How to do crunches properly: Get this video and more at MySpace.com
How to do tricep kickbacks properly: Get this video and more at MySpace.com
Other Interests include:
Sharing time with my hubby :), Photography, Physical Fitness, Weight Training, Nutrition, Physical Training, Hiking, Tennis, Roller Skating, Kayaking, Karaoke, Musical Theatre, Modeling, Sculpting, Drawing, Reading, Writing Poetry (anyone know of poetry readings in Montgomery County?), Nature, Bird Watching, Dogs & Cats, Weight Loss Surgery/Gastric Bypass, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and so so much more... I work at Bally's in King of Prussia, and anyone interested in personal training, please don't hesitate to ask for me! Also, I go to Fiddler's Green in King of Prussia most Thursday nights for karaoke and to meet up with friends!
Music
Some of my favorite vocal artists/bands:
Kelly Clarkson, JoDee Messina, Lonestar, Big Will, Faith Hill, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Joshua Kadison, Survivor, Ann Murry, Edwin McCain, Kenny G, Shirley Horne, Yanni, and Steven Halpern are some of my most listened to albums. I LOVE musical theatre (Les Miserables, Ms Saigon, Phantom, etc.) and have seen at least 30 to 40 shows on Broadway. I enjoy most music - pretty much anything but heavy metal/acid rock. Also, while I simply love some country, I can't stand what most people think of as traditional country - if there's a "yee haw" in it or calls for line dancing or square dancing, count me out! LOL
Movies
When Harry Met Sally, Prince of Tides, The Lion King and most Disney movies, most anything by the Tim Burton or the Cohen Brothers, A Simple Plan, Magnolia, most Broadway/theatre on DVD's when it can be found (Passion, Cats, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Victor Victoria, etc.). I so enjoy watching movies - anything but most scary flicks or movies with no story lines.
Television
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Smallville, Veronica Mars, Grey's Anatomy, Charmed, Friends, Seinfeld. I rarely watch TV, but I do enjoy watching the complete seasons of various shows. Being in bed for almost a year straight following three rounds of reconstructive surgeries, I had a lot of time on my hands and found watching the shows comforting - similar to reading a long novel with great character development, but with less need/ability to focus for long periods of time.
Books
I've always been what some might call a bookworm. I tend to read by author and love reading long fiction/novels with a strong focus on character development. My favorite authors include Stephen King, John Irving, Dean R. Koontz, Mary Higgins Clark, and J.K. Rowlings. In terms on non-fiction, my husband's and my bookshelves are lined with books on art, poetry, birding and nature, hiking, gardening and more. I'm currently reading the 5th Harry Potter book, "The Underdog" by Julia Szabo, and the latest book about Andrew Wyeth and his artwork.
Heroes
Those who've overcome adversity and are honest, genuine and kind...
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell,Pennsylvania
Graduated: 2006
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Professional
Major: Certifiication in Phsical Training
2005 to 2006
San Diego State University
San Diego,California
Graduated: 2002
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Ph.D.
Major: Post-Graduate Studies: PET-D program
Minor: Deaf/HOH/Late Deafened Adults
Clubs: 21 credits towards my Ph.D. in Organizational Development and certificate in Post-Employment Training - Organizational Development for Agencies serving D/deaf, hard-of-hearing and late-deafened adults
1999 to 2000
New York University
New York,New York
Graduated: 1997
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Deafness Rehabilitation/Rehabilitation Counseling
Clubs: CRC and worked as a senior VRC/RCD in the state of CA following completion of my MA.
1996 to 1997
Arizona State University-Main Campus
Tempe,Arizona
Graduated: 1991
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Psychology
Minor: Speech & Hearing Science
Clubs: Served as ASU's VP for Psi-Chi (National Honor Society in Psychology) my last 2 years of college.
Greek:
Phi Kappa Phi
1987 to 1991
East Rockaway Jshs
East Rockaway,New York
Graduated: 1987
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
In May 2003, I weighed 370 lbs. I had gastric bypass surgery and in 16 months, lost 225 lbs. I've had 3 rounds of reconstructive surgery to remove excess skin, and currently am working as a physical trainer at Bally Total Fitness in King of Prussia,
I am looking to get involved in community musical theater. I have several videos up of me singing, including one of me singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables. I also love to sing karaoke :)
Caroline Ann Martin's Companies
Bally Total Fitness King of Prussia, PA US Certified Personal Trainer
November 2005 to current
State of CA, Department of Rehabilitation Laguna Hills, CA US Senior VRC for the Deaf/RCD
1998 through 2001
NY Foundling Hospital New York, NY US Casemanager/Social Worker Child Welfare
1993 though 1997
Center Against Sexual Abuse Pheonix, Arizona US Supervisor of Volunteers Crisis Hotline & Hospital Program
1988 - 1992
New York Society for the Deaf New York, New York US IRA Manager/Director Individual Residential Alternative
1995 - 1996
Lexington Center for the Deaf Jackson Heights, New York US Social Work Intern/Job Developer/Trainer Mental Health, then Vocational Services
1992 through 1997
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About me: Please note that because of the amount of messages I receive on a daily basis from this page, I am often not able to respond to each message/comment. I thank everyone kindly for their support and acknowledgement and hope that the information shared within my websites/yahoo groups is of benefit to those seeking or having had gastric bypass surgery.
