**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): ruthykay
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: ruthykay
3. Age & Sex: 22, female4. General Location: St. Paul, Minnesota  5. Married? Single? Married

6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids, but I can't wait to have some! I come from a large family (9 kids) and my husband's family is even bigger (12), so I've got plenty of neices and nephews and cousins to play around with. None in the area though... Also have 2 dogs, Chet and Cookie. They aren't living with us at the moment either, because our apartment isn't big enough... :(

7. Favorite color? All of them, but I find myself where alot of blue...

8. Favorite movie? Wild Hogs... (is that what its called?) super funny... lol funny...

9. Hobbies? scrapbooking, and now trying to count calories and stay in shape!

10. Favorite Snack? fruit of any kind. yum!

11. Favorite Beverage? Milk... I also love Sobe Green Tea. Or Dr. Pepper.

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Staying motivated.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I want to be 130 lbs by my next birthday (Nov. 10th), and also run Grandma's Marathon in June of 2008

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes. Or scrubbing the toilet. Or laundry.

15. How did you find Calorie Count? I did a google search...

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Just a quote:

When you think you can't go any farther, GO FARTHER!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): e1ys3
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Elyse
3. Age & Sex: 19, Female (20 in August!)
4. General Location: Tallahassee, FL (FSU)
5. Married? Single? Taken by the greatest boyfriend a girl could ask for.
6. Kids? Furbabies? NOPE!
7. Favorite color? Green :-)
8. Favorite movie? Forrest Gump, Grandma's Boy
9. Hobbies? Working out, going to the beach while I can, studying...
10. Favorite Snack? Apples
11. Favorite Beverage? WATER
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Working out... I can manage the eating right part of it all but getting to the gym is hard sometimes
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130 by August 27th... my birthday!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I don't mind chores.. lol
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I can't remember... but i'm sure glad I did :-)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

QUOTE:

"You save yourself. Or you remain unsaved." -Alice Sebold

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Viviane_Lake
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: H
3. Age & Sex: female 50
4. General Location: south west UK
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? two grown children one at home + an 'adopted' adult at home - one rescued feral cat three sighthounds all rescues
7. Favorite color? used to be black now I am unsure think it might be teal
8. Favorite movie? killing fields
9. Hobbies? crafts reading dog walking
10. Favorite Snack? dont have one - trying to give up the old favourites
11. Favorite Beverage? ummmm I should say water but lets stick with diet soda
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? the weekends
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? unsure of exact goal but junder 130 would be good
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? ANY house work - but windows are top of the list
15. How did you find Calorie Count? not sure - google I think
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Love yourself no matter what - if you dont others cant

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Hopeful31
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Dani
3. Age & Sex:  31/ F
4. General Location: Midwest, USA
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 daughter & 2 dogs
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Ever After (I love the fairtales)
9. Hobbies? Stain glass
10. Favorite Snack? Popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? Sprite
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? stress eating
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to get down to 130lbs (but i be ok with 150lbs)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google

luvmyboy

amy

31/f

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Married

1     son,      2 dogs andfish

pink or  green

A time to kill

Running  

popcorn

diet grapfruit pop

binging at night

i am     125-130  down to       120lb but  happy    & nbsp;  125

i love  to  clean &nbs p;if  i  have   to  choose  laundry

by chance

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): ciosa1020
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Ciosa
3. Age & Sex: 32/F
4. General Location: Texas
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 year old daughter, 2 year old English Bulldog, 2 year old red eared slider turtle
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? My Fair Lady, Gladiator, the Patriot, the Last Samurai, Wedding Planner.
9. Hobbies? quilt, scrap, hike, draw, paint, penpals all over the world.
10. Favorite Snack? popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? stress
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 25 +/- #'s; tight stomach
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? been here before
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm really hoping to find friends on here for support.  People with things in common with me as well as those who are opened minded and respectful with other views. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  dsdumpling
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Dawn
3. Age & Sex:   48/female
4. General Location:  Slower, lower Delaware
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  2 adult daughters, 1 grandson, 1 Norwegian Elkhound, 1 husband ;)
7. Favorite color?  Red - is there any other color?
8. Favorite movie?  Gone with the Wind
9. Hobbies?  Beading, painting, reading
10. Favorite Snack?  Anything chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage?  Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Willpower
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  Lose 40 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Cleaning of any kind
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  I was looking for the calorie count of an item, found this place and decided to join and really get started with my diet.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?   I'm glad I found this site.    Posting each day my food/drink intake is making me accountable for my weight gain/loss. 

