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lupsukka@reddit

A unicycle is easy to bring on board for some quick break-time workout 8) I also considered pogostick but I fell on butt with it a week ago and everything's been a bit hard since then :D

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danf6975@reddit

I have, I’m also in the keto group of people with a high discipline level.

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I was 250 when I started driving and blew up to 500 lbs. In the last 7 months I lost 100 lbs calorie counting then I got gastric surgery and have almost lost another 100 lbs. Some people might see the surgery as cheating but I'll cheat to not die when I'm 50

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daemonescanem@reddit

It's not cheating. It's making a choice & crossing a bridge then burning the bridge so you can not ever make those bad (eating/food) choices again. It's what some people need..

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the-george-santos@reddit

Same here. I am on Ozempic (which serves as an appetite suppressant) I decided to take the plunge when I got weight -induced chronic asthma. I'd rather people see me cheating than literally being out of breath.

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lleu81@reddit

If you're not diabetic, please consider a different medication. There's a shortage of ozempic thanks to people using it just to lose weight

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BBQkitten@reddit

Losing weight through blood sugar control prevents diabetes.

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Magyarmongol72@reddit

No there is not. Please stop spreading fake bs .

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lleu81@reddit

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-66443043 https://www.tga.gov.au/safety/shortages/information-about-major-medicine-shortages/about-ozempic-semaglutide-shortage-2022-and-2023 https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/shortage-of-diabetes-weight-loss-drug-ozempic-expected-in-canada-says-manufacturer-1.6940626 Canada, the UK, and Australia are all experiencing shortages. It does appear that the shortage in the US has been mostly resolved, there are still patches of the country that are having issues getting the drug. Seeing as how the world supply chain is all connected, a weight-loss prescription here in the states is an unfilled diabetic prescription somewhere else in the world. Please do at least do a Google search before you speak of things you don't understand.

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the-george-santos@reddit

>Please do at least do a Google search before you speak of things you don't understand You should try it too. Rybelsus (oral semaglitude) is widely available in all those countries you mentioned.

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the-george-santos@reddit

Not in my market (Los Angeles) It's market specific, it's readily available here.

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BBQkitten@reddit

There's no such thing as "cheating". Finding better health is not a contest.

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midnight_mechanic@reddit

My dad and aunt both got gastric bypass surgery and both cut their weight more than in half. They each absolutely added probably 20 years to their lives. Stay healthy for yourself and your family. It's not "cheating" if it's saving your life.

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ScottyCoastal@reddit

Never consider this “cheating”. I call it a major smart decision!!!! Way to go….or should I say Weigh To Go!!!!

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MuttDogMom@reddit

My husband lost 80lb last year. He does keto and fasts, but not on purpose. He usually eats 1 good meal a day and we meal prep to make it easier. He’s also on ozempic, which explains the fasting. We also found out he has sleep apnea. Having the cpap has been life changing for him. He thinks better sleep is also helping a lot

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Old-Wolf-1024@reddit

Dropped 85# doing keto and intermittent fasting…..maintained it for a couple years,even had my first 2 yr med card. Met and married a woman that can cook and all that shit went right out the window!!

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clarobert@reddit

I went from 367 to 189 in one year (just under, actually) eating keto and limiting myself to a rigid 10g of carbs a day. Have kept the weight off for 10 years now and am in the best health of my life. All while running OTR, but haul fuel now.

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ImissURmomma@reddit

I’m local but I cut as much sugar out as possible, quit drinking 3 days at a time and eat a small snack in the morning and a lite/medium lunch which has me under 2000 calories a day and I have been losing around 15 pounds every two weeks

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OracleTrucker@reddit

I did it through counting calories and the so called Volume Eating method in which you eat foods high in volume but small in calories. Find out how many daily calories your body needs to lose 1 pound a week. There are calorie calculators online. These are estimates though, so you’ll need to put it to the test and fine tune the daily calorie amount. 1500 calories a day should work for most men.

