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 ;)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  lucyalus
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: lucy
3. Age & Sex: 48, Female
4. General Location:  AL
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? one
7. Favorite color? pink
8. Favorite movie?  The Mummy
9. Hobbies?  walking, biking, decorating, fishing, poker
10. Favorite Snack?  Cake
11. Favorite Beverage?  Unsweet tea w/stevia
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  yoyo dieting and emotional eating
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  135
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 life time member of weight watchers but tired of counting points and spending money.  I've been at goal twice in my life and really want to get there and stay there!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):kpaan
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:kpaan
3. Age & Sex: 27, female
4. General Location: canada
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 dogs (2 small, 2 big)
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? wizard of oz, labryinth
9. Hobbies? photography, movies
10. Favorite Snack? popcorn, pizza, SWEETS!
11. Favorite Beverage? milk
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I'm lazy & unmotivated
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 145-150 / fitness goal is to be FIT and stay fit
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searched for a "calorie counter"
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm turning 28 and my husband and i are ready to start a family... ready? well, i can't say i'm ready just yet. I know what pregnancy is most likely going to do to my body and i would like to be prepared for it the best that i can. i hate that number on the scale and i don't want to see it again unless i'm 8 months pregnant with twins! I hate the nasty habits i have picked up and want to live a healthier lifestyle. I just can't get my butt in gear for some reason. I need help!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  KRS0417
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Kris
3. Age & Sex:  39 yr old female
4. General Location:  Midwest
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  2 boys
7. Favorite color?  periwinkle
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies?  reading  (that's the problem)

10. Favorite Snack?  nachos (that's the other problem)
11. Favorite Beverage?  wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  hate to exercise
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  lose 15 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  all of them
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  someone mentioned it on a CNN board
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I have an exercised induced asthma so i use that as an excuse to be sedentary.  I'd really like to get motivated to lose 15 lbs.  I'm at 160 lbs and would like to be 140, but will settle for 145 again.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mrbigbelly

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Oh you can call me anything you want. Stick and stones and all that.

3. Age & Sex: 40 male

4. General Location: Southwest US

5. Married? Single? Happily married

6. Kids? Furbabies? Yes

7. Favorite color? Pizza. Oh wait you said color? Well what color is pepperoni.....

8. Favorite movie? I end up watching The Justice League (cartoon/superheroes) so often it has become a favorite.

9. Hobbies? Computers, reading, I enjoy the outdoors but miss it greatly (thats why I'm fat).

10. Favorite Snack? Cool Ranch Dorito's

11. Favorite Beverage? Dr Pepper

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? All this darn fat!

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 55lbs

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cat litter. If I clean up after them, the least they can do is dishes, right? 15. How did you find Calorie Count? CNN comments

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Anyone want some fat?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): slojenn
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jenn
3. Age & Sex: 43 & female
4. General Location:  Central coast
5. Married? Single?divorced 21 yrs...I'm very picky
6. Kids? Furbabies?  1 daughter 2 grandkids
7. Favorite color?  blue of course
8. Favorite movie?  too many to list
9. Hobbies?  the beachwalking, playing with grand babies
10. Favorite Snack?    ice cream
11. Favorite Beverage?  water or ice tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  my age
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  lose weight& get healthy
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count?    browsing the web
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?   I've lst & regained the same 40-60  lbs  3 times in 5 yrs    AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Butterfly69870
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Butterfly
3. Age & Sex:  21 female
4. General Location:  Florida Panhandle
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? A 3 yr old little boy who is my everything, Dominic
7. Favorite color? Purple and Pink
8. Favorite movie? Fast and the Furious (Vin diesel, baby)
9. Hobbies?  Lately just my son and work...I have seemed to cut off outside life :( 

10. Favorite Snack?  anything with sugar, sadly
11. Favorite Beverage? again with the sugar thing...i have been replacing a lot of my usuall sodas with water though but I am still guilty about having an occasional sugar free red bull
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  My sugar and carbs craving and then binging :( also my laziness...
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  now-211 goal-140 (healthy BMI)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing dishes...yuck
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have been SEVERLY depressed for about a month now and am usually very bubbly and fun natured.  I want to change that and be me again and would love to make a some friends that share my goals to talk to.

hello

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): LindaUnderCover
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Whatever you want
3. Age & Sex: 47 and I am a girl
4. General Location:Indianapolis
5. Married? Single? Not married but in a relationship (Live in sin)
6. Kids? Furbabies?  5 children all grown
7. Favorite color? coral
8. Favorite movie? American Beauty
9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking, cartooning, cooking
10. Favorite Snack? none
11. Favorite Beverage? none
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? myself...I finally realized this
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? my goal for now is down 2 dress sizes
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? toilet cleaning
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was searching for vegetable recipes 
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Sure.....I am doing the old Weight Watchers with my 79 year old mother.  We did it together about 15 years ago and lost alot of weight.  (80 lbs each) Life has changed alot since then, my kids are grown (youngest is currently serving in Iraq) I have 7 sweet grandchildren, and I find myself with too much time and not enough energy.  I am really obese, got a stomach roll bigger than 3loaves of bread, YIKES.  My back hurts, my knees hurt and my poor feet....I know it is a sign to do something NOW.  My sister passed away in April and was bedridden morbidly obese.  What a wake up call that was to me.  To watch her teen sons mourn was heart wretching.  She was such a sweet person, with many talents that were so covered up due to her weight.  I feel like I am under cover with this excess weight.  My new theme song is "Cool Change".  hehehe

The craziness stops here and now for me.  I came to a truce with myself.  Please, please feel free to comment, send a message and ask me anything.   

