**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): Kina253
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kina
3. Age & Sex: 23, female
4. General Location: Seattle
5. Married? Single? In a relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids yet, in a couple years though
7. Favorite color? Tan?
8. Favorite movie? Gosh- let's see, The Best Man, or um Tyler Perry clicks
9. Hobbies? ugh, cooking
10. Favorite Snack? Don't laugh... bacon
11. Favorite Beverage? Really though - water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? again bacon - and lack of excercise time
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? - 150 #, which actually previously had me in a size 4, so around 150 is good. Size 4 may be too small to be again.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? - mopping the bathroom floor

15. How did you find Calorie Count?- can't recall it's been a long time
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? - Add me as a friend, I'm a great cheerleader! ??????????????? ?????

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): jbsomo777
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jb
3. Age & Sex: female, 28
4. General Location: SD
5. Married? Single? Happily married
6. Kids? Furbabies? two wonderful boys
7. Favorite color? pink, today.
8. Favorite movie? You've Got Mail
9. Hobbies? my children
10. Favorite Snack? Banana, no I lied CHOCOLATE
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  MYSELF
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130 lbs / great shape
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? TOILET CLEANING
15. How did you find Calorie Count? By accident- glad I did though
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?I'm ready to kick a few pounds

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  kellygrl5
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: kellygrl, kelly        3. Age & Sex:  42/Female 
4. General Location:  Colorado
5. Married? Single?  Married just over half my life! ;c) 
6. Kids? Furbabies?  3 kids, 2 dogs (lab & aussie)
7. Favorite color?  I like most shades of red
8. Favorite movie?  Crossing Delancey
9. Hobbies?  Gardening, reading, web design, digital photography... ??
10. Favorite Snack?  Apples
11. Favorite Beverage?  Water (I know... ZzZzZz)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  My sweet tooth.      &nb sp;    13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  140 lbs. & able to run/jog for more than 10 minutes at a time.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Ironing
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  I stumbled on it while searching for the amount of calories in the lunch I'd just eaten.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'm looking foward to feeling comfortable in my own skin again.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):progressnotperfection
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: My real nick name is Mickey
3. Age & Sex: I'm 38 (feel like i'm 25 most days) and i love se  ohhhh :-( female
4. General Location: Massachusetts
5. Married? Single? I live with my B/f
6. Kids? Furbabies? I have an 11 YO boy a 10 yo cockapoo and an 8 yo choc lab
7. Favorite color?  Red
8. Favorite movie?  I love all kinds ... to many to list
9. Hobbies?  fishing / watching the Pats / working in my yard
10. Favorite Snack? Ice cream at night while watching TV
11. Favorite Beverage?  Coffee from Dunkin Donuts
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  My internal dialog (exhausting)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  120 ish and be able to so pretty much anything w/o getting winded or being to big.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Vaccuming
15. How did you find Calorie Count? thru e-diets i think
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I've been enjoying the site alot. 

. Calorie Count Name (user id): elagain

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: elagain, or Ellen

3. Age & Sex:  just hit 44 -- female
4. General Location: SE Massachusetts, USA

5. Married? Single? Newlywed! (I?m saying that till our 1st anniversary this August ;O)
6. Kids? Furbabies? A 15 yr old stepdaughter and a 18 yr old stepson and my 6 month old golden retriever puppy Georgia

7. Favorite color?  All shades of blue
8. Favorite movie? I am a movie-a-holic -- the list would be TOO long

9. Hobbies? We live near the beach and have a 23? sport fishing boat (I should say my husband has a boat!) so lots of time spent in, near or on the water in the warmer months.  Movies are a huge hobby for me, although I watch less now that I have a family and a workout program to keep up with.  I did however introduce ?Sunday Family Movie Night? to them and we all enjoy having dinner and watching whatever I picked out for us that week!  Playing and training my puppy Georgia.  Family, friends, socializing, happy hour and talking!

10. Favorite Snack? m&m?s, popcorn, nachos and dip, any warm gooey dips w/ something crunchie, I like just about everything!   And, when I loose the weight I can enjoy snacks again ? in moderation!

11. Favorite Beverage? Vodka Gimlet LOL! Grape Fruit 20, Dt. Root beer

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Getting my fat butt moving and not splurging too much on the weekends.  I?m my biggest obstacle.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? My start weight on March 2, 2007 was 170, I?m at 165 today and my goal is to get to 140 by the end of July.  I?m doing 1200 calories weekdays and a tad more on the weekends.  I?m also working out w/ a personal trainer 2 days a week and trying for 3-4 more days on my own.  I want to make working out a part of my life 4-5 x a week once I reach my goal and continuing to eat a healthy, low cal diet on weekdays, and keep splurging to a minimum on weekends.  

