**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): manda182
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: manda
3. Age & Sex: female
4. General Location: america
5. Married? Single? single unfortunately
6. Kids? Furbabies?  1 dog/2 birds
7. Favorite color? blue, grey, green, && pinkk ! :)
8. Favorite movie?  ah im a star wars freak.  id like to think im a "cool" star wars freak though...  i also love Mean Girls, and A Walk To Remember.
9. Hobbies? tennis, guitar
10. Favorite Snack? cucumbers, apples, or yogurt.
11. Favorite Beverage?  water, and diet lipton iced tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  can only run about a 1/2 mile.  need to work on it!! <3 running i just suckk at it.  so i guess mostly mental obstacles?
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  110/111 lbs, tonedd, flat tummy, maybe a 2-pack someday.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  dishes?
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  i searched "calorie counter" and this is the first one i trusted.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? music = life <3

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): epmartinez
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Beth
3. Age & Sex: Female
4. General Location: Tennessee
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  1 girl - 5 months
7. Favorite color? All colors
8. Favorite movie?  My husband and I watch Tommy Boy ad nauseam
9. Hobbies? Anything with my family
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate (oops, did I say that out loud?  I mean, uh, carrots)
11. Favorite Beverage?  Water and horchata
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Getting back to my prepregancy size while taking care of my baby
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  Back into my size 10 jeans and for my hubby to think I'm a sexy momma
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  ugh - folding laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  teener from the Huggies Board! 
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? love this site!

I'm not too new here, but I suppose I'll introduce myself :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): pandaxx
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jess
3. Age & Sex: 23/F
4. General Location: right near Detroit, Michigan
5. Married? Single? Just got married in June 2006!
6. Kids? Furbabies? no kids (yet), I have 3 birds & 1 dog
7. Favorite color? pink
8. Favorite movie? too many to choose from
9. Hobbies? CC, ebaying, sewing, making jewelry, photography, drawing
10. Favorite Snack? ice cream
11. Favorite Beverage? water (my original fav was root beer, but I gave up soda :(
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? motivation to exercise
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? weigh 135ish and/or fit into a size 8 again
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? washing dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? through a friend :)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I <3 this site. I'm a first-year nursing student (starting school tomorrow, actually!). And, I'd love to make some friends on here, especially people located in Michigan. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): TWood621


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


3. Age & Sex:  30, Female


4. General Location: Upper Peninsula Michigan


5. Married? Single? Married


6. Kids? Furbabies? No children, Three big dogs


7. Favorite color? Green


8. Favorite movie? The Fifth Element


9. Hobbies? Reading, Horseback Riding, Hiking, and Playing with my Dogs


10. Favorite Snack? Gummy Bears or Carrots


11. Favorite Beverage? Water


12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Medication Weight Gain


13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Would like to lose about 100 lbs.  I would like to be between 130 and 135lbs.


14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing Dishes


15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was searching to find a specific calorie count on a food item and ran across this website.


16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am motivated to start losing weight for my health and for myself.  I am currently working part time due to my health, going to school online, and doing contract accounting jobs.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):thinkinthin
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:thinkinthin
3. Age & Sex: 36 Female
4. General Location:California
5. Married? Single?Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?Yes to both
7. Favorite color?All shades of green
8. Favorite movie?"INVINCIBLE"-IT IS SUCH A GREAT MOVIE!IT IS A TERRIFIC MOVIE FOR KIDS, TOO. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ONE CUSS WORD IN IT-LOVE MARK WAHLBERG!!!!!!!
9. Hobbies?Scrapbooking, watching baseball & hangin' out with my family
10. Favorite Snack?Sugar free jello with fat free cool whip
11. Favorite Beverage?Water with Crystal Light & Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?Getting the word "OBESITY" out of my life & being around for my family
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?Between 135-150 lbs. & to be able to cross my legs without losing the feeling in my feet-HAHAHAHA
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?At the moment, laundry-it's never ending
15. How did you find Calorie Count?On the Biggest Loser website
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have really enjoyed this site-I love all of the extras you get-my favorite is the online journal!!!!LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT HERE!!!!!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):bethgolds
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Beth
3. Age & Sex: 50 year old female
4. General Location: Near Philadelphia
5. Married? Single? married for 18years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids, daughter 15 (grade 10), son 12 (grade 7)
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? most romantic comedies, historical, sci-fi (not horror)
9. Hobbies? reading, taking classes, teaching youth
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? eating habits - snacks
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 75 pounds, increase stamina
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? random search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I recently graduated from college (at 50 years old!) with a first-time degree in History and Religious Studies.  After 5 years of increasing my mental fitness, it's time to work on my body.

