At her heaviest in 2012, Karyna Douglass weighed 300 pounds. She often ate fast food for dinner and loved to binge on candy at night.
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At her heaviest in 2012, Karyna Douglass weighed 300 pounds. She often ate fast food for dinner and loved to binge on candy at night.
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Douglass celebrated her 22nd birthday with a whale-watching trip. On the boat, she noticed her fellow passengers admiring Coast Guard members and started thinking about joining the military.
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Douglass celebrated her 22nd birthday with a whale-watching trip. On the boat, she noticed her fellow passengers admiring Coast Guard members and started thinking about joining the military.
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Douglass, center, started working out daily with a group of local Army recruits and others like her, who were considering enlisting. She also cut out fast food, fried food and soda and cut back on candy.
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Douglass, center, started working out daily with a group of local Army recruits and others like her, who were considering enlisting. She also cut out fast food, fried food and soda and cut back on candy.
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Over the course of a year and three months, Douglass lost 110 pounds -- and measured up to the Army's size requirements.
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Over the course of a year and three months, Douglass lost 110 pounds -- and measured up to the Army's size requirements.
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Douglass says she's a "walking Army billboard." She was sworn in on December 12 and will soon head to basic training.
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Douglass says she's a "walking Army billboard." She was sworn in on December 12 and will soon head to basic training.
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