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jasimon2@reddit

I've been preparing for the next crypto bull run. So when I want to eat out, I'm like nah. I could buy this many of this coin for that price! Seriously though. Stop eating sugar. I try to only eat what I bring. I go out about 5 days at a time. So I bring a loaf of bread, meat and cheese, protein bars, bananas, apples, ramen bowls, tuna, dried mango... I don't bring cookies and cakes. I don't do sugar at all, not even in coffee. When I was eating out, and buying frozen coffees at Dunkin, I was packing on the weight. With eating what I bring, I eat enough, and sometimes I'm not happy with what I brought, so I just drink more water. I listen to a lot of different things that keeps my mind occupied as well. That might help keep you from reaching for the snacks, I know it works for me. Good luck!

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gower2352@reddit

Mounjaro!

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BBQkitten@reddit

One is the benefits of the surgery is that is not about losing weight as much as keeping it off in the long term. Losing isn't so difficult, hut as someone whose diet Ted since 1981, and dietted myself UP to the weight im at, surgery has the best long term success by far if you've a history of it coming back.

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Sauciest-ZULU8922@reddit

As already stated, pull flatbed. Securing and tarping will change your life.

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tidyshark12@reddit

I have adhd. My meds are also used to treat binge eating disorder. Been losing weight ever since bc I can't eat nearly as much as I did before.

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Bright_Aardvark_4164@reddit

One meal a day diet. You fast for 23 hours each day. Fasting has a tremendous amount of benefits to the body and are well known. You give yourself one hour a day to eat whatever the fuck you want. It’s very hard to eat a days worth of calories in one sitting, so your constantly in a caloric deficit. I’ve lost about 10 pounds in the last month and a half. Eating like a king every day. Your body quickly gets used to eating once a day. I don’t get hungry at all anymore until about 6:00pm. I’m able to have a clear head and sharp focus all day, no 2:00 nap feeling anymore. So much energy. I’d recommend it to all truck drivers.

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brandonbrandonfruit@reddit

To add. Make sure you eat plenty protein.

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BigRigDriver72@reddit (OP)

A concern i have is that i will be tired and have no energy at all. The i will need to sleep a lot. Like withdraws.

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Bald-Eagle39@reddit

Honestly I lost 60lb in 4 months by fasting and watching what I ate. Drink lots of water, walk when you can, don’t eat right before you lay down, make decent food choices.

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K1d-ego@reddit

I started driving 2 years ago and I really wasn’t in a great place in my life. I was at 240 approaching 250. My CDL picture still has my face when it had huge cheeks and a neck. I’m 6’3”. But it alllll changed as soon as I got in front of a flatbed. The manual labors of tarping, throwing chains, tightening straps, moving dunnage, unspinning binders, pulling bungees, and just climbing up and down the trailer had me shedding weight rapidly. It also helped that I wasn’t boredom eating or drinking 5 nights a week. I didn’t change much about my diet other than just eating a small breakfast in the morning, a protein bar after reloading, and whatever I wanted for dinner at night. It’s got me down to 185-190 at the end of the summer. I always pack a little weight on during the winter but you kind of need to. Wanna drive and stay active? Pull a flatbed.

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Dry_Ad_2615@reddit

25M 315 down to 210 all I did was start testosterone therapy and it kicked my metabolism into overdrive. Now I realize it’s not a solution to every man’s problem or women for that matter even they can have low testosterone. But it’s worth at least checking. More energy more muscle mass

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NoKey4672@reddit

I eat under 2000 cals a day and do flatbed. Manager to lose a lot of weight this way. Was heavier when I did dryvan.

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sko_tina@reddit

Started driving OTR 1.5 years ago. My weight didn't change, 165 lb. I bring my own food. Dont eat truck stop garbage.

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Magyarmongol72@reddit

Carnivore diet and cocaine worked for me.

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LadyFreightliner@reddit

Stress and anxiety of having a co-driver that decided World of War craft was more important than sleeping. I like to game too but sleep is way more important than anything else. I was so stressed that I wasn't hungry often. After I got rid of him I would try to go to the grocery store as often as possible and purposely stop at truck stops that had restaurants I didn't want to eat at to help want me to eat what I have. I would also park farther away from the entrance to encourage myself to walk more. Choosing low calorie or no calorie energy drinks helped as well since I have a caffeine addiction. Sometimes even I got into situations I had to eat out so I would choose the healthier options. I do miss that southwest salad from McDonald's.

