Looking Back.....

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Karyn Brown
June 28, 2010








So, one of the women I work out with asked me this week – 'How did you ever become a couch potato?' Well, I was NEVER a couch potato – easy answer, right? The more difficult answer is why did it take until 34 years old to figure out that I could be a better non-couch potato. First, let me explain why she assumed I was a couch potato.... Last April I had knee surgery for the THIRD time on the same knee. Two ACL reconstructions and two meniscectomies later on that same knee – all results of being ACTIVE – I decided that it was time to drop some of my 195 lbs off my body. I found the following information right before I had my (hopefully) final knee surgery.

“every pound netted a 4-lb reduction in pressure exerted on the knee

So, how was I going to change this?

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S’mores Under the Stars

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Karen Lipinsky
June 21, 2010







We just finished a fantastic Camp WILD weekend, where instead of those traditional camp customs of swimming, volleyball, and making s’mores over a campfire, we engaged in swimming, biking, and running, with a lot of diabetes education and sports psychology thrown in.  It was nice that Boulder was looking particularly lovely this weekend.

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A Month of Firsts

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Karyn Brown
June 1, 2010







1. first non-car commute to work of 2010
2. first use of pink duct tape
3. first having to STOP skiing due to DKA symptoms which resulted in #4 - boooooooo
4. first insulin pump set change in ski area parking lot
5. first full lap non-stop in a pool while breathing  **this is SUPER important and led to #6
6. signed up for FIRST EVER triathlon

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