Karen Warren Locklear, author of Freedom from
Obesity: Unlock Your Combination to a Healthy
Weight, has coached hundreds of people to life-
changing weight loss. As a person who fought
and won a 40-year personal battle with obesity,
she knows first-hand the struggle and heartache
her clients have gone through in their journey to a
healthy and sustainable weight.
After graduating from Oklahoma State University
in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Home
Economics Education, Karen taught life skills
classes on the Navajo Reservation for two years,
then moved on to other schools in Oklahoma. In
her 16 years as a teacher, she taught students at
every level from kindergarten to high school, and
was twice nominated for Teacher of the Year. In
2003, she left the classroom to become the business
manager for her husband's chiropractic practice.
The Locklears today have a thriving chiropractic
clinic in Mangum, Oklahoma, with patients who
travel hundreds of miles for their help.
The daughter and granddaughter of overweight
parents, for most of her life Karen herself waged
an ongoing and at times discouraging struggle
against obesity. She was a Weight Watchers lecture
leader for two years, and led the Weigh Down
workshops at her church. She tried practically
every combination of diet, exercise and counseling,
including starvation diets, all without success. And
although she was able to help many other people
lose hundreds of pounds, she saw that many of
those people were soon back at their old weight.
But Karen never gave up, and with time and
determination she discovered the key to permanent
weight loss for herself and others. She has dedicated
herself to sharing that key with everyone who needs
it.