**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): dimishushi
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: dimi
3. Age & Sex: 23/female
4. General Location: Portland, OR
5. Married? Single? boyfriend of 2 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? my kitty died in January :( probably a catalyst in my lack of caring for myself
7. Favorite color? pink and brown
8. Favorite movie? oh, i have way too many
9. Hobbies? the outdoors, traveling, shopping and trying to make eating right and going to the gym a hobby!
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate is my weakness
11. Favorite Beverage? water or chai tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my work schedule...I work 12-hour nights as a nurse so on my days off I am completely exhausted and don't want to take the time to make a healthy meal or work out
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I would like to have more endurance and be a generally healthier person.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? putting clothes away
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? good luck with your health and weight loss goals everyone!!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): patty857
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: patty
3. Age & Sex: 50/felmale
4. General Location: St. Marys, PA
5. Married? Single? very attached!
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 children, 5 grand children, 1 very bad cat and 1 very good dog
7. Favorite color? green and blue ?
8. Favorite movie? I can't pick just one, too many!
9. Hobbies? Love to be outdoors, playing with the grandkids, cooking...
10. Favorite Snack? hmmmm.... guess chips and any kind of dip..salsa, cheese, french onion...
11. Favorite Beverage? water, coffee, black tea, white tea, juice, pepsi.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I am just not sure what is going on. I eat healthy accept when I allow myself chips. Which is on a rare occassion.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I just want to feel better and get rid of this extra weight.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? putting clothes away( ME TOO!!!)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I quit smoking on Jan 2, 2007. I knew I would gain some weight but now I am almost 40 lbs over weight.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): stewmama
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: denise
3. Age & Sex: 33/female
4. General Location: Rockledge, FL
5. Married? Single? happily married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kiddos and 1 dog
7. Favorite color? PURPLE
8. Favorite movie? (only 1?!) Best in Show/ 300/ Enchanted
9. Hobbies? working out, beach, boat
10. Favorite Snack? hummus and RF Triscuits
11. Favorite Beverage? red, red, wine -- or water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? In a fantastic health minded place
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? weight goal of 135; fitness goal is to keep finding muscles!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry 
15. How did you find Calorie Count? a fitness magazine rec
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm really excited about finishing my weight loss journey and how much I have already changed my quality of life with my new health-minded focus
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): MischiefDM
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Mischief
3. Age & Sex: 70, female
4. General Location: Goodsprings, NV
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? only the stuffed variety
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? Inn of the Sixth Happinesss
9. Hobbies? Computering, cooking, swimming
10. Favorite Snack? banana & peanut butter
11. Favorite Beverage? tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? eating properly
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 128 lbs toned
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? all of them! 
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google search for plum calories
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have become obsessed with CC and 'what am I going to eat next' while trying to get off a plateau of 4 months. Scale isn't moving but Fat% is going down is only consolation.
Height: 5'6", medium frame, CW 140, BMI: 22, Body Fat% at 22 (online calculator), 29 (Tanita scale)
Glad to meet y'all...
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): ms_joanna
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Joanna
3. Age & Sex: 48 Female
4. General Location: Northern Virginia
5. Married? Single? Married... so far...
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kids, 1 grandkid, 0 furbabies
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie? The Scent of Green Papaya, Like Water for Chocolate, Real Women Have Curves, Lord of the Rings
9. Hobbies? belly dance, piano, guitar, languages, cooking
10. Favorite Snack? hummus on raw veggies
11. Favorite Beverage? green tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? lazy about exercising
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? take off 30#... I'm now halfway there, thanks to CC+!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searched on Google for the terms "count calories"
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Love yourselves!
Height: 5'10", medium frame, BMI: 25.0
Calorie Count Plus is the first time in my life I've ever successfully dieted, and it really honest to gosh works. I'm really rockin this site and just vaporizing those unwanted pounds away. I feel better about my body now than I have since I was in college!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): CariF
