Continuity mistake: When Doug first enters the gym, you can see a price tag hanging off of the front of his weight belt. In the shots following this, the price tag is gone. (00:11:10)
Continuity mistake: When we first see Doug at the gym, the sweat stains on his shirt keep changing size. (00:11:30)
Continuity mistake: After throwing the dummy out the door, Doug kicks his bag out the door too, only for it to reappear a few minutes later. (00:18:20)
Continuity mistake: Doug throws the dummy out the front door and in doing so, knocks a green Jets jacket to the floor. In the next shot the jacket is back on the stand. (00:18:40)
Continuity mistake: When Carrie asks Arthur how a legless dummy will protect her on the subway, her arms are either on the table or off, depending on the shot. (00:10:30)
Continuity mistake: When talking in the bedroom, Carrie's legs are constantly alternating between on the floor and crossed on the bed. (00:07:20)
Continuity mistake: When Doug and Carrie are in the bedroom discussing the health benefits of Doug losing weight, Carrie's arm is constantly switching from in her lap to on her head. (00:06:50)
Continuity mistake: When talking in the bedroom, the magazines on the bed change from on the bed to on Carrie's ankles. (00:07:20)
Answer: Sara hasn't been mentioned in later episodes, and it suggested in later episodes that she never existed, and that Carrie is an only child. Kevin James stated that the producers couldn't think of an good plots to use with Sara, so they left her out.