**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): akiyo81
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: akiyo is fine
3. Age & Sex: 27, female
4. General Location: Alaska!
5. Married? Single? Married, almost 4 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? no, but after grad school (3 more years)
7. Favorite color? yellow!
8. Favorite movie? hmm, don't have a fav
9. Hobbies? Is studying a hobby? lol, I also play the violin
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? soda (diet)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Off and on again, been a member with weight watchers, but am wondering if I should do something else.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Longterm: would like to be healthy and around 130 before I get pregnant. Short term: Would like to lose maybe 15-20 pounds by May when I graduate with my Bachelors
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searching about WW and if CC is more beneficial
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? excited to learn more about this and to figure out what I would like to do this year!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):heathere92

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

3. Age & Sex: 16 (17 soon) Female

4. General Location: Forsyth Missouri

5. Married? Single? single

6. Kids? Furbabies? None

7. Favorite color? Green

8. Favorite movie? 21

9. Hobbies? Downloading music

10. Favorite Snack? popcorn

11. Favorite Beverage? lemon tea

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Eating

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 120

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? sweeping

15. How did you find Calorie Count? searched for calorie counting websites first one listed was this one

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? not really

Original Post by united2gether:

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): aubreegracem
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Aubree
3. Age & Sex: 29/Female
4. General Location: Calgary, AB
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? no
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Anything with Denzel Washington in it
9. Hobbies? reading
10. Favorite Snack? crackers
11. Favorite Beverage? juice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? realizing I need to gain weight and starting to eat more
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? gain back the 10lbs I lost, and gain another 10lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? internet
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I would like to learn more recipes, since I am not a good cook I find it difficult to be adventurous in my meal planning.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): dizzybridie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Bridie
3. Age & Sex: 29 f
4. General Location: Ireland
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? nope
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie? The Notebook..
9. Hobbies? Gym, Reading, Singing in Musicals
10. Favorite Snack? crisps
11. Favorite Beverage? Budweiser!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Weekends the worst..false appetite after a night out...long working hours
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 126lbs, 167lbs now
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Ironing...Don't do it!!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Googled it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Determined to tackle this. Lost 30lbs last year and put it all back on...so annoyed!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Slashiepoo
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Slash
3. Age & Sex: 24/m
4. General Location: Norway
5. Married? Single? Girlfriend
6. Kids? Furbabies? no
7. Favorite color? yes
8. Favorite movie? dunno
9. Hobbies? music
10. Favorite Snack? nachos
11. Favorite Beverage? beer
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Back problems
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Losing all excess weight and strengthening back musculature supporting the spine
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Anything below waist level. :P
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My girlfriend.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Lost 40 kilos last year by not eating many carbs. switched to a regular diet at the end of the year, and the weight loss slowed. (this was planned.) Now i wanna lose another 20 or so kilos (we'll see where it stops :P) by eating a balanced diet, since i don't believe low-carb is healthy in the long run. I also used to exercise two times a week, i'm going back to exercising, dumbbells 3 times a week and hopping on the exercise bike every day. Joined this site to support my girlfriend.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): lincolnclanz5

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

3. Age & Sex: 28, female

4. General Location: Washington state

5. Married? Single? Married, 8 years

6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kids: daughter, 10; 2 sons, 6 and 2

7. Favorite color? red

8. Favorite movie? Princess Bride

9. Hobbies? reading, crafts, cooking

10. Favorite Snack? chedder and sour cream chips

11. Favorite Beverage? diet pepsi, diet cherry pepsi

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? myself, late night munchies

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 120 lbs or so.  goal weight is 139-145

