Real life Heros- Defeating obesity

There are many people who are currently striving to beat obesity, but one person in particular is Linda Fondren, one of the CNN heroes of the year. After her sister died in 2006, Linda decided to relive her memory by challenging the state of Mississipi (which hs been known for a while as the fattest state in the nation) to lose weight. She had remember that her sister (who was obese) had been too embarassed to work out at a gym with men so she started out by opening up her own women only gym which she called Shape Up Sisters. The gym did very well, but Linda knew that she would have to broaden her horizons if she wanted to complete her mission. She recognized that most people in her communtity didn't even know they had a weight problem because being obese was considered normal. So she started a program called Shape Up Vicksburg! She held free fitness and nutrition classes and convinced a good portion of the ciy's resteraunts to add healthier items to their menus, and planted weigh in stations in medical centers and walmarts. She also made a website were members could track their weight loss online! Today, approximatly 2500 people have joined Linda's movement, and together they have lost a total of 15,000 pounds!