Love to all!!!
:) Caroline
www.CarolineAnnMartin.com
www.AButterflyEmerges.com
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My name is Caroline Ann Martin. I am 5'5" tall, have a small to medium sized frame and currently weight 142 to 149 lbs (my weight fluctuates).
From the age of 19 to 34 years, I lived my life as a super morbidly obese person. During these years, I dieted my way up to 370 lbs losing and regaining over 100 lbs several times. In May 2003, with a starting BMI of 61.1, my life changed when I underwent gastric bypass surgery. This, along with sticking to a healthy diet and developing an active lifestyle allowed me to lose 225 pounds in just 16 months and gain a healthy weight and life. At the onset of my weight loss, my hips measured 71 inches around and I wore a Women's Plus Size 40 (6X to 7X). At 3 years post RNY, I now wear a Misses Size 2/4 (XS). More important than size, I love that I can physically do pretty much anything I want to now, without the restrictions that my weight once imposed.
I am 38 years old, happily married for 9 1/2 years and live near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania with my husband, Alan, and our 5 cats, dog (Ms Molly McBabe) and lovebird. I was born and raised in Long Island, New York (East Rockaway) and moved to Arizona when I turned 18 to attend ASU. It was my first year at ASU when I started gaining my weight. After earning my BS in psychology, I moved back to NY to attend NYU for my MSW and later my MA in Deafness Rehabilitation. I met my hubby online via a poetry message board that I'd started on AOL way back in 1996, and moved to CA in August 1997. In 1999, I attended SDSU in CA for post-grad training (21 credits towards my Ph.D.) in Organizational Development.
In January 2003, Alan's mom passed away and left us her house here in PA. A week after she passed, while we were staying at the house and preparing for her memorial service, I woke to find myself on fire. Alan and I got out safely though the house had over 40K worth of damage to it. Three things came from this - we found his mom's will granting us the house, we had motivation to restore the house and move to PA and I became motivated to find out about WLS.
In May 2003, I had my RNY. I lost 210 lbs and reached goal within 15 months, then continued to lose an additional 15 lbs. In January '05, I started with my reconstructive surgeries to remove an amazing amount of excess skin that I was left with. So far, I've gone through 3 rounds of back-to-back reconstructive surgeries including a belt lipectomy (LBL), breast lift, breast implants, extended brachioplasty, buttock lift, circumferential thigh lift and vertical thigh reduction. I'll need one more surgery consisting of a 2nd thigh lift and some minor revisions and one major revision to my original reconstructive surgeries, though this is on hold at the time given ongoing pain that I've been experiencing from the first three rounds.
Alan moved here to PA in February '05, and I moved here in mid-March '05 though I was back in CA from mid-April to mid-May having and recovering from my 3rd round of PS. We moved into the house in early July 2005, and so far, our unpacking and settling in has been going great! The house is absolutely beautiful and cozy to say the least. I absolutely love it here in PA. The area is just so pretty and offers great hiking and walking opportunities. I've been enjoying gardening and have even managed to have a small garden despite my having a black thumb ;)
I belong to Bally's and go to the one in King of Prussia, PA near the mall. I am a Certified Personal Trainer and have worked at Bally's and am currently working independently on a part time basis both training and as a photographer.
My hobbies include photography, writing poetry, reading, singing, playing flute (though I am no longer very good at this given adhesions from prior surgery in my left hand), drawing, painting, and sculpting. I veer towards sculpture when involved in my artwork and have a website showing some of my artwork at http://MildstonesCreations.com. (The site is temporarily down - all but the home page - until I can upload it again.)
To keep my mind active and to give back to the community, I've been super active in the Hard of Hearing community (SHHH and the Hearing_Aids YahooGroup), the survivor community (ritual abuse, etc.), and the WLS community. I run several Yahoo!Groups related to these various issues including but not limited to the GastricBypass-PostOp, GastricBypass-PlasticSurgery, GastricBypass-AbuseSurvivors, GastricBypass-RunHikeWalk and GastricBypass-Pennsylvania Yahoo!Groups. I've been fortunate to have the time to be active in these groups, and enjoy being involved and giving back to others (as I've been helped myself).
