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

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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 ;)

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. Calorie Count Name (user id): TheCrankyOne
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Holly is fine
3. Age & Sex: 36F
4. General Location: Fargo North Dakota
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? mom of 13 year old boy
7. Favorite color? blue or black
8. Favorite movie? Star Wars (all) and numerous others
9. Hobbies? blogging, reading, sci fi conventions, movies, journaling
10. Favorite Snack? At the moment, my own recipe for oven fries made with olive oil and herbs.
11. Favorite Beverage? Rooibos Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? The emotional part of my brain craves foods the logical intelligent part of my brain knows are not good for me.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 150 pounds or so
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm a single mom, who works in the alternative supplment industry of all places. I have been overweight since around age 10or 12 when puberty went full speed ahead and my body went insane. I tend to be an emotional eater. I love food an am fussy about what I like, but often eat too much of what I like. I find my self hungry many times even though I am physically full.

I have also used http://www.fitday.com and keep my main journal at http://thecrankyone.diaryland.com though I also have a myspace which I rarely update (I'ma blogging idiot). I've been fully working on my get healthy plan since Jan of this year. Currently I am one pound away from the 40 weightloss mark. I also seem to be hitting a wall, so to speak, meaning I need to do some reconfiguring of my eating/exercise habits.

I would love to share stories and sucesses/ideas with others who have been in my boat.

nods

wtg :)

ooh!  its another one of them questionare thingys!

1.  nymo 
2.  nymo (hey, this is easy!)
3.  28, beotch
4.  about 45degrees north, 93degrees west
5.  married
6.  no kids!   dog and 2 idiots, I mean cats.
7.  green, sometimes copper.   I like earth tones
8.  I like action movies, but I don't watch a lot of movies... I hate chick flicks.  I don't care for scary movies either.   they usually get either lame or boring.
9.  internet surfing  LOL
10.  I could really go for a cookie right now
11.  Diet Coke is the nectar of the gods.  I love really hoppy beer like pale ales.   I my low cal fav beer is GUINNESS!  Whiskey is way good too either as a windsor dt. coke or Jameson Irish coffee.
12.  First, learning how to eat right.  Now my battle has been with the sun cuz I'd like to go out and run, but I don't want to be all greased up in SPF. 
13.  Well, to pin a number on it my weight goal is 125 but all I really want is to be like a size 7 jeans.
14.  I hate cleaning which is why we have the fairies come once a month to take care of that.
15.  Think I was doing a search for how many calories were in something or another and ended up here...
16.  hmm... where would I start? 

Thanks for the welcome. It hasnt' been easy. In my case it's mainly been about adding in more activity where I can fit it in, and about making healthy choices and using portion control.

As for the oven fries, I just take russet potatos (the white ones0 and cut them in to wedges (usually 8ths depending on the size of the potato), than lightly drizzle with a good olive oil, sprinkle with my favorite herbs (in my case rosemary and thyme, but what ever you like should work) and a little bit of salt and pepper. Than I bake in a hot oven (around 400) until golden and cooked thru. Makes a darn healthy substitute for the deep fried ones.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): BabyD
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Baby Dee or just Dee, whatever works
3. Age & Sex: 23 year old female
4. General Location: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
5. Married? Single? Somewhere in the middle haha... dating for 3.5 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids! No pets :( I still live at home and my mom is allergic to animals. When I move out I want to get a dog (a husky)
7. Favorite color? pink
8. Favorite movie? that's tough... I loved The Usual Suspects and Memento (there's many more, those are just the first two that popped into my mind)
9. Hobbies? Working out, if you can call that a hobby
10. Favorite Snack? Healthy: yogurt, non-healthy: chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Time! (and my late night snacking)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'd be ecstatic if I saw a six-pack someday... but I know that's ridiculously hard. I do want to run a full marathon one day, maybe in the next year or two.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Ironing (I always burn myself... I'm such a putz)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking up calories of foods on Yahoo, came across this site
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? The Oilers are bringing the cup back home where it belongs baby... WOO!!! And... waiting for cabs sucks.. :( hurry stupid cab I have partying to do

