Karen R.

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Personal Trainer - Progress and Update - I just finished week three of working out with Mark, my personal trainer.  We've reached accord.  After he'd emailed me his recommendations for diet (which I posted about here 7...

I Don't Know About This (Nut Recs from My Trainer) - I shared a week's worth of food diaries with my trainer.  He got back to me tonight with his recommendations.  He says I'm in a rut with my food choices and that a lack of v...

Where Things Stand - I realized this morning that August is half over and I hadn't posted anything in my blog.  Bad Karen!  I think it's because I've established a kind of routine, so I don't feel l...

I'm Overweight (Woo Hoo!) - Yay!  I hit another goal.  As of this morning, I weigh 174.  That's a drop of 63 lbs. and puts my BMI at 29.9, which makes me officially "Overweight". Hee!  I never thought ...

First Personal Training Session - I had my first personal training session last night and, man--it kicked my butt.  Mark, my trainer, said he was going easy on me because this was all new.  I said, "This is easy...

Personal Trainer Consultation (I've got questions! - I spent a very interesting hour last night consulting with a personal trainer with whom I plan to start working out next week.  My plan is to do two sessions a week with him and...

London and More - I've been home for a week now, and I just realized that my last blog post talked about London, but then I didn't come back and write anything as a follow-up.  Instead, I posted ...

Just Got Back from Vacation - Okay, I'll admit it--I'm kind of pleased with myself.  I was in London for a week and lost four pounds.  And I didn't deprive myself either!  Breakfast came with the hotel r...

Things I've Learned - At 13 weeks out, I'm not an RNY veteran by any means.  But I have learned some lessons over these past few months. I need to push myself when it comes to exercise.  I've...

Downsizing - When I went in for surgery, I was wearing rather tight size 20 clothes.  Since then, I've lost 5" from my bust, 7" inches from my waist, and 6.5" from my hips. Good news, ri...

I'm a Work in Progress (w/pics) - Well, tomorrow it will be 12 weeks since my surgery.  I'm one of the lucky ones.  The operation itself went off without a hitch, I haven't been sick on anything, and I'm losing ...

12 Week Stats - Technically, tomorrow is my 12 week anniversary.  But here in the Gulf we work Sunday through Thursday (or at least my country does), so I prefer to weigh in and do measurements...

The Problems of Having Surgery Overseas - I was thrown a bit of a curve ball tonight.  I live in the Middle East and had my surgery here.  There were financial advantages to the decision, certainly.  But the real re...

Nothing Is Black and White - I'm feeling pretty pleased.  I just completed another trip to the States.  This time I was in Chicago for a week to attend a conference.  Now it just so happens I'm originally f...

Thank You, Bathroom Scale - As I posted on the forum, my scale decided to move this morning.  I was really surprised.  Yesterday was not a red letter day for me.  I had a bit of gastro-intestinal distress ...

The Secret to Breaking a Stall (w/pics!) - I think I may have discovered the secret to break one of those mini-stalls--whine about it on your blog.  Yesterday, I posted a brief grouse about how I was so close to One...

Patience Is a Virtue - I can't believe it--I've succumbed.  Not to some forbidden food (or forbidden anything, for that matter).  I've fallen prey to the old "I can't believe I haven't lost anything!"...

Home Again, Home Again - I flew back in to the Gulf last night.  I'm happy to report I lost a second three pounds during my time in Chicago, which means that even though I was on vacation and away from ...

Away from Home - I've been traveling for a week now with five more days to go.  I did close to five days in DC and am currently visiting my family in Chicago.  Being away from routine and my own...