Nearly 70% of long haul truck drivers

are obese. This isn't just a job. It's

one of the most dangerous lifestyles in

the modern world. They survive on fast

food. No movement, no sleep, [music] and

relentless stress. The result, a life

expectancy 16 years below the national

average. And I want to try it. I'm

somewhere in Seattle right now and

tomorrow morning I'm getting picked up

by truck driver Mike who agreed to take

me on the road to experience 2 days of

the world's unhealthiest job. He's

picking me up at 4:00 a.m. I got to get

to bed.

Here we go. Mike. Hello.

>> Oh, hey.

>> What's up, man?

>> What's up?

>> How are you?

>> Pretty good. How are you?

>> Everybody meet Mike. He's going to be

leading this road trip for the next few

days. So, Mike, I wasn't expecting Mike

and and wife.

>> Yeah. No. Well, my other co-drivers, one

of them kind of got fired.

>> Yeah.

>> And the other one went to Mexico to take

care of my dad. So, she decided to step

up, get her CDL, and take over for them.

>> What am I in store for for the next few

days?

>> A lot of sitting, a lot of shaking.

You're going to hear a lot of stuff

falling around the truck because of

>> shaking.

>> Oh, yeah. The truck just kind of

vibrates a lot. The roads are kind of

crappy some places.

>> What about healthy food?

No.

>> No. I really cannot believe that this is

going to be my home for the next two

days. Is it?

>> So, Becca is going to be the first

driver.

How long is the Oh, wa.

>> Yeah. Look at our beds back there. Those

are our beds. Bunk beds. [music] And

who's that?

>> That's Tucker.

>> Tucker. Everybody say hi, Tucker.

>> Hi, Tucker.

>> Wow. This place is like a little home.

>> Yep. And your bed is right up there.

>> I'm Top Buck.

>> Yep. You're Top Buck. Wait a second. Are

those

Are those dumbbells I see?

>> Yeah, we upgraded. [music]

>> Are we Are we getting a lift in? Are

>> Sure.

>> Am I getting a lifted? I don't know.

We'll see. [laughter]

>> And we're off. [music]

Woo. Are we there yet? Okay. So, what's

like the total driving time?

>> About 10 hours.

>> 10 hours of driving today.

>> Yeah. Yeah. So, I can't drive more than

11 hours in a shift.

>> Is this right here? here. How many

driving hours you have left?

>> Yes. So, I can't I can't exceed the um

legal amount of hours in a day.

>> Okay. I mean, you only have 7 hours and

47 minutes of driving left. Nothing.

>> Yeah. Well, once I take a break, it'll

add another three.

>> I can always um hop into if you guys

need or anything.

>> Our journey starts in F Washington. And

today, our goal is to make it all the

way to Boise, Idaho. But first, we need

gas.

>> This is a big drop. I'll go do that.

>> My back's already gone. They got to

remind you, don't drive hungry.

>> See, they just want to make truck

drivers fat. So, you've been truck

driving for what, 10 years?

>> Uh, about 11, actually.

>> 11. Okay.

>> Yeah.

>> Started when I was 21.

>> So, how many total like what's your

total distance driven in your career,

you think?

>> About two 2 and 1/2 million miles. 2 and

a half million miles.

>> Yeah, pretty.

>> How does that make you feel when you

hear that?

>> Kind of feel like I've wasted a lot of

my life just driving.

>> I mean, he said it, not me. [music]

>> As we hit the road again, I wanted to

find out whether Mike and Becca knew the

real health consequences tied to this

line of work.

>> Were you guys aware that truck driving

is considered the world's unhealthiest

job?

>> Definitely. Oh, yeah. I knew way before

getting into it. That's personally why

like I was hesitant to get into it, but

my mom needed me to, so that's what I

did. I was about 100 pounds less before

I started driving truck. I used to work

out all the time. Used to work late at

night and go straight to the gym. And

then that kind of just all went down the

drain when I started truck driving. I

did solo driving for a little bit, but

even then, like after a 10our shift, I

have to sleep 10 hours and then leave or

else I just don't think my loads on

time. So that only gives me 10 hours to

kind of go exercise and food, relax,

kind of wind down. Yeah.

