**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}}}

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 ;)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): beverage82
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Evelyn or Ev
3. Age & Sex: 25, Female
4. General Location: Colorado
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 boy
7. Favorite color?  Blue
8. Favorite movie?  right now...The Holiday
9. Hobbies?  Baking, reading
10. Favorite Snack?  Chips
11. Favorite Beverage?  Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My own laziness
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  To lose about 120 lbs, get my asthma under control again
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  did a search for online calorie counters
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Can't think of anything specific but I'm pretty open so feel free to ask me anything!  :)

I'm a newbie.  I have been trying to get my weight down to normal for years now.

1.  Calorie Count Name (user id): kyashiis
2.  Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kathy (Kyashii is the corrupted name Japanese people use to me)
3.  Age & Sex: 57, female
4.  General Location: Wakayama, Japan
5.  Married? Single?  Married

6.  Kids? Furbabies? 4 grown kids, 7 grandkids of varying ages living on two continent

7.  Favorite color? Teal green, Teal blue, peach

8.  Favorite movie? In Her Shoes, Shall We Dance (Japanese and English versions)...I  can always use a laugh.
9.  Hobbies?  Hiking, guiding, cooking, reading, traveling, using computers
10. Favorite Snacks?  Pizza and chocolate when the mood hits
11. Favorite Beverages?  Water, lemonade, margaritas, red wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I work at all times of the day and night, and meals are sporadic and hard to maintain balance in eating times and amounts.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  To weigh 52 kilos or less (114 lbs), to be able to hike in the mountains for three days with  a pack on for a wilderness camping trip, to hike up a 2,000 meter (approx. 6,000 foot) mountain with energy left over
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Vacuuming, but I like most other things.
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  My daughter pointed me to it. Many thanks to her...
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  When I was in my twenties, I was anorexic (before anorexia was a diagnosed disease) and ended up in the hospital for some time.  It took a year for me to get back to any semblence of normal life.  In my thirties, I weighed between 113 lbs to 123 lbs.  That was a great weight for me - not skinny, but not in the least bit overweight. I would like to return to feeling healthy and radiating good health.  I would like to be able to go into any store and buy whatever clothes I want right off the rack.  Size 16 and 18 are hard to find here.  I would like to get my chest down to something much less than a "shelf."  I want to revel in wearing  "tight ass" white jeans.  I want to be smaller than my husband.  I want to be energized every morning when I wake up. 

I think losing weight will make all of these things happen. 

Any encouraging words from others out there counting down the calories would be much appreciated.

Calorie Count Name (user id): cleolevis
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Ella
3. Age & Sex: 28 Yr old Female
4. General Location: Quebec, QC, Canada
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids, no pets
7. Favorite color? yellow
8. Favorite movie? Breakfast at Tiffany's
9. Hobbies? Music
10. Favorite Snack? dark chocolate (95%)
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? fear of obesity
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? healthy
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? toolbar
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Nice to meet you'all!

 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Ratmammy

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Marie or Ratmammy
3. Age & Sex: 46.5/ Female
4. General Location:San Diego, CA
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 boys (kitties!) Bob and Blackie
7. Favorite color? Fuschia
8. Favorite movie? Planet of the Apes series
9. Hobbies? Walking, knitting, reading and writing book reviews, cooking and fine dining
10. Favorite Snack? Popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I love to eat!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To eat healthier and reach 99 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Internet search (by accident)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Badkitty1108
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Curiouskitten or Emily
3. Age & Sex: 26/F
4. General Location: Portland, OR, USA
5. Married? Single? Practically engaged
6. Kids? Furbabies? Not yet
7. Favorite color? Turqouise (usually)
8. Favorite movie? Gone With the Wind
9. Hobbies? Karaoke
10. Favorite Snack? Cheez-its!
11. Favorite Beverage? Green tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Cheez-its! (and the like)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 105 lbs with muscle definition
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing the dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Browsing the web
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Contact me if you want a motivation buddy!

Wow .. another weight loss venture.  I've been about 20-40 pounds overweight for most of my adult life.  Never more than that ... and I hear about these wonderful people who lose 100, 200 pounds and think, WHY CAN'T I LOSE 30 (or 20, or 40, or whatever)!  Anyway ... glad to have found another forum.  I hope to be able to keep up with this.  Started a running/walking program last week (went three times) and thought I'd better pair it with dieting as well ... so here I am.  I hope to find someone that has the same challenges I do.  I work full time (trying to get a new job at the moment), have two children who are 17 and 19 -- one is going to be a senior in high school, the other starting his sophomore year in college -- and I have a dear husband who rolls his eyes every time I tell him I'm off on another weight loss adventure.  He's not non-supportive -- I think he just gets tired of me talking about it!  ;-)  Anyway, here's my q&a:

