So I joined this board because I like to pretend I still live in Eastern NC! I grew up in Spivey's Corner/Dunn and went to NCSU. I currently live in Atlanta!

I did Weight Watchers a few years ago and lost 45 lbs. I have gained quite a bit of it back, but hope to lose weight/inches before my wedding in August!

Oops! I am in Charlotte, so I am not really Eastern NC but I LOVE the beach and want to live there one day!
I am here because I want to manage my weight in a sustainable long term way. I would like to lose about 8-10 pounds from where I am. If I can lose more and sustain it without starving- that is fine too!
I have an 11 year old son, I love to run- did 10 half marathons runs last year and loved it! Sticking to smaller goals and trying to increase my speed this year.
Thanks for creating an NC group!

Hey ya'll! I'm Alice and I live in Monroe, NC. I have been on this site for over a year and have had some success. I use the word some because I was doing a very low calorie diet (VLCD) for a little over a year. I lost pretty steadily at first, then it tapered off. I was doing a ton of cardio and realized (took me long enough) that I wasn't eating enough! I was netting between -200 and 400 cals/day. My hair started falling out, I wasn't sleeping well, and I didn't see any definition AT ALL! I played tennis 3x/wk for at least 2 hrs every time, and we walked for 45 min - 1 hr before we played tennis!

Anyway, I have now started trying to eat more and am still trying to find the right number. I have gained 19 of the 20lbs I lost in the little over a year it took me to lose it. I am starting to train for a 10k in June! Yikes! I have NEVER run before, but in all of my research, it has been proven (by others) that its the best way to make noticable changes along with weight training.

In the past I have always taken diet pills to lose weight. But not this time!!! I'm doing it the right way, no matter how long it takes! I must warn you though, patience is NOT a virtue of mine! LOL

I am a stay-at-home mom of two wonderful boys, ages 17 & 13. I work part-time as a substitute teacher. I'm thinking about going back to school and getting a degree in Medical Office Assistant.

Thanks for starting this group! It's nice to have Carolinians to bond with. Who knows, maybe we can find a meeting place and walk/run together! How fun would that be?

Good luck ya'll!!!

I am from Camp Lejune North Carolina. Actually Jacksonville, but people know the base better than the town. If all the marines left, this place would be a ghost town.

I am currently going to school half the day and going to gym the other half. I don't have a relationship so I really don't have anything else to do.

I like the beach but I want to loose the weight first. Kind of ashame of what i look like right now..

I am currently 252lbs. I got to the gym 4 hours a day... for cardio and one hour for weight training.

I wish i had a gym partner but i dont think anyone goes to the gym for 5 hours LOL

I want to get down to 180lbs. I should be about 15% bf

Hey ENC group!

My nane is Jeff Burns. I am a full-time peacemaker and activist. I live in the Wilmington area with my wife of 26 years named Sheila and our 6 year old daughter Olivia. I love the ocean. I am 197 pounds and my goal is to lose 27 pounds through diet and exercise. I am taking a break from alcohol and sweets for the next couple of months in order to get things back into balance and perspective.

I turned 50 in December and I have a 6 year old daughter that needs a healthy dad. I want to dance with her at her wedding and to take surfing lessons with her this summer. She is my biggest motivation.

Also, my oldest brother died suddenly this past October of a heart attack. The tragedy is that the doctor told him early on that if he lost 75 to 100 pounds the majority of his health issues would have gone away. He did not listen. This was my wake up call. Thanks for letting my join. Feel free to check out my profile. Jeff

Hi I'm Alicia, Mike's wife.

What is motivating you? I want to lose weight and feel better about what I see when I look in the mirror...especially the full length bathroom one..that one can be scary. But I also want to lose weight to have less aches and pains and to have more energy.

How far have you come? Since Jan 2nd I've lost 11lbs. Some days are easier than others (like right now there is 190 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in our living room waiting to be delivered. 12 boxes belong to us....I want to go eat them all right now LOL

How far are you going?
I'd like to lose about 57 more lbs, but we'll see how it goes. I haven't been that weight since before kids, so I'm just taking it day by day.