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  All of them.  

15. How did you find Calorie Count? I googled Jan of last year for the calorie count of a food and found C-C.  I was in weight watchers at the time trying to loose for my wedding.  My recent motivation began in April and recently I?ve dedicated myself to being active on this site to keep me motivated and learn new tools.  This is the best site EVER!  I?ve learned more here in the past week than in 6 months of Weight Watchers (not knocking WW, just saying?). 

 

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I want to share a HUGE THANK YOU!  I?ve begun telling friends and family about how terrific C-C is -- so if you get a big rise in members, blame me ;O)  

 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mina_ann
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Mina  
3. Age & Sex: 26, F
4. General Location: Portland, Oregon  
5. Married? Single? in a relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? neither, would love to have a dog, someday...
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? hrm nothign pops into mind for the moment
9. Hobbies? walking, people watching, skiing, swimming, sewing, piano, yoga...
10. Favorite Snack? currently - red grapes - have to count those though...
11. Favorite Beverage? tea - it gets me through the afternoons
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? losing fat is difficult. i've varried between 140 & 150 since college, I love me at 140, but am uncomfortable over 145. ideally I'd like reach 135, bmi of 22. losing is hard to do.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? feel good about my body
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'm getting back on the wagon! every time i stop paying attention to what i eat/activity i gain weight, this needs to be and is going to be an always on, lifelong commitment.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): StubChub.
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: StubChub.
3. Age & Sex: 18, female.
4. General Location: Canada.
5. Married? Single? Married.
6. Kids? Furbabies? Nuh uh.
7. Favorite color? Dark red? Dark brown? Rusty orange?
8. Favorite movie? Too hard! Old stuff, black and whites.
9. Hobbies? Useless trivia, reading, writing...
10. Favorite Snack?  Dunno. Too many good foods.
11. Favorite Beverage? Orange juice! (/Soy milk.)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Working in a fast food restaurant... Subway, but still.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To get down to my goal weight of 115.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Vacuuming.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've been on diets before, but have never had anybody to keep me in check. My family is all overweight by a significant amount, and I desperately don't want to end up like them! But, I have nobody that I'm comfortable "dieting with" and always shrugged it off after a while. I recently got married, and just long to shed some of the weight that I'm carrying around extra so that I can feel more comfortable about myself and more energetic and healthy- especially around my super-fit and super-trim husband. I hope this site can help out!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): boo78
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: boo, sharon
3. Age & Sex: 28, F
4. General Location: Scotland
5. Married? Single?  Living with boyfriend for past year and half, together 2 and half years.
6. Kids? Furbabies? nope
7. Favorite color? Green, though going by my clothes black!
8. Favorite movie? Oh now you're asking!! Love too many to choose favourite
9. Hobbies? reading, walking, exercising (yes really!) films
10. Favorite Snack? varies depending on mood. Chocolate is always a fav but I get small bars so it's not too bad
11. Favorite Beverage? Red wine, ice cold gin and diet tonic, water, coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Getting distracted by other things going on in my life
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To get to 12 stone (168) from 15 (210). Also to be more healthy and feel fit like I used to.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning bathroom (but really who likes that!?)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? checking out the calorie count of a creme egg last easter - yes that's right I have been hanging around vaguely trying to measure calories since then!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm glad I've finally taken the step to start getting involved in the forums etc of the site. Like I said above I've been logging in to not much effect for quite a while and I think the supportive atmosphere is going to help me get focussed. Here's hoping anyway!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): lola234
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Laura, lola
3. Age & Sex: 27, F
4. General Location: canada
5. Married? Single? In relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? none
7. Favorite color? Green, and brown
8. Favorite movie? lots...too many really
9. Hobbies? shopping, cooking, reading spending time with bf and other friends.
10. Favorite Snack? Chips, but lately air popped popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? nonfat  extra hot latte sweetened with honey.  or chai, but it has to be from india or its no good to me!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? chips, and getting motivated to get the gym...and my boyfriend.  i tend to eat when he eats and hes a major snacker...
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? as per my profile.  i would like to hit 170 and then see how that is for me, and if I'm not happy, I will set a new goal.  currently 194.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? folding laundry...my how that gets away on me
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was looking for the calories of something....I can't even remember what, but i stumbled upon this site and I love it......
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? not right now......!  have a good day and good luck to everyone here....