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry or any sort

15. How did you find Calorie Count? surfing, trying to get information

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Just trying to get healthy and be a good example for my kiddos 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): formytwochildren
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Danica
3. Age & Sex: 32 & Female
4. General Location: Phoenix, Arizona
5. Married? Single?  Married for 8 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? As my userid indicated - I have two children.  A boy who is 4 and a girl, 2.
7. Favorite color?  Ever since my daughter was born I've loved pink
8. Favorite movie?  There are so many to choose from!  Clueless, Steel Magnolias, A Walk to Remember, Dumb and Dumber
9. Hobbies?  Scrapbooking, Trying to remember how to play the piano
10. Favorite Snack?  Truly - chocolate chip cookies.  I'm trying to change that to something a bit more healthy.  Hopefully after some training I will be able to truthfully answer that better.
11. Favorite Beverage? Mountain Dew - another vice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Myself.  I tend to start strong, but events, parties, etc ... happen and I'm a sucker for the appetizer foods.  I need to work on my will power and portion control
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  120-125 hopefully by 7/1/09, but the CC calendar says October
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Putting laundry away or bringing in the trash cans
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  While online searching for the calorie content of something I ate. 
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I truly want to be healthy and have more energy.  On the selfish side - I would LOVE to be able to wear most of the clothes in my closet (range from 3/4 to 7/8).  I'm an instant gratification person so my endurance is not the best with weight loss.  I need help in trying to overcome that.  My daily saying needs to be that it took 8 years to put all of this weight on, it will take time to come off.  Any support I can get would be GREATLY appreciated.  My family is awesome, but sometimes that just isn't enough.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): petitemistress
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Din/petite
3. Age & Sex: 21, female
4. General Location: Lebanon :D
5. Married? Single? I have a boyfriend, slashiepoo on this site ^^
6. Kids? Furbabies? no thank you...
7. Favorite color? yellow
8. Favorite movie? Donnie Darko
9. Hobbies? videogames and art in general 
10. Favorite Snack? used to be chocolate, chips, but now it's dried mango slices! mmm
11. Favorite Beverage?  red wine or fresh orange juice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? i eat for comfort, and my job is mainly sedentary... (digital artist)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? going back to the 65 kilos i was before college! (by my 22nd birthday...)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the toilets...
15. How did you find Calorie Count? through a friend's recommendation on an art forum :)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm dieting with my boyfriend, and ive realized having someone to diet with really makes one heck of a difference!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): losgan78
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: losgan
3. Age & Sex: 30, female
4. General Location: The great state of Texas!
5. Married? Single? Single and open-minded, but not really looking
6. Kids? Furbabies? I have a Quaker parrot and a Peublan milk snake
7. Favorite color? Cobalt blue glass ;)
8. Favorite movie? Braveheart
9. Hobbies? Autos, reading, writing, hiking, swimming, pets, friends and family
10. Favorite Snack? I'm honestly not sure - right now grapefruit sounds amazing
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Dr Pepper (and the occasional Guiness)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I'm really not sure, I've been trying for a while
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I want to get my weight to 145 and be able to run a 5k without stopping to walk (then on to a 10k after that)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I'm not sure, I don't really mind chores?
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking up the calorie content of grapes for my food diary!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have moved a lot, and after I'm done with the long training period here on my dream job, I'll be finally settling down in one place (Dallas area in early 2010).

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): alevysc21
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Aaron
3. Age & Sex: 31/M
4. General Location: York, SC
5. Married? Single? Married, 3 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 Dogs (Tucker - Beagle/Bassett, Magellan - Husky/German Sheppard, Hudson - Golden Lab/Retriever, Pierson - Pit/Boxer Mix)
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Hudson Hawk, Blazing Saddles, Trading Places, History of the World, Robin Hood Men in Tights, Tomcats, Buying the Cow, IRobot, Out Cold...ok that should be enough.
9. Hobbies? Road cycling, snowboarding, skiing (snow), cooking, playing the occasional video game, rough housing with the hounds, listening to music, and being a constant pain in the ass to the misses.
10. Favorite Snack? Cheez-its and Pop Secret Homestyle Popcorn...I think the FDA should check them for crack.
11. Favorite Beverage? Alcoholic - Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Non-Alcoholic - Sweet Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Cutting back on the sweets and caffine....oh yeah and frosty adult beverages.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Short Term - Lost 10-15lbs before my big ski/snowboard trip to Colorado late February. Long Term - Lose 30+lbs (185lbs or less) by the end of cycling time trial season (October).
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Picking up ungodly amounts of dog hair every week...4 dogs shed more than you can possible imagine. An outfit isn't complete until the dogs leave a little part of themselves as you walk out the door.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Found it researching nutritional facts. Looks good and fun to keep up with how I eat and work out.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hmmm...sadly I will miss the occasional Hardee's Monster Burger (aka Heartattck on a bun) for lunch...for those that don't know its a 1400+ calorie monster of 2/3lbs of beef, 4 slices of cheese, 4 strips of bacon...oh yeah and curly fries. Ok who else is hungry?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): poppingkernel
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Kris
3. Age & Sex:  24/F
4. General Location: Long Island, NY
5. Married? Single? Have a boyfriend of 2 years, living together 1 yr., waiting for a ring.  I sing the Beyonce song to him all the time..."If you like it then you better put a ring on it"
6. Kids? Furbabies?  1 Dog, Primo- Pit, we adopted him last April 2008
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie? So many, Silence of the lambs, I am legend, Transformers, City of God
9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking, walking, cooking, baking, crafting
10. Favorite Snack? POPCORN (just got my own "real" popcorn machine for xmas), Baked Tostitos w/ Salsa con queso; Apples and peanut butter
11. Favorite Beverage? Crystal light, the Naked drinks (Mango Madness), and Alcoholic:: Blue Moon
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Being tired after work, loving to bake and taste my creations, and the cold winter weather keeps me inside
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Short Term-lose 5 lbs. for February Break..going to Cali.  Long Term: Maintain weight, and run a 5k.  Get my b/f into working out adn eating healthy with me.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web searching
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I was a premier soccer player in high school, tore my right ACL my senior year, that stopped my athletic career, and four years later tore my left ACL (most depressing day ever). Full recovery takes over a year, put it this way it sucks...  I want to get back into outdoor activities and possibly play soccer again.  

