Mary Helen Bowers

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<B>Kara Richardson Whitely</B> has hiked Mount Kilimanjaro three times while weighing as much as 300 pounds. Kara, a motivational public speaker, has written for <I>Self, Everyday with Rachael Ray</I>, and <I>Runner's World</I> magazines. She has been featured on <I>Oprah's Lifeclass</I> and <I>Good Morning America</I>, and in the <I>New York Times, Redbook, Weight Watchers</I>, and <I>Backpacker</I> magazines. She lives in Summit, New Jersey, with her husband and three children.