A Working Man's Road to Weight Loss

By Rick Everingham

This is the true story of Mike Sammons, an over-the-road truck driver who lost over 200 lbs. He had no surgery, used no drugs and no special diet plan. Because of his example others have gained a vision for their own life to do what was necessary to improve their lives as well. Hopefully his story can be an encouragement to many others.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rick Everingham
• Release date: Dec 6, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301778447

Rick Everingham

Over the years I have worked at many occupations, but for the last 12 I worked as an over the road truck driver. Happily I am now retired living with my wife, mostly in Medford Or.For most of my life I have thought of myself as a Christian and been a part of many church fellowships. Now I am learning to be a disciple of Jesus and hope to encourage others to be disciples as well.

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A Working Man’s Road to Weight Loss

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The True Story of Mike Sammons

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Published by Rick Everingham

at Smashwords

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Copyright 2012 R.D.Everingham

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Dedication and Background

The Adventure Begins

Do or Die

STOP

Four Corners

Difficulty along the Way

Discipline

Self Image

Not a Diet (a word from the editor)

The Next Steps

Exercise

I Chronicled My Progress

Dating

Editors Ending

Mike’s Testimony

APPENDIX

About the Author

Editor’s Introduction:

When people think of heroes or people they want to imitate or be like, they usually see their hero at the pinnacle of their success. Think about movie stars, athletes or business or political super stars. Seldom do you hear or read about where they started or how they accomplished their success. No we only see them bright and shining on top of their field with their adoring fans looking on admiringly. And we think, That’s what I want. In this story our hero starts out as a truck driver and in the end of this part of the story he is still a truck driver, although he is a very different truck driver.

Most people live their lives in blissful mediocrity. Mike Sammons was just such a person. And mediocrity was going to kill him at an early age as it does many. We go through life accepting things as they are, living the way we have learned from training and our environment.

Mike’s story is exciting because he took the life he was given and decided he would change the ending. Very happily, although he was physically in a very dangerous place, he had not developed any of the diseases that are usually associated with morbid obesity. But I suspect that he was at the very edge of a fatal precipice.

This is a true story about a real person. I read a summary of his adventure in our company paper and was so excited that I wrote to him and have gotten to know him and seen some of the battle he has been through. I was also challenged by his story to take the steps necessary to get my health under control.

If you just look at Mike or listen to him talk you might not be impressed. That is because outwardly he does not appear to be an extraordinary person. And you cannot see the before and after shots of where he has come from and then how he got to where he is now. If you can get into Mikes heart you will be amazed and challenged. That is where we want to take you in this story. We hope that as you read about Mike’s adventure you will be inspired to break out of the circumstances that are holding you down and possibly going to kill you prematurely.

Throughout this book I have included some of my thoughts and I have noted them as editor at the beginning and placed my initials (re) at the end when I have done this. I hope this is helpful.

With all the fad diets and diet products around, Mike used none of them. In fact as he began to succeed in his battle against the bulge he didn’t even eat a particularly healthful diet. If you are looking for the easy pain free way to lose weight without any lifestyle adjustment, this is NOT that answer. However, if you would like to see how an ordinary person changed his life and turned everything around, keep reading.

It is a great privilege for me to be able to help Mike tell his story.

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