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mkadams400
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  mka
3. Age & Sex: 42 female
4. General Location:  Johnstown, PA
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  2, both boys, 17 and 19, great kids, one dog Dakota female cockapoo
7. Favorite color?  shades of purple
8. Favorite movie?  Ghost
9. Hobbies?  Physical activity (really!), canoeing, biking, I just don't do either often. I also love to watch my kids participate in sports -- basketball and baseball mostly.
10. Favorite Snack?  crackers
11. Favorite Beverage?  iced tea or water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  I undermine myself -- never want sweet bad-for-me things until I decide I'm going to diet!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  To be more toned and to not be embarrassed to wear a bathing suit
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Cleaning out the fridge
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Googled "number of calories to lose weight"
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  shared it all in my intro!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Paulapraline

 

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

 

3. Age & Sex:   46   F

 

4. General Location:              I am a Southern Bell  =)

 

5. Married? Single?      &n bsp; Married for 19 years

 

 

6. Kids? Furbabies?     Yeap.........two awesome girls

 

7. Favorite color?      &nb sp;   Blue or Green

 

 

8. Favorite movie?      &nb sp;   Don't watch much tv....I'd rather be having fun...real fun!   I guess I would have to say   The Sound of Music

 

9. Hobbies?  music....love Blue October     Having fun     crafts sometimes

 

10. Favorite Snack?       wow...so many to choose from...but I found a new product today...it's made by Newton  it's a apple or berry crisp bar.  They are to die for!! They are only 100 cal for 2  bars.  Awesome...they taste like a thin apple pie!!!!!!

11. Favorite Beverage?         Water

 

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Parties....wanting to be social

 

13. Weight/Fitness Goal?    I have gained alot in the last2 years due to stress at work.   After my last child was born I lost it all.  I am now almost 60 lbs overweight.....and it is such a mountain in front of me.   I have been dissappointed at my other weight loss efforts but I am not giving up hope!!! I truly am gonna give this my all.  This site helped my father in law lose 30 lbs. so with his and your  help....I am going for it!!!! =)

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?    HUMMMMMM  toilets!! lol

15. How did you find Calorie Count?  looking for a site with calorie list...and then I found out my father in law used this site!!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Only lupa 
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  lupa
3. Age & Sex:        ; 34 and female
4. General Location:  utah
5. Married? Single?      &n bsp;committed relationship 
6. Kids? Furbabies?       ;   3 furbabies
7. Favorite color?      &nb sp;      black
8. Favorite movie?      &nb sp; e t
9. Hobbies?      & nbsp;    my dogs
10. Favorite Snack? fruit and anything chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage?    Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?    motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?    150
14. Least Favorite Household Chore  cleaning bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count?    looking for calorie index
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?     would love to meet new

       &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;  people who are doing what im trying to do!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Endgame19
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Endgame or Marc
3. Age & Sex: 27 male
4. General Location: Colorado Springs, CO
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Getting a German Shepherd soon
7. Favorite color? Red (like fire engine red)
8. Favorite movie? To many to list, I have a favorite for each category
9. Hobbies? Golf, riding my motorcycle, cooking, video games movies
10. Favorite Snack? Cheese
11. Favorite Beverage? Milk
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Video Games, luckily some of them involve some exercise (way to go DDR and Wii)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Current 235, goal 170
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes, and laundry makes a close 2nd
15. How did you find Calorie Count? MSN Forums, a doctor mentioned it in a post
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm a foodie, I love food, which makes the weightloss process a bit dificult for me, I am a pastry chef which actually helped for a while (I got so sick of seeing and smelling cake and other deserts that I actually stopped eating them for a while) but then I changed jobs and started working as a marketing consultant and poof my sweet tooth came back full force.  Feel free to ask me anything I am a fairly open person, I do my best to keep on track and am glad I finally found a decent calorie counter site.  Keep up the good work everyone!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): crayolaxxxskies
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Daniele
3. Age & Sex: 16/F
4. General Location: Utaaah.
5. Married? Single? Single.
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids, puppy named maiya.
7. Favorite color? Seafoam green!
8. Favorite movie? Titanic.
9. Hobbies? Sleepin'. Drawing... and uuuh sleeping. haha.
10. Favorite Snack? Goldfish.
11. Favorite Beverage? Chai latte.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Not being lazy.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130---115
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google is god.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've been a vegetarian for two years. :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): BluBelle...
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Blu?
3. Age & Sex: 21, Female
4. General Location: England
5. Married? Single?: Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?: non
7. Favorite color?: Green
8. Favorite movie?: Hmmm..too many to mention
9. Hobbies?: interior design, writing, science research, philosophy, reading all sorts of nonsense
10. Favorite Snack?: Nutella spread, I could spoon that stuff in there by the jar.
11. Favorite Beverage?: Pure orange juice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?: Giving up smoking
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?: 120lb
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?: I love them all, 'A tidy home is a tidy mind'
15. How did you find Calorie Count?:  hiding under my pillow
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?: I have never used the internet in order to help with getting healthy, so this is my first time, be gentle!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): midnightxflame
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sarah :]
3. Age & Sex: 14/Female
4. General Location: Lil' Rhody [Rhode Island]
5. Married? Single? Single.
6. Kids? Furbabies? Nope.
7. Favorite color? Hmm, either blue or black.
8. Favorite movie? Harry Potter && the Order of the Phoenix
9. Hobbies? writing. reading. softball. music <3. karate.
10. Favorite Snack? peaches.
11. Favorite Beverage? warm apple cider.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? myself. :p
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 95-100lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Ehh...think that's all. :]