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  terilee29
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  teri
3. Age & Sex:  35, female 
4. General Location:  wisconsin
5. Married? Single?  married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  one 15 yr old boy, 5 cats
7. Favorite color?  pink!!
8. Favorite movie?  too many
9. Hobbies?  too many
10. Favorite Snack?  chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage?  Mountain Dew...arrgh
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  arthritis in knees
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  to get down to normal weight
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  everything
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  search engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I've been fighting my weight all my life...can't say I've tried every diet out there, but I've tried a few.  I used to belong to Ediets, but wasn't logging in enough to justify paying for it anymore.  I'm sooo happy I found this free site and I hope it stays free!!  I think so many people are discouraged by the cost of things when they're trying to get healthy...myself included.

welcome :)

hi

hey, i just realized i never hada  newbie post, i jumped right in with my knowitall attitude... crap... hunh.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): saroful
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: ya know, whatever. come up with something. just don't call me late for dinner.
3. Age & Sex: old enough, and yes.
4. General Location: Sunny Oregon (shyeah, but at least it's not Olympia, neh?)
5. Married? Single? committed.
6. Kids? Furbabies? foster dogs (www.gpa-nw.org y'all) and one cat who lives with someone else (long story)
7. Favorite color? not pink?
8. Favorite movie? six string samurai
9. Hobbies? running, making armor, getting hit in the head with a stick, calligraphy, felting, weaving, crochet, quilting, working with retired racing greyhounds, assorted hand sewing, recreating medieval Europe, baking, restoring a hundred-year-old house, woodworking, welding, shoemaking, massage, and generally anything else that.. oh, yeah, glass beadmaking, hairdressing, military history... yeah, um, I am Captain Distrracto, champion of al that... ooh, shiny....
10. Favorite Snack? omg my BF just brought me fresh curds from the creamery... after that, it's smoked oysters, i think :)
11. Favorite Beverage? espresso chocolate "martini" (meaning, yeah, it comes in a triangular glass but it has nothing to do with vodka, gin, or olives)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? me!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? marathon first weekend in October
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? DISHES! YUKKY!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was trying to starve myself more efficiently.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? mmn... nope.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Mugsie (nickname from older sibs)
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Mugs or Meg
3. Age & Sex: Female age 39
4. General Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Cat - Samuel T. Greyson
7. Favorite color? Blue, green, purple
8. Favorite movie? Love films: have seen too many to pick
9. Hobbies? Love to read, write, movies, hike, run, ski/snowboard, tennis, chat
10. Favorite Snack? Before CC chocolate covered pretzels; post CC fruits and Kashi Go Lean
11. Favorite Beverage? Water, red wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Sense of self-worth
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 123 lbs - 23.5 to go!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Anything to do with cooking and cleaning!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I read about it in Runner's World magazine.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am a teacher. I am the youngest of nine children; I have seventeen amazing nieces and nephews. I have found my friends here to be very supportive and I really appreciate that.

And people wonder why I don't want to live in America....

united2gether...Clyde *my poodle*  he is so spoiled and I can tell you that he is very smart but he does things out of spite!  I dont think he likes diet coke either...he loves syrup *had to give it to him when he was sick to keep his metabolism up*  Now I wish I could squeeze it back out of him...he is 11 weeks old and weighs 3lbs 5oz.  He is nothing but fur!  I will have pictures posted soon.  I seen your babies and they are precious!!  I want more kids *puppies* but I had to beg and plead for this one and my boyfriend will not give in to anymore!  :o(  Clyde needs a friend, then he may not tear up his pee pad and decorate my house with it lol! 

Jumpin' in...

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): HKellick

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Apparently I've been branded "HK" :) I can deal with that :)

3. Age & Sex: 30, and Yes, Please ;)
I mean, 30 and male :)

4. General Location: The State of Insanity
er... Northern Virginia

5. Married? Single? Neither! But I've been with the same fabulous woman for three years.

6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 cats: Cleo, Smokey, Mystery and Epiphany

7. Favorite color? I like Yellow AND I like Blue

8. Favorite movie? Dunno if I could pick ONE. Star Wars, Jurassic Park, UHF, Monty Pythion and the Holy Grail :)

9. Hobbies? The Internet, Video Games, DDR, Reading, Collecting Music :)

10. Favorite Snack? Fresh Green Peas! :D

11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Dr. Pepper and Fizzy Water

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My own evil tendencies :)

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Be 200 by.. sometime. Be fit enough that by next year I can enroll in a marathon and NOT be the last one in :)

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the Bathroom :P

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Little fairies, I think. Or Ms. Luck.. yeah, I'll blame it on Luck.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Ni!

I was just going to read this but Saroful mentioned not having a newbie post, I didn't either so...

