A little about me....
Hi! I’m Kara! I’m a mom, nurse, have a busy blended family. I had spent most of life heavy. I was the heavy kid, heavy teen and until almost entering adulthood nutrition and health wasn’t even really on my radar. I remember hitting 200 pounds around 12 years old. Emotional eating was my jam! My senior year of high school I lost some weight on Weight Watchers but started my yo-yo that would continue for years to come. I had a brief stint in college at hitting goal and making lifetime, but immediately bounced back. Fast forward to age 26, when I had my daughter. I was 218 lbs. I was put on blood pressure and thyroid medication (some of that genetic, some just from my terrible habits!). I knew I had to make a change to be alive for my kiddo (family history of EVERYTHING!). So I rejoined WW. I lost quite a bit, but started endurance running so I quit again. I ‘needed the calories to run,’ that’s what I told myself anyway. I maintained for quite a while, but life took over and th...