Pat: Shedding Meds Along With the Pounds

By Carole Carson

This 59-year-old is one of the many success stories of AARP's Fat 2 Fit group. Just as she lightened her weight, she lowered her Rx bills.

• Reporting from Las Vegas: Carole's Try-athlon Experiments in TV and Drumming

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Our Fat 2 Fit group is approaching 4,000 members, and we've lost over 1,500 pounds together! That's three-quarters of a ton. Weigh to go!

Carole recognizes hAndiMom for demonstrating how community can get us going when we get down. Join the discussion.

Lolly: Staying Accountable and Hopeful

By Carole Carson

Being honest about your weight is crucial to getting rid of those excess pounds. Here's how one woman uses the Fat 2 Fit Community to keep herself on track.

Joseph: 88 Pounds Lost With Fat 2 Fit, For Real

By Carole Carson

He joined the Fat 2 Fit weight-loss group to boost his long-term weight-loss plan. He never thought he'd come so far so soon.

If You Want to Start Your Own Community Challenge

When Carole Carson, then 59, undertook her project to lose 40 pounds in four months, friends and neighbors followed her progress in the Nevada County, Calif., Union.

Locals were so inspired by her success that she led them in a community-wide weight-loss "meltdown." In two months, 1,000 participants lost 4 tons together—a whole school bus worth of weight.

• Want to start your own community weight-loss challenge? Here's a checklist of basics from Carole.
• In this video, Carole describes the beginnings of the Nevada County challenge.