LindaWhoIsUnderCoverButNotForLong

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Kleine_Scheidegg
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: either Kai or K.S. is fine
3. Age & Sex: 25, female
4. General Location: Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland
5. Married? Single? married, 4 years!
6. Kids? Furbabies? no kids, thanks. I do have cows, chickens, and cats though!
7. Favorite color? light blue
8. Favorite movie? The Lion King
9. Hobbies? Hiking, reading, rock climbing, hanging out with my chickens.
10. Favorite Snack? Swiss cheese and chocolate. In small amounts, of course.
11. Favorite Beverage? Rivella (the sugar-free kind)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Diabetes
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? keep my blood sugar under control, hike moar!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the grill
15. How did you find Calorie Count? lurking
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? 

Hi! I'm new...hope I'm doing this right!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Sixtumble
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sixtumble
3. Age & Sex: 24, Female
4. General Location: Texas
5. Married? Single? "Officially" married for almost 2 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? one 4-year-old boy, one dog, and one obnoxious cat
7. Favorite color? anything earthy...I'm hippie that way
8. Favorite movie? Wizard of Oz, Harold and Maude, Princess Bride, etc., etc.
9. Hobbies? Crocheting, cookin', dabbling in the creative, BOOKS!, and being a perpetual student
10. Favorite Snack? Anything with cartoon characters on the box
11. Favorite Beverage? pickle juice bloody mary, extra spicy
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Depression
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose approx. 55 lbs/prep my body for another pregnancy (maybe)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Emptying the litterbox, vacuuming, dusting, almost everything
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google a long time ago, am just now pick this back up
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm really sick of feeling like Mrs. Fatpants. Sick. Of. It. But I'm also lazy. And whiny. And kind of all around pathetic sometimes. These are some of the many bumps that I keep getting stuck on down the road to Healthyville. But I know I would be much less pathetic/depressed/mopey if I did lose this extra baggage, so I'm definitely looking for some tricks to keep me more motivated and less pitiful.

Hi All, a first-timer when it comes to particpating in chats, definately not the first time when it comes to tackling the weight and improving my health. Willing to give this a try and hoping to find encourement and support by sharing with others engaged in the same battle.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Tedyzgal
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Tedyzgal
3. Age & Sex: 44 female
4. General Location: So Cal
5. Married? Single? Single . . .
6. Kids? Furbabies?  . . .with cats (I know, it's so cliche, but they are my babies)
7. Favorite color? depends on my mood . . .green mostly
8. Favorite movie? White Christmas and Sound of Music
9. Hobbies? Cooking for friends and wine tasting. Plus I'm a HUGE pro-football fan! and I love to read, it's always been my escape.
10. Favorite Snack? popcorn and an ice cold malt beverage
11. Favorite Beverage? a great red wine, heavy and bold, a little fruit up front with a nice spicy finish
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? staying motivated, giving in to
"food cravings", a weird "gym" fear?!?!? extremely self-consious
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I would love to weigh 140 lbs and have muscles! okay, toned arms would be awesome!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Can all of them count?
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking for an on-line counter
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have terrible self-image issues and really struggle staying positive, I know I'm not the only person who feels like this, but I just don't know how to work on improving this part of the "mental" battle . . . and yes, to me losing weight feels like a battle.

hi! i'm not exactly new to the site (been using the logs for about a month) but i've never done the whole forum-thing! thought i'd give it a shot. =D

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): childproofed.
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: childproofed, CB
3. Age & Sex: 15 [hosnap, i feel young.]; female.
4. General Location: alabama.
5. Married? Single? single.
6. Kids? Furbabies? two adorable kittens {at my dad's}.
7. Favorite color? electric blue & lime green.
8. Favorite movie? superbad, pretty in pink, alice in wonderland, FIGHT CLUB
9. Hobbies? writing poetry & short prose, reading, playing the flute & singing for the school band & choir {respectively}, & MUSIC.
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate or oatmeal cream pies... or ice cream. or pizza.
11. Favorite Beverage? mountain dew or pepsi {from kfc. tastes better, i swear.}
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? exercising & bored-snacking. going to the gym (i'm so paranoid about people looking at me it's not funny).
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 50-ish pounds/run a mile in 10 min.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? emptying the litter box & taking out the trash
15. How did you find Calorie Count? erm, i think google? i can't really remember.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i'm sick of being the fat friend. people say i've got a self image problem, but the scale doesn't lie. i'm hoping that by losing some weight i'll feel better about myself & be a little more outgoing.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): angelkerr63
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Angel
3. Age & Sex: 26, female
4. General Location: Knoxville, TN
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Furbabies, 3 puppies
7. Favorite color? Lack of color, white
8. Favorite movie? Varies by week, month
9. Hobbies? Sewing, gardening
10. Favorite Snack? Chips and salsa
11. Favorite Beverage? Starbucks Vanilla Latte
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Sedentary lifestyle, Husband works out of town and have to take care of the house and the dogs
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130-140 lbs, lower cholesterol, getting in shape
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? washing dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count?google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am also doing the South Beach Diet.  I started two weeks ago and have already lost 11 pounds.

