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Jan 8, 2016

TRUCKERS' HEALTH * USA: This trucker resolved to save his life

* South Carolina - ​"I grabbed hold of myself and decided it was time to get this weight off"

-- With a 5'11" (180,34 cms.) frame and a max weight at one point of 375 lbs. (170 kilos), being overweight was taking a toll on truck driver Benjie Burns' life and ability to do his job. That was early last year, and now — although he doesn't usually monitor his weight with a scale — he's down to about 250 and has his sights set sky-high... "I don't have a target weight, but I need to get down to 225 to go skydiving," he says, a goal he has for this year... Benjie says he made a lifestyle change back in February 2015, right about the time of year when many people's New Year's resolutions have fizzled out. He was a tanker truck driver based out of Greenville, S.C., and was a bit lower than his heaviest weight at around 345. He was a borderline type 2 diabetic, and was getting ready to add insulin to the list of medications he was taking... So not only are many truck drivers not getting much physical activity, again, they're making lots of bad choices for what and how much to eat, Benjie says, just like he was... 
(Photo: Before and after: Truck driver Benjie Burns (at left) before his lifestyle change in 2015, and now 100+ lbs. lighter and on a path to slim and healthy)  --  Greenville, S.C., USA - Fleet Owner, by Aaron Marsh - Jan 4, 2016

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