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): garnet77
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Garnie seems to be what I get a lot of so I'm getting used to it :) (my name is Amber and I don't mind that either)
3. Age & Sex: technically 29, but I'm being 30 instead. Chick
4. General Location: Halifax NS CA
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? One beautiful, brilliant son, Ben
7. Favorite color? Purple followed closely by pink (I'm such a GIRL)
8. Favorite movie? Dazed & Confused, Shawshank Redemption
9. Hobbies? I love to read but since I found CC I find I mostly read posts and journals :/
10. Favorite Snack? Chips and other salty things
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet soda pop
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? # 10 & # 11
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Currently...lose 20(ish)lbs, overall 70 more to lose
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? All of em, but I hate doing them less lately. I even wash dishes occasionally now :)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I had to find out how many calories in a potato
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? ummm, nothing I want to admit to in an open forum :)

. Calorie Count Name (user id): gjohnso2
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: above is fine or any variation of
3. Age & Sex: 44(In one week) female

4. General Location: Minnesota
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Two grown kids, 1 big dumb lab, 2 cats
7. Favorite color? Sage green
8. Favorite movie? Steel Magnolias
9. Hobbies? I read a lot and spend way too much time on my computer
10. Favorite Snack? If it has salt on it, I will eat it.  I love Frito's
11. Favorite Beverage? Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to weigh 115...I have a long way to go
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search led me here
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not right now

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): blurredkh
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: I don't really mind as long as I can tell it's me. blurredkh is fine, my real name's Kerstin.
3. Age & Sex: 23f
4. General Location: Northern England, Manchester or Lancaster
5. Married? Single? boyfriended
6. Kids? Furbabies? I wish I had a cat, but I'm always renting places to live and I'm not very settled.
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? The Wedding Singer, O Brother Where Art Thou, LOTR, 24 Hour Party People, Amelie and Good Bye Lenin!
9. Hobbies? reading, singing and keeping fit
10. Favorite Snack? OMG Where to start? Chocolate, really nice chocolates from Thorntons or so. And Houmous. I could eat tons of it! At the moment it's more like Ryvita though I guess.
11. Favorite Beverage? Whiskey and Cola (the diet coke version has yet to.....er....grow on me), good white wine, posh water, Irn Bru
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? sugar
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To lose 16kg by October and possibly another 10 in the following year. CC says I should lose more, but I don't wanna push myself really. And to run 5km in less than 35 minutes.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning up after other people. I wish I could afford a place on my own.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Boyfriend
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hmm. I'm German, vegetarian and into Linguistics.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): clairelaine
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Claire
3. Age & Sex: female, 64 years young
4. General Location: southeastern Pennsylvania
5. Married? Single? twice divorced, living single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 daughter and 2 estranged sons and one cat, Bubba
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie?  whatever one I'm watching
9. Hobbies? reading, cooking, bird & wildlife watching, collecting vintage dishes
10. Favorite Snack? whatever I happen to be eating
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? serious medical problems (not weight related) that keep me from exercising, but they can't stop me now!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130 pounds by my 66th birthday
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I hate all housework.  That's why I pay someone to do it.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was looking for an online calorie counter.  CC is way more than that!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? If it wasn't for the support and advice I got here I would have given up when the first long plateau hit (thank you friends!).  That's what I'd been doing since I was 40 - dieting and giving up when the weight stopped dropping off.  This time I'm making the healthy, life long changes I need to make to be more fit.  Although my medical conditions have nothing to do with weight, I know I'll feel better not lugging around 80 extra pounds.  I already feel better having lost 17 of those pounds - think how I'll feel when I lose it all!!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): elfje
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: elfje
3. Age & Sex: 26 - female
4. General Location: Belgium
5. Married? Single? 7 years together with boyfriend
6. Kids? Furbabies? nope
7. Favorite color? blue - purple
8. Favorite movie? LOTR, seven, trois couleurs: blue
9. Hobbies? reading and my computer
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate !!! - i'm a big fan of leonidas http://www.leonidas.be
11. Favorite Beverage? framboise lambic (a sweet raspberry beer) - white wine - passoa orange - ...
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my chocolate addiction - my family and boyfriend who keep eating all the things i shouldn't eat
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 55 kilo (121 lbs) - getting rid of tummy - and keeping it that way ...
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? ironing (so boring!)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? googlin' for calories
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? ...