**New Member forum Meet N Greet**

Hi :)  Calorie~Count ~ Glad I found it ~ Glad U found it ~ Looking forward to getting to know each other :) 

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}}}

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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 ;)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mbtwos
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: mbtwos
3. Age & Sex: 44  and female
4. General Location: South Eastern Pennsylvania
5. Married? Single? Married to a wonderful man
6. Kids? Furbabies? 5 kids(all grown, yeah!), one puppy
7. Favorite color? All colors
8. Favorite movie? Lake House; Persuassion, Possession ...
9. Hobbies? Sailing, interior design
10. Favorite Snack? Love them all
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee with chocolate
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Overeating
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? My fitness goal is to become a taekwondo black belt in 2 more years!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Household chores
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Just surfing and liked the site
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Just want to say HI

 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): wanabeskine
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: wanabeskine
3. Age & Sex: 33/female
4. General Location: INDIANA
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 kids- 3 boys, 1 girl  Ages: 3,5,11,14
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? What dreams May Come
9. Hobbies? Shopping
10. Favorite Snack? Icecream
11. Favorite Beverage? Flavored coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Need to excercise more and eat less
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Started 213.8/Current 205.2/Goal 155
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Folding laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Was looking up calorie counts of food
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

Well, just started counting calories about 2 weeks ago and seem to be having some success so I am going to stick with it. Just thought having someone share the goals with would make it more fun...I wish everyone luck and success in their weight loss goals.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Quyntarious 
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Quyn or Ryan
3. Age & Sex: 26, M
4. General Location: Athens, OH
5. Married? Single?Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?Nope.
7. Favorite color? Blue or Purple
8. Favorite movie? If I am forced to pick just one, American Beauty.
9. Hobbies? Home Brewing, writing.
10. Favorite Snack? The one in front of me. Although in a healthy turn I have been eating more and more Apples.
11. Favorite Beverage?  A good bicrobrewed beer I haven't had.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My weight.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I guessed and said I weigh 380lbs.  The truth is the scale at the university gym won't weigh me.  I would like to get down to 220. 
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Vacuuming
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google searching things about losing weight.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I am 26 years old and the only thing I am self conscious about is my weight. I will post a new topic to explain everything.  I am hoping that I can do this.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):justachangin
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jessie is fine
3. Age & Sex: 49/F
4. General Location:Ohio
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 kids, 3 grown, youngest is 10
7. Favorite color?Green
8. Favorite movie? It's a wonderful life.
9. Hobbies? Bible Study, reading
10. Favorite Snack? pretzels
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I'm an Allison. ( We love food) I also have fibro so moving around is sometimes hard to do.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 127lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? looked up calorie help.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I had WLS on 3/4/08

. Calorie Count Name (user id): Magikrose
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Katie
3. Age & Sex: 26/F
4. General Location: Virginia
5. Married? Single? taken
6. Kids? Furbabies? 6 yr old boy, 4 yr old boy, 10 month girl
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? How to lose a guy in 10 days
9. Hobbies? my kids of course
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? fufu coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? do not have portion control prob, just a get away from fast food prob
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? get back to pre pregnancy weight
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes and garbage
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? nope

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mdgirl01

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:mdgirl is fine

3. Age & Sex:  29F

4. General Location: east coast

5. Married? Single? single

6. Kids? Furbabies? kittens, no kids yet

7. Favorite color? two favorites pink and yellow

8. Favorite movie? too many to count

9. Hobbies? anything with friends

10. Favorite Snack? pineapple

11. Favorite Beverage? any kind of tea

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? time and lack of patience

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 30 lbs

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? vacuuming

15. How did you find Calorie Count? looking for lowfat recipes

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have been trying to lose weight for a few weeks now and am finding it more difficult than I expected. I am already frustrated by my lack of progress and I wonder if other people have the same difficulty.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): carla_eloy
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:carla
3. Age & Sex: 25 and defenitly female
4. General Location:uk
5. Married? Single? married nearly 3y
6. Kids? Furbabies? not yet but not far
7. Favorite color? blue white black green brown
8. Favorite movie? a god thriller or a romantic comedy with popcorn
9. Hobbies? none at the moment... lots of work
10. Favorite Snack? hummm... a sweet a treat... but try to stay out of them
11. Favorite Beverage? a glass of a god wine white, red, rose...
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? lack of time to excercise and lasyness
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? in metric...i can do pounds... i'm 65kg and want to get to the fabulouse 57kg as i was before getting married!!!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? ironig
15. How did you find Calorie Count? trying to messure calories in what i was eating on internet... sudenaly there it was.... hurray!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm portuguese so do apologise any bad english!!!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): brownsug

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sug

3. Age & Sex: 24, female

4. General Location: South Carolina

5. Married? Single? single

6. Kids? Furbabies? negative

7. Favorite color? red, green, purple, black

8. Favorite movie? Underworld I & II

9. Hobbies? shopping ;-), reading, web surfing, dancing, working out

10. Favorite Snack? rice cakes

11. Favorite Beverage? diet mountain dew

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? daily cravings

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? currently 186, would like to get to 155, 160

 14. Least Favorite Household Chore? sweeping or mopping floors :-(

15. How did you find Calorie Count? at work web surfing, lol

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i'm in the military so my reasons for wanting to get healthier are both career as well as personally oriented

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): MissSavage22
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Audrey
3. Age & Sex: 21 & Female
4. General Location: Chicago
5. Married? Single? engaged
6. Kids? Furbabies? 5 month old daughter
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
9. Hobbies? reading
10. Favorite Snack? cheese
11. Favorite Beverage? diet coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? staying motivated
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose about eighty pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? a cousin told me about it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i want to be thin!