>> And by by the time I'm done doing all

that, I only have like 6 hours, 5 hours

of sleep.

>> Yeah.

>> Which sometimes isn't enough. So truck

drivers are the most prone job to

obesity,

heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high

blood pressure, sleep apnea, chronic

back pain, depression,

blood clots, substance abuse, and

irregular sleep patterns.

>> That's a lot.

>> Yeah.

>> No, that checks out though.

>> That checks out for sure. He has chronic

back pain, I would say.

>> Back pain. I get a lot of like leg

swelling especially like at the end of a

shift cuz like you know blood goes down

if you're not moving at all. So my

>> She hasn't been doing this nearly as

long as I have.

>> Yeah, I've only been doing this a few

months. So

>> symptoms of driving.

>> What was crazy wasn't the list I just

read. It was how unfased they were by

it. With so much on the line, you have

to [music] wonder what keeps them going.

>> Money.

>> Money.

>> It's just money.

>> Yeah, just money. The pay is good.

>> So we're about to arrive at our first

truck stop of this trip.

And is there anything I should like

watch out for? What should I expect for

my first truck stop visit?

>> You might run into a lot lizard here.

>> A what?

>> A lot lizard. [music]

>> What's that?

>> That is a uh

a woman of the night. They like to get

in your truck and uh you pay them for

their time.

>> Are you warning me or my wallet?

>> My guy. [laughter]

We've been on the road for a little over

4 hours now and haven't gotten any

activity at all. Like I think I've burnt

probably zero calories. Like the only

time my heart rate's been like remotely

elevated is when cars get a little too

close to the truck and and literally

every single lane change. It's it's it's

terrifying. We are currently at Jubet's

truck stop in Portland and it's known as

the classiest truck stop in America. I

mean, it doesn't look too bad. There is

a hotel. They have a cinema probably

with a bunch of lizards lining the back

row. But we're going to go inside and

see what a truck stop has to offer.

Let's get it. Whole bunch of junk food

right there. A bunch of TV dinners. How

much is the fruit? $4.99 for that much

[music] pineapple is absurd.

>> This is just the convenience store part

of the truck stop to grab snacks with

every unhealthy option you could

possibly imagine and then some.

>> My nose is bleeding already.

Columbia room. What's that? I feel like

the bar here is so low that I'm going to

say if it's under a heat lamp, it's

technically fresh. $22 for that. Yeah, I

know. Mike, what did you just get?

>> I got France donuts. Gingerbread. I love

gingerbread. And France originated in

Portland.

>> Mike, come on, man. Mike, can you grab a

energy drink?

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah. You don't You don't like when he

has energy drinks, right?

>> As long as it's not too long. It's the

responsible thing to do because you

don't want to fall asleep at [music] the

wheel.

>> No, for sure.

>> Yeah,

>> for sure. You need to have the caffeine.

>> Like water keeps you alive. It doesn't

make you feel alive.

>> Yeah.

>> No, I need to feel alive, not be alive.

>> All right. Come and have breakfast at

Mo. Get yourself a breakfast pizza. And

then for lunch,

>> just have a regular pizza. We are at the

restaurant in Jubits waiting to order

breakfast. But while we wait, me and

Mike are going splitzies on a Moe's deli

bulldog pizza.

>> Looks so good.

>> Yeah.

>> Oh my god.

>> You pick a slice, man.

>> Got to have the slice with the most [ __ ]

on it.

>> Hopefully it's not Mo's Deli. Mo

problems. [music]

Mo.

>> Yeah.

>> We'll find out on the road.

>> Mo Harpern.

>> So, this is the signature slice. The

bulldog. But it's going to tear our

[ __ ] any longer then. Pizza hits at

9:00 a.m.

>> Oh, it does.

>> I feel like when you're a truck driver,

time doesn't really matter.

>> Mhm. M

you'll be ending your shift at 4:00 in

the morning, starting at 2:00 p.m. You

know, breakfast and lunch is whenever

you want it to be.

>> Mo's deli pizza 3 2 1 6

>> 7.5

7.5

>> 7 Okay,

>> I got the veggie omelette to be healthy,

but I think the amount of cheese that

they put on it overrode my decision

here. A lot of cheddar cheese, but it

looks really good. You want a waffle

with your whipped cream?

