 All this month, get any smartphone 32-gigant under for a 50% off regular price at Appalachian Wireless. Better service, bigger savings, that's today's Appalachian Wireless. While supplies last, two-year agreement required. Get to Know is brought to you by Dr. Tiffany Todd Duncan, DMD, located on Mall Road in South Williamson. Growing up in a small town, 39-year-old Carol Mullins never imagined receiving national recognition. However, last summer, Mullins managed to land on the cover of People Magazine after losing over 130 pounds in roughly a year and a half. It was really different because, you know, as a little girl growing up in eastern Kentucky, you don't think that you're going to go to a place like the Hamptons or New York City and be on the cover of a national magazine. It's really mind-blowing, you know, when you think about it. Mullins grew up in Pikeville, moved to North Carolina, and then to Lexington. After having two children and choosing the convenience of eating out more, Mullins noticed changes in her body and lifestyle. I started my weight loss journey in September 2011, and I had to do it. I had high cholesterol, and I had type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, and it really got to the point where I really needed to get healthy. It was really starting to affect how I feel, and it started affecting everything in my life. It started affecting my kids, you know, how active I was with them. It started affecting my marriage, and it was affecting my self-esteem. Mullins then started to eat, write, and exercise, and just a little over a year and a half later lost over 100 pounds and was on the cover of a magazine. I come from, you know, a small town, you know, being in the creeks and climbing the hills and, you know, going from that to the Hamptons is really different. Mullins hopes to be an inspiration to others. As the saying goes, if she can do it, I can do it. Reporting in Pikeville for EKB News, I'm Shelby Steele.