**New Member forum Meet N Greet**
Don't forget to set up a Profile & add friends you meet & share stuff in common ~ you can keep in touch with your friends through each other's Journals here ~ one of the waaaay coolest features here :)
I hope everyone will find this a nice friendly place to introduce yourself, welcome others, chit & chat a bit :) Now, for a shameless plug... please feel welcome to visit the chat shack here in the Lounge anytime ~ next best thing to a live chatroom for now ;)
Please don't wait on the hostess ~ to meet & greet or to chat away. {{{huggles}}}
Only other guidelines, methinks ~ please no snowball or fist fights ~ bubbles & snuggles are encouraged ;)
Please copy the list below into a new post and add your information so we can all get to know each other!! It's up to you how much you want to share.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id):
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:
3. Age & Sex:
4. General Location:
5. Married? Single?
6. Kids? Furbabies?
7. Favorite color?
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies?
10. Favorite Snack?
11. Favorite Beverage?
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?
15. How did you find Calorie Count?
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
edit: debolded the list but freel free to *bold* your Q's or your A's ;)
Reason: Making a sticky for our new members to see!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Vieillesse_ame
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Ana
3. Age & Sex: 19, Female
4. General Location: North-west England
5. Married? Single? Long term relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids, 5 dogs
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Life Aquatic
9. Hobbies? Reading, walking, gardening
10. Favorite Snack? A strawberry tart when i can get them but its getting rarer than i'd like
11. Favorite Beverage? Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My family
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To lose 2 stone or more and drop 2 dress sizes
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom (messy brothers)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? popped up on google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Got no support at home so it'd be nice to get some on here, even if it is just by logging my progress x
Hello everyone. I've been on here for a few weeks but just got around to introducing myself. I think a part of the delay was I asn't sure I'd stick it out. But I have. On my own. And now I'm ready to interact :) The other part was probably shame. Shame that it has actually come to this for me. To admit that my weight was..is on the edge of being a problem if it hasn't been in less obvious ways already.
I look forward to getting to know you, share stories and support one another. Thank you.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mmarrocco125
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Melissa
3. Age & Sex: 28, F
4. General Location: Brooklyn, NY
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Favorite movie? A Bronx Tale
7. Hobbies? cooking, writing, checking out art galleries, live music and cultural events, yoga, dance
8. Favorite Snack? cheese
9. Favorite Beverage? water, hibiscus iced tea, homemade lemonade
10. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? not eating out of boredom, portion control
11. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 3" in my waist, 2" in my hips & just FEEL better
12. Least Favorite Household Chore? folding sheets--I have short arms!
13. How did you find Calorie Count? google
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): drmark27
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: drmark27 is fine
3. Age & Sex: 40/m
4. General Location: Michigan, USA
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Two and two
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? "If I tell you then I'd have to kill you." :)
9. Hobbies? Sports, eating, exercising, investing
10. Favorite Snack? MVI with calcium (kind of)
11. Favorite Beverage? Rum and Coke--er, water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Discipline, which I now hope to retain
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Run a marathon and do a century ride
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Not sure but glad I did!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Feel free to say "hi" or support me!
hi! I haven't met / spoken to anyone on here yet so let me try this :)
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kelz08
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kelley
3. Age & Sex: 24, female
4. General Location: South Africa
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Favorite movie? The Little Mermaid
7. Hobbies? Sport, Language, more sport, laughing, shopping and sport!
8. Favorite Snack? I am not a huge snack person
9. Favorite Beverage? Ice water, Rooibos tea, Green tea
10. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Easy options are the wrong options
11. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'd like to lose about 10kg and get fit and healthy
12. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes!!!
13. How did you find Calorie Count? AppStore
14. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Would love some support or even if you just need a chat or whatever :) i'm here!
I have a difficult relationship with food. I was an overweight child and when I hit high school well, we'll just say teenagers can be cruel. Between 9th and 10th grade I lost nearly 50 lbs. Sounds awesome, but I was anorexic. I am 5'3 and got down to 100 lbs. I developed ulcers, IBS, and acid reflux because of my eating disorder. Through a lot of hard work I began to eat healthy again and got back to a healthy weight.
When I was pregnant with my daughter I gained 60 lbs (eek) and only lost about 20 of it in the next 2 years. Finally I got motivated and started eating better and working out and lost 30 more and was back in my size 7s! Although I almost slipped back into my old habits which is NOT good.
I have recently gained back almost all of it. *sigh* I want to lose 22 lbs (at least) by Jan 1st. I am planning 30 minute work outs everyday and cutting back on calories. I have to be careful, but I think I can do it!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): jacquelynschafer
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jacquelyn
3. Age & Sex: 25 female
4. General Location: Canada
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 Baby
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Self- not giving up or giving in
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 50lbs and be in the best shape of my life before I turn 26
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Years ago online. Helped me to lose 25 lbs the first time I used it.