>> Nope. Mike, you need some protein. Man,

there's no protein in that video,

though.

>> The omelette was pretty fire, I will

say, but probably a lot more calories

than I think. I love Mike, but if I had

his breakfast, I don't think I'd feel

too great on the road.

>> We are back on the road for another 8

hours today. Another 8 hours today. And

so far, it's been great. I'm riding

shotgun,

shotgun energy drinks, living the

passenger princess life right now. I

also bought a ton of snacks that is

supposed to last me for the duration of

the day, but realistically it's going to

last me probably the next 7 minutes

because for me, boredom is my diet's

greatest threat. So, I'm probably just

going to be eating this road trip just

to feel something.

>> It was time to eat my snacks immediately

after breakfast. On the road, I can do

anything. The donut, it hit like I knew

it would.

>> Oh, Mike, you want to try it? Sure.

>> Doom.

>> Wow.

>> Yeah.

>> Next, the apple fritter.

>> Probably better that we got there

earlier so it wasn't like super old.

>> Oh my god.

>> Then Mike started sharing his donuts

back. The start of a true brotherhood.

>> Oh yeah. Oh yeah.

>> It is a cake donut, which I don't like

as much. Yeah.

>> But still very good,

>> honestly.

Being a truck driver, it's like just

having a cheat day on wheels. There's

two basic rules. When the truck is

moving, the calories don't count that

you consume. And then rule number two is

if you have to fart, you open the

window.

I'm looking at you, Mike. [laughter]

Great food, great company. So far, this

trip has been so much fun. Little did I

know Dead Man's Pass is 4 hours away.

But in the meantime, I enjoyed the

beautiful scenery. Mountains, trees,

waterfall, Tucker. We even started

playing games.

>> Black eye.

>> Black eye.

>> Yeah.

>> When you don't move out of the fuel

lane.

>> A truck with a headlight out.

>> Oh, okay.

>> These are things that you guys should

know.

>> We don't do that. We make sure our

things are working.

>> Okay. Easy one. Hammer lane.

>> Hammer lane. Okay. Hammerland's the

fastest lane.

>> You There you go. There we go.

>> I know that one.

>> Okay. Toothpicks.

>> Oh. Uh,

>> drugs.

>> Drugs.

>> No.

>> What?

>> A lumber load.

>> A lumber load.

>> Yeah.

>> Oh, you know though, like uh how you

were talking about like truck drivers

are prone to like um

>> substance

>> substance abuse. There are the bad

truckers that they like dip toothpicks

in like caffeine water basically. Oh,

>> they'll like suck on those to stay

awake.

>> Have you guys tried that?

>> No. No. You get randomly drug tested.

It's not a good idea.

>> Would a guest get randomly drug tested?

>> Like would I get randomly drug tested?

Okay, thank god. Good. Okay,

>> Becca, what would you say is the most

exciting thing about the job?

>> Um,

I don't know. It's kind of like that

really long road trip to Disneyland

except for you never get to Disneyland

because you can only see like what you

can see from the highway. It's not like

you can you can't drive your semi

anywhere you want to. You can't park at

all the cool places and the museums or

whatever you want to see. Um,

>> that's kind of sad. [music]

>> What was once a happy truck where time

was flying by all of a sudden took a

drastic turn. We were both feeling it.

Look at me and Becca. Mike has passed

out back there, too. But we needed to

wake up quickly because you see that

mountain? That's dead man's pass. We

need to make it over that mountain

before it gets dark or else bad things

are going to happen. Mike said they call

it Dead Man's Pass because it's a

notoriously steep and dangerous stretch

of interstate in Oregon, known for its

challenging 6% grade, frequent

accidents, and losses of life. But

first, truck stop 2. We are at our next

truck stop, or should I say a MC truck

stop, cuz there's McDonald's here.

There's also a casino across the street,

so you can lose your money and your

health all in one convenient location.

The morale was high early on, but right

now

I I'm convinced that time is moving

backwards. I am like I I think my Apple

Watch thinks I died back in Portland

because it's not registering anything. I

don't even know if it's registering a

pulse right now. Like Brian Johnson

wants to live forever. He should become

a truck driver because today has felt

like a week. Like there is no way that

it's only 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon.

