pieces every time. Throw one on some whole grain bread with a half slice of Swiss, a banana, and a half cup of egg salad in a zip-lock toss it in your truck or rucksack and you are set even on missions. I did the same thing state side as well. Make my meals before I left for PT in the morning, and kept them in a cooler in my car at my battery. All day they were on hand for whenever I had a few minutes to wolf down a tuna wrap and apple sauce or what ever. I also found keeping some protein powder stashed somewhere in the car ended up helping out on several occasions when i was really in a pinch. Obviously my methods won't work the same for everyone, but the concept of preplanned meals will.

[tommo637]

I agree with planning ahead I do it rigorously, but sometimes I have shifts where I might be working 6-7 hours with hardly even a toilet break (working as a bouncer in a busy nightclub). If anyone else finds themself in this position, I have found a slow release protein shake which apparently lasts for up to 7 hours of release time. So on top of my nuts and raisins in my pocket I down one of those crammed with oatmeal pre shift and then obviously have a meal ready for when I break. I have found this quite effective.

[Young_Gun]

What should we do (we as in high school students) to get the most out of lunch?

[NPRamirez]

Tuna is your best friend. Just carry a compact can opener and bring a couple cans. Sure, it's not pretty but bring a few saltine crackers if you can't get used to it right away.