Australian Newbie

Hi all. Just joined. Stumbled onto this site by accident but am really excited and can't wait to recommend it to my friends. This looks like it will be fantastic motivation to keep me on track. Realistically I don't have a lot of weight to loose but I can't seem to make those kilos move. Given that I am your typical over eating yo yo dieter whose wardrobe consists of clothes ranging from 8-16, I need all the help I can get.  Here is a bit about me!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Fotzy
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: We'll start with Fotzy
3. Age & Sex: 35 & Female
4. General Location: Australia
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Furkids. Two dogs boy & girl
7. Favorite color? Changes. Yellow & blue I guess
8. Favorite movie? Hard. I love "Aliens", "Terminator 2", "League of their own" and any good horror movie really
9. Hobbies? Spending time with hubby & the kids! Reading, gardening, movies, learning new things
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate, chocolate & more chocolate!
11. Favorite Beverage? Tea - good Irish girl
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Big over eater with a lack of self control. I love food especially all the sweet stuff 
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Weight loss goal: aiming for 10kg will be happy with 7kg
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? All of them!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? By accident during a google search but very glad I did
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am 8 mths into my PhD research in Molecular Ecology. My profile pic is of an Antechinus paw print. These are small marsupials, native to Australia that I am currently working with.

Really looking forward to spending time on this site. 

Hi Fotzy:

Welcome!  I've been to your beautiful country and loved the friendly laid-back Aussies!

I think you'll really like this site.  I have quite a bit of weight to lose (70+ pounds - not sure what that is in kilos).  I find it difficult to lose weight because I have a desk job and my boyfriend likes to go out to eat a lot (we live in San Francisco where there are lots of fabulous restaurants).  But I've started exercising more and tracking what I eat, so I'm looking forward to the numbers getting smaller on the scale.

Good luck and feel free to e-mail me anytime!

Michelle 

Hi Michelle and thankyou.

I know the feeling with the desk job. I used to have a job where I was on my feet pretty much for 8 hours then went back to studying. i now spend about three month a year walking through the bush but the remainder of the year is sitting at a desk. I can pretty much eat all sorts of rubbish during fieldwork and my weight doesn't really change but then I get back home and can't change the bad habits!

Restaurants do much things a little more challenging but being able to easily keep  track of the rest of the days calories has to help.  Good luck with your goals and I look forward to hearing how small your numbers get!

Cheers