Anyways, that's a little about me... Thank you for visitng me here online and taking a moment or two to visit my other websites and photos (links are above). I am glad that my sharing my journey can be of help and inspiration to others. Though WLS is not a miracle cure and requires lots of work and the development of healthy eating and exercise patterns, it is a very powerful tool to have in one's weight loss/maintenance arsenal!
~~ Caroline Ann Martin, MA Personal Trainer at Bally Total Fitness in King of Prussia, PA
3 years postop RNY & -225 lbs @ goal
JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF MY PHOTOGRAPHY :)
Who I'd like to meet: I'm happily married so am not "looking", but am always open to meeting new friends with similar interests as mine (weight loss and maintenence, photography, singing, sculpting/drawing/painting, pets, theatre, etc.). I am especially hoping to meet others who take an interest in fitness as well as those who live near me (I'm near Valley Forge and King of Prussia) and might want to join me in working out, walking/hiking, karaoke, etc.
COURT ORDER!!! You are accused of.. crawling into my HEART... And hijacking my SMILES... With your sweetness.. HOW DO YOU PLEAD..... GUILTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU are sentenced.... TO BE MY FRIEND FOR LIFE!!!!!! NO BAIL...... :) Send this to all your friend's... Including ME!!! IF YOU GET 10 BACK......!!!!!!!! YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS WORTH keeping!
Peek a boo! Who loves you?( I do! I do! I do!) Hit up everyone u love. If u get 5 back u r loved!!!!! Hope I get one back From ひ... Damn I love u... U got 5min 2 tell 13 friends u love them (includin me) or the 1 fallin 4 u will 4get bout u
♥I promise you my heart♥ ♥I promise you my life♥ ♥I promise we'll never be apart♥ ♥I promise not to hurt you♥ ♥I promise to never make you cry♥ ♥I promise to always trust you♥ ♥I promise not to lie♥ ♥I promise you forever♥ ♥I promise you tonight♥ ♥I promise you my respect♥ ♥I promise to do things right♥ ♥I promise to always be there♥ ♥I promise until the end♥ ♥I promise to always love you♥ ♥I promise to be your best friend♥ ♥I promise you my love♥ ♥I promise you my life♥ ♥I promise this forever♥ ♥I promise our friendship is my life♥ ♥u're the PEANUT to my BUTTER ,♥ ♥u're the STAR to my BURST,♥ ♥u're the M to my M,♥ ♥u're the POP to my TART,♥ ♥u're the MILKY to my WAY,♥ ♥u're the FRUIT to my LOOP,♥ ♥u're the MILK to my DUDS,♥ ♥u're the LUCKY to my CHARMS,♥ ♥u're the ICE to my CREAM,♥ but mostly.... ♥u're the BEST to my FRIEND♥
♥SEND THIS TO 13 OF YOUR closes FRIENDS (INCLUDING ME) IF YOU GET IT BACK 1-U HAVE BAD FRIENDSHIPS 2-U STILL SUCK 3-U R A GOOD FRIEND 4-U HAVE REALLY GOOD FRIENDSHIPS 5-UR 1 OF THE BEST PEOPLE IN DA WORLD
I WROTE YOUR NAME ON A PIECE OF PAPER BUT I ACCIDENTLY THREW IT AWAY. I WROTE YOUR NAME ON MY HAND, BUT IT WASHED AWAY. I WROTE YOUR NAME IN THE SAND, BUT THE WAVES WHISPERED IT AWAY. I WROTE YOUR NAME IN MY HEART, AND FOREVER IT WILL STAY. SEND THIS TO EVRYONE U LOVE INCLUDING ME. IF U SEND THIS TO 10 PEOPLE, THEN TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY EVER "I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOU! Today is love your friends day. Send this to all your friends and me if I am one
DAMMIT...I'M SO FREAKIN' MAD!!! I GOT ARRESTED TODAY FOR POSSESSION OF OVER THE LEGAL LIMIT OF GOOD LOOKS.THEY'RE HOLDING ME AT THE STATION, SAYING THAT ONLY A SEXY PERSON CAN BAIL ME OUT. SO...YOU COMIN' OR WHAT?!? SEND THIS TO YOUR SEXIEST FRIENDS... INCLUDING THE PERSON WHO SENT IT TO YOU(IF YOU THINK THEY'RE SEXY OF COURSE *WINK*) IF YOU GET THIS BACK AT LEAST TEN TIMES IT MEANS THAT YOU'RE SUPER HOT"♥
Caroline, HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! May YOU have many Happy, Healthy, Peaceful & Prosperous ones in the years to come. Enjoy Your Special Day Beautiful Lady !
hugz Dre*
p.s. It's been awhile. I hope that all is well. Miss You !!!