There's just there's just no way. There

there can't be. The crazy thing is we've

been sitting all day and all I want to

do is just lie down. I don't want to

stand. I don't want to walk. I just want

to I just want to lie down and go to

bed. It's very tiring doing nothing.

Seriously, I I don't even know how to

explain it. But we're at this truck

stop. I have no idea where we are. We're

just going in to pee. We might [music]

get food. Who knows? So, we might get

food. I feel like getting food is like

the only thing that's like, you know,

like giving me some sort of life. So, we

might get something. Who knows? We don't

know what's inside. Let's go.

>> I was going into this stop hoping it may

be different from the first one for some

reason, but it wasn't. They did have

some pretty cool snacks, though. Look at

this doughut flavored pretzels. They

also had this 3/4lb burrito, but I'd

never do that to Becca and Mike. The

truck would smell. We have the fruit

cups right here, right beside the cookie

dough chunks, just in case you want to

pick between the two. You know you're in

a dietary danger zone when McDonald's

seems like it might be actually the best

option here. All pastries here. I think

if I ate this poor boy Hogy, I would

make the truck smell like a Burning Man

porta potty. Like that would just give

me crazy gas. Why is it Why is it like

this? Those are some girthy dogs. Oh,

check this out. We have a pizza that's

probably microwaved fresh [music] today.

I kind of have a feeling that all truck

stops are going to be the same, just

different walls. But this one has

literally no protein snacks, no protein

shakes, literally nothing. You can get

[music] cheese, you can get a sandwich,

you can get a fruit cup.

That's pretty much it. This bear claw is

not even that big. Not even that thick.

And it is 290 calories for half of it.

I can probably eat that in 30 seconds. I

bet you haven't heard of candy salad.

Now you have.

>> I didn't end up getting any food because

I'm sitting all day. So my calorie needs

are substantially less. So I just can't

get food every station. Otherwise, that

is when you just gain all that weight.

But I did get the dead man's pass blend

coffee just in honor of what we're about

to endure right now. So hopefully we

survive. We're all kind of unsure. It's

Becca's first time driving [music] the

dead man's path, which is I mean kind of

terrifying for a first time.

>> It's worth going down the mountain.

>> It is. Okay, let's give this a try.

>> Tastes like human ashes. The time has

come. You see me? I'm almost pooping my

pants as we enter Dead Man's Pass. Mike

is playing Pokémon Go. Look how narrow

these roads are. It's also so slippery.

One wrong turn. And look how far the

journey down is. [music] Either Becca

made it look too easy or Dead Man's Pass

is just

is not Dead Man's Pass. It's just is

it's just a road. I think it's just a

road. Overhyped. I think I've become

officially one with my seat. I feel like

it's now part of me. The crazy thing is

I've been in the truck when the sun was

down. I've been in the truck when the

sun came up. And now I'm still in the

truck when the sun's going back down.

And and now that I'm thinking about

that, you're pretty much in the truck 26

days of the month.

>> Yeah, pretty much.

>> You have you have freedom 4 days.

Yeah.

>> So, it's a lot of time like I mean even

just for me like I'm just like sitting

in my own thoughts. So, like do you find

like a lot of negative thoughts come up

and like do you feel like like any sort

of like have you heard anything about

like mental health issues with truck

drivers?

>> I mean you definitely see it. There's no

social interaction. You're missing any

like family events. I feel like you're

literally it's like you cannot have a

relationship because if you're away so

like you can't just come back home for

one day

>> and then expect to have like a healthy

relationship and then you have to leave

again.

>> Yeah. I feel like it's extra hard

probably if you're single out here

trying to find anybody to have a

relationship with cuz also a lot of

people I mean even if they've been

married and they you know start one of

them starts truck driving a lot of

people can't handle having a significant

other that you know is gone

>> 90% of the month or even the week.

There's also the aspect of, you know,

the nutrition is terrible and like, you

know, uh, nutrition definitely plays a a

part in it. And then if you're

depressed, then you're going to eat your

feelings. Mental health with truck

drivers is a serious issue. A staggering

[music] 22% of truck drivers in America

report being diagnosed with depression.

