**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 ;) 

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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): Lynndsee
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Lynndsee
3. Age & Sex: 19 female
4. General Location: charleston
5. Married? Single? dating adam for almost a year now!
6. Kids? Furbabies? no kids yet but i have a kitty at home named stormie she is the cutest little cat ever!
7. Favorite color? Green!!!!
8. Favorite movie? this is hard! i love movies, i like pretty much al disney movies because im just a kid at heart, and i love anything with denzel washington in it because he is just a phenomenal actor
9. Hobbies? I play rugby for the CofC womens rugby team which is amazing! i also love to read mystery/romance/comedy.
10. Favorite Snack? cheese its....but now im working on changing that to oranges
11. Favorite Beverage? dasani strawberry water...seriously i think im addicted
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? No one supporting me, and being on a college meal plan.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 140lbs/ able to run at least 3 miles without stopping....im at two right now
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning out the catbox
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Im really looking for some support in my life style change and if anyone has AIM and doesnt mind me bothering them that would be great. also if anyone wants to bother me that is fine too. chrlstn2010 is my screenname just tell me who you are when you IM me.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):clp1974
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:clp
3. Age & Sex: 33 female
4. General Location: Missouri
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids, hamster and bird
7. Favorite color? blue, burgandy
8. Favorite movie? You've got mail/ sleepless in seattle/pretty woman
9. Hobbies?working out/ playing with kids
10. Favorite Snack?pizza & anything chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage?Starbucks caffe Mocha with no whip/skim milk & extra shot expresso

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? so tired all the time and not enough hours in the day
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? currently 129 - goal 120
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Heard about it on news
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? This isn't as easy as when I was younger.

. Calorie Count Name (user id): suger-n-spice
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: sugar
3. Age & Sex: 31 (girlie girl)
4. General Location: salt lake, utah
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 kids and 1 dog
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? Sabrina
9. Hobbies? Cake decorating, reading, playing violin
10. Favorite Snack? anything CHOCOLATE
11. Favorite Beverage? diet dr pepper
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? same as clp to much work to do not enough sleep.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?now 189 goal 139 (moan)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? on runners.com
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm exicted to start something new

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): dnice24
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: dee
3. Age & Sex: 43 & Female
4. General Location: Northeast
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 preschoolder
7. Favorite color? none really
8. Favorite movie? none really
9. Hobbies? who has time
10. Favorite Snack? not for me
11. Favorite Beverage? wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? lack of time and energy
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 15 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? about.com
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i work full time and have a 3 hour round trip commute which really limits my time

1. ibomoonshadow
2. Adrienne
3. 53, female
4. Montreal, Canada
5. Divorced
6. I have one daughter, aged 24, and her boyfriend, same age, living in the basement, and with no intention of moving out until they win the lottery and can buy a house (or someone buys one for them).  There are also three cats living in the house.  They are all strays who kept showing up on my doorstep, until I took them in. It's sort of the same story as with my daughter and her boyfriend; and even though they all hate eachother, they too have no intention of leaving.  There's a fourth cat out there, but I just discovered that he belongs to one of my neighbours, and has no reason to look so hungry and pitiful on the front step.
7. Favorite color? Yellow
8. Favorite movie? Hmm, Blue Velvet, and some of the other David Lynch movies, but apparently that's not a good sign
9. Hobbies? Re-enacting. historical research, antique dolls, museums. books. sewing, architecture, camping, snow
10. Favorite Snack? Don't go there, I'm trying to lose weight!
11. Favorite Beverage? water, coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? The favorite snack (shsh....  it's chocolate ice cream)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 145lbs, to bring my blood pressure down and to improve my arthritis symptoms
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  All of them, but I have to do it anyway
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking for weight loss help on Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? This looks like a wonderful place to lose weight.  I love the tools the site provides.  It's so much easier to keep track of what I eat by entering stuff into the food log; and having the calories pop up immediately really makes you aware of your food intake.  Thanks!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):ilovechefwilliam
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: ilovechefwilliam
3. Age & Sex: 27 Female
4. General Location: Irving, Texas
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 dogs and a bird hoping to be pregnant soon
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie? Labryinth (the original)
9. Hobbies? Girl Scouts.. and many other things
10. Favorite Snack? ice cream.. any type of chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? diet dr. pepper.. even better if caffiene free
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My Executive Chef Husband
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 30 pounds by June
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? none
15. How did you find Calorie Count? myspace friend
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have PCOS.. so I am always looking for more buddies

