Chin said that if she were to try to keep pace with the top women for the first half of the race, she probably would be so exhausted that she'd wind up walking by the end.

WSJ: Racing With No Chance of Winning

She states that she would probably not be able to have her children married in the community.

FORBES: Blogger Exposes Sexual Abuse in Orthodox Jewish Community

At most, Kim could probably lose an additional half-pound to pound a week, "but any more than that and she would probably be losing water weight and muscle, " Jampolis said.

CNN: Losing a pound a week, staying positive