**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):
     j_wystup
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:
     Jen
3. Age & Sex:
     21, female
4. General Location:
     western NY (about an hour from buffalo)
5. Married? Single?
     i've been with my bf for over 3 years (people say we're already married)
6. Kids? Furbabies?
     nope, dog at my parents' house though
7. Favorite color?
     green or blue maybe?
8. Favorite movie?
     don't really got one
9. Hobbies?
     decorating is fun, i'm starting to get into cooking a lot more too.
10. Favorite Snack?
     mmm... unhealthy = take 5 candy bar; healthy = celery w/ dressing
11. Favorite Beverage?
     unhealthy = smirnoff ice (and the flavored ones); healthy = water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?
     cooking for 1, being in college and poor
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?
     140 lbs, flat stomach
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?
     yard work (but i live in an apartment now where the landlord does that stuff, yay!)
15. How did you find Calorie Count?
     at the beginning of the year i was using discovery health channel's national body challenge and i was curious about how much calories are in stuff and i found this, i only recently started using logs and stuff though
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
     not really...

Hey j_wystep - I'm from Amherst - Where are you in? :) (if you feel like saying :) )

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): alibuch
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Ali or Alicia
3. Age & Sex: 21-- femme
4. General Location: Ohio
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? no kids; my hamster, Mustache, died last week :(
7. Favorite color? kelly green
8. Favorite movie? any film by Jean Pierre Jeanet (Amélie, A Very Long Engagement, The City of Lost Children, etc), American History X, etc etc (there are so many)
9. Hobbies? painting, guitar, politics
10. Favorite Snack? it changes... right now it's Watermelon
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? time and money (me)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I would love 125 but I'll be happy with 140
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? the vacuum
15. How did you find Calorie Count? indeedchristine told me about it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I should wash my sheets and clean my room. ha.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): LisaD2003 - won't it say this at the top of my post? :)
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Lisa or LisaD2003
3. Age & Sex: 25/F
4. General Location: Rochester, NY
5. Married? Single? Married - 1 yr as of May 21
6. Kids? Furbabies? 9 mo old labradoodle named Pepper
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie? Coyote Ugly and Save the Last Dance are up there
9. Hobbies? bowling, playing with the puppy, ultimate frisbee, reading, reading the C-C forums
10. Favorite Snack? pre-dieting: any chocolate now: Smart Ones desserts (couldn't keep the chocolate completely away...lol)
11. Favorite Beverage? lately, Crystal Light
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? keeping myself motivated
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? started at 142, goal is 120; currently at 139 (it went up 2 lb..grrr)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?
15. How did you find Calorie Count?
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? C-C is awesome - it has made dieting fun!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Rinoa
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Rinoa or by my real name, Kay
3. Age & Sex: 20, female
4. General Location: Liverpool, UK
5. Married? Single? I live with my boyfriend :)
6. Kids? Furbabies? I'd love to have a pet, but definitely not kids.
7. Favorite color? Black and purple
8. Favorite movie? Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
9. Hobbies? I'm a huge video gamer. I also love computers, internet, programming, listening to music, gigging, and watching movies.
10. Favorite Snack? Either Maltesers or Giant Cola Bottles... But now that I'm on a diet probably ham & cucumber sandwiches
11. Favorite Beverage? Dr. Pepper or now that I'm on a diet probably Ribena Light
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Actually sticking to it all
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To lose about 4 stone, become much fitter than I am now and get back into size 10 clothes!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I Googled "calorie counter" and it popped up
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm liking Calorie-Count so far. Very friendly community, helpful site and has hopefully given me that extra motivation to stick to it!

nods

{{{ali}}}

awww that was cute! Thanks! I hadn't had my poor lil Mustache too long but it was weird because I'd just been playing with him then my sister found him dead in his cage. *shrug* Definitely not as sad as when my cocker spaniel died my senior year of h.s. I didn't go to school the next day. haha

I know ~ sometimes it's sudden, always 2 short & always worth the time together :)

hi

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): slappy
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:slappy
3. Age & Sex: 30 and female
4. General Location: Upstate New York
5. Married? Single?Married to my Mr. Wonderful!
6. Kids? Furbabies?2 kids....one of each
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie? Beaches
9. Hobbies? Hiking, gardening and anything with my family
10. Favorite Snack? pepperoni and cheese, chips and salsa!
11. Favorite Beverage?  Coffee!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? not eating at night
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? REACHED!!!  lost 25lbs and still getting toned!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I think Calorie Count is a blessing!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Karenie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Karen
3. Age & Sex: 56 and yes
4. General Location:  anywhere but mostly in california!
5. Married? Single? Married for 27 years to the best hubby in the world!
6. Kids? Furbabies?2 girls 21 and almost 25, 1 long haired chihuahua named Fuji
7. Favorite color? red and blue...oh and purple ...and all the colors
8. Favorite movie?enemy of the state
9. Hobbies?sewing, reading, knitting, hiking swimming
10. Favorite Snack?laughing cow 11. Favorite Beverage? iced tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my attitude
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?to be fit and trim
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?vaccuming
15. How did you find Calorie Count? looking up calorie count of an orange
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  that's about it 

Hey United!! What a great idea! :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): defrog3

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: defrog or Denise (or De-Nice if you're feelin' a little hip hop)

3. Age & Sex: 33 (for now) and Female

4. General Location:  New York City Metro area

5. Married? Single? Married for 8 months!

6. Kids? Furbabies?  Not yet on the kids, thank goodness!  We have one cat, Sylvester (yes, he looks like the cartoon kitty!)