Because of personal saftey reasons, I won't be able to answer all the Q'

 1. Calorie Count Name (user id): ballerina-beauty
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: ballerina
3. Age & Sex: Female
4. General Location:
5. Married? Single? Single and NOT WANTING ANYTHING MORE!
6. Kids? Furbabies? Dog, Shizu-Multese Her name is Coco
7. Favorite color? Turqoise
8. Favorite movie? One night with the King
9. Hobbies? Dancing ( ballet, tap, contemperary), singing, being on the computer, reading, playing Guitar hero
10. Favorite Snack? Granola Bar
11. Favorite Beverage? Starbucks Honey Cream-based Frappucino
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Just overall eating well. When you dance, you get alot of sweet cravings :)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Just to maintain myself from going overboard
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My mom.......
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I love listening to music! I have an iHome and I love it!! Also I have a movie theater in my garage, where we play playstation and watch movies on a projector:)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kar69
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: kar69
3. Age & Sex: 30 Female
4. General Location: Georgia
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 Cats
7. Favorite color? Black, it's slimming, HA!
8. Favorite movie? The Goonies or Shag (I'm a dork I knoe)
9. Hobbies? Graphic Design...invitations and such
10. Favorite Snack? Cheetoes or Ruffles
11. Favorite Beverage? Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I LOVE TO EAT!!!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 115 but 110 would be nice
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? All of them
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Friend sent me a link
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Ask me I'm sure I'll answer ya.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): cherrieaz
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: cherrieaz
3. Age & Sex: 48 Female
4. General Location: Arizona
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 grown sons and 2 grandkids
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? Titanic
9. Hobbies? reading, crafts, planting flowers
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate, which I am not having
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? exercise, I have RA so it makes exercising hard but I know I will feel so much better after I lose the weight
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 50 pounds and feel better
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? mopping
15. How did you find Calorie Count? search engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? my boyfiend died in 06 and I have put on so much weight since then. I have come to realize I am using my weight to prevent getting close to anyone again.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: KayBee
3. Age & Sex: 38 year old female
4. General Location: Southern Belle
5. Married? Single? Married- 16 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 children, 3 furbabies who think they are human and 2 outside pets
7. Favorite color? Yellow
8. Favorite movie? Grease
9. Hobbies? School and Family
10. Favorite Snack? 100 calorie fudge bars
11. Favorite Beverage? Good ole' Southern Sweet Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? TIME TIME TIME
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Current weight 185-190- my goal 145-150
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? LAUNDRY
15. How did you find Calorie Count? goolging
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am a middle school math teacher.  While finishing my Specialist Degree in Middle Grades Math, I recently supported the family and helped my husband finish his degree...a 3 year treck...needless to say time for ME has just recently been rediscovered.  I am now able to focus and get myself back in shape before I have a "4" in the tens place!!!

I can't figure out how to add a friend.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): MamaButterfly

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: How 'bout just MB?

 3. Age & Sex: 29 in a 36yr old body? Female.

4. General Location:British Columbia

 5. Married? Single? Married 13yrs

 6. Kids? Furbabies?  3 kids, 3 furbabies

 7. Favorite color?  purple

8. Favorite movie? No favorites, just any good comedy

 9. Hobbies? Never really had/made time to find a hobby?

 10. Favorite Snack?  Ice Cream

11. Favorite Beverage?  Margaritas!

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  That would be myself.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? The last 15lbs. over the last 7yrs I have lost about 55lbs...very slowly!  but its never come back so it must be true slow is better! I just cant stay motivated to keep on track!

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Cleaning the bathroom

15. How did you find Calorie Count?  An Article in Womens Health magazine

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Dont think so.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Esserboo
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Esserboo
3. Age & Sex: Female; 35
4. General Location:Georgia
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kids
7. Favorite color? depends
8. Favorite movie? depends on mood
9. Hobbies? writing, teaching
10. Favorite Snack? fruit
11. Favorite Beverage? coconut water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? portion control
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? staying on track of portion control
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cat box
15. How did you find Calorie Count?
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? hmmm.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): heidi_dm
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:hdm
3. Age & Sex: Female; 37
4. General Location: Somewhere off in space, where I'm staring...
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids. I have two cats. They're pets, though. Not babies.
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Hot Fuzz
9. Hobbies? Reading, trying to keep weight off, rollerblading, dodging snowflakes, catching up on series after not having t.v. for 5 years.
10. Favorite Snack? Chips, nuts, or anything salty
11. Favorite Beverage? Right now? Licorice tea...
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? portion control
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? staying on track of portion control
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cat box
15. How did you find Calorie Count? A friend.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not really...

hi I am new to this day 2....

How do I link to my friend?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Harlow_Mackenzie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Harlow
3. Age & Sex: 20, female
4. General Location: California
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Nope
7. Favorite color? Purple!
8. Favorite movie? Pirates of the Caribbean
9. Hobbies? Sports
10. Favorite Snack? almonds
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Not binging
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 105lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Window washing
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Mmm nope! :)