One woman's incredible determination might help motivate you to reach your 2011 fitness goals!

You probably haven't heard of Donna Simpson of New Jersey, but her attitude and actions powerfully motivate me to be fit.  Let me tell you about this whale of a woman and her ambitions.

Donna is a 644-pounder striving for the elite 1,000 Pound Club and the coveted "Fattest Woman in the World" title in the Guinness Book of World Records.

This mother of two recently schooled us all on how to really celebrate Christmas.  As reported in the Daily Mail on December 27th,

"(she) got 30,000 calories (one pound of fat = 3,500 calories) closer to her 1,000lb goal with a festive feast that could have fed dozens of revellers.  ...Sitting in a reinforced metal chair, (she) chowed down on the world's biggest Christmas dinner as she ate for two straight hours on Saturday.

...(She) tucked into two 25lb turkeys, two maple-glazed hams, 15lbs of potatoes (10lbs roast, 5lbs mashed), five loaves of bread, five pounds of herb stuffing, four pints of gravy, four pints of cranberry dressing and an astonishing 20lbs of vegetables (at least her doctors can't grill her for not getting her 3-5 servings:).

After polishing off her enormous main course, she still had room for dessert and ate a 'salad' made of marshmallow, cream cheese, whipped cream and cookies."

The article cites her attitude about eating, "I eat as much as I want, whenever I want..." as well as a compliment she paid to folks who care about their health, "people who feel guilty about eating are hilarious."  Visit the article for more (she apparently pays for her gluttony through a website where she posts pictures and videos of herself eating- see the examiner.com article from March 16, 2010).

Some might say she embodies everything lazy, ugly, disgusting, irresponsible, and obnoxious about being fat, but I would describe her as an innovative entrepreneuse/prostitute.

Congratulations Donna, best of luck, and thank you for your well-wishes!