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): MinBin
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Emma, or Mins or MinBin
3. Age & Sex: 19, female
4. General Location: Bolton, UK
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? One doggie - Bobby
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Silence of The Lambs
9. Hobbies? Psychology, photography, mini's, driving, music, films
10. Favorite Snack? Greenbeans
11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Mood
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Currently 154lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Anything
15. How did you find Calorie Count? It was given to me to use for a Biopsychology project
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Anything you want to know

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): gammas
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: gamma is okay
3. Age & Sex:        ; 54       Female
4. General Location:  Odessa Tx   West Tx
5. Married? Single?   Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  2 daughters    3 grandsons  1 granddaughter
7. Favorite color?       yellow
8. Favorite movie?   Old movies
9. Hobbies?  Trying to sew and bowling
10. Favorite Snack?  chips   (bad)
11. Favorite Beverage?  diet coke and tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  eating right
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?   150lbs to look and feel good. To shop in smaller size department
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking on google for weight lost sites.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Glad I found this site

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): babyangie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: angie
3. Age & Sex: 24/F
4. General Location:  CO  
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 dogs
7. Favorite color? Black/Light blue/White/Pink
8. Favorite movie? Classics and some romance
9. Hobbies? Cook/Read and what not.  Just way too many
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Izze
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Exercise
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130lb is goal
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google is your friend!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? <3 Jules/HK/Canadianchick/Bigtwinkie

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): poke-a-nose
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kristy or poke-a-nose
3. Age & Sex: 28 / F
4. General Location: FL (for now)
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 boy
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Contact
9. Hobbies? Programming, music, etc.
10. Favorite Snack? Peanut Butter
11. Favorite Beverage? Milk
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? PCOS, anti-exercise
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To get down to 170 lbs, at least.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dusting?
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Search Engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Looking forward to sharing tips and meeting new folk!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): stokesreagan
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Reagan
3. Age & Sex: 22, Female
4. General Location: Southern Virginia
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 son
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? Breakfast at Tiffany's
9. Hobbies? Reading, Writing, Crocheting
10. Favorite Snack? Strawberries
11. Favorite Beverage? Southern sweet tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Full-time job
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 37 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? MSN
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? This is by far the best weight-loss website I've found to date!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Smez711
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Shelli
3. Age & Sex: 25, Femail
4. General Location: Illinois
5. Married? Single? Dating the same guy for 6 years, now, waiting any day for the ring!!
6. Kids? Furbabies? No, but someday!
7. Favorite color? Purple and Green
8. Favorite movie? Titanic and Disney's Robin Hood
9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking, Softball
10. Favorite Snack? Way too many to list!
11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Eating right and exercising
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 140 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing the kitchen floor
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My boss went to a seminar and shared the information with me.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Good Luck to everyone!! I know I'm always looking for some good motivation, so I hope I can find some here on this site!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):tweet
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:tweet
3. Age & Sex: 38/f
4. General Location:Ontario/Canada
5. Married? Single?Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?3 kids, 20,14&12
7. Favorite color?red
8. Favorite movie?The Wizard of Oz & Young Guns 2
9. Hobbies?Work, Work, Work
10. Favorite Snack? Popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage?Diet Pepsi or Green Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?Being Fat
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?150 by November 30th
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count?online search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I love to meet new friends and I hope I can meet some interesting people on here. I can use all the support I can get!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Gret9717
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Gretchen's fine!
3. Age & Sex:  25, Female
4. General Location:  Coastal Georgia
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  4 1/2 year old daughter
7. Favorite color?  grey, pink
8. Favorite movie?  too many to name...
9. Hobbies?  dancing, singing, doing girly things with my daughter
10. Favorite Snack?  things that are bad for me =(  But I also love fresh summer fruit & smoothies. Yum!
11. Favorite Beverage?  ice cold lemon water, coffee, sweet tea (bad, I know!)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Southern cooking! Looove Paula Deen- she's from Savannah!!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Getting back to pre-pregnancy weight/shape!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? All of them!! Maybe changing kitty litter... yuck-o!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? just happened upon!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Not at the moment! But I'm looking forward to utilizing the site! Seems wonderfully informational!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Erica200 (ATL Gurl)
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: ATL Gurl
3. Age & Sex: 29 & Female
4. General Location: Just relocated to Georgia from Fla
5. Married? Single?  Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 kids
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie?  40yo Virgin
9. Hobbies?  Singing, dancing
10. Favorite Snack? sweets
11. Favorite Beverage? sweet tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Finding the energy to exercise
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  I'd be happy as a short goal to get to 200lbs but over all i'd like to be like 150-160 but toned
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? folding clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? umm on MSN

