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My Journey to a Healthier Happier Life!


My journey began at 200 lbs with a goal to lose a total of 70 lbs.

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Initially I lost about 40 lbs. In Jan 2017, I injured my shoulder and foot in an accident leading to steroid injections, surgery and physical therapy. Recovery was slow; I regained a lot of weight and developed other health issues that further impacted my progress. In 2018, a check-up revealed that my BP and cholesterol were also ...
My journey began at 200 lbs with a goal to lose a total of 70 lbs.

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Initially I lost about 40 lbs. In Jan 2017, I injured my shoulder and foot in an accident leading to steroid injections, surgery and physical therapy. Recovery was slow; I regained a lot of weight and developed other health issues that further impacted my progress. In 2018, a check-up revealed that my BP and cholesterol were also dangerously high.

Determined not to live on meds, I decided to focus on lifestyle and dietary changes. Join me on my journey to health!

Member Since: 5/20/2009

Fitness Minutes: 134,226

My Goals:
To go from 200 lbs to weigh 135 lbs.
To be a size 10.
Get strong, fit & healthy, and have more energy.

My Program:
 Following old WW exchange-based diet/program. 1-2 liters water daily.
Exercise/activity 60-90 minutes/day. Strength training 3 x a week.
Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds programs
Also using SparkPeople Workout DVDs and others.


Personal Information:
My name is Karen. I love people, sharing life experiences, and learning about different cultures and foods. Favorite foods (so far) are Italian, Mexican, Chinese,Thai and Middle Eastern. Also I am Christian - I love God and I love the Word of God - Jesus is my Savior and Lord! Spiritual influences include: Joseph Prince, Keith Moore, & Kenneth & Gloria Copeland. I also love animals/nature, living in the country, walking/hiking and fitness, writing, history, art. Enjoy classic, sci-fi & mystery novels. Love Dr. Who (old and new series!) and old movies 40s-50s-60s (TCM) & action/drama films (eg. Bourne series). I am also an artist... see paintings in photo gallery.

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  • v JACKIEWALKS4FUN
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    If ‘Plan A’ didn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters!
    Stay cool.

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    It's woo hoo Wednesday!!
    So. . . Jump up,
    Wiggle your hips,
    Wave your arms,
    Squeeze your nose,
    And have a giggly kind of day!
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    emoticon Karen. Good job findings ways to exercise dispute the snow. Glad you are being careful don't want to slip on that ice. I stay in when it freezes too. Gloomy day here, so I did walk and lots of housework. Keep warm and moving forward you are doing super. emoticon emoticon
    Hope your day is blessed with smiles, emoticon
    Joy and happiness. emoticon
    2 hours ago
  • v SPARKFRAN514
    “It’s going to be a journey. It’s not a sprint to get in shape.”– Kerri Walsh Jennings



    Keep an open mind and a closed refrigerator.”– Anonymous

    “It is better to take small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.”– Proverb
    From my collection and they are going on the fridge
    3 hours ago
  • v SPARKFRAN514
    emoticon today planned and ate what i planned. !
    got my fitness minutes in that i planned.
    the pictures in my blog are from the Denver zoo.
    you did great your first 10 days . you will see a weight loss next week i am sure.
    Happy Wed ! hugs from us as always he loves sending wet kisses emoticon emoticon

    “It’s going to be a journey. It’s not a sprint to get in shape.”– Kerri Walsh Jennings



    Keep an open mind and a closed refrigerator.”– Anonymous

    “It is better to take small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.”– Proverb

    3 hours ago

    Comment edited on: 1/21/2020 9:49:21 PM
  • v LINDA!
    " If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot." ~ Confucius

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    4 hours ago
  • v 1CRAZYDOG
    Life is about growth, contribution and love; the more you can do those 3 things, the more abundant your life will be. Brandon Epstein
    6 hours ago
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