Dropping 95 pounds to train for a marathon

The triumph of the human spirit over seemingly insurmountable obstacles never ceases to amaze me. If you thought it was hard to lose 10 pounds this summer, was it rally that hard after all?

Compare yourself to Kelly Pless, who weighed 220 pounds last year until deciding to lose 95 of them and participate in a marathon. How did Kelly do it? That old formula that works so well: diet and exercise.

Kelly weighted 215 at her senior prom in high school as the nightmare set in. After more than a decade, though, she slimmed down eight complete dress sizes and started walking as a start to exercise as well as really watching her diet. Is Kelly a model for many of us? Sure -- to millions of us, that is. Way to go, Kelly!