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thebugman40@reddit

meal planning is so important. set aside ahead of time a balanced and properly portioned meal. or the best you can do on the road. then only eat at pre-determined times. keep the food out of sight and reach. That and take every little opportunity to exercise like walking more and stay hydrated.

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Horus_Whistler@reddit

I've actually only lost weight. I keep parking at rest stops for the night so I usually have no choice but to have sleep for dinner

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DonBoy30@reddit

Get a Fitbit and pace along your trailer at every stop. Try and get 8k steps a day. Spend 30 minutes in the morning walking the edge of the trailer, and then spend 30 minutes before you sleep doing the same. Walk around the truck stop, anything. Count calories. For me, 16/8 intermittent fasting is the easiest way for me to maintain, as I still get that big meal without going over.

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Present-Ambition6309@reddit

Nope. Had a Heart Attack from the lifestyle. Albeit I started driving later in life & under MUCH MUCH different circumstances. If you wanted me to kick the can down the road.. sure thing drivers. Ask away. Ain’t nothing but a OG thing at this point in life to me. Yes, I do have a High School diploma, College degree, Honorable Discharge from the USMC, yes I DO have a Felony Conviction & Yes it is Violent. Buried a daughter when she was 2 1/2 from meningitis. 2 divorces. Any more questions? Mom jokes? Fire away! I love them!

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pianodude01@reddit

How to lose weight 101: Losing weight is about burning more calories than you consume. Normal human activity burns ~2000 calories per day. So if you eat 2000 calories, you stay the same. 1800 calories you go down, and 2200 calories you go up. Unfortunately with trucking... we use less than 2000 calories most days, so eating a Normal amount is actually more than what we burn so we're still gaining. You can either A) burn extra calories (excercise) B) consume less calories (diet) C) a little bit of both Count your calories, see that nutrition label? It tells you how many calories. Try to consume exactly 2000 every day for a week, and then move down to 1900, and maybe 1800. It'll be hard but that's why you ease yourself in. Get rid of empty calories. High calorie foods that don't provide any nutrients or sustenance... soda, energy drinks, etc, are all high calories but they don't make you feel less hungry. Try to get the shit food out of your diet helps too. If you're eating less, you're going to feel hungry. 500 calories of lean chicken and rice is going to fill you up more than the mcdouble will. You'll eat the same calories but more food. Get some excercise. Does your company have flatbed hauling? Some of the best excercise of my life came from tarping loads. Even just walking 10 circles around the truck. Do squats or jumping Jack's while you fuel. Get moving. Sit on your bed at night and stretch, get your joints moving, help get the blood flowing and make your body healthier That is litterally how to lose weight 101

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jarrodandrewwalker@reddit

I've never been able to lose weight OTR. Once I went local I was able to meal prep and go to the gym and generally be active.

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Redneckwithwifi@reddit

I’ve had problems off and on. 70% of your calorie needs are just living and breathing essentially. In other words exercise isn’t really that useful as much as watching what you eat. Calories aren’t necessarily bad either, a 1000 calorie salad is going to be better for you than a 900 calorie chicken fried steak. Same goes for fats, there are healthy fats like peanut butter and avocado and then there’s butter and bacon grease. High protein foods are your friend, avoid carbohydrates, especially empty carbs. A good rule of thumb is that the more removed something is from its living state, the less nutritious it is. Processed grains, corn syrup, sugar, etc are all bad for you. Try and substitute sweets for fruit, you can make a hell of a fruit bowl with some crushed graham crackers, blue berries and honey. Big glass of water before meals does wonders as it makes you more full and less likely to over indulge. Eat slower and intentionally spoil your appetite with a healthy snack. Lean meat is better. Just be mindful of how much you eat and you’ll get there in no time. Soda is especially bad for you, look at a 12oz can and it’s like 3/4 of your sugar recommendation for a day. Seltzer is sweet also and is zero calorie. Hope that helps.

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Tyjj5@reddit

210 at my heaviest, I watch what I eat and now float at 170ish range.

