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karozel · 01-08-2009, 09:50 AM

First, a little about me. Okay, so I chose my name because I collect carousel figurines, but of course the correct spelling is always taken. I am an avid bowler, and bowl at least twice a week and coach kids on the weekends. I play poker, both on-line and home games, and have been doing so for about 10 years now. And I lift weights, but I've only been doing that for a short while.

I'm a 44 year old grandmother, married for 28 years (yeah, we were young). I haven't been happy with my body in a long time -- basically not since I was about 9 years old. I had a health scare 2 years ago, and I've been slowly getting on track since.

I quit smoking March 2007. I'm not sure exactly how much weight I've lost since then, but it's probably about 20 pounds. Had rotator cuff surgery in Dec, 2008 because I tried to do too much to fast although I think the initial injury to it was probably back in my 20s. I am also getting involved with a weight loss challenge at my work. I'm doing it for fun, as I am much more concerned about losing slowly and steadily and keeping my muscle than I am about some contest.

I also have disc problems, at least 2 lumbar and 2 cervical discs that bulge. The lumbar ones have not given me any real trouble in many years. Occasionally they twinge at me but no muscle spasms. The cervical ones have not given me any trouble since getting two cervical injections, and that was about 5-6 years ago. Prior to that my right hand was going numb and my right arm was weak. I also wonder if some of that wasn't being caused by the rotator cuff injury (right shoulder) as much as the discs.

I was playing around with weights before, but I didn't get serious until doing my physical therapy for the shoulder. I got NROL4W and went through stage 1 twice because I felt like I'd learned so much about the exercises and the right ways to do things the first time around. I wanted to make sure I was starting out with a strong "base" before I advanced. I'm in Stage 2 now, and I love it.

I've been lurking on this site since I found it via CalorieCount at About.com where I've been keeping track of my diet. All the information I have found here has been wonderful. I'm not sure how often I will post, but I wanted to register and introduce myself. I am very motivated and inspired by all the logs I have been reading on here.

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karozel Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: oklahoma Posts: 230	This carousel is not going in circles anymore First, a little about me. Okay, so I chose my name because I collect carousel figurines, but of course the correct spelling is always taken. I am an avid bowler, and bowl at least twice a week and coach kids on the weekends. I play poker, both on-line and home games, and have been doing so for about 10 years now. And I lift weights, but I've only been doing that for a short while. I'm a 44 year old grandmother, married for 28 years (yeah, we were young). I haven't been happy with my body in a long time -- basically not since I was about 9 years old. I had a health scare 2 years ago, and I've been slowly getting on track since. I quit smoking March 2007. I'm not sure exactly how much weight I've lost since then, but it's probably about 20 pounds. Had rotator cuff surgery in Dec, 2008 because I tried to do too much to fast although I think the initial injury to it was probably back in my 20s. I am also getting involved with a weight loss challenge at my work. I'm doing it for fun, as I am much more concerned about losing slowly and steadily and keeping my muscle than I am about some contest. I also have disc problems, at least 2 lumbar and 2 cervical discs that bulge. The lumbar ones have not given me any real trouble in many years. Occasionally they twinge at me but no muscle spasms. The cervical ones have not given me any trouble since getting two cervical injections, and that was about 5-6 years ago. Prior to that my right hand was going numb and my right arm was weak. I also wonder if some of that wasn't being caused by the rotator cuff injury (right shoulder) as much as the discs. I was playing around with weights before, but I didn't get serious until doing my physical therapy for the shoulder. I got NROL4W and went through stage 1 twice because I felt like I'd learned so much about the exercises and the right ways to do things the first time around. I wanted to make sure I was starting out with a strong "base" before I advanced. I'm in Stage 2 now, and I love it. I've been lurking on this site since I found it via CalorieCount at About.com where I've been keeping track of my diet. All the information I have found here has been wonderful. I'm not sure how often I will post, but I wanted to register and introduce myself. I am very motivated and inspired by all the logs I have been reading on here.