See Sara Shrink
September 5, 2009 by Jessica Warnock
Filed under Fitness, Inside You
It isn’t easy being fat in Boulder.
In 2008, the US News and World Report called Boulder the fittest city in the United States. In this land of spandex-clad bikers and hikers, being overweight can make you feel like an outsider.
Sara Sullivan, 31, moved to Boulder last year with her family from North Carolina. At 275 pounds, she hoped Boulder’s ubiquitous athleticism would encourage her to lose weight. However, she quickly learned that getting healthy doesn’t happen by osmosis. After a year, she hadn’t lost any weight.
She needed help.
That’s when she came up with the See Sara Shrink campaign. With the help of her sister, in April she started a Web site where others can follow and join her weight loss journey. Her goal is to lose 100 pounds. Sara doesn’t have a specific deadline to lose the weight. Instead, she focuses on one pound at a time.
Still, with the support and accountability of an online community, Sullivan has already lost more than 30 pounds. She has about 1,500 distinct visitors to the site each month and boast more than 2,700 followers on Twitter.
For this month’s special beauty issue, Women’s Magazine has joined Sullivan’s movement. Each month, we will update you on Sullivan’s progress, struggles and successes. With a little encouragement, she says, we can all get healthy.
“Beauty is all about confidence,” Sullivan says. “Confidence comes from feeling great about who you are on the inside and being accepting of who you are on the outside.”
For more information about Sullivan’s journey, visit www.seesarashrink.com for blog posts, giveaways and more.
By the numbers
55 percent — Of women would refuse to gain 30 pounds in exchange for $250,000
22 percent — Would consider gaining 10 pounds for $25,000.
Source: More magazine
— By Jessica Warnock
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