[music] Due to the nature of the job, it

can worsen mental health problems that

already exist, as well as create new

problems over time. It's just kind of

like the perfect storm for being lonely

and depressed. And you definitely hear

about, you know, truck drivers every

once in a while. You'll see the truck

that just didn't move for a few days. It

>> was nice having me be here. I'm like

third wheeling in the 18 wheeler.

>> Yeah, cuz otherwise he'd be back there

sleeping probably. I'm just

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah. Up here with my thoughts.

>> If you guys ever want to like have a

kiss or anything, I can like look away

or you know,

>> tomorrow is our 4 year anniversary.

>> Is it really?

>> Yeah.

>> I'm sharing them on the anniversary.

>> Yeah.

>> I mean, I saw them at the Portland

[music] Trump stop. There's a lot of

them to share. [laughter]

>> And after driving for [music] a few more

hours, we finally made it to our

destination.

>> The boys are in Boise.

>> I was saying,

>> no, thank you.

>> I've been wanting to do that all day.

So, we finally made it to Boise, the

final stop of the day. And this just so

happens to be also our campsite for the

night. We are staying in this truck stop

tonight.

>> Yep. TA truck stop.

>> Hell yeah. I'm tired. We're both tired.

We both want to go to bed. But before we

go to bed, there are a few things that

we need to do. Starting with a workout.

Somehow this 30 lb dumbbell felt like a

max effort lift. Not because I'm weaker,

but because after a full day of sitting,

my joints forgot how to be joints. Blood

wasn't moving, and my nervous system was

asleep.

>> I mean, 10 hours in the truck and now a

workout at 8:00 p.m. at night. I don't

even think like the ghost of Greg Plit

can motivate me right now. Be honest.

How often do you use these?

>> Not often at all.

>> You don't use it? No.

>> No. I think in the last two weeks I've

probably done it once.

>> Come on, Mike. I got to get the pump.

You got to earn alpha status in the

showers tonight.

>> Get it.

>> Oh man, my back is hurting.

>> And I don't think the bed's going to

help.

>> Oh, the bed's bad.

>> Oh, they're not very comfortable.

>> I mean, the fact that we got anything in

is just a huge W.

>> Can I

Next dinner time.

>> So, what's for dinner tonight? We are

eating some beef lasagna mountainhouse

meals.

We're going to steam it up with the

Becca's little steamer pot

and it's going to be delicious. See the

inside?

>> Oh, it does smell good.

>> Here are the macros of what I'm about to

eat. And I ended up having two cups dry

measure.

>> Oh, it smells good.

>> Oh, [ __ ]

That's bomb. I approve it. So, is it

hard to like pack like fresh food on the

road?

>> We've had a lot of bad uh bad luck with

the fridges. There were so many times

where he brought like cheese sticks or

something and then you bring it out,

it's like, "Oh, it's bloated."

>> Like, yeah, don't eat.

>> Also, when it comes to like fresh fruits

and vegetables and stuff that the

constant shaking will just bruise it

>> really bad.

>> Yeah. You'll have jam by the end.

>> So, just the most reliable to have

something like this.

>> Oh, yeah.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah. Cuz even even if the electrical in

here stops working or something or the

truck just doesn't want to work.

>> Yeah, it's still fine. Nothing goes bad.

>> Even if we can't use that, truck stops

always have free hot water.

>> Dinner was absolutely delicious. Chef

Becca and Chef Mike killed it. Uh my

lower back is killing. My knees are

killing. My neck is hurting. And I'm

kind of just realizing

I have not had any fresh food today. I'm

not proud of that, but I'm full. So, I

mean, that's really all that matters.

The next thing on the to-do list is a

truck stop shower, which is apparently a

right of passage for a truck driver for

sure.

>> So, this is where I kill any innocents

that I thought I might have left.

>> Hope you brought a black light.

>> Don't bring a black light.

>> The shower cost $17.

Are we bathing in San Pelgro?

>> [music]

>> shower 11.

[music]

My body might leave clean, but I'm

afraid my soul won't. Like, I was

expecting like a twostar hotel shower.

This is giving me like haunted car wash

vibes. Like, I think I'd rather bathe at

a dog pound. But this is all we got. At

least they have soap in there. I didn't

bring any soap, so we're going to

shower, brush teeth, moisturize the

face. Let's get it. Shower shoes, an

absolute must. Otherwise, a dewarming

prescription would be a must.

