Carole Goes Public

Soon after Carole, then 59, kicked off her ambitious project to lose 40 pounds in four months, she decided to write about it for her local paper.

The next thing she knew she was writing a series, with the whole community tracking her weight-loss progress. In this video, Carole relates how she first realized she was an example to others—and that when it comes to getting fit, there's power in numbers.