Karen’s Discovery

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Karen is a 61 year-old married woman with two sons. Today she does part-time work teaching at the university level. She’s only 5’3 but weighed 248 pounds at her heaviest. Karen talks about how weight loss programs sometimes worked for her but that the weight always came back plus some. She chose to lose weight naturally by reaching out to a registered dietician that caused her relationship to food to change dramatically. In attending support groups, she found a place where she was held accountable. She’s 100 pounds lighter today!

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ContributorKaren, 61Read Full Bio

Biography

Karen is a 61 year-old married woman with two sons. Today she does part-time work teaching at the university level. She’s only 5’3 but weighed 248 pounds at her heaviest. Karen talks about how weight loss programs sometimes worked for her but that the weight always came back plus some. She chose to lose weight naturally by reaching out to a registered dietician that caused her relationship to food to change dramatically. In attending support groups, she found a place where she was held accountable. She’s 100 pounds lighter today!

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Karen sees obesity as a manageable disease but not curable. She “never used the word obese to describe myself.  I saw it on medical charts, and I didn't like it when I saw it, but I never used that term to describe myself, ever.” Karen grew up in a family where weight was an issue for all of the women in the house. Food was always a comfort to Karen. She ate when she was nervous or anxious. “It’s something I still struggle with”.

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