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how she did it
No small change Tweaking her eating habits and including family in her fitness goals helped Karen Price lose 30 pounds. AS TOLD TO MADELEINE WHITE
WHERE SHE STARTED My pregnancies were difficult. I was on bed rest while carrying my firstborn, Dexter, from 20 weeks on. I put on about 30 pounds—and didn’t lose it after his birth. Then, when I was pregnant with Elliot, I was afraid to exercise because my first pregnancy had been so difficult. After I had Elliot in March 2012, I weighed about 210 pounds. Initially, I wasn’t weighing myself, so I wasn’t entirely sure of the number—and I didn’t really want to know. Though I’m a tall person who carries weight well, I felt tired all of the time and wasn’t happy with how I looked. I couldn’t get down on the floor to play with my kids—I didn’t have the stamina. I thought, You have to shape up. There was no lightbulb moment. It was more about wanting to be active so I could be there for my boys (I lost my mom when I was 21).
Karen Price, 36
before OCCUPATION
Stay-at-home mother, part-time veterinary assistant, Brampton, Ont. WEIGHT LOSS
30 POUNDS CURRENT WEIGHT 175 POUNDS HEIGHT 5'10" TIME FRAME 2 YEARS
JULY 2015 | CANADIANLIVING.COM
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