**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):  pmcpeters12
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: priscilla
3. Age & Sex:  30: female
4. General Location:  Tennessee
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? no
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? too many to name
9. Hobbies?  gardening, watching movies, reading
10. Favorite Snack? ice cream
11. Favorite Beverage? cherry dr. pepper
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  eating healthy and exercise
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? get down to 135 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  web
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): dan0227
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Dan or Danny
3. Age & Sex: 29 Female
4. General Location: British Columbia, Canada
5. Married? Single? Married for seven years
6. Kids? Furbabies? one son and two dogs
7. Favorite color? I love all of them
8. Favorite movie? I can't choose, there are to many.
9. Hobbies? Reading, watching movies/tv, cross-stitching, and my future hobbie will be hiking. I hiked a lot when I was a kid and always loved it.   
10. Favorite Snack? Anything with sugar in it
11. Favorite Beverage? Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My cravings for #10 and #11, and the fact that I am also a smoker (actively trying to quit, I am currently down to 5-10 cigarettes a day)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 125-130lbs and able to hike the West Coast Trail (a seven day hike along the west coast of Vancouver Island, absolutely breath-taking scenery)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the toilet and doing the dishes [we do not have a dishwasher :( ]
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Web search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I always start a diet with gusto. I always tell myself, "this is it, I'm staying with this one"; however, I have never been able to stick with one longer that 2 months. This is for several reasons. The biggest reason is that I am an emotional eater with a lot of stress, and a history of depression. The second biggest reason is because there is always junk food in my house. My husband (I will call him JJ) buys it and doesn't understand what it is like to be overweight. (He is 5'7" and weighs 140lbs, he doesn't exercise and he sits behind the wheel of a car for 50 hours a week due to his job). Both JJ and my son (I will call him DA) can eat anything they want without any weight concequences. I told JJ to stop buying junk, but he just doesn't understand what the big deal is and how hard it is for me to control my cravings. These are two of the many reasons why I now weigh 189lbs (I am only 5'1" so I now have a BMI of 35.7, not a prettynumber at all). Maybe this time I could get a good support system and really stay with it.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): yakerpeanut

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

3. Age & Sex: 26 female 

4. General Location: Ontario Canada

5. Married? Single?  Neither,  Common Law.  I hate that term, it sounds so boring!  I prefer to say Romanticaly Involved! 

6. Kids? Furbabies? no Kids, one very cute puppy

7. Favorite color? erm, green i guess


8. Hobbies? i am a Kayaker, hence my nickname.  Love to cook too!

10. Favorite Snack? Fruit with VE Summer Berry Dip  

11. Favorite Beverage? Tea

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Weekend food choices.  We have events almost every weekend in June and July, so I cant controll what is served in terms of food.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To loose 20 pounds and be able to fit into some of my old jeans from first year uni.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes

15. How did you find Calorie Count? looking for calorie info on a particular food i wanted to eat.  found this, have lost 5lbs already!  Love it!  This is really motivating.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have been using this site for just under 2 weeks, and hope I can stay motivated and continue to keep track, because it is really working for me right now!  Any support and encouragement is always welcome!  Nice to meet you all, and good luck with your goals.

Hi Danny!, Nice to meet you!

I had the same problem with my partner buying junk food that I couldnt keep away from.  I solved it by threatening to go get something he was addicted to, (Taco Bell) and eat it in front of him without letting him have any.  I told him to think about how crazy tht would make him and understand that thats how I feel when there are Chips/junk food in the house that he has bought.  He wouldnt be able to stay away from Taco bell, and he knew it, so I asked him to please respect my efforts, and if he wanted junk food, to keep it in his car, where I wouldnt be tempted.  He has done really well with helping me try to avoid having the temptation because now he realizes that It is much harder to do than you would think.

 

On another note, this website is a great motivator when you see the difference in calories in a day when you eat healthy, and when you break down and give in to temptation.  Remeber not to totally deprive yourself of the things you love, just dont let it ruin your efforts.  Reward yourself with a small portion of one of your vices once every two weeks, and it might make it easier.

 

Good luck!

Hello everyone!  I have been lurking for a a few months, and I am finally coming "out of the shadows" hehe. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): cc31
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: cc, or cc31
3. Age & Sex: 31, female
4. General Location: greater baltimore area
5. Married? Single? Married, newlywed ;)
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids, no pets.  Yet!
7. Favorite color? pink, purple...
8. Favorite movie? don't have one - the last one i saw was "the pursuit of happyness" on tv and really enjoyed it
9. Hobbies? playing tennis, entertaining friends
10. Favorite Snack? hm... too many to mention! 
11. Favorite Beverage? homemade iced mocha
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? self-criticism
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to "look" more athletic (i am already quite fit)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? sweeping and weeding - ugh
15. How did you find Calorie Count? i was looking for fitness tips and a thread came up
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? my husband is a consultant and travels, i am currently unemployed , so i spend a good deal of time being active (beyond just structured workouts) to keep myself from going stir crazy!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Appy85
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Appy
3. Age & Sex: 37/F
4. General Location: Texas
5. Married? Single?Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 18,16 year old sons
7. Favorite color?Purple
8. Favorite movie?The Notebook(really too many to name)
9. Hobbies?Bowling, Styling Hair, Gardening, Babysitting, Recently Excercise :-)
10. Favorite Snack?Carrot Stix
11. Favorite Beverage? Lemonade
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Years of poor diet
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 213 (org weight 238 6/9/2009) goal to be 100 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Putting Away Folded Clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am excited about the possibities

Welcome Appy!  If you like we can add each other as friends and encourage one another.

