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

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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Well done!!
  • checomgeo
    checomgeo Posts: 25 Member
    Congartulations on your success. That's an awsome accomplishment in such little time!
    I'm just baffled as to what is the " North Slope "? I'm a south Floridian and never heard of the place.
    Thanks in advance.
  • 89nunu
    89nunu Posts: 1,082 Member
    Well done you!! You look amazing! :flowerforyou:

    It must be damn hard to resist the temptations at your work! But you did it!!
  • raestanke
    raestanke Posts: 31 Member
    You look great! Isn't it amazing how changing one thing can snowball for the better? I also knew I needed to lose weight, so my first step was to stop drinking pop (lol I'm from MN). At first it was hard because my husband drinks it still, but he started keeping it in the garage and grabbing one awhile before he knew he wanted it so it wasn't sitting there in the fridge tempting me, and I never carry any money with me when I am alone because it keeps me from going to the drive through! Great inpiration thank you!

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  • Love_Is_My_Fuel
    Love_Is_My_Fuel Posts: 211 Member
    Congrats,,I just made it to Onederland yesterday :) Doesn't it feel amazing??? :flowerforyou:
  • zombie_meg
    zombie_meg Posts: 149 Member
    w00t! So proud of you lady! You look great!
  • AmyZ46
    AmyZ46 Posts: 694 Member
    Thank you ... I love the material also . I will take it in I think .If I didn't give it away already . I try to get rid of cloths becasue I never want to go back to that size ...it was a 4X !
  • AmyZ46
    AmyZ46 Posts: 694 Member
    You look great! Isn't it amazing how changing one thing can snowball for the better? I also knew I needed to lose weight, so my first step was to stop drinking pop (lol I'm from MN). At first it was hard because my husband drinks it still, but he started keeping it in the garage and grabbing one awhile before he knew he wanted it so it wasn't sitting there in the fridge tempting me, and I never carry any money with me when I am alone because it keeps me from going to the drive through! Great inpiration thank you!

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    Quitting the soda was the hardest thing out of the whole situation . I actually told everyone months before and noone believed me at first .My husband didn't think it was possible but he was very supportive .

    The last day June 2nd , I actually had my last coke in my hand and I was telling it that we had to break up because he was no good for me lol. My husband thought I was crazy ... I guess we just have to figure out what our triggers are . I had no idea it was coke.
  • AmyZ46
    AmyZ46 Posts: 694 Member
    Congrats,,I just made it to Onederland yesterday :) Doesn't it feel amazing??? :flowerforyou:

    Super Amazing !
  • AmyZ46
    AmyZ46 Posts: 694 Member
    Congartulations on your success. That's an awsome accomplishment in such little time!
    I'm just baffled as to what is the " North Slope "? I'm a south Floridian and never heard of the place.
    Thanks in advance.

    The North Slope is where they have the Alaska pipeline and oil production . It's kind of like driving through Freeport Texas with all the oil refineries everywhere and nothing else. Everything is either for the pipeline or a supporting company . so no resturants , movies or anything . We stay in " camps " which are kind of like hotels but they are mostly made out of what I call storage containers lol there's a name for them but I don't remember ... Of course it's very cold it can get to 60 below but not always .. in the winter it's usually 10 or 20 below 0 . summer time for a couple of months its usually 45-60 degrees ... its ok though .

    the name of the " town" is either Deadhorse or Prudhoe Bay for some reason it has two names lol but it's the same place. I fly to work every three weeks from Anchorage . You can drive but it word take 2 days ... I am a Licensed Practical Nurse and I work for a company that does Drug testing as well as hearing tests and lung and respirator testing for the oil companies employees .
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I'd be curious if your body would react the same to cola with regular sugar versus high fructose corn syrup.
    All I know is: everyone's happier when I avoid HFCS. It causes my blood sugar to swing like crazy and causes me major cravings.

    Congrats again!
  • AmyZ46
    AmyZ46 Posts: 694 Member
    I'd be curious if your body would react the same to cola with regular sugar versus high fructose corn syrup.
    All I know is: everyone's happier when I avoid HFCS. It causes my blood sugar to swing like crazy and causes me major cravings.

    Congrats again!

    I try to avoid most sugars , as well as most carbs ...but Carbs are in so many things .. bread,potatoes, sweets ...soda ....all make me crave so much more sweets and carbs I was always feeling hungry when I ate those things . I cut them all out as much as possible . I eat dessert once a week - except for sherbert pushups mmmm I love them . I use stevia in my coffee.

    I don't generally have any cravings anymore , except during my TOM .. and I just do the best I can during those couple of days ...
  • aggieanne04
    aggieanne04 Posts: 71 Member
    love, love, love :)
  • retirehappy
    retirehappy Posts: 4,757 Member
    Congartulations on your success. That's an awsome accomplishment in such little time!
    I'm just baffled as to what is the " North Slope "? I'm a south Floridian and never heard of the place.
    Thanks in advance.

    The North Slope is where they have the Alaska pipeline and oil production . It's kind of like driving through Freeport Texas with all the oil refineries everywhere and nothing else. Everything is either for the pipeline or a supporting company . so no resturants , movies or anything . We stay in " camps " which are kind of like hotels but they are mostly made out of what I call storage containers lol there's a name for them but I don't remember ... Of course it's very cold it can get to 60 below but not always .. in the winter it's usually 10 or 20 below 0 . summer time for a couple of months its usually 45-60 degrees ... its ok though .

    the name of the " town" is either Deadhorse or Prudhoe Bay for some reason it has two names lol but it's the same place. I fly to work every three weeks from Anchorage . You can drive but it word take 2 days ... I am a Licensed Practical Nurse and I work for a company that does Drug testing as well as hearing tests and lung and respirator testing for the oil companies employees .

    Amy,
    You are just so very awesome. I had to give up soda too, but it wasn't my only issue so while that helped me before, I gained the weight back. Hopefully with MFP logging and friends like you, I won't have to lose the same lbs again.

    Love hearing your story it is very inspirational.

    Stay warm I am whining because it has been about -15 last few nights, can not image what it is like up there.

    My husband actually has been to that part of the world, he worked on a NCAR scientific research project in the Arctic Circle for 3 months.

    Here is to your further success! :drinker:
  • Naaer
    Naaer Posts: 212 Member
    You look terrific! And happy!


    Reaan
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    Congratulations! You look great. And to think it started with you cutting just one thing out of your diet. It's the baby steps that matter.
  • melfitnesspal13
    melfitnesspal13 Posts: 378 Member
    Congrats!!! Keep it up.

    :flowerforyou:
  • Wonderful! You look great!
  • That's awesome! Great job. You should be very proud of yourself.
  • red_road
    red_road Posts: 761 Member
    you look beautiful. its going to be so much fun to get shocked reactions from family/friends you havnt seen in a while. great work girl
  • rejordan
    rejordan Posts: 132 Member
    YOU LOOK SO HAPPY AND GETTTING MORE FIT BY THE DAY!!! AWESOME JOB!
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