I'm retiring the end of July.  My husband and I are going away the month of August to the Southwest.  I'd love to be able to get back into my summer clothes from last year.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): skinnyjordan(what I want to be!!)
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:jordan or sn.
3. Age & Sex: 16 and female
4. General Location: Germany(ima brat!)
5. Married? Single?: I'm not married, way to young, but I have a bf whose way to skinny for his own good lol(135 and 5'10')
6. Kids? Furbabies? My dog Bear.
7. Favorite color? black or red/
8. Favorite movie? crazy/beautiful or the lost boys
9. Hobbies? reading, computer, drawing.
10. Favorite Snack? im starting to like those 100 calorie packs.
11. Favorite Beverage? energy drinks. or water.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Goal is 130. That will make a total 100lb lost.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Folding Clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Wanna know anything else dont be afraid to ask!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): harborgirl11
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: harborgirl
3. Age & Sex:  34, Female
4. General Location: Florida
5. Married? Single? Divorced 12 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? Boy 14 & two cats
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Pretty Woman. lame I know, still a fav
9. Hobbies? Hanging with my son
10. Favorite Snack? Quaker cinnamon minis
11. Favorite Beverage? Izze Apple & H2O
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? commitment
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Started at 192, now 149, Goal 135
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Mowing lawn
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Web
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Losing weight has been easier than I thought it would be. I wish I would have done something sooner. Don't get me wrong. There are moments when I want to rip someones head off. But the moment passes.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): imnospringchicken
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Betsy
3. Age & Sex: 28 yr old female
4. General Location: Northern Minnesota
5. Married? Single? Divorced, now committed
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 dogs-a 1/2 dane & 1/2 choc. lab and a doxie.  Also a bearded dragon.  Do plants count?  I've got lots of those. 
7. Favorite color? Gray
8. Favorite movie? Harold & Maude (how can you not love Maude?)
9. Hobbies? Reading, sleeping, tending to houseplants
10. Favorite Snack? Salty snacks
11. Favorite Beverage? I don't have one
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Trying to find motivation and energy
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  To lose almost 80 pounds, I am down 13
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Surfing the net
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? This is my first day.  I would love to meet some new people!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):     1sassy111
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:     Jeanie
3. Age & Sex:     61/F
4. General Location:     Indiana
5. Married? Single?   Divorced after a 33 year  marriage:(
6. Kids? Furbabies?    2 children, 2 grandchildren, 1 dog, 2 cats
7. Favorite color?    Blue
8. Favorite movie?     Not really a movie watcher
9. Hobbies?     None..wish I had time though:(
10. Favorite Snack?     Chocolate anything!!
11. Favorite Beverage?      Coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Time
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  150
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?   The end of my marriage was not my choice and I am still trying to reconcile myself to being alone. I hope that joining here will be a step in the right direction both for my physical and mental well being.

Howdy!  I'm brand new here, from the windy/dusty/sometimes hot, sometimes chilly state of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, to be exact).  Good to meet all of you!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  damaris1972
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Tracy
3. Age & Sex: 35, Female
4. General Location:  Oklahoma City, OK
5. Married? Single?  never married
6. Kids? Furbabies? no kids, but might adopt a cat soon
7. Favorite color? lavender, pink, denim blue, moss green
8. Favorite movie?  too many to name... I like comedies, action, and anything with Nicolas Cage  :)
9. Hobbies?  writing, singing, surfing the Web, cooking, spending time with family and friends
10. Favorite Snack?  just about everything... I love sushi!
11. Favorite Beverage?  chai tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? office job with long hours
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 161 lbs by July 11th
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  web search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I would love to meet other people in the OKC area!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): dia_n_a
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Diana
3. Age & Sex: 19 female
4. General Location: Romania (yup I know you don't know where that is)
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? not yet
7. Favorite color? somewhere between blue, purple & red (since white & black aren't colors..)
8. Favorite movie? Training Day, Vanillla Sky, Gridlock'ed , City of God etc
9. Hobbies? music, painting, culture & history, phylosophy & ethics
10. Favorite Snack? uhmm.. cake?
11. Favorite Beverage? champaigne :D let's party!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? compulsive eating & my never ending depression
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130 lbs or losing my belly fat
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? if it's a chore, I hate it. If I feel like doing it, I'll like it :)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? a link in a live journal
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I hope I'll become part of this and find supporting people :) + I'm willing to offer my support to whoever may need/want it

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): btfftm
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: btfftm is fine
3. Age & Sex: 47 yo female
4. General Location: Ontario Canada
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 daughters (2 bio, 1 adopted), 2 cats
7. Favorite color?  Brown I guess
8. Favorite movie?  There are too many to chose from
9. Hobbies?  Gardening is my latest passion, knitting, reading, sewing, music (playing piano & singing), computer / internet
10. Favorite Snack?  Fresh fruit
11. Favorite Beverage?  I don't know.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Mindset, I guess.  Keep telling myself I don't have time.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  I don't have a "weight" goal per se - I want to get to below 20% body fat.  I'm not sure where I'm at just yet.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Vacuuming
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I really like this site.  I'm currently reading "Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle" by Tom Venuto and the counter really fits in well with that (with the percentages of fat / protein / carb).  And one of the first posts I read on the forum was about learning how to run, and one of my fitness goals is to run a 1/2 marathon next spring, so it is perfect.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):

Mayfair (Its my favorite Anne Rice Trilogy...I know ttoal geek right?!)