Hi

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Cobrakai
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Cobrakai or a version
3. Age & Sex: 33/M
4. General Location:Milwaukee
5. Married? Single?Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?Nope
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Forrest Gump
9. Hobbies? Hunting
10. Favorite Snack? Salsa & Chips
11. Favorite Beverage? Vodka/Sour
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? ME
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?100/be able to see my shoes
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Filling the H2O softner
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Random search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Just bought an older house so it looks like I may have alot of calorie burn projects in the future.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  WillowRaven

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Chelle, or WillowRaven

3. Age & Sex:  41 (42 in November), female

4. General Location:  Oklahoma City, OK

5. Married? Single?  common-law marriage

6. Kids? Furbabies?  4 children from prior relationship, 1 kitten, 1 gerbil

7. Favorite color?  all shades of purple, black, silver, deep green

8. Favorite movie?  Excalibur, A Knight's Tale, What the Bleep Do We Know, Monty Python & The Holy Grail, King & I (with Yul Brynner), The Craft, Practical Magic, LOTR trilogy, Star Wars (all), Streets of Fire, 10 Things I Hate About You, Constantine

9. Hobbies?  too many to mention - listed in my profile on C-C

10. Favorite Snack?  buttered popcorn, nachos (I know, fattening!!)

11. Favorite Beverage?  Pepsi, water, iced herbal tea w/honey

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  getting discouraged

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? somewhere in the 140 range... have never been *that* low before, so will see how I am when I get there.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  cleaning the bathroom!

15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Google Search for calorie counter site (to see how many calories were in a food item)

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Glad that I found this site - everyone has been awesome!!

Let's see if I can do this!!

1. Calorie Count Name  deniserice

2. Name you prefer to be called  Denise

3. Age & Sex  52, female

4. General Location Oklahoma

5. Married? Single?  married

6. Kids? Furbabies? one son...two granddaughters...I had a beloved Lhaso Apso, Nikkie, who shared my life for 15 years.  I had to have her put down a little over a year ago.  I still miss her!!!

7. Favorite color?  blue

8. Favorite movie? Dirty Dancing, Grease II, Serendipity, Pretty
Women, You've Got Mail, and anything with Jodi Foster in it.

9. Hobbies? Internet, listening to music, playing with grandbabies

10. Favorite Snack? Anything sweet and then anything salty, and then anything sweet.......and on and on.

11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke....Coffee

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Family who uses eating as a part of any celebration/school lunchroom-it is so nice to eat someone else's cooking.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? The weight were I'll feel comfortable tucking in my shirt....I'm 5'9" and so maybe 150??  We'll see.

14. Lease Favorite Household Chore? dusting

15. How did you fine Calorie Count? Someone in another weight loss group gave out the website, and I am so glad they did.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): stevejohnson007
cause Im a spy

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:steve johnson, steve, 007as long as I can tell who your talking to.....

3. Age & Sex: 38 male

4. General Location: Tulsa Oklahoma, in the middle of indian country

5. Married? Single?  eyu...  um been with the same woman, who is married to somone else for...  dunno 6 years, goin on seven.  gota get her divorced before I can mary her, or at least thats what I heard.

6. Kids? Furbabies? 5 cats, a dog one 12 year old human male, who gets in trouble at school by installing linux on their machines.... "but dad you said it would run better......" oh...  and it made swiss cheese out of their "firewall"

7. Favorite color? green...  NO blue!

8. Favorite movie? I know this has been beat but it might be the matrix.  maby its pulp fiction...  depends on when u ask me

9. Hobbies?  Geodesic dome builder, Monolithic sucks

10. Favorite Snack? I frickin hate healthy food, which makes dieting easier, cause I'm not eating (actually about 1300 cal diet)

11. Favorite Beverage? tea with artificial sweetner.  was in a resturant in boston, and I asked for iced tea, and was told it wasent in season.   anywhere in the south, there is no tea season, and it always comes sweetened.

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? frickin doin awsome, 1 pound per week, start 196lbs, 174 now, target 160.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? see above

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? 5 cats baby thas a lot of litter boxes

15. How did you find Calorie Count?girlfriend

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?done 4 now

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):   


Neekyphant

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:


Neek

3. Age & Sex: 


24 female

4. General Location:


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

5. Married? Single?


Married recently

6. Kids? Furbabies?


Not kiddies yet, still practicing :)  And trying to find our first house with a back yard for furbabies.

7. Favorite color?


generally - blue. To wear - black

8. Favorite movie?


A walk to remember. It's the only movie better than the book.

9. Hobbies?


cooking

10. Favorite Snack?


Chocolate covered strawberries

11. Favorite Beverage?


mint julep or lemon, lime bitters

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?


Not enough time to excersize and not enough time to cook proper meals.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal?


Summer is coming... I just wanna be able to go to the beach without sooking and glaring at those ultra skinny gals behind my sunnies... ha ha.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?


Cleaning the fish tank.

