Made it to Onederland ! 70 lbs in 6 months , pics included .

So I started at 270 on June 3rd .
First off let me explain about my work situation - I work on the North slope 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off . I stay in a camp that cooks the best food 3 times a day and coke a cola is free and dessert is always available .

My plan was to stop drinking soda (Coke ) and have a gastric sleeve surgery - but that's not what happened . When I stopped drinking soda I felt like I didn't want French fries or hamburgers anymore becasue they were no good without the delicious taste of coke.
Every meal was the same way , no I didn't eat that cake because for heavens sake I 'm giving up soda the cake is nowhere near as good as soda - If I'm going to just eat cake I may as well have a soda right?

I lost 15 pounds the first three weeks with no exercise ! I was so excited that after 6 weeks and 20 pounds lost I decided to add exercise .

I started walking at 2.4 for 10 minutes - that's all I could do then 15 minutes - then half an hour.
one day I went into our gym while I was at work and the power was off so the only exercise equipment that worked for cardio was the eliptical so I did 30 minute son it every day for a month . That made me realize that I can do more than just walk on the treadmill and I started venturing onto different machines. after losing about 30 lbs I joined a gym while I was at home . It was so hard to go in with all those fit bodies and people that knew what they were doing , but hey I knew how to use 3 or 4 machines by now so I did it .

Now , I lost more weight while at work every three weeks becuase I do 2 workouts a day , only because there is nothing else to do and I got used to it . While at home I do get out of the house a lot more than I used to hiking outside climbing flat top ( small mountain 720 ft or so )



I am just now feeling " normal sized " I love it . I will be going to Louisiana in 5 days and I can't wait until my family sees me !

I could not have done it without my support system both in my work place and my family as well as MFP , and the challenges on this site . lol.
My life has changed so much for the better . I can hold my grandchildren easier and play with them . I can hike and run and cross country ski !





this dress was the one I wore like 11 years ago ,I really wanted to get back into it - this picture was about a month ago !

49 pounds to go !