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mulberrymerlangius@reddit

I'm the 8L of coffee and eat like a horse type (I kept the weight off due to an overactive thyroid, though after surgery I've started gaining weight). While I can't offer any specific advice, I would suggest drinking coffee or tea black. Cream and sugar add up quickly, and they tend to be easily overlooked. There are like 300 calories and 30g of sugar in what we Canadians call a large (20 oz?) double double (2 cream, 2 sugar). At that point, you may as well be having a can of Coke or an energy drink. Two or three coffees (with cream and sugar) can easily be the equivalent of an extra meal every day.

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DecadentEx@reddit

Yep. Started at 190. In three years, I ballooned to 285. I'm now 205, because of workouts (4 days ago week), walks after dinner, and making sure I don't consume more than 2000 calories in a day.

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AaronTuplin@reddit

I've been driving for 19 years and I guess about 16 years ago I went on low carb for 4 or 5 years and that worked and kept 200lbs off for a long time. One day I wanted pizza and I never looked back until recently. Now I'm mostly doing one meal a day or five to seven day fast. My biggest killer was the buffets they used to have back in the day and obviously sugary coffee and soda and potato chips

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LindzwithaphOG@reddit

I run a free program through the St. Christopher Fund called Healthy Habits for the Long-Haul. While we don't specifically cover weight loss, it provides all the tools you need to lose weight. It's a 12-week course that is virtual over Zoom. In the last group, a guy lost over 20lbs and is still losing weight. I'm happy to answer any questions or you can check it out at truckersfund.org under the Health & Wellness tab.

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jonnynoine@reddit

Losing weight is very simple. Calories in vs calories out. Have the discipline to change habits is the hard part.

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BigRigDriver72@reddit (OP)

Yeah i been thinking of just doing reduced calories.

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DANO8503@reddit

Yep.

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Sickoyoda@reddit

I got up to around 460 lbs. I'm at 240 now intermittent fasting is a life changer.

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Bright_Aardvark_4164@reddit

I’m doing 23 hour fast each day and have never felt/looked better

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SneakyNative@reddit

I was up to 300 lbs. Started IF (18/6) and paying attention to my diet. Dropped down to 240. Got a local job and added in weight lifting and jogging EVERY day. Now, I seem to bounce between 210 and 220lbs. I'm still a chunky dude, but I can run half a marathon in 2h 15m, and I feel great.

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Bright_Aardvark_4164@reddit

Hell yea dude

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SneakyNative@reddit

Yeah, I think IF is the most helpful. Helped me start losing weight, and it's helping me keep it off. The arbitrary rule of only eating at a certain time of day really cut down on snacking. Now I hardly feel hungry outside of my meal window. Usually, only if I do something dumb like get too busy and skip a meal. It's been more than 2 years since I started losing weight.

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lostcymbrogi@reddit

Intermittent fasting plus keto. Lose about 16lbs per six months. Not exactly a record breaker, but the road is long and I have a number of paces to go.

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SneakyNative@reddit

My first 60 or so lbs fell off quick. Like 10- 15 lbs a month, things slowed way down eventually. To the point where going from 240 down to 220 took half a year even with all the extra exercise. Now that I'm not really losing weight anymore, I try and remind myself that the diet and exercise are what make me feel good about myself. Even if I don't lose a single pound, I'm a little stronger and healthier every week.

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Bright_Aardvark_4164@reddit

100% agree. I used to snack and eat all day. Now I don’t get hungry until around 6:00pm. I’m in a permanent calorie deficit no matter how much inactivity I’m getting.

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UrbanSobriety@reddit

I'm in food delivery...

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nastyzoot@reddit

Meal prepping and quitting smoking.

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ju5tjame5@reddit

I was never a fatty. I tend to hover around 195 or so. One winter I let myself go and clocked in around 215. Decided for lent that year that I would try intermittent fasting. I would fast for 16 hours, eat for 8. One snack at noon, and one small meal before 8. None of this was healthy, mind you, I was still eating fast food for all those meals. I would order 2 burgers, remove the bottom bun of each, and put them together as one. 2 burgers with the carbs of only one. I also tried to only drink 1 pop per week. I broke the pop rule and the fasting rule occasionally, but by the end of the 40 days I was back to my original weight.