If these walls could talk, they

definitely need therapy. I can't even

imagine how many deposits have been made

in there.

>> I'm not going to lie, this shower was

epic. Probably the highlight of my day.

The pressure of the water was

incredible. The body soap was hand soap

though, for sure. Guaranteed.

>> Well, I just popped my truck stock

shower cherry. I feel cleaner, but

slightly violated.

>> Then I put on my deodorant, moisturized

my face, and brushed my teeth.

>> Feeling so much better after the shower

and getting all cleaned up. All cozy in

bed right now on the top bunk. And I'm

kind of terrified because I move around

a lot and if I fall it's it's quite the

drop. It's a big drop. But the fact that

we have to do this entire day again

tomorrow [music] with actually a little

bit more driving is crazy. Like I I

don't understand how they do [music] it

every single day because I'm ready to go

home and never drive for at least a

month. [music]

But I'm dead. I am so tired and I can't

wait to go to bed. See you in the

morning.

>> Even though I was excited for bed, I

wasn't expecting a very good sleep.

According to a study, long haul truck

drivers in the US average just 4.78

hours of sleep over a 24-hour period.

>> Good night, Mike.

>> Good night.

>> Good night, Becca.

>> Hi.

>> Good night, Tucker.

>> Good morning, Sleepy Head. I'm telling

y'all, I'm going to need something much

stronger than an energy drink to get me

going today because there are bad sleeps

and then there are the sleeps that I

just had. Like I think I would have had

a better sleep being Hannibal Lectar's

little spoon. Like check out my

readiness score. I don't think I'm ready

for anything today. I don't think I'm

ready to even be a passenger. Like look

at that sleep index. That is in the

toilet. There should never be that much

red on your sleep score. Ever. Never

that much red. Do you guys hear the

trucks just idling? Well, they've been

idling all night because if they want to

keep the temperature of the truck how

they want it, the car just has to stay

on. So, try sleeping in this. Also, I

feel like there must be no

claustrophobic truck drivers because

that was a very tight confined

environment in there. It was just an

allaround experience I just don't want

to have again. And I think the thing

that's actually much worse than even the

diet is the stress the drivers go

through to like hit deliveries and

deadlines and stuff. But mainly the

sleep environment, it just kills them.

Like if your sleep suffers, everything

else does. And that is definitely like

the main thing that is putting their

health in the trash.

But the day must go on. We have another

long day on the road. But first, truck

driver morning routine.

First we pee. I held it so long last

night. Then Mike and I brushed our teeth

together. We might even start sharing a

brush soon. 7:49 a.m. Hawaiian pizza.

Diabolical, bro.

>> Next, it was time to get caffeine. I got

Mike a sugar-free Red Bull.

>> Happy anniversary.

>> Oh, thank you. It's It's sugar-free,

though.

>> Oh, no. To get you on that. Small

changes, Mike. This should definitely

[music] help fix my readiness score

today. My sleep My sleep score was in

the toilet.

>> It was. Yeah.

>> How How was it on your back?

>> My back's blown out. Then we got gas.

Then we took Tucker for a pee. And then

we made our first delivery.

>> Just making a drop off right now. You

probably want to know what we're

dropping off.

>> Don't worry about it. Just a couple boys

and Boise. Am I saying that too much?

>> No, no, no. Boys and Boise.

>> Boys and boys here. She fits in there

perfectly.

>> Oh yeah.

>> I said it perfect. You slipped it right

in. Oh yeah. I'm the best at backing.

Look at the sun rising back there.

Beautiful.

Even more beautiful.

Mike.

>> So, what's what's the plan today?

>> The plan after this is we're going to

the Oasis. It's a very pretty truck

stop. They actually just rebuilt it.

Then after that, we're going to go all

the way to Wyoming and check out the

Little America for some nice home

comfort food. And there's a truck stop

workout area there.

>> So, what's the final destination

>> tonight? We're going to get to Brighton,

Colorado. And that's where well I'll be

doing my you know middle delivery but

your last delivery and this is where we

part ways.

>> Yep.

>> You'll never see Tucker. But don't say

that. Come on now.