7. Favorite color?  Blue

8. Favorite movie?  Too many--Dr. Zhivago is waaaay up there, but I also like Star Wars.  We just saw the 40-year Old Virgin--that was hysterical!

9. Hobbies?  Gardening, biking, reading, studying (CFA), cooking, traveling, languages--what isn't there to do?!

10. Favorite Snack?  I've been munchin' on Baby Cut Carrots a lot lately.

11. Favorite Beverage?  My fav' low-cal beer is Beck's Light.  I've given up my morning coffee in favor of a protein shake. yay me!

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  My job is very sedentary, and I work very long hours

13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  Technically, 135 lbs, but heck, I'd be happy to get back into the 140s.  My short term goal is to bike 60 miles in October's MS Bike Tour in NYC--riding through the Lincoln Tunnel traffic-free!

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Laundry.  Hubby is kind enough to do it!

15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Looking for calories in a rainbow roll.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm soooo happy to have found this site!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Finewine58

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Finewine, Josh, P-Winny, JDub...whatever, I don't really care.

3. Age & Sex: 23 (until July) and Male.

4. General Location:  Bloomsburg, PA.

5. Married? Single? Single as can be.

6. Kids? Furbabies?  No to both (thank god).  None planned anytime soon either.  But I do have a cat.

7. Favorite color?  Blue, Silver, Black.

8. Favorite movie?  Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Baseketball, Monty Python, anything Kevin Smith.

9. Hobbies?  Video games, just started jogging and I love it, minigolf, bowling.

10. Favorite Snack?  Quakes, yogurt, kashi granola bars, haribo gold bears :)

11. Favorite Beverage?  Iced tea with lemon.  Or iced coffee...or minute maid valencia orange soda (which I havent had in 6 months, cause they don't make a diet)

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  My father's horrible cooking habits and my own lack of motivation.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  175 lbs...if I'm not happy there I'll go lower.  Actually, any weight as long as my gut is gone!

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Dishes, vacuuming, laundry.

15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Internet searches for caloric info!!

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I like to pinch.

I am so calling you P-Winny from now on.  :)

nah, i like JDub, it sounds like a car. P Winny is winnie the Pooh's gang name :)

That's what makes it so funny.  It's like gangster gone really, really wrong.  :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):laurielaurie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Laurie/Laur
3. Age & Sex: 38 and definitely female!
4. General Location:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
5. Married? Single?Happily divorced & single!
6. Kids? Furbabies?Two gorgeous girls, 10 & 12, many furbabies!
7. Favorite color?Right now, soft lilac!
8. Favorite movie?Brigadoon/Terminator 2
9. Hobbies?Camping, cooking, health research
10. Favorite Snack?Cereal
11. Favorite Beverage?Diet Pepsi (cringing from Poohb)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?Damaged back
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?Just want to feel good.  :o)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Washing floors!!!!
15. How did you find Calorie Count?Search engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I hope everyone can focus on why we're here....and leave everything else by the wayside.  Let's not stand in the way of our own success.  :o)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):flamel - no, I'm not named for Nicolas Flamel the alchemist (made famous by the first Harry Potter book) but for Jean Flamel the calligrapher.


2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:flamel or Steve.


3. Age & Sex: 48, male.


4. General Location:Calgary, Canada.


5. Married? Single? single.


6. Kids? Furbabies? one black kittycat.


7. Favorite color? navy.


8. Favorite movie? Mean Girls, 50 First Dates, the Harry Potter series (yes, I'm a fan! It's a coincidence!).


9. Hobbies? geeking, obviously (an old term for communicating by computer, because who but a geek would spend all that time at a keyboard?), reading (mostly fantasy), meditating from time to time.


10. Favorite Snack? really good cheese (cheddar or brie), expensive dark chocolate. think I might have to cut back!


11. Favorite Beverage? Really good espresso. I find it so seldom that I rarely order espresso.


12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?smoking relapses, having bad weather interrupt my exercise (walking).


13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 155 lb. How many stones is that? it's 60 pounds lighter than I am now and a good BMI.


14. Least Favorite Household Chore?cleaning up after the kitty and her delicate stomach.


15. How did you find Calorie Count?I googled "beef liver" "saturated fat" and voila! data on liver - it wasn't as fatty as mom led me to believe but it had a killer amount of cholesterol. Then I got hooked on CC...


16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Peter Jackson RUINED Lord of the Rings! 

flamel 155 pounds = 11.0714286 stone (1 stone = 14 pounds)