 

Nichelle

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Moonbmr72
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Krista
3. Age & Sex:  36 & female
4. General Location:  Carlsbad, CA
5. Married? Single?  Divorced and engaged! 
6. Kids? Furbabies?  One fantastic 3-1/2 year old little boy of my own and a 6 year old firecracker of a girl and a 10 year old bookworm boy who are from my fiancee's prior marriage.  We also have a 5 month old monster mutt named Bonsai. 
7. Favorite color?  Green
8. Favorite movie?  House of Flying Daggers
9. Hobbies?  Yoga and Tai Chi, reading, walking the sea wall.
10. Favorite Snack?  An apple and a piece of cheese if I'm being good, bao if I'm being kinda bad and a pastry from the local French bakery if I'm being really bad.
11. Favorite Beverage? Water or tea.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Leftover yuck from a 10 year domestic violence situation.  That and my boy has special needs and he has to eat butter, full fat dairy and tons of pasta just to maintain his weight.  It's hard to have that in the house staring at you...
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  I would like to loose about 15 to 20 pounds, but more importantly fit back into my size 6/8 pants.  It's not the number so much as getting healthy and improving my fitness levels.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Folding laundry.  I can wash it all day, but to put it away??  Ha!! 
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  A happy accident that has been bookmarked since last year.   I tried WW, but found "points" too obscure.  I think they underestimate what you are eating and over estimate on what you do for activity.  I lost 12.5 inches in 6 weeks, but the scale never budged.  I'm too detail oriented to just count points.  Not for me. 
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I used to be senior staff at a high end commercial interior desgin firm.  I was a project designer and construction project manager.  I left that job in February of 2008 and went back to school to be a massage therapist.  One of the best decisions I ever made. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  fisherfam
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  fisher
3. Age & Sex: 37 & female
4. General Location:  Oregon
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  3 kids; 1 middle school, 2 high school; 2 cats, 1 dog
7. Favorite color?  blue
8. Favorite movie?  LOTR, The Color Purple,  and recently Gran Torino
9. Hobbies?  backpacking, reading, outdoors in general
10. Favorite Snack?  don't really have one
11. Favorite Beverage?  green tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  consistently and an invisible wall
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  a 50 lb weight loss/ mountaineering
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Kitchen
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  online search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm half way through my junior year of college, and excited to face these newer "opportunities" at this lifestage  :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): thilaga

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

3. Age & Sex: 22 & female 

4. General Location: Pahang, Malaysia

5. Married? Single?: single

6. Kids? Furbabies?: none.. for now :D

 
7. Favorite color?: purple

8. Favorite movie?: fifty first date, a walk to remember, harry potter    

                               series, twilight, she's the man, what a girl wants, etc

 

9. Hobbies?: movies, long walk or jog in the evening, surfing the net, chating

10. Favorite Snack?: potato chips

11. Favorite Beverage?: coke

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?: food!! ;D

13. Weight/Fitness Goal?: 65kg

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? doing the dishes

15. How did you find Calorie Count? while surfing the net.. random search

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? started a new routine to lose weight,

                                                              hope it works!! *wink*wink*

 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):elizamary77
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:eliza works or just use the id
3. Age & Sex: 31 female
4. General Location:Portland, Oregon
5. Married? Single?Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?2 kids boy 4 1/2 girl 1 1/2
7. Favorite color?I like em all
8. Favorite movie? the Notebook
9. Hobbies? Well I work full time, go to school, and have two kids so I'll let you know when I am able to fit in a hobby
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee!!!! I could have put this for my fav snack too.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My love for sweets, and convenience sometimes I don't always have time to pack or make a healthy meal and with the kids sometimes its hard to get them to eat it when I don't have time to be creative
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I would like to loose 15-20 and keep it off I'm pretty good at loosing it and putting it back on, I also really wanna tone up.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? How about all of them.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? sering the web looking to calc some calories in something I was eating, or maybe I was trying to find out how many calories I should be eating.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not that I can think of

Hi Eliza,

Looks like we have similar goals and obstacles....sweets are my major weakness/downfall....so I've been trying to eat more fruits rather than crap.  I'm also very good at loosing weight and then putting it back on.  So far this website has been awesome, I've only been doing it for 3-4 weeks now but I love it   Anyways hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

 

