Fat Woman on the Mountain: How I Lost Half of Myself and Found Happiness

"Mountains can provide inspiration to improve our health and world. Kara Richardson Whitely's memorable book provides a good example of how training to climb the highest mountain in Africa helped her to lose weight and how she is now helping the world."---Arlene Blum, legendary mountaineer, Breaking Trail author

Fat was swallowing Kara Richardson Whitely's dreams. It served as a cocoon of sorts while she, like many people who struggle with their weight, lived stuck between intention and action. She longed to hike the highest mountains in the world but the only thing that went up was her weight.

Fat Woman on the Mountain is the inspiring and empowering story of how one woman changed her focus from how many pounds she wanted to lose to doing what she wanted to do. She set a course for Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, raised thousands of dollars for charity and lost more than 100 pounds along the way.

On this path, she learned that weight loss and hiking mountains have a lot in common. Both journeys require tenacity, strength and a lot of faith.