Jones puts down soft drinks, finds herself 20 pounds lighter

Holly Jones decided to drop soda from her diet and as a result dropped 20 pounds to become the McMinnville Meltdown winner for April.

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‘I drank six Mountain Dews a day when I was pregnant,’ said Holly, the proud mother of 2-month-old Jaxon. ‘That was the hardest thing to give up.’

For Sundrop fans of the world, you may want to sit down for this one. Holly says she prefers Mountain Dew to Sundrop. But now she’s not drinking either ‘ and her waistline is appreciating the change.

She’s lost 36 pounds since giving birth and says she has a goal of 90 more pounds.

‘I weigh myself all the time at GNC and it tells me I’m 90 pounds overweight for my height so that’s how much more I want to lose,’ said Holly.

Holly has altered her diet and incorporated walking into her daily routine as much as possible. Instead of a burger and fries for lunch, she now eats a salad or grilled chicken without the bread. She’s also given up sweets.

‘Sweets are my big thing,’ said Holly. ‘I really wouldn’t overeat on regular food, it would be sweets.’

Another interesting bit of information about Holly is she’s one of the fine newspaper carriers here at the Standard. She drives all over the county in the middle of the night to ensure your paper is in its box when you wake up. She also works at Batesville Casket.

In addition to getting her picture in the newspaper, Holly also gets a massage from Nicki Lawrence, and gift certificates from JCPenney and Applebee’s.