~Adrianna

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): shawnllancaster 2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Shawn 3. Age & Sex: 32 female 4. General Location: Lexington KY 5. Married? Single? Single 6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 year old twins & 8 week old ALL BOYS 7. Favorite color? Green 8. Favorite movie? To many to name 9. Hobbies? My boys 10. Favorite Snack? Gummies 11. Favorite Beverage? RIght now water 12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Sticking to it 13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Weight loss 14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry 15. How did you find Calorie Count? A friend 16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am hoping that being on here I can get support with my challange of losing weight

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): smile_darling

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

3. Age & Sex: 15, female

4. General Location: Ohio :)

5. Married? Single? Well I'm fifteen haha. I'm single

6. Kids? Furbabies?I have a puppy named Fifi :)

 7. Favorite color? Black. And pink :)

8. Favorite movie? Fight Club

 9. Hobbies? Singing! And Showchoir (singing&dancing)

10. Favorite Snack?Gee... Idk. BBQ chips haha.

 11. Favorite Beverage? Tea or Mt. Dew 

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Eating healthier.

 13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'd like to be 110 or 120. But Idk how that'll work out.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning my room.

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google. Wanting something to count calories for me haha.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Music is my passion. I hope to be a professional performer someday. Musical theater maybe :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): bid1976

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

3. Age & Sex: 33 female

4. General Location: northern reland

5. Married? Single? married

6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 boys & 1 girl

 7. Favorite color?purple

 8. Favorite movie? ghost

9. Hobbies? reading

 10. Favorite Snack? banoffie (i no its bad and not allowed lol)

 11. Favorite Beverage? coffee

 12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? eating habits

 13. Weight/Fitness Goal? about 60lbs off

 14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom

 15. How did you find Calorie Count? search engine 

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? not at the minute

Ok, so I hope I'm posting right..? Being new to this site and all I'm a little unsure of what I'm doing so far...

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mamachula220

 2.Name you prefer to be called in discussions: It really doesn't matter? I guess either that or Mara or OP...LOL

3. Age & Sex: 29 (forever ) and female

4. General Location: Northern Cali baby!

5. Married? Single? Single

6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 sons, only one with fur though

 7. Favorite color? So many...white, red, green...

 8. Favorite movie? OOhh...hmm, I'm a comedy fan. I like anything with either Vince Vaugh or Adam Sandler.

9. Hobbies? My son and my pup, cooking, dancing, music, baseball, shopping, THIS SITE, getting tattoo'ed...

 10. Favorite Snack? Low fat string cheese or celery sticks with peanut butter.

 11. Favorite Beverage? Good ol' H2O

 12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Working out. I tend to be gung ho for a couple months then start to slack off.

 13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I have about 6-8 pounds to loose but then my biggest goal would be to firm everything up. I want to be able to wear a swim suit and be comfortable in my own skin

 14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Folding laundry...blah!

 15. How did you find Calorie Count? In a magazine actually. It was only about a 3"x3" article and yet somehow it caught my eye.  

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Have I said yet how much fun this new crazy addiction of mine is...LOL

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): sharon826
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: sharon
3. Age & Sex: 50 / female
4. General Location: East coast NC
5. Married? Single? Happily married
6. Kids? Furbabies? at home: 2 Labs, 3 cats (1 grown son)
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? The Wizard of Oz, Out of Africa, Australia, soooo many that I love!! Sex and The City!
9. Hobbies? boating, shelling, shell crafting, gardening, working in my flower beds, anything outside.

10. Favorite Snack? almonds, those little choc. puddings 80 cal.
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee!! and lots of water.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? was portion control
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 135-140 (my weight before i quit smoking 2.5  yrs ago and gained 35 lbs!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning bathrooms behind men. i refuse to do it!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web searching
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i have lost 16 lbs since mid January, but am now going to the gym also. making a big difference. ladies, your 40's and 50's are the best years yet!! so slim down, get in shape, and enjoy the simple life!!!!!!!

Great advice Sharon!  and congratulations on quitting smoking.  Welcome!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):ncr
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Ncr is fine
3. Age & Sex: 34, F
4. General Location:Boston, MA
5. Married? Single?: Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?: None, but I love pets!!!
7. Favorite color?: Red
8. Favorite movie?: My Best Friend starring Daniel Auteuil
9. Hobbies?; Baking
10. Favorite Snack?; Chocolate Cake
11. Favorite Beverage?: Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?: Not having any good Mediterranean restaurants eround
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?: lose 10 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?: cleaning
15. How did you find Calorie Count?: Google. I am a member over 1 year
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?: Nothing else comes to my mind at this time

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): cinastik
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jenna
3. Age & Sex: 22 female
4. General Location: Casper, WY
5. Married? Single?: Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?: foster dogs
7. Favorite color?: pink!
8. Favorite movie?: Don't really have one
9. Hobbies?: use to skydive, just took up running
10. Favorite Snack?: salty foods
11. Favorite Beverage?: V8
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?: Emotional eating/ going out to eat
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?: 125 pounds and to run 3 miles within a few months
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?: laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count?: google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? : nope!