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): atomgirl 
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: ag 
3. Age & Sex: 37F
4. General Location:FL
5. Married? Single?Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 0
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie? Forrest Gump
9. Hobbies? Photography, art, tennis, cocktails  
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate chip cookies 
11. Favorite Beverage? Lemonade, cocktails?
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Self-defeatism 
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 138 to 115
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Great to meet you all. I find this site and the visitors totally inspiring!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): knarik
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Lucy
3. Age & Sex: 18.5 female
4. General Location: West hollywood
5. Married? Single? In a relationship :)
6. Kids? Furbabies?noo!!
7. Favorite color? ooh i love them all
8. Favorite movie? SO MANY. I heart huckabees is my fav right now.
9. Hobbies? Longboarding (skating), frisbee! going to the beach, laughing, collecting records, MUSIC in general, good books, existentialism
10. Favorite Snack? rice cakes. cinnamon almonds
11. Favorite Beverage? water, horchata, or this iced apricot ceylone tea latte i make at my work
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Pastries, mexican food, chocolate bars, everything. being discouraged when I look at all the other smaller girls than I
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130 by may 1
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Taking the trash out/doing laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google.com
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? TIPS ALWYAS NEEDED

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): thea8

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

3. Age & Sex: 18 female

4. General Location: new england

5. Married? Single? in a relationship for 3 years give or take

6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 cats

7. Favorite color? red and green and grey and gold

8. Favorite movie? gosh. there are a lot. i really like old movies, espeically one with jimmy stewart. pans labrynth was AMAZING

9. Hobbies? riding my bike, cooking, making art, getting dressed up, traveling, camping, dancing dancing dancing!

10. Favorite Snack? ever since i was a baby, i have been crazy for vegetables, and my organic loving family has a hard time affording my demands. on the other hand, i love chocolate more than life itself, and easily make up for any healthy vegetable eating i might do with sweets.

11. Favorite Beverage? black tea with milk.

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? chocolate and winter

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 115

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning up after my lazy sister

15. How did you find Calorie Count? i cant remember...i was probably googling the calorie content of some food so i could add it up myself, the old fashioned way.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i cant stop reaping the benefits of this website, but i feel like the amount of time i spend looking at it cant be good for my weight loss goal. hopefully the novelty will wear off! i am applying to colleges now, hope i get into the ones i applied to, want to go schoool in the city, (ny).

1. Calorie Count name: Niccole-Abel
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Nicci
3. Age & Sex:  28 F
4. General Location:NewHampshire
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 girls, 1 hubby ,1 kitty and a fish
7. Favorite color? teal and purple but wear black
8. Favorite movie? dirty dancing and grease
9. Hobbies? tons of crafts, gazelle, surfin the net
10. Favorite Snack? old -pretzel w/cream cheese   new- raw veg. w/ fat free cream cheese
11. Favorite Beverage? mango ice tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? hubby he eats everything and stays the same and buys cookies and cupcakes
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 120lbs. thats right in the middle of my ideal
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? putting laundry away after  its clean
15. How did you find Calorie Count? by accident
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? this site is great had 3 friends join 

thea8...

i saw your response in another forum about gutting houses in NOLA. do yu have any advice on how to do that? i think i'd really love to go try it. do they have housing for volunteers?