 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): princess_miranda
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Miranda
3. Age & Sex: 24, Female
4. General Location: Australian living in Europe for a year
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? No
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? SWAT
9. Hobbies? Um, eating
10. Favorite Snack? Sushi
11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Motivation and consistency
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Be toned and fit - 121 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Love cleaning
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Looking for australians/new zealanders or any other travellers wanting to get fit and healthy

I don't understand the burn meter. How do i read it?

well im new to the site so what better place to say hi :D

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): bunter007
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: bunter
3. Age & Sex: 29/M
4. General Location: UK
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Not yet LOL
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Too many to have one favourite!!
9. Hobbies? Going to the gym, films, music, family, life....
10. Favorite Snack? Sausage Roll
11. Favorite Beverage? Lager, even though i know i shouldnt!!!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Nothing will stop me....
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 248 to 182 lbs by xmas. nearly at my fitness goal, once i acheive it i will maintain it and get to where i want to go....
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing up by a mile!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Post on another forum i came accross by chance
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Definately not my lager thats for sure! oh and i love penguins, theyre just sooooooo cool. i might be a 29 year old bloke but i have a few penguin toys, pics, etc etc dotted about. perhaps il end up an old man with 200 penguins in his house, but hey, it beats cats that pee all over the place lol :P

Hi - Kimbee1960 here - new member, and am here because I've finally hit my fat ceiling...I went shopping today, put a skirt on, zipped it, the zipper split on me, and I had to struggle to get out of the skirt, I was so mortified, I crawled out of the store and took the first exit I saw out of the mall - I'm tired of being overweight...in 1999, I joined WW, and lost 40 beautiful pounds, I looked amazing but by 2004 I was on my way back to fat land...so here I am and really excited about meeting new folks here, and sharing, and maybe helping folks out while i help me too!  BTW - On 12/31/2005 at 11:45PM, I smoked the last cigarette of a 30+ year addiction - did it cold turkey, and just did rather abruptly...I've become a happy non-smoker - so I can contribute in other ways to this community, and will happily {hold} the hand of someone looking to stop smoking....

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  kimbee1960
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kimmy, Kimby, Kim
3. Age & Sex: 48, female
4. General Location: New England
5. Married? Single?  Single with style,
6. Kids? Furbabies?  furbaby - Beans
7. Favorite color?  Red
8. Favorite movie? The Wizard of Oz
9. Hobbies?  classic movies, arts and crafts, walking around Boston
10. Favorite Snack? - Popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? water, wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? eating properly
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  get down to 150 pounds, exericse on a regular basis
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  - major Sinatra fan

Look forward to meeting every one

Hi Lucy - Hello, Nice to meet you....I joined WW in 1999, lost 40 pds, and rejoined in 2006, and *gained* weight with all the points I had to consume.  I went to the meeting moderator for some assistance, showed her my food journal, but I hadn't ticked off the water boxes at the end of the page, so the moderator asked me if I was drinking my water, and I said of course, other than a morning coffee and an afternoon black tea, I only drink water (more than 8 cups a day)...and she looked me straight in the eye, and said that if I spent the time to tick off the boxes of the water I consumed I would lose weight...I never went back to WW...how did you come to calorie count?

Hi Kim,

I found it by accident though a web search.  It certainly is a great site.  I had great leaders during Weight Watchers so I didn't have that problem but with WW it seemed like that had to be my main focus every second.  Now I just type the food in and this little tool does the work for me.  I know WW on line will do the same thing but then you have to pay for that and I love the analysis tool on here also.  So far I've had B+ or A- days.  If I could kick my little 100 calorie sweets per day I could probably make it an A but you gotta live!  LOL and I find if I do without a little something sweet then I'll binge on a huge dessert. 

Original Post by kimbee1960:

Hi Lucy - Hello, Nice to meet you....I joined WW in 1999, lost 40 pds, and rejoined in 2006, and *gained* weight with all the points I had to consume. I went to the meeting moderator for some assistance, showed her my food journal, but I hadn't ticked off the water boxes at the end of the page, so the moderator asked me if I was drinking my water, and I said of course, other than a morning coffee and an afternoon black tea, I only drink water (more than 8 cups a day)...and she looked me straight in the eye, and said that if I spent the time to tick off the boxes of the water I consumed I would lose weight...I never went back to WW...how did you come to calorie count?

Wow Kim, that sounds really ridiculous, I was always kinda curious about WW, my mom did it back when I was little but gained everything back and more when she had my kid brother and quit WW >.< and I've heard from others too that it seems that you gain it back asap when you quit WW is that true? I think for now I'm going to try the cal counting here and see where that gets me, and hopefully make some friends to help along the way :)