{"id":15993,"date":"2016-02-06T01:43:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T01:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/independentweekender.com\/?p=15993"},"modified":"2016-02-06T01:43:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T01:43:51","slug":"weight-loss-story-gets-dr-oz-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/2016\/02\/06\/weight-loss-story-gets-dr-oz-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"Weight-loss story gets Dr. Oz attention"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY STACI WILSON<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Montrose woman\u2019s 203-pound weight-loss has garnered attention \u2013 not just from family, friends and co-workers, but also from a nationally syndicated television show.<\/p>\n

Just over two years ago, Michele Krupinski began her journey. Without subscribing to any trendy diet fads or surgery, which is what attracted the Dr. Oz show to her story.<\/p>\n

Krupinski saw an announcement from the show, seeking out people who had lost half their body weight. She contacted them with her story and was asked to submit before and after pictures, as well as a short video.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to tell my story,\u201d she said, \u201cand maybe help one person.\u201d<\/p>\n

On January 24, 2013, while employed at Endless Mountains Health System, she joined a worksite weight-loss group led by staff dietician, Mary Webb.
\n\u201cI told her \u2018I\u2019m going to waste your time,\u2019\u201d Krupinski recalls telling Webb at the start of the six-week program.<\/p>\n

But after seeing weight come off, she stuck with the program after the six weeks ended and continued through an entire year \u2013 reaching her goal weight in March 2014. For the past two years, she has been maintaining that weight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t have an \u2018a-ha\u2019 moment. I didn\u2019t have anyone said \u2018You have high blood pressure, or you have diabetes,\u201d Krupinski said.<\/p>\n

What she did have was the accountability of getting on the scale each week with Webb, and goal-setting. \u201cI think I needed that,\u201d she said. \u201cI know what its like to think 20 pounds isn\u2019t going to make a difference. I didn\u2019t know where to start.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you chunk it down, it\u2019s so much easier to grasp,\u201d she said. \u201cSo you hit that goal, then set another.\u201d<\/p>\n

After several failed attempts to lose weight in the past, Krupinski began with a different outlook. \u201cI went into it not thinking of it as a diet,\u201d she said. \u201cDiets you can cheat on; diets you can fail.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, she opted to not cut out any foods. \u201cTo me, that wasn\u2019t real life. To say \u2018I can\u2019t have bread for the next six weeks\u2026I\u2019m not going to go through life not eating bread.\u201d<\/p>\n

But she did learn to eat food in the correct portions. \u201cYou can eat cake, but you have to arrange your day around that portion size,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She also found that eating vegetables and fruits kept her fuller longer than potato chips. Grapes are her \u201cgo-to\u201d food item.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always end lunch with something sweet,\u201d she said. \u201cIt used to be a cupcake, now it\u2019s grapes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Krupinski doesn\u2019t believe there\u2019s anything special about her journey. \u201cI lost 203 lbs. by learning portion control in a sensible way.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to watching what she ate, she also turned to exercise \u2013 specifically walking.<\/p>\n

\u201cLiving in a small town with no gym, I realized my two feet were what were going to get me to my goal,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Without tracking her mileage, Krupinski set out to walk an hour every day.<\/p>\n

She has added in zumba classes, and a \u201cboot camp\u201d program which she travels to the Clarks Summit area to attend. \u201cI learned to love exercise. It\u2019s not a chore for me. Now I feel like crap if I don\u2019t do it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

With the weight-loss has come confidence. \u201cYou feel like you can do anything,\u201d she said. This past fall, she went zip-lining for the first time. I never imagined I could do it when I was heavy,\u201d she said. \u201cNow I want to experience every adventure I never thought possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Krupinski\u2019s video story is scheduled to air during a segment on the Thursday, Feb. 4, episode of the Dr. Oz show, which airs on WBRE Channel 28 at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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