About Us

Hello! My name is Sunshine (yes, that’s my given name) and I am the owner of this business! They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and it couldn’t be more true in this case! I am a thirty-something woman who has been active all her life. In 2004 I really wanted to lose weight (as do most of us)! I found that the goal of losing weight wasn’t enough motivation. It was too easy to quit and start again, as I have done all of my life. I decided I needed a goal that would give me the added benefit of losing weight- as well as being an immense accomplishment. I decided to run a marathon! This from a girl who had never run more than 5 miles at one time! I knew I couldn’t do it on my own, so I joined the Arthritis Foundation – Joints in Motion Training Team.

I raised money for the Arthritis Foundation, and in exchange, they trained me for 5 months for the big race! On October 10, 2004, I completed the Chicago Marathon! It was an experience that changed my outlook on life, but unfortunately, I didn’t lose weight! Go figure! I wore the same 2 pairs of (unflattering men’s) shorts for all my training sessions because I couldn’t find more that fit right! Those shorts are about to fall apart at the seams because they’ve been washed and worn hard so much! We trained mostly on the lakefront in Chicago, with hundreds of other runners and walkers, and I was definitely not the largest person out there! I was really average! So imagine if I couldn’t find proper clothes to run in, many others must REALLY have a rough time of it!

So now you see the culmination! My goal is to provide high quality, well designed athletic wear to people of plus sizes- at a reasonable price! Just like it is hard to find products to buy retail, it's exceptionally hard to find them wholesale! Thus- I am having some items custom made for you! As the site grows, I'll be adding more unique products in beautiful colors with smart design. Plus- I'll eventually be selling mens' and kids' plus size athletic wear!

I'd love to hear what you have to say about the site, what you'd like me to sell, how you like my products and anything else you'd like to add! So please feel free to contact me at feedback@plussizeathleticwear.com.

By the way- I also have a sense of humor! If you have a cartoon or joke about weight, weight-loss, exercise or anything else that's apropos that you'd like to share, please send it in! Soon we'll have a "fun stuff" page!