Fit For the Road
Truck driving is a tough occupation. Long days behind the wheel with little exercise, poor eating habits from miles of truck stop dining and fast food pit stops, and erratic schedules that limit access to regular health care all contribute to a growing obesity crisis in the industry.
Nancy Younger is one of five overweight truck drivers who are participating in The Fit for the Road program, a yearlong weight-loss and fitness program customized by a dietician and medical doctor and sponsored by Trucker's News Magazine. She was selected from a pool of over 350 applicants for her motivation and commitment level. Nancy also has type 2 diabetes, and is chronicling her weight loss journey across the highways of America in a Fit 4 the Road blog. She reports: "Now, my sugars are down to the low 100's and I have shed 15 pounds since December 1, 2006."
Keep on truckin', Nancy!
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Comments
- At 04:19 PM on Thu, Mar 22, 2007 ernest eades wrote:
I was one of the 350 drivers that applied for the fit for the road program. I was disappointed I was not chosen but I will be keeping track of the ones chosen and supporting them. Good luck to them and hopefully they will acheive there goal. I will try again to be chosen if there is another fit for the road program. Good luck fellow drivers. Sincerely, Ernest Eades
aka poppin fresh
Great story-you're a real inspiration for all of us type 2 diabetics struggling with the disease every day!!!