. Calorie Count Name (user id):Dan42TN

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Dan or Daniel
3. Age & Sex: 42
4. General Location:TN
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?Yes,
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Citizen Kaine
9. Hobbies? Sports all kinds
10. Favorite Snack? don't really snack alot, snickers maybe..
11. Favorite Beverage? Love Dt. Dr. Pepper..
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Losing weight.. Duhh..
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'd like to get down to 190..
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? windows...
15. How did you find Calorie Count? totally by accident..
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Well, I think a woman should have some meat on her bones, should jiggle a bit.. I find a woman with a big butt very attractive.... women I have dated tell me I must be one in a million.. I guess because I like that, and I'm a good cook.. :) and other things  too.. :)



 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Smadison
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Sherri
3. Age & Sex: 44/F
4. General Location:Arizona
5. Married? Single?Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?one here one in heaven and lots of pets
7. Favorite color?green
8. Favorite movie?lots have to think on that one awhil
9. Hobbies?not really..weight loss!
10. Favorite Snack? soy chips and salsa
11. Favorite Beverage? diet coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? focus
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 80 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? everything
15. How did you find Calorie Count? waight watchers web site
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? glad to be here.  This is it for me.  I have decided that I am done starting and stopping.  I've started and all thats left is a pause but not a stop.

Well I am a new member and here is my intro to this great site. Anyone can send me messages or save me as a friend. I hope to be here for a long time getting my eating into perfect order.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Steveo1959
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Steveo, Steve
3. Age & Sex: 48 M
4. General Location: Ontario Canada
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kids... what is a furbaby?
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? too many to choose from but the first to enter my head is "The Usual Suspects"
9. Hobbies? Woodworking, Astronomy, Surfing the Web and many more
10. Favorite Snack? hmmm not much of a snack person
11. Favorite Beverage? Coke... and yes I am breaking this habit :(
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Forming a consistent habit of eating healthy
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? currently at 220 and want to get to 180 and then add muscle mass
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? emptying rat traps from under the bed...just kidding ;)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? A web search for calorie counters
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): icestarr187
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: starr
3. Age & Sex: 22 female
4. General Location: minnesota
5. Married? Single? not married but living with my boyfriend for 2 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? a 2 1/2 year old son
7. Favorite color? orange and pink
8. Favorite movie? the notebook
9. Hobbies? playing with my son and walks to the park
10. Favorite Snack? beef jerkey until yeaterday at the beginning of my diet now it is bananas yah!!
11. Favorite Beverage? well it was mt dew till yeaterday now it is evian water and diet rite
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? trying to eat healthy without splurging with my everyone else around me is eating fast food and steaks
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? now i am 6ft 1 in at 236 and i would like to be 166 by sept.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? any of them i hate cleaning but i am a very orginization freak
15. How did you find Calorie Count? thru a bmi web site
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I was at an ok weight of about 170 when after i had my son in 04 then i moved to mn and the pounds just kept on comming and then i have had 2 surgerys in the last 6 months and they havent helped but now im gonna get back down to a good weight!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): reloaded
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: reloaded
3. Age & Sex: 26 F
4. General Location: St. Louis, MO
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Abell my 8 year old rottie
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie? Boondock Saints
9. Hobbies? Movies, Photography
10. Favorite Snack? Fruit Salad
11. Favorite Beverage? Green Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My Hubby
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Start weight 153/Goal 105 I'm 5'0''
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? googled for calories in an apple
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've dropped the weight before in a very unhealthy way and gained it all back. I want to do things right this time and avoid slipping into old habits.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): jess_roelke
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jessica or Jess
3. Age & Sex:   almost 22, female
4. General Location: Madison WI
5. Married? Single? in a relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? would like kids
7. Favorite color? sky blue
8. Favorite movie? Lord of the Rings trilogy
9. Hobbies? biking, swimming, reading, philosophizing, baking, gardening, taveling
10. Favorite Snack? double stuff oreos
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my sweet tooth that comes out whenever I start to try to loose weight
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to be back to 124lbs but not be anorexic again
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? vaccuming
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google.com
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have Epilepsy (controlled for the past year), and have had anorexia (down to 104lbs)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): tjbeck
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Joanne
3. Age & Sex:  47 Female
4. General Location: Stroudsburg, PA
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 girl, 1 dog, 1 cat
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Overboard
9. Hobbies? Playing games on computer, reading
10. Favorite Snack? Chips and dip
11. Favorite Beverage? Margarita's
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Pure Laziness
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 15 lbs by end of June
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? All of them
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking for calories
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  red35
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: red35
3. Age & Sex: 35, female
4. General Location: AZ
5. Married? Single? Married, 14 yrs
6. Kids? Furbabies?  1 wonderful son, 10 going on 18
7. Favorite color?  all shades of brown
8. Favorite movie? hhhhmmmm how can I pick just one?!
9. Hobbies?  Camping, fishing, hanging with the family.
10. Favorite Snack? chips and salsa or guacamole
11. Favorite Beverage? white chocolate mocha or iced tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  determination
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  ugh, losing 120 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? all of 'em.
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  stumbled upon it.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? doc put me on Meridia.  Not sure how I feel about it, but if it helps....  Feel like between that and this tool, how can I fail.  I am so glad to have also found this site.  I look forward to all the comradery.  Have read quite a few posts and love this place already.  Diggin' in for the long haul....  

