I was born and raised in North Carolina, but in the heart of the Piedmont sorta near Chapel Hill/Durham. A small community called Hurdle Mills, actually.

I went to ECPI School of Technology for an Associates and now I'm back at Wake Tech for a transfer degree in Physics/Astronomy.

I currently live in Raleigh, NC and have lived here for almost 4 years now in downtown. I plan on staying here as long as my employment stays here!

I hope to lose about 30-40 lbs using this tool and so far I've lost ~5 lbs. What about you guys?

I lived in Anderson, SC most of my life, then moved to Atlanta for about 20 years. I have recently moved back to Florence, SC and I love it here. We have an awesome fitness center here and I am participating in a program called "inches away". It is 8 weeks of personal training twice a week and nutrition classes once a week. Being about an hour from the beach has been a big motivator to finally get into shape, besides just wanting to finally be healthy. My husband is being very supportive...in fact, he paid for the inches away for me for Christmas...(I jokingly have been calling it "fat camp") I am having the most difficulty with eating. I can make it to the gym & work hard, but portion control and picking the right food on a busy schedule is hard to me. If anyone has suggestions for good fast foods, I would love to try them!!!

Hey there, I'm just starting out on my fitness journey and I too am a very busy person. I actually plan out my most of my meals. I give myself plenty of choices. What I did this week that has helped A LOT is precook everything then portion it out then freeze in little baggies. I work full time and go to college full time so cooking during the day is not possible. I just grab and pop in the microwave. I'm not really a fan of 'TV dinners' so I just figured I'd make my own TV dinner and it would be just what I want and healthy for me too! Or, before lunch at work I'll look up items at a restaurant that work with my calorie limit.

Hey there! I live in the Spartanburg area. Last week, I made the decision to limit myself to 1200 calories a day, just to see if I could do it. I did, and I lost 7 lbs in one week! I'm looking to lose a total of 40-45. Glad you guys started this group! It's nice to see some Southern faces

I live near the beach in North Carolina and its beautiful here. The temperature's been in the 70's this week. As a person from Indiana this must be heaven. I'm retired and want to loose some weight. I was ill last year and lost 50 pound due to the illness and put the weight back on as quickly as I has lost it and now I really want to loose weight in a healthy way.

Originally from West Columbia, SC and now live in Columbia (big change right?). I've battled my entire life with weight, up, down, up, down, up. Whenever I've lost, I've never gone about it the "right" way. I've always severely restricted my calories and exercised (cardio - no strength) like madman, often to the point of injury. Decided to go on the journey known as "Fit2Fat2Fit" as a last ditch effort to get myself in better shape, and be better educated about doing so. I'm down around 36lbs since Nov. 5th, and still have a bit more I'd like to see fall off. Feeling better than I ever have, eating more than I ever thought, and consistently dropping. The biggest lesson I've learned so far is that you get the most out of your body when you fuel it properly and consistently. I try to work out 6 days a week, with strength training on Tue/Thu/Sat, and cardio on Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat (though I've been known to sneak in an extra cardio session or two on a strength training day if time permits). Signed up for a St. Patty's Day 5K in March, and the Cooper River Bridge Run (Charleston, SC) 10K later in March. 2 months to prepare for the 10K - hope that will be enough!

I was born in Charlotte, NC. Lived in Pineville, NC until I was @ 5. Moved to Clover, SC and lived there until I was in 10th grade. Moved to York, SC and was there until I was @ 23. I'm in Kings Mountain, NC now. I've been here since 2009. I've NEVER been outside of the Carolina's, which is actually pretty bad considering I'm 31 yrs old. :laugh: I've gotta say though, that I love the Carolina's. I do miss SC but I'm getting use to NC. Nice to meet y'all.

Hi everyone. I just found this group today. I am 41 and I live in Pfafftown, just outside of Wiinston Salem, NC. I grew up in Lexington, NC. The Navy took me to Annapolis Md and then I came home. I tried living in Ft. Lauderdale FL and I lasted about 6 months. It seems no matter where I go I always end up right back here at home in Carolina. I would love to move to Coastal Carolina to raise my 4 year old. My husband and I are hoping to move in the next few years. I am on a journey to make my waist smaller. I have just started using MFP as a tool and have lost 1.6 pounds in the last week. That tells me I'm in the right place and doing the right things. I started my weight loss journey in February and have just now started to lose weight. I look forward to meeting people close by and supporting you on your journey.

Hello Everyone! I was born and reared in Florence, SC! Married and moved in 2009 to Southern GA; moved to Hampton Roads 2011 (Virginia); and moved back again to Southern GA in 2012. Yes, as you may guess, I am married to someone in the military. Navy-to be specific. By moving to these places, I have realized there is no place like home!! I thought Florence, SC was a small quite town that has no life, but time will tell and prove that areas can change. Florence is growing to become a diverse area with more to offer to its citizens. Good luck to everyone and their weight loss journey!

I was raised in Columbia, SC. Moved to Elgin, SC for a while. Then Lexington SC. Now we live in Chapin, SC.