2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:

Marlon is fine.


3. Age & Sex:

29, Male 


4. General Location:

All over Southern California


5. Married? Single?

Single for now...Having a great time!


6. Kids? Furbabies?

A soon to be 7 year old daughter


7. Favorite color?

It varies...At my most classic I  like Black (obvious reasons) Charcoal, Navy or Brown. At my happiest All shades of blue and green. At my most minimalist...White.


8. Favorite movie?

Any foreign, especially Pedro Almodovar films... Comedy i.e. "Devil wears Prada" Romance "Notebook", Action "Godfather" except the 3rd one (I hate it), Indiana Jones Fiction "Star Wars" (Just enjoy watching, Not a die hard) Clash of the Titans


9. Hobbies?

Hiking, Going to the beach, Dancing (Any beat!) Hanging with friends (Low key to all out partying) Just being with my family, reading.


10. Favorite Snack?

Anything with Cheese...I know trouble! Skim milk mozzarella has turned into my best friend! or Ritz crackers and penaut butter.


11. Favorite Beverage?

Alcoholic, I like Merlot or any red wine. Non-alcoholic Arizona Stress tea! I stock up everytime I go see my friends in Phoenix!


12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?

Weekends! Its kinda hard to make the healthier choice sometimes! But I have managed to lose weight (double up work out intensity or time) Drink more water or just sacrifice a little more during the week.


13. Weight/Fitness Goal?

I want to reach my weight my freshman year in High school. It still places me at least 20lbs.over weight based on my doctor's chart but personally I can live with that after losing 114lbs when I reach goal weight! I want to be a size 32 waist by my 30th bday!


14. Least Favorite Household Chore?

Weeding! Hands down!


15. How did you find Calorie Count?

Fidling around at work during break. I am so glad I did! I just wish I got to meet other people. Some of the posts are really funny or sometimes very inspirational! I get really great energy from this site!


16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

Thanks for the motivation all of you have contributed to keep me focused fo rthe last 6 months. Best of everything!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Nimble86
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Um Nimble?
3. Age & Sex: 20, Female
4. General Location: Los Angeles (school home) Riverside (home home :-)
5. Married? Single? Single and loving every minute of it!
6. Kids? Furbabies? What are Furbabies?
7. Favorite color? Purple and Green... but not really together
8. Favorite movie? Shawshank Redemption
9. Hobbies?
10. Favorite Snack? Lime jello
11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My sweet tooth!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Reduce my body fat percentage... I'm still working out a realistic percentage.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was looking up calories for frozen yogurt online
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I love reading the forums and hearing all the supportive advice here!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): dontwannausername
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: dona
3. Age & Sex: 17 / F
4. General Location: New Zealand
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Cute little daschund x jack russel x poodle lol. And beautiful (obese!) tabby cat
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Waaay too many. I'm a bit of a movie freak!
9. Hobbies? Sports, reading, movies, music, computer etc...
10. Favorite Snack? Sculpt protein Bars!
11. Favorite Beverage? Lite hot chocolate. (I probably would've said coke zero, but i just read a thread on diet soft drinks and all i have to say now is ew!)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Weekends. I often 'break' in the weekends
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 6 more kg lost
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Toilet cleaning!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I can't remember now. I think iwas searching for low cal recipes
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've been a member for quite a while and only just realised that there's forums, so YAY!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mctami
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Tami
3. Age & Sex: 48, F
4. General Location: Midwest
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 grown daughters, 4 canine kids
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie? Don't laugh - JAWS and White Christmas
9. Hobbies? Golf, Home Improvement, Reading, Sewing
10. Favorite Snack? Anything Chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 140-145 lbs, <24% Body Fat
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathtub
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? self-employed

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Jessieca
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jess
3. Age & Sex: F / 24
4. General Location: Seattle Area, WA
5. Married? Single? Dating a BF of 5+ years
6. Kids? Furbabies? I have a cute dog
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? Garden State
9. Hobbies? Drawing, reading, traveling, music, movies
10. Favorite Snack? I like cold