Kelly Pless started gaining as a teen and weighed 220 pounds at her heaviest . Training and an ` ` how to live '' s philosophy helped her shed 95 pounds . Pless started out walking but now runs 40 miles a week . For most of her adult life , the 31-year-old graduate student from Sunny Isles Beach , Florida , has struggled with her weight . She is training to run two miles this winter .
Kelly Pless started gaining as a teen and weighed 220 pounds at her heaviest . Training and an ` ` how to live '' s philosophy helped her shed 95 pounds . Pless started out walking but now runs 40 miles a week . She is training to run two miles this winter .