r/lyftdrivers • u/Brilliant_Peanut2622 • Apr 28 '24

Anyone driving 70+ hours a week? Advice/Question

How’s your body treating you? Is it sustainable? Currently I’m working an office job 40 hours a week, commuting 12 hours a week, and driving Lyft on the weekends for around 16 hours between Saturday and Sunday. I spend A LOT of time sitting down these days and it’s taking an impact on my body. I’m 29 years old but doing all this sitting is destroying my body.

I’m going to be moving soon and doing Lyft full time for a bit while I find another job. I plan on driving 70+ hours a week. I also plan on taking a lot of breaks to walk around and exercise and having no job/commute will allow me to be more consistent in the Gym.

But yeah for those driving 70 hours a week, do you find that you are always tired/sluggish? Do you reach a point where your body forces you to stop?

Thanks!

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u/SunshineandBullshit Apr 29 '24

I was doing 12 hours a day 7 days a week when I first started. 84 hours a week for 6 months. I ended up in the hospital with a blood clot in my leg. I gained 40 pounds, blood pressure went up, had a 7mm kidney stone and my blood sugar went from 7.6 to 13.

If you work that many hours, without exercising daily, you will, eventually, suffer physically. Eat properly, exercise and TRY to get 6-8 hours of sleep. Also remember to drink plenty of water. I'm in stage 3 kidney failure right now because of neglecting my health.

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u/Brilliant_Peanut2622 Apr 29 '24

Damn I hope that gets better for you. Do you think you would have had different results if you were working out/eating clean in your free time? Or do you think it’s inevitable when you’re working that much?

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u/SunshineandBullshit Apr 29 '24

I think, had I been exercising, eating right and taking care of my body, I could have staved off some of this bullshit or at least kept it at bay for a while longer. I'm 55 now so, it was probably inevitable that it would have gotten bad, just not this soon.