Karen R.

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Lactose Intolerance - This may sound like a stupid question--or at least an obvious one--but for those of you who have been diagnosed with lactose intolerance, what are your symptoms? I Googled t...

Getting Closer to Goal - I'm seven months out now and down 89 lbs.  I still have 23 lbs. to go, but the journey is very different now than it was a few months ago. My weight loss has obviously been ...

Excruciating - Ugh.  Well that's two days of my life I'll never get back. I've struggled with constipation even before my surgery.  Normally, it's nothing more than a mild discomfort.  I h...

Funny NSV - First off, I bought size 6 (really, British size 10, which translates to American size 6) workout clothes yesterday because the sweats I've been wearing for months were literall...

Is It Me? (Pics) - I just got back from a really great vacation (which I've written about on my blog, if anyone is interested).  The trip wasn't only a success from a fun perspective, but from a w...

Things I Learned on My Summer (actually...Autumn) - I got home yesterday from 10 days in South Africa.  What an awesome country and trip!  I spent five days in Cape Town and five in Franschhoek, about an hour outside the city.  I...

That's great! We need to see some pics!

Retail Therapy - I don't know whether to label this an NSV or just to chuckle at my own idiocy. I went shopping yesterday in preparation for my trip next weekend.  I'm going to South Africa ...

A Little Bit Bummed - I'm not quite six months out (that milestone will occur on the 14th) and I've slowed down significantly with weight loss.  I'd hoped I was over the hump a few weeks back when I ...

Progress - I had a funny revelation last night while working out.  It was going well (it doesn't always!--I was dragging on Tuesday night).  I had energy and stamina and was cranking throu...

More about Exercise - I'm pretty sure people on the RNY forum are sick to death of me talking about working out with Mark.  I've been posting a lot, primarily to help me work though some things in my...

I Just Did the Math - I've lost 37 inches so far!  And to be honest, it's probably even more than that.  I measure every four weeks, which means those figures are as of August 31st. I'm feeling g...

Well...That Was Different - I had the weirdest thing happen when I worked out last night. My trainer decided to change up what we're doing a bit.  He wants to take my sessions up a notch.  So he decide...

Maybe It Was a Plateau - I've posted on my blog and on the forum about my weight loss slowdown since beginning to work with Mark, my personal trainer.  Up until about five weeks ago, I was routinely los...

What Is It About Numbers Ending in 0? - I don't know why a particular one pound loss should feel so much more significant than another, but this one does.  I stepped on the scale this morning to see that I've now lost...

What a Difference a Year Makes - At the beginning of each school year, we get individual and departmental pictures taken.  My pic last year was one of the biggest kicks in the pants that got me investigating WL...

I Knew This Would Happen - While I'm digging the more intensive workouts I started in August, I'll admit it's frustrating that for the most part I only lost six pounds for the month (technically, I lost e...

This Exercise Thing - I'm surprising myself--I'm really kind of enjoying my personal training sessions.  This past week, I added a session, bringing my schedule to three sessions a week.  We'll be wo...

The Food Network - I get satellite TV over here in the Middle East.  The programming is mixed--tons of Arabic stuff, largely from Egypt and Lebanon; some Turkish programming that's been dubbed in ...

Big Plans at Christmas - I know the school year hasn't even really started yet, but I'm already looking towards Christmas.  Given that I need to fly over 15 hours to get home and there are a lot of expa...