Original Post by bebe143143:
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Jenniferlee0
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jenn/Jennifer
3. Age & Sex: 33 female
4. General Location: Florida
5. Married? Single? Married 6. Kids? Furbabies? Furbabies..2 cats med hair domestic, Willy Wonka and Mufasa (both overweight also...15 and 13 Lb cuddlers)
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? love guru, the notebook
9. Hobbies? pool, beach, nature walks, anything that increases the adrenaline (sky diving, sling shots etc) 10. Favorite Snack? before CC, potato chips..lotsa different kinds, yum yum, now (grumble grumble growl growl) pickles, and IDK yet...still looking
11. Favorite Beverage? Milk believe it or not....hurt my feelings when I found out after all this time that milk is actually not that great for you! 12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I excercise Light to moderatly all day with my job so coming home and having to do more has always been my choke up. I guess you have to spend energy to gain more. 13. Weight/Fitness Goal? loose 20 pounds, get lean, and maintain an active healty lifestyle change instead of the "D" word. 14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes! My husband trys to take care of them most of the time for me and I handle laundry. We are a good team. 15. How did you find Calorie Count? My husband found it after we purchased bikes to begin exercising more. 16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hello. I am exited to begin this, I have always been the girl who was never severly obese but however not in shape either. I am ready to take the leap of faith with this counting tool. Wish me luck.
Original Post by Jenniferlee0:
Original Post by bebe143143:
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Kchef0
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Keith
3. Age & Sex: 35 male
4. General Location: Florida
5. Married? Single? Married 6. Kids? Furbabies? Furbabies..2 cats med hair domestic, Willy Wonka and Mufasa (both overweight also...15 and 13 Lb cuddlers)
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? Batman
9. Hobbies? Golf 10. Favorite Snack? ice cream
11. Favorite Beverage?OJ/Grapefruit Juice 12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Quitting smoking, making lifestyle changes. 13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 180 (27 pds away), get in shape, feel better 14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry 15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google 16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? My wife made me do this post.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): ElllaBellla
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Belle
3. Age & Sex: 30/F
4. General Location: Middle Of the USA
5. Married? Single? Happily Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 ten year old daughter
7. Favorite color? Pink, yes I know cliche', don't care.
8. Favorite movie? Just one? No way... Rent, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Down with Love... and many more!!!
9. Hobbies? Cooking, Writing, Homeschooling my daughter, watching Hubby play video games, Psychology, Art... I can stop here right?
10. Favorite Snack? Fruits
11. Favorite Beverage? Cherry Limeade
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My medical Condition - Fibromyalgia
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose about 15lbs before Halloween.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing Dishes (So that's my daughter's job)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Well I am just hoping to maybe make some new friends, get and give support and change my life for the better.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): staceylanderson
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: stacey
3. Age & Sex: 49/f
4. General Location: rural Illinois, US
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 teens, boy and girl, and our 9yo daughter :)..kittens, guinea pig, fish and frog.
7. Favorite color? ... can't choose just one, or four, or ten. I LOVE color!
8. Favorite movie? .. at the moment, The Proposal
9. Hobbies? .. painting, zentangles, pinterest, new recipes..
10. Favorite Snack? I won't mention the bad stuff. At this moment instead.. a peach yogurt
11. Favorite Beverage? the yummy kind of green smoothies
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my hunger pangs are 10x stronger (painful) than they ever were when I was younger. Also, I consider my lapband to be a disadvantage now.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I need to lose something like 150 lbs but I'm taking it 10 lbs. at a time.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I would love to share support with others who feel like we have anything in comment, even if it is just this weight loss journey.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): JonathanBenjamin
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jonathan
3. Age & Sex: M34
4. General Location: New York
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? No
7. Favorite color? Black (even if it is not a color)
8. Favorite movie? Shawshank probably
9. Hobbies? Reading, writing, spending time with friends, going out.
10. Favorite Snack? Not really a snacker
11. Favorite Beverage? Wine! or coffee if it is during the day
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Lack of exercise and not having a strict diet
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Losing perhaps 10 lbs or so
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? No favorite. I dislike them all and wish someone else would do them for me.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? nothing for now.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Cindy T
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Cindy
3. Age & Sex: female age 56
4. General Location: Massachusetts
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies? two grown children ages 35 and 37 and a chocolate lab
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? Love Story
9. Hobbies? camping
10. Favorite Snack? before Ice cream, now wow cow 9 calorie an ounce
11. Favorite Beverage? Ice tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? snacking on unhealthy foods
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I have lost 27 lbs and I have 25 to go
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have been dieting off and on for my whole life. I lost 80 lbs on WW but did not keep if off because I did not learn to eat correctly. I have started eating correctly and eat healthy foods. My excercise was non existant but now I am doing some exercise at least twice a week. I like to walk in the woods and to bike. I have cronic migraines almost 4 times a week.
yes Stacy, that is fine