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Tjs_chick
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Dee   
3. Age & Sex: 29/F
4. General Location:NC
5. Married? Single?Married        
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 daughter 1 stepdaughter 2 stepsons- 2dogs 2cats        
7. Favorite color? Blue  
8. Favorite movie? The Notebook  
9. Hobbies? CRAFTS/Art any and all     
10. Favorite Snack? Not really a snacker
11. Favorite Beverage? Sprite
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Having Energy and Motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Well I weigh 185 now, and I hate it! I have asthma and the bigger I get the worse it gets, I'm tired all the time and I want all of that to change I've always weighed 120-125lbs until I had a hysterectomy a few years ago, now i can't seem to get rid of the extra weight, weighing 125 again would be great, but right now i just want to be healthy and feel good about myself again, I want to loose at  LEAST 30 lbs
14. Least Favorite household Chore? matching socks =)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Web surfing  
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? For the first time in my life I had to talk to my doctor about my weight which was really fun... he was a new doctor that I had never seen before and he made me feel like a cow! He prescribed me  some Adipex-P if any of you that have tried it please let me know what you thought of it. I've only been taking it for 4 days.

1. Calorie Count Name : Melliss
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: same
3. Age & Sex: 26/ Female
4. General Location: BC, CANADA *woot*
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 baby girls
7. Favorite color? greeen
8. Favorite movie? how to lose a guy in 10 days
9. Hobbies? gardening, golfing, scrapbooking, sewing, cooking, baking
10. Favorite Snack? ice cream
11. Favorite Beverage? cream soad
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? busy with kids
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130 lbs (10 pounds to lose)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? putting laundry away
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? looking for people with similar goals to help me along and give me motivation

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Le3
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Alicia
3. Age & Sex: 47 Female
4. General Location: Memphis, TN
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 teenage son
7. Favorite color?  Red
8. Favorite movie?  can't pick
9. Hobbies?    Scouting with Boy Scouts, dancing
10. Favorite Snack?  Meat wrapped around string cheese & pickle
11. Favorite Beverage?  Hot coffee with Ice Cream
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Really hard to change weight
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  30 lbs by mid Dec
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? all
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  About.com
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? having fun getting to know the site and you guys.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): bruce_fort
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Joel
3. Age & Sex: 25 male
4. General Location: Chicago Suburb
5. Married? Single? Engaged
6. Kids? Furbabies? Niece!
7. Favorite color? Greens
8. Favorite movie? Big Lebowski
9. Hobbies? Bike Riding, playing call of duty, hanging out with the fam
10. Favorite Snack? Clif Bar
11. Favorite Beverage? BEER
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose some fat, not much weight loss
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry (boooo)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My Fiance
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Add me as a friend and you wont be sorry!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): CarrotCurlz
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: CarrotCurlz lol
3. Age & Sex: 20 F
4. General Location: Below the Mason Dixon Line :)
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Nope
7. Favorite color? Pink and Green
8. Favorite movie? Amelie
9. Hobbies? School, Facebook, Friends, Fam
10. Favorite Snack? Goldfish Colors
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Mountain Dew
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Stop Smoking... I'm trying
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 50 lbs by Christmas
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Total Accident
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I need people who will help keep me on track, answer ?'s, and help keep me motivated without being discouraging

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  missyintennessee     
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: missy  
3. Age & Sex: 40  female
4. General Location: eastern tennessee
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 son age 5
7. Favorite color? yellow  
8. Favorite movie? american classics are my fav  
9. Hobbies? quilting, gardening...canning & all!  walking        
10. Favorite Snack? chips & cheese
11. Favorite Beverage?  water with lemon or lime         

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Changing the way I cook/eat and gaining self discipline back

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 20 pounds to lose in three months
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? ironing & dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? looking up a recipe for zuccinni

16. Anything else you would like to share?   I will be 41 this year & I am not very motivated at the time. I have a 5 year old son who is very active, though he has JRA Juv. Rheum. Arthritis, his daddy is 22 years older than me & it is difficult to find activities we can all agree on &  do together.   We al desperately need lifestle changes...just not sure where to start.  I love my life, but it needs some healthy changes, especially for an example to our son.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): brandylbrewster
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Brandy
3. Age & Sex: 29, female
4. General Location: TX
5. Married? Single? Boyfriend for 3 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? Cats
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Anger Management
9. Hobbies? Shopping, hanging out with family and friends
10. Favorite Snack? CHIPS!!
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Sticking to a diet or counting calories
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 219, I want to be able to live a healthy lifestyle and be happy with myself
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the litter box
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I been a member on here for about 2 years and ONLY knew how to count calories.  I didn't know there were all these other neat things on here.....

1 PAPutzback

2 Phil

3 37\male

4 Married

5 Kids 2

7 Blue

8 Super Troopers

9 Sports and PC Gaming

10 Chips and french onion dip

11 Beer.