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): momofeeg3
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Nen
3. Age & Sex: the big 3-0 ! female
4. General Location:ohio
5. Married? Single? married but seperated waiting for money for a divorce
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kiddo's 2 girls and a boy 11, 4, and 2. 1 doggie, pupcake
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie? white christmas
9. Hobbies? sing, craft, learning guitar
10. Favorite Snack? anything sweet, pie's, cupcakes,
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? feeling deprived
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 50#
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? all of it. I HATE cleaning!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searching the internet
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): veritasaaequitas
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Cassandra
3. Age & Sex: 34 - Female
4. General Location: Atlanta
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 sons (10 & 13 yrs) 3 cats, 2 rats, and a lizard
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie? The Boondock Saints
9. Hobbies? Guitar Hero with my kids
10. Favorite Snack? Dunno
11. Favorite Beverage? Unsweetened Tea (white, rooibos, green, black, herbal)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? No motivation from husband and kids
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 50 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Everything, no one else does it
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searched for food log
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Would like to find someone to be a cheerleader for me, and I for them.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): folkharpist
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: folkharpist or Kelsea
3. Age & Sex: 19, female
4. General Location: San Diego
5. Married? Single? In a relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? One old black lab
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Too many to count... Amelie, I Heart Huckabees, Best In Show, The Science of Sleep
9. Hobbies? Playing harp, reading, writing, hiking, crafts, baking
10. Favorite Snack? Fresh fruit
11. Favorite Beverage? All fruit smoothies, vanilla soymilk, spice tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Past eating disorders, funds to buy vegan substitutes
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I am pretty near my goal weight, I just want to be more toned.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing dishes by hand, when the machine is down.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? By Googling 'calories in _____' multiple times.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am a harpist, and play in a folkrock band called The Wrong Trousers.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kazzaf1974
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:kazzaf1974
3. Age & Sex: 34, female
4. General Location: Seattle
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Nope
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? I have loads but if I pick one its Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (young Paul Newman - lovely) :-)
9. Hobbies? Movies, Reading, Hanging Out with friends
10. Favorite Snack? McFlurry or DQ Blizzard - I'm an ice cream freak
11. Favorite Beverage? English Tea & Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Frustration at not losing
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'm going in stages so initially 30lbs and I'm going to start training for a half marathon in June
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? All household chores
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My friend Kate recommended it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Have been up and down with my weight struggle my whole life, I actually lost over 100lbs and got to my goal weight at the beginning of 2007 & felt fantastic but then I moved from my home in the UK to a new life in the US and put on 50lbs in the first year. I'm just so annoyed with myself that I let it get this far so I really want to get back to where I was and start feeling good about myself again.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Ravennight
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jac
3. Age & Sex: 23, Female
4. General Location: Scotland
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 Cats!
7. Favorite color? Black
8. Favorite movie? Loads I love
9. Hobbies?Watching DVD's, reading, cycling, socialising
10. Favorite Snack?Nuts
11. Favorite Beverage? Coca Cola (tsk)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Motivation & Support
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 14lbs to lose
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I love cleaning (shoot me)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? 

Hi yall...another newbie.  Is anyone doing the 30 day shred?  I started Monday...I want to get down not many pounds, but seemingly the toughest - the LAST.  I've had 4 children, and they are now nearly 2 to just turned 13.  And we homeschool, so carving out time for me is tough.  Look forward to tracking progress, and hearing your tales.  My weakness?  Wine.  Determined to stop wine during the week, and save for the weekends to hopefully charge up metabolism and stop with the empty calories.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Smartall
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Lauren
3. Age & Sex: Female 21
4. General Location: Buffalo NY
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?
7. Favorite color? Depends on my mood but usually Blue
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies? Play Piano, Sing, guitar
10. Favorite Snack? popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? deit pepsi or coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Maintaining a healthy lifestyle dispite some triggers that are within my home environment. Achieveing results
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? just to be whithin the normal range for my BMI
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Any, I don't like chores
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was trying to find the amount of calories in an item from my dinner the other day and I find this website
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I would love to share and listen to anyones frustrations and concerns.

Calorie Count Name (user id):     jessthom
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:   Jess
3. Age & Sex:      Female/27
4. General Location:     Oshawa, Ontario
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?  Cats - Slim and Izzy
7. Favorite color?    Blue
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies?    Singing, Fishing
10. Favorite Snack?   Popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage?      Water with Strawberry Kiwi Crystal Lite Singlw
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?   Getting motivated/Chronic neck pain
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To Lose 25 to 30 Pounds and be toned
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Very helpful and insightful
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): hipsdontlie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: hips or hipsdontlie
3. Age & Sex: 27, F
4. General Location: Massachusetts
5. Married? Single? Taken!
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kitties, Tabby and Onyx - my little ladies
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? Death at a Funeral
9. Hobbies? Art, running, camping, hiking, biking
10. Favorite Snack? Cheese and crackers!
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  my laziness!! haha
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 10 pounds, beat my 5K record
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the toilet is probably the worst chore in the history of chores
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Through internet searches back in 2006.  I took a year off last year, so I thought I'd re-introduce myself
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Good luck to everyone that's just joined this site, has come back like me after a long time, or is still here after all this time.  I love this site because I've learned so much about what I eat - I think you will all find the same!