15. How did you find Calorie Count?


It came up when i googled the fat content of something

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

Hmmmm... I'd love to share my fat... There is plenty there for everyone : )  any takers? ha ha : )

Anyways... I'm studying nursing at the moment and working in an aged care facility. I love my job and studies but shift work is a little tiring so i find myself eating unhealthy quick meals and sleeping/studying rather than excersizing.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Kimmer708
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kim
3. Age & Sex: 20, female
4. General Location:Minnesota
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? I have a goldfish named Mary Anne :)
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie? Remember the Titans
9. Hobbies? Writing, reading
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate, and grapes
11. Favorite Beverage? Peach Iced Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Snacking
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 140 lbs (my pre college weight two years ago)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing dishes -- we don't have a dishwasher in our apartment!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Random surfing on the internet
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I joined CC awhile ago as a way to track calories while I start dieting to lose my freshman and sophomore 15.  I've been lurking for awhile, so I'm excited to try to get involved in the community, it seems like a really supportive place :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):micksphoto
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Chris
3. Age & Sex: 26 Male
4. General Location: Raleigh, NC
5. Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?: No kids 2 cats
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie?Action flicks
9. Hobbies? Video games
10. Favorite Snack? Trail mix,
11. Favorite Beverage? Coke- I have totally quit though :-(
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Mental, get off my but and exercise

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 200 or make the wife say wow, by the way I weighed 210 in highschool.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Cat litter
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Web search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  My motivation is seeing that scale go down, even if it is going down slowly

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Jen32966
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jen is fine
3. Age & Sex: 40 Female
4. General Location: Northern California (hr outta SF)
5. Married? Single?(married since June 93)
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 10 year old daughter and lots of pets!
7. Favorite color? purple and blue....
8. Favorite movie? Spirit, Homeward Bound, (animal movies and animation:=)
9. Hobbies? Reading romance novels- writing, walking the dog, listening to music...
10. Favorite Snack?depends on that time of the month...
11. Favorite Beverage?Chocolate milk!!!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?not exercising enough
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?getting to be a size 16
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count?surfing net and wanting to find a free website where I could check food calories and log my weight...
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I took a "hiatus" for 6 months but within the past week decided that I really, really need to stop kidding myself and get healthier. Especially for my daughter- I know I will never get to be a size 4 or let alone an 8. I will be content to get to a size 16 and just maintain and be healthy- gotta keep exercising mainly... My dog Heidi is my "coach"

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): SpotKnight
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Spots, Knight, SK, anything else you want to call me.
3. Age & Sex: 36 Male
4. General Location: Midwest USA
5. Married? Single? Commited (engaged but date is not set yet)
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 step sons
7. Favorite color? Blue.. No Orange.. No Green.. ok All of them
8. Favorite movie? Too many to list
9. Hobbies? RPGs, Gaming, Motorcycles, Photography 
10. Favorite Snack? Depends on my mood
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Mt Dew
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Laziness
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Anything under 200 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? All of them
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Stumbled across it looking up the calories for what I had for breakfast and lunch.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): glbth2005
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: AmieLyn
3. Age & Sex: 26,f
4. General Location: Seattle, WA
5. Married? Single?
6. Kids? Furbabies? ten furbabies
7. Favorite color? yellow
8. Favorite movie? so many, so little room.... ask me :)
9. Hobbies? movies, music, friends, sudoku
10. Favorite Snack? pumpkin seeds
11. Favorite Beverage? tea with sweet n low
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? cravings
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 112lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? all lol
15. How did you find Calorie Count?search engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Matty11
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Matty11 or ED (I know it's weird)

3. Age & Sex: 25 and yes please
4. General Location: Georgia
5. Married? Single? Married and lovin' it
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids, but my two bullies are my babies.  1 boy and 1 girl
7. Favorite color? black and pink
8. Favorite movie? Forest Gump (makes me cry everytime)
9. Hobbies? Cook, ride motorcycles, hang out with friends etc.
10. Favorite Snack? Chips
11. Favorite Beverage? Martini's and water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Everyday is different. I just wake up in the morning and tell my self it's gonna be abrand new "healthy" day and I try my best to stick with it.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? My goal is 120 lbs. But I am ok where I'm at right now at 123-124lbs. I am in the "maintaining" stage
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I generally enjoy house work. I look at it as a light workout, plus I like a clean house.  Never know whose gonna stop by ;)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? just surfin'
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Don't make excusses and don't talk yourself down.  If you work on having a positive and healthy mindset and attitude eventually it will become a habit. You(I) are responsible for you and your life so make it the best possible, healthiest, longest, and most enjoyable "ride" ever.

Welcome :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): retrovert


2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: ahh people will just refer to me as retrovert anyway, but my name is joss. well jocelyn.

3. Age & Sex: 22 and female!


4. General Location: Auckland, New Zealand


5. Married? Single? extremely happy in a commited relationship (that was cheesey.. apologies)

6. Kids? Furbabies? no kids and no animals!

7. Favorite color? green and blue...and brown...andblackandgray.


8. Favorite movie? grease.


9. Hobbies? music, tennis, wanting to learn fire poi and shall hopefully start soon


10. Favorite Snack? crackers and cottage cheese baby!

11. Favorite Beverage? lemon lime bitters.. but now, water! boy water is .... good.

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? fitness wise I am OK, health-wise - I am a smoker. looking to give up in the near future.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? hmmm, I like household chores.

15. How did you find Calorie Count? surfed the net with the question "why do apples make me feel hungry" (after I had just eaten my apple for morning tea) and came across the website. gravitated towards the friendliness of the forum and decided to join!

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

when it comes to resisting a treat, think of it as i don't want it, not "i can't have it" this mindset has helped me. I have lost 9kgs in 8 weeks (19lbs) so far - and counting!!