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Cari
3. Age & Sex: 26 F
4. General Location: MO
5. Married? Single? Happily Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Phoebe, our 3year old Silky Terrier
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Forrest Gump
9. Hobbies? Somday I'll get back in touch with them... reading, writing, art, anything outdoors, my green thumb.....
10. Favorite Snack? depends on the craving
11. Favorite Beverage? Tea, coffee, natural beverages every once in awhile I'm weak to sodas.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? As I've started Caloriecount I've become very aware of the hidden lurkings of sugar! Plus I'm weak to carbs.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'd love to lose 10 pounds. However, I can't ever seem to get that much below my current weight. Sometimes I'm a little on the lazy side.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Sometimes laundry.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Randomly.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? "Working out" doesn't have to be hours in the gym! Find the activity you enjoy and you won't even notice that what your're doing is actually "working out." Do what you love, love what you do!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id):MathMom10x
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Mom
3. Age & Sex: 52, Female
4. General Location:Eastern Panhandle WV
5. Married? Single?Married - nearly 33 years
6. Kids? Furbabies?10 kids plus 7 grandkids- so far, 2 cats- Tiger and Fatso
7. Favorite color?orange
8. Favorite movie?just about any family flick
9. Hobbies?sew, crafts, needlework, reading, teaching math, cooking
10. Favorite Snack?carrots
11. Favorite Beverage?water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?time to exercise
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?150/run or jog without getting winded
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count?Doing a search for "starvation mode"
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?I'm doing this so that I can have a quality life when I retire, don't need all the health issues that overweight creates
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kawaii_jenny
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jenny
3. Age & Sex: 23 f
4. General Location: SC
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 cat, 1 dog ^_^
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? joe dirt! haha!
9. Hobbies? not really
10. Favorite Snack? nuts
11. Favorite Beverage? tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? i eat too much! ;)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose at least 10 pounds, train for a 1/2 marathon
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? about.com
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i'm a vegetarian 
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): zenbuddha
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Brad
3. Age & Sex: 36 year old male
4. General Location: Upland, IN. Home of Taylor University.
5. Favorite color? Black
6. Favorite movie? The Last Samurai
7. Hobbies? I am a musician
8. Favorite Snack? Tortilla chips and salsa. Yum!!!
9. Favorite Beverage? Diet Mt. Dew
10. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I work 14 hours a day. :(
11. Weight/Fitness Goal? Keep my weight around 180 pounds.
12. Least Favorite Household Chore? Trimming weeds. Bummer!!!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Surfing the web.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? To know me is to love me. ;)
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): rychy
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Rich
3. Age & Sex: 23 M
4. General Location: NJ
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? None
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Matrix Trilogy
9. Hobbies? Tennis
10. Favorite Snack? Chips
11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Time
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 160 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? None really
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking for a site to track calories
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Glad to be on here.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Caudillbug
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Caudillbug will do &nb sp;
3. Age & Sex: Female, 23
4. General Location: North Carolina
5. Married? Single? Married ♥
6. Kids? Furbabies? one 19 month old girl :) and 2 cats.
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? I am Sam
9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking, Drawing
10. Favorite Snack? Now, carrots b/c it doesn't count much towards my calorie intake!
11. Favorite Beverage? Propel fitness water - Strawberry Kiwi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Not eating so much cheese and pasta (my favorites!) and watching my calories.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I've been a cheerleader my entire life, so I never had to watch what I ate and when. After my little girl, it has just STUCK! ha ha. I am 166 and want to get down to 130 and be toned by Sept. for a cruise!!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? One of my motivating friends at work
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I work at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina as a claims specialist, and an indepedent beauty consultant with Mary Kay cosmetics! Let me know if you need anything :)
1. Calorie Count Name (user id):hmking
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Heather
3. Age & Sex: 22 F
4. General Location:Texas
5. Married? Single?Just got married August 10th
6. Kids? Furbabies?two cats
7. Favorite color?green
8. Favorite movie?Serenity
9. Hobbies?watching movies, reading, video games, hiking, camping
10. Favorite Snack?chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage?wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?keeping momentum after losing some weight
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?I am 5'9'' 175, want to get to 145 by the end of the year, also want to run a half marathon in January with my husband
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Cleaning the litter box
15. How did you find Calorie Count?googling calories in my food
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?Hi everyone! Would love to find some friends for motivation who are close to my height/weight and/or interested in training for a half marathon!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Tammiejay
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: same as above
3. Age & Sex: 40/ F
4. General Location: Indiana
5. Married? Single?
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 teenagers
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? Made in Heaven
9. Hobbies? reading and computer
10. Favorite Snack? crackers and chocolate (not together)
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee and diet coke with lime
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? tired and working all the time in no specific order
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to get to a satisfying weight in my mind
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? search engine
16. Anything else i would like to share? currently working on my doctorate as well
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): knfair
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: kat
3. Age & Sex: 16, female
4. General Location: Saskatoon, SK
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? None
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Anything with Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, etc.