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):    kimmiez35
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:    Kimmie
3. Age & Sex:    36 F
4. General Location:    Suburbs of Chicago
5. Married? Single?    Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?   3 teen girls and a baby girl
7. Favorite color?    purple
8. Favorite movie?   Forest Gump
9. Hobbies?      Gardening
10. Favorite Snack?     Chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage?    Pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?    Pepsi
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?    Lose 30 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?   Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count?    Yahoo Search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?    I've never dieted before and after day one this is going to be difficult.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Kaddy
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Kaddy
3. Age & Sex:  35 F
4. General Location: BC, Canada
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 (verrrry cute, golden locked girl, red head freckled baby boy, and pouty lipped 2cool4skool 12 yr. old and one bad cat, all blue eyes...except the cat, ow that hurt.
7. Favorite color? Yuck! What is with all the purple on this web site! Gross! Blues and greens all the way.
8. Favorite movie? Cold Mountain...the best! The Holiday is pretty good too, it's new, gotta like that Jude Law, when he's not being a skirt chasing geek.
9. Hobbies? Reading the hundreds of books I want to get to, being on the internet when I should be doing that, and running. I like to sew but I suck at it so try to only do it to save $ on alterations... this is way to much info...isn't it?
10. Favorite Snack? Smoked oysters on crackers with good cheese and pickles... or nachos...yea, real low cal.
11. Favorite Beverage? Water to live, duh. Wine if I'm having fun. No pop...it's the absolute worst thing you could ever do to your body.  I like soy latte's allot too.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? A down swing in my bi-polar, usually triggered by my even more crazy extended family.  It makes me lay around and get fat.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lately my meds are great! So I'm about 116lbs. and just want to keep running regularly, making time for it atleast twice a week and hopefully get up to a 10k this summer, if not just keep running and eat healthy, I'm getting older and need to repair aging as it happens with good food too.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? All...dishes and vaccume.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking up a recipe that I didn't find on here either, but the words came up on this web page, so I clicked it out of curiousity, (all bran bars, anyone?)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

• Calorie Count Name (user id): MissCynthiaBell
  
• Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Cynthia
  
• Age & Sex: 17/F
  
• General Location: San Diego, CA
  
• Married? Single? Definately single!
  
• Kids? Furbabies? No kids, yet. I have two younger sisters though. :) 2 pet lizards, they are weird.
  
• Favorite color? Black, green and most others.
  
• Favorite movie? Legally Blonde, The Devil Wears Prada, Hairspray, etc. (What can I say, I love chick flicks!)
  
• Hobbies? Hanging out with friends, reading, partying, etc.
  
• Favorite Snack? I love me some trail mix or Frosted Mini Wheats!
  
• Favorite Beverage? Nothing better than water! But iced tea, milk and Diet Coke are good too.
  
• Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Laziness, sometimes I'm just not driven to work out or make healthy eating choices.
  
• Weight/Fitness Goal? My weight goal is 119 (I'm 126 now) and my fitness goal would be to be able to run a half-marathon this summer.
  
• Least Favorite Household Chore? I think all chores are a bummer, but I really hate cleaning my bathroom.
  
• How did you find Calorie Count? Google.com!
  
• Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm so happy I'm not the only one out there that likes to eat healthy and count calories! All my friends think I'm a nut! Hahaha.