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Independent_Media_91@reddit

I've been a truck driver for the past three years. I just learned about the carnivore diet when I was starting out. I weighed 225 back then. I am currently in the best shape of my life. I mostly drive regional in the Midwest and am usually sleeping in my own bed every night. Currently I weigh 190 and I've been mostly carnivore for these three years and just recently implemented intermittent fasting into my routine. Another thing I do to stay fit is pushups. I do about 5-10 sets of 20 throughout the day. Most of the days I'll fast and drink coffee and water and then after work have a nice steak or ground beef.

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DANO8503@reddit

In your bed every night kinda excludes you imo. Not saying you are doing anything wrong, it I fee OP is referring to those of us who live in our trucks with limited access to grocery stores and other normal accommodations

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KaleyKingOfBirds@reddit

I feel attacked by the first description 😆😆😆

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Doesthissmellhot@reddit

Keto / paleo. My mild sleep apnea was gone in the first month. To be clear, I was never condemned to a cpap contraption. But I would snore myself awake if I slept on my back. I'm still o-beast, but I'm trending in the right direction. With 45#s to go to be out of the o-beast weight class. It's Kevin Rutherford simple... meat, fish, vegetables, eggs, nuts & seeds. In that descending order. But you can put butter on everything! Plenty of hard cheese, if you're lactose friendly... or absolutely hate your co-driver. Soft cheeses like mozz have a higher carb count. Don't count any calories. Only count the net carbs after dietary fiber adjustments. And above all else, if you're hungry, eat something! Your body has evolved to use hunger to overcome the fear of being eaten by a predator, so it doesn't starve to death. What chance does willpower have against that? Even worse, if you trigger your starvation response, everything you eat goes to storage. So your body can survive the next famine. Which also makes counting calories extremely unreliable.

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ursidaeangeni@reddit

I was 289lbs when I got in here, turned out I had undiagnosed PCOS and hypothyroidism—both cause weight gain. After getting medicated, I decided to start focusing on weight loss last year. I’ve lost 90 or so lbs so far, and I am at 199lbs. I still have a bit to go, my goal is 140lbs. I’ve mostly just been counting calories and doing my best to avoid eating out.

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Feeling_Display8750@reddit

First things first, you have to keep track of your calories. You don’t even have to change anything yet, just track what you’re eating

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acidveggies@reddit

Get a local gig. They pay better anyway

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SharkDad20@reddit

Just count your calories. As a driver your job has you not moving a lot, so you’ll probably have to eat less calories than an average person. Just get myfitnesspal and answer the questions and it’ll point you in the right direction

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Sickoyoda@reddit

I'm doing 18 off 6 on

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ObligationParty2717@reddit

Smoking and drinking coffee is how I keep my girlish figure

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HeywoodJaBlowMe123@reddit

Listen to David Goggins

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BigRigPirateBooty@reddit

It’s numbers and discipline. You have to give up eating like a horse. Smoking 3 packs and eating cigarettes all day isn’t the only solution. Use self control when eating. Give up tv time at the end of your shift and get up early. The numbers part is however many calories you eat/drink in that day need to be counteracted by moving around. Start small. Do basic stretches. Hold positions for about 10 seconds. Repeat the stretches a couple times. Then walk for about 30 minutes. So that when you wake up and at the end of your shift. If you can squeeze a session in the middle of your day great! After two or three weeks you will start to feel a significant difference in your energy. Water is your friend, soda/ sugar filled drinks are not. I did a three month keto diet and walked everyday (jogging during the walk as much as my fat ass could handle) and lost 65 lbs. but I did not cheat on the keto AT ALL. It was insanely hard the first month, after that a lot of the normal cravings go away. Keto is not a good longer term plan nor is it good to start and stop over and over. It is good to lose initial “stubborn” weight and once you get down you need to replace it will just cleaner eating and EXERCISE. It can be done, it will be insanely difficult AND it will be worth it. If you go the keto route I’d suggest getting a keto monitor(Amazon keto mojo is what I used) it helps with accountability and shows the results of fasting (sleep time is including in the fasting, no one should eat a couple hours before sleep). And a weight scale. Keep track it helps. At some point especially with gradually increasing your exercise time and activity your weight may stop going down as fast as you are used to but you will notice instead your waistline is the new progress marker. You will be gaining muscle that’s why. There isn’t a magic pill. But this has been successful for me. You have to make grocery store runs. Sugar is your enemy,

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