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 Hello i thought i should introduce myself,i Ruth and i am from Ireland and i am on the road to losing this excess weight that i have put on over the last 6 years. I hope you all dont mind me joining in, and i am looking forward to getting to know you.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): ruthymc
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Ruth
3. Age & Sex: 29 female
4. General Location:Northern Ireland
5. Married? Single? Living with my patner will marry soon
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 children 1 boy aged 6 and one girl aged 2
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Sweet charity the musical made in to a movie
9. Hobbies? Writing and penpalling
10. Favorite Snack? all that is bad, hence the reason i am here
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Irn Bru
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I have bad asthma and everytime i seem to be getting somewhere with my workouts i seem to have a bad attak and have to start over again.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I would like to get to 140 and then see how it goes from there
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? It all i hate doing the chores
15. How did you find Calorie Count? internet search for a calorie count
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am pretty determined to get this weight off this time, i just hope the motivation stays with me.

I have asthma too (and arthritis), so I know how hard it is to get a good workout going.  I took up walking, and it seems to work for me.  This seems to be a good place for support and all that, so I hope you stick around.  I'm not great at the forum stuff, but I saw yours and figured I'd give you a welcome.  I'm new here myself so i know what it's like to not know anyone on the boards.

So, welcome from one newbie to another!