>> We made the drop and are now on our way

to our first stop, the Oasis. [music]

That's only 124 mi away. We finally made

it to the Oasis truck stop that for some

reason they call the Garden of Eden. And

do you guys see the restaurants that

they offer there at the Garden of Eden?

Like, what? Like, calling this the

Garden of Eden is as accurate as calling

my high school bedroom the maternity

ward. Like, if this is the Garden of

Eden, then the devil must be the

landscaper. But it's 1:00 in the

afternoon. We have yet to eat. So, we're

going to go inside right now and break

the fast.

>> All right, Mike. So, I'm just going to

fully give into the experience of being

a truck driver, and I'm just think

exactly what you're getting.

>> You're Oh, the exact same thing.

>> Exact same thing. Mike decided he wants

to do Sonic for breakfast.

>> I'm getting the double. I removed the

lettuce cuz that [ __ ] tastes awful.

>> It's vegetables, right?

>> I don't like onions. Remove the ketchup.

>> Going to remove the beef, too.

>> Oh, no, no, no.

>> So, so far we've removed all the

vegetables from the burger and we've

added bacon. Thank you for that.

>> So, this is a 44 oz drink and there's

nerds candy inside of it. This right

here is how a man becomes a statistic.

Like this is just the amount of sugar in

this. Like

>> wait till you open it up and see what's

inside.

>> All the sugars in it.

>> Oh wow. Not as much strawberry as I

thought there'd be.

>> No lettuce, no onions. Add bacon.

>> How much sugar is in this?

>> 167 g of sugar and 630 calories.

>> Okay, here we go.

Why did you drill them?

Oh, don't mind me.

>> Did you get a nerd in there?

>> Yeah, there's like enough sugar to kill

a moose twice if it respawned. Like,

holy [ __ ] All right, you're taking my

Sonic virginity.

>> Yep. Popping that

>> lot with you on this road trip. Yeah.

>> No better way to break the fast.

>> It's actually really good. I'm going to

need to have a juice cleanse after this

>> and a lavender soap.

>> That'd be smart.

>> Yeah.

>> But I feel like this is how a lot of

truckers start their day.

>> One thing that I'm noticing at every

truck stop is that they are incapable of

grilling foods. Everything is fried and

you are just surrounded with creative

unique ways to kill you. Like we are in

a food court with a Sonic, a Pizza Hut,

a Taco Time, a fried chicken place, and

then right behind us, there's a place

called Sinful Delights

in the Garden of Eden.

I am in absolute shambles right now. I

am full. My stomach hurts.

My smell, my brain is not operating.

Like, I'm not The brain is not fully

engaged today. I'm so tired. I'm aching

everywhere. I feel like I'm a phone at

3% battery and I lost the charger and

I'm about to I'm about to fade away. My

question is out of everything that

trucking encompasses, what is something

that you struggle with the most and just

wanting to eat anything healthy, it's

like you get addicted to that and sugar

and salt. So when I'm home, it's the

shields. My wife's cooking like grilled

chicken or a vegetable or something that

I'm craving. dopamine spike.

>> Yeah. Yeah. I just I just want more salt

and sugar.

>> I think a pretty like shocking thing to

me was I would have assumed that the

company that hires you gives you guys

some sort of like a daily allowance to

spend on food to like let you guys have

the option to get healthier things, but

you guys are paying out of pocket for

everything on this trip, right?

>> Yeah. Usually they're

>> That is crazy.

>> Yeah, definitely.

>> Day two started to feel a lot harder

than day one. Just sitting with yourself

in your thoughts for hours on end is

actually very difficult. We were driving

through some incredible scenery and I

couldn't appreciate any of it.

>> I just woke up from a pretty long nap

and it feels like no time has passed.

Every single minute and hour just all

feels like they're like bleeding

together and it just feels like it's

never going to end.

I'm really not feeling well. I was

extremely overt tired.

I just haven't had any good quality food

and I just feel like I'm just getting a

little bit car sick now.

This is hard.

I don't know how they do this.

>> On top of that, I had a really bad

headache because I wasn't drinking any

water, so we didn't have to stop

multiple times again. The day turned

into night and [music] we finally made

it to Wyoming for our next stop.

