Is this the end of my career?

Amen to THAT, brother....

 

576 lbs ??? No way

 

If you’re really 576 pounds I feel for your buddy, yeah you definitely have to lose weight I hope you do it. I thought you were kidding oh my gosh. You got all of us on your side bud.

 

Yeah man....it can be done. You just have to shift your entire lifestyle. I've lost 50 lbs so far this year, and that was due to cutting alcohol, soda, counting carbs, and sodium. I've eaten a lot of rabbit food this whole year. Get your doctor or even a nutritionist to show you how to eat, and what to eat. Smaller portions, multiple times a day, and healthy stuff. It ain't always gonna be what you crave, but you'll get used to it. It became 2nd nature after a few weeks for me. It's ok to have a cheat day, just don't eat the stuff you're supposed to eat on a cheat day every day. 90 to 95 percent needs to be healthy stuff and 5 to 10 percent can only be cheat day food.

 

Honestly, you don’t know what it was. And the fact that you’re behind the wheel of an 80,000 lb rig and lost control is serious. I don’t see you taking it very serious if you’re trying to keep it off your cdl record. This could have ended deadly for you or an innocent 4 wheeler. I was over 400 lb too. Sleep apnea, diabetes and all the other issues that come with it. Couldn’t even wipe myself after using the bathroom. Gastric bypass and a lot of hard work and smart eating and I’m down to 270 with a bit more to go. Off all meds and no sleep apnea.
Seriously consider pulling yourself off the road until you get healthy and take care of any underlying conditions you may have. You have that responsibility as a cdl driver.

 

I am sorry, 516?!?

you don't need to be on the road at all.

You may downplay the accident, but the truth is that it could have been worst. It costs money for all of us, and you need to take it seriously, not blow it off as maybe heatstroke, you and your doc don't know unless you go through a number of tests to determine what it could be, more likely not heatstroke.

 

You're leaning towards heat stroke, but what did your doctor tell you? What tests did they conduct to figure out the problem? Ok sure you're a large man, but there has to be a root to all of your issues on top of the weight issues.

 

First, best of luck in you endeavor to lose weight.
You got a lot of good advice here, as I just read the whole thread.

I know If I get over 265 - 270, my knees hurt. Thats my diet sign.
I'm on the road every day, weekends, holidays - every single day.
To eat healthy trucking over the road must be tough to do,
I rarely go over 100 miles from home. Just multiple trips daily.
I have a 12 volt refrigerator in my rollback for cold water.
So I do the salads, chicken + fish thing as a normal course.
What screws me up is sodas, and pies, candy and cakes.
Never shop when you're hungry, (ask me how I know?)
How did this Sara Lee triple death by chocolate get in here?

Get serious, (could have been a tragic disaster.) You got lucky.
Go to cardiologist, he will give you the straight skinny on your
condition. Someone mentioned gastric band surgery.
You might want to consider it. That's a lot of weight to come off.
A dietician/nutritional coach seems in order, too.
Sounds corny, but they have answers you and I wouldn't think of.
Get on a schedule of eating several smaller meals a day.
Once you get yourself regulated, keep the schedule no matter what.
Part of the key is self discipline and regulation.
From your comments seems like it is something you might avoid?
I know it is hard from my perspective, too, but if you get serious
and regulate yourself, it becomes a good habit in about a month.
Suddenly, it just seems comfortable + normal, like you always did it.
Ever see a fat rabbit?

 

516 pounds???
Not only is it a health issue for you and also a dangerous situation if you do blackout or have a heart attack behind the wheel and kill somebody think of the overweight tickets.