I will not die early!

Suggestion Boys,,,,, Having the the right person (or any willing to help) TO CHASE around that lake "WILL" help with the weight loss!! hahahaha

 

when I started driving with Averitt 3 months ago I was at 265 lbs. Now 3 months later im down to 240.
Pushing rolltainers off the trailer and in to the store is the most exercise iv had in years

 

Yep, stash a pocket full of money, walk out of divorce court and to the airport for a flight to the Orient for celebration.

 

Sounds like you speak from experience.

 

Good luck in your journey. Get a set of dumbells and a jump rope to carry with you. Changing your diet and cutting sodas out will make a tremendous difference.

 

You are so right. It feels great to finally be on the right path health-wise.

Jogging in that weather?! I truly have no excuse being in Phx. "I can't go jogging this morning, I almost froze when I picked my morning grapefruit" Nope, no excuse.

 

True. Made me laugh.... lol Crackheads ROFL

 

Meds are a money making scam, you got too much weight on yourself. I'm telling you from experience that just cutting calories, 4-500 less than your body needs a day that is currently killing you, eating lower GI carbs, and some exercise like kettlebell swings will fix most if not all the issues you have. Bonus is you would also be lowering your insulin resistance and giving your pancreas a nice downshift in insulin secretion while bettering its effect on lowering your glucose levels. Lowered insulin levels equal growth hormone secretion aka the fat releasing/burning hormone. Bonus if you fasted a few days a week, everything I posted above is multiplied, big time for using stored excess energy aka FAT.

Get with it.

 

I'm making good progress after starting to deal with taking better care of my now 50-yr old carcass. Last year, I fired my doc for refusing to treat my low thyroid and low testosterone. The labs showed both to be in the low-end of the normal range. I began going to a clinic in OKC that does bio-identical hormone replacement. That by itself caused a drop from 245 to 233 and waist from 39 to 35, but then plateaued.
That was my tip that I had to do may part.... Just by chance I heard an interview on FOX news with the actor Joe Manginello. He was promoting his fitness book. I was familiar with him as an actor on "True Blood", but that was it. Got the book and started easing into the new diet and strength training plan. The diet is the easy part. Low-carb, high-protein, but not Atkins. I've done that in the past and burned 1/2 lb of fat per day. It's mostly eliminating sugars, alcohol and starchy carbs. One unrestricted "cheat meal" per week.
The weights have been a slow starter, with me trying to get equipment I can carry in the truck and use 6 days per week. I have a bench with adjustable back and folding legs that stows under the bunk. 2 15lb dumbells and two 10lb ankle weights. I should have an olympic bar, ez-curl bar and plates soon, which will increase the number of movements I can do.
The program is much more focused on lighter weight and a lot of reps. I'm having to "improvise,adapt,overcome" with what I have to work with, but I suck it up and get it done.
Example from yesterday: It was leg/tricep day. I don't have the bar & plates, so for barbell back squats, I put the pair of ankle weights on my arms and held the dumbells in my hands and did the squats. when it was time for leg curls and raises, I put both ankle weights on one leg and then duct-taped a 15lb dumbell on top of them. That gave me 35lbs to work with and no excuse for skipping those movements. These were done at a rest area on 287 near Wichita Falls. Raises sitting on a wall, curls done standing.
After the first 3 wks, I had dropped from 233 to 225. Very encouraging given the limitations in equipment. many can be done in the cab/sleeper.
As for stats, I'm 50 6'1". I take 2 meds for hypertension, one for low thyroid and Soto-Pelle Testosterone pellets. Supplements daily: C 3000mg, D 5k, Fish oil 3k, K2 90mcg<blood thinner>, DHEA 100mg, Niacin 5k <it lowers triglycerides>, Melatonin 20mg at bedtime, 3 grams L-Arginine <3 before workout,3 later in the day>, Kre-Alkalyn Creatine 5gr before workout and 5 after, L-Glutamine 5gr after workout.
My wife & I cook steak.chicken,pork ribs and prep fresh veggies while at home. Apples and Avocados. I keep a bag of almonds & Brazils on the dash. I buy 42gr whey protein shots at wal-mart (not real tasty, but way cheaper than Isopure 40gr protein drinks at GNC. Protien shake mix and best of all.... Think Thin protein bars from Target or Walgreens. 24gr protein/20g carb, no sugar. Sugar-free Jello pudding cups.
It's more challenging doing these things while OTR, but well worth it...