9. Hobbies? Basketball, running, shopping, reading
10. Favorite Snack? Pizza
11. Favorite Beverage? Chai Tea Latte
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Eating properly
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I want to lose 15-20 lbs, I am 160lbs right now
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? doing laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? My sister is getting married on May 23rd, and I want to look smokin by then :)
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Shortchip
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:
3. Age & Sex: 27- Female
4. General Location:NJ
5. Married? Single? Living with Boyfriend
6. Kids? Furbabies? None
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Dirty Dancing
9. Hobbies? Horseback riding, biking, hiking, kayaking
10. Favorite Snack?
11. Favorite Beverage? Unsweetened Iced Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Chocolate
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? currently 122 Goal 105
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the toliet..yuck
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Glad to be here!!
01. Calorie Count Name (user id): skitzabeth
02. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: beth
03. Age & Sex: 18/F
04. General Location: Midwest, USA
05. Married? Single?: Not married, but taken (my BF and I are doing this together!)
06. Kids? Furbabies?: I love my cat and dogs!
07. Favorite color?: green
08. Favorite movie?: lots of 'em
09. Hobbies?: writing, music, photography
10. Favorite Snack?: chips'n'dip or cheese'n'crackers... sigh
11. Favorite Beverage?: strawberry lemonade
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?: stress eating
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?: 150lbs (-60lbs from where I am now)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?: vacuum
15. How did you find Calorie Count?: randomly
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?: hi! =)
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Heather_C
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Heather
3. Age & Sex: 27, Female
4. General Location: West Virginia
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? No children except my cat Sasha
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Irreversible
9. Hobbies? Working out, computers, reading, movies, music, and concerts
10. Favorite Snack? Wheat Thins
11. Favorite Beverage? Flavored water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I had Thyroid cancer and it makes it hard to lose the weight.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Weight wise to be around 150, but overall to be off my blood pressure medicine and have energy again.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom shower
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Yahoo! search, and I am glad I did.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? If anyone is in the Charleston, WV area and needs a workout buddy with Nautilus just look me up and we can motivate each other.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): LeahNYC
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Leah
3. Age & Sex: 22 Female
4. General Location: New York City
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids yet!
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Good Will Hunting and Bridget Jones's Diary
9. Hobbies? Reading, music, writing, friends, travel
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate!! I can't get enough!
11. Favorite Beverage? I love soda and apple juice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I have a hard time maintaining a diet/fitness schedule. I'm usually really good for a week or two, but then I slide back into my unhealthy habits!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'd like to lose maybe ten pounds, but overall I just want to eat healthier and be more active.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was googling the number of calories in certain foods, and this site popped up.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm always looking to meet new people, so let me know if you are interested in a diet buddy. I could definitely use one (or several) to help me keep up the morale!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): hmiyasaki
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: holly
3. Age & Sex: 24/F
4. General Location: BC/Canada
5. Married? Single? In the middle of a breakup, I think.
6. Kids? Furbabies? Naughty cat named Bronson.
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? A Life Less Ordinary
9. Hobbies? Reading, writing, animals
10. Favorite Snack? Anything salty or sweet!!!
11. Favorite Beverage? On this program? Nestea Zero.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Staying on the program.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 50 pounds.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the litterbox.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Browsing the web.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): 1talldrinkofh20
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: names Lara
3. Age & Sex: 21 female
4. General Location: NYC
5. Married? Single? BF of three years, he's da bomb
6. Kids? Furbabies? A pup named Arrow, a fish named Herc, who both live with us and then my 2 pups Tippy and Frisky that my parents took over haha and a horse named Santino
7. Favorite color? PINK and WHITE
8. Favorite movie? A Little Princess, Rat Race, Never Ending Story ha
9. Hobbies? Horseback riding, been doing since I was 3
10. Favorite Snack? Almonds, Fage 0% fat yogurt and mmm steamed mushrooms
11. Favorite Beverage? Water with Lemon
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Finding an exercise routine that isn't boring.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'm 145 and am totally happy with my bod, but want to tone up for summer and commit to a healthy lifestyle- it's working!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? RE-organizing haha
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Researched online
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I LOVE THIS SITE
