Karen Lenard:  

Life Well, where do I start? Thirty years is a lot of time to cover. I married Larry Lenard in 1971, just eight days after turning 18 and we are still married. I have two great kids--Brian born in 1976 and Christi born in 1978. Our first granddaughters were born in February and March 2001--20 days apart! Our third granddaughter was born in October 2003. My weight problem escalated all those years after marriage until I finally underwent a gastric bypass in 1996 and subsequently lost almost 200 pounds. Yes, 200--not a typo--pounds. I feel like a whole new person and decades younger. I've work...Expand for more