I am never taking the outside and fresh

air for granted ever again. Like, I'm

just craving any form of movement right

now. But I can barely walk cuz my body

is so stiff. Like, I feel so much older

than I should. But hey, we're in Little

America. This place is really cute.

Super wholesome looking. I like it. So,

this is the workout area in Little

America. Like, what am I supposed to do

here? Like freaking Tai Chi. Like,

there's no there's no like squat rack.

There's no barbell. There's no

dumbbells. We have this thing

just I don't know if to climb it or

whatever, but then we have

Oh my god, my back. We got battle ropes.

If you're gonna if you're gonna be a

trucker and then you come to a rest stop

to do battle ropes, you're an actual

psychopath. So, I'm not doing battle

ropes. And then if we go over this way,

this is actually a pretty neat thing.

It's like a calisthenics allin-one

thing. We got some dips, push-ups,

pull-ups,

and yeah, that's pretty much it. Not the

most motivating atmosphere, but I mean

that's why it's it's empty, so like no

one uses it. But that's the workout

area. Let's go inside. It's cold. We all

just ordered food at this barbecue spot

in the gas station. And I've watched

enough Guy Fierry Diners, Drivings, and

Dives to be pretty optimistic about the

food I'm about to get. Like, this could

be a hidden gem. I got myself a full

chicken, a full family meal just for me.

Food looks some some food looks good.

Some food looks a bit questionable. My

my rotisserie chicken has seen better

days. I think

>> that's more bread than shrimp.

>> Yeah, it's definitely more bread than

shrimp. And you're having your second

burger of the day, man.

>> I am.

>> Truck drivers track their miles. They

track the hours they drive, but what

they should be tracking the most is the

calories that they consume. And that's

why I recommend that you use the

Macroactor app. It's the quickest and

easiest way to track your calories.

>> Now, they definitely never show you

what's in it. Like, they're not going to

tell you how many calories are in there.

>> MacroFactor has an AI tracking thing.

So, all you do, look at this. I'm going

to hover this over [music]

and I'm going to take a picture of your

meal. Boom. [music]

And it's uploading. Okay. So, there you

go. It says you have chicken breast,

grilled steak, fried shrimp. You have

the cocktail sauce. So, it says the meal

is 959 calories, 97 [music] g of protein

on the plate.

>> It's a lot of protein.

>> Yeah.

>> Not terrible. Fried part is probably

[music] not great, but

>> Yeah. Would you guys start tracking your

calories?

>> Oh, for sure. Yeah, something.

>> I mean, we probably should. It would

help. Yeah, it would help a lot.

>> So, having macro factors, like having

your own personal nutrition coach in

your pocket at all times. So, if you're

if you're on the truck sitting all

[music] day or you're working out 7 days

a week, the app is going to tell you

exactly what you need to eat to reach

your goals. So, if you guys want to try

it out, use code will for a 2e free

trial. Do you guys like driving? Like,

do like on like if you guys are not

working, do you guys just like to go

drive?

>> I don't mind it. I know he always says

that he hates driving. I've never

>> driving really cared.

>> Makes no sense.

>> I feel like that helps me drive care.

>> I hate it so much because I don't want

to get in an accident again. Like what I

got in an accident when I was 16.

>> Mhm.

>> And then from there on I was just kind

of terrified of driving. So I think that

has made me a more careful and uh

caution conscious driver.

>> Have you ever heard the saying do

something you love and you never work a

day in your life? You're doing the

complete opposite, man.

But I'm with the person I love. So

>> that's cute.

>> Yeah.

>> Damn. A truck [snorts] driver that hates

driving.

>> So we're heading back to the car for the

last harrah. Right. This is like the

last st.

>> The last one.

>> The last one.

>> And you're free.

>> Over the past 50 hours, we drove [music]

1,371

mi. We barely moved, barely slept, and

completely abandoned the idea of a

normal diet. I'm going to miss my crew,

especially Tucker. But now it's time to

[music] go home.

>> Drive safe.

>> Yeah, you too.

Oh my gosh, I have heartburn right now.

That was a rough two days. I am in

desperate need of a massage, a plate of

fruit, and some [music] sleep. Yeah, I'm

going to bed. Thank you all for

watching. See you in the next one.