Reality and the Real World

No disrespect intended but..... a body weight without a height measurment means nothing.

Also....... at 260 might it be time to quit now? (depending of course on your height/build.)

You don't put on weight quickly so you can't take it off quickly either.


Just sayin


................. Jim

 

Yep, me. I've lost 80 lbs since I began school and then got on the truck.

I've got at least 80 more that I wish to lose.

So now people know just how VASTLY overweight I was and still am.

However.........I'd like to mention that I was always

and evidently attractive enough to keep not only my husband interested but get hit on.

 

Jim.........

At your age,

who cares ??????????

 

Jim, most drivers who are that overweight aren't going to care about losing weight. They're rarely concerned with it until their doctor is ready to pull their CDL. I'm sure there are some out there who have gotten that large, and then did what they have to, to get healthier again. However, I'm unsure if many of them are on this forum.

I'll admit, I'm not far from being where I should be, body wise. However, there was a time many years ago that I was 90lbs overweight. So, although I know what it's like to lose that amount of weight, I didn't lose it while driving.

One thing I'd like you to think about Jim, is to not discredit others advice who weren't that large before starting on the road to healthier living. And please don't get offended, and tell me you never said you WERE discounting what others say. I know you didn't. But, sometimes people want a perfect example, and disregard anything else, which can be a very big mistake.

 

I tried not to be insulting and, it wasn't my intent.

Not being dense at all. I have a friend who weighs 290 and is constantly concerned about his weight. He's also 6'7" and doesn't get the connection.

It has nothing to do with me sleeping or not.

I think that we had a disconnect. I interpreted your post, specifically the phrase about "quitting now" to mean quit overeating.

Upon re-reading your post it occured to me that you may have meant quitting the industry.

But..... like you said you're dealing with "drivers" and the internet where it's sometimes difficult to convey an exact meaning in a text format without the nuances and facial expressions of a face to face conversation or, the tonal changes in a phone conversation.

Again no disrespect intended.



................. Jim

 

I know that caused more than a few hurt feelings between my wife and I when we were communicating via Yahoo Messenger from 2500 miles away. I have a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor that sometimes isn't easy to interpret with the type-written word.

 

I have that problem too. I been told I been too harsh on a board when I wasn't at all trying to be. It's easy to misinterpret someones writing.

I went from 274 to 256 so far this summer. I use to weigh around 200 until 2004 my thyroid quit working and my weight shot up. It's just hard to diet. I'll go to Walmart and stock up on healthier stuff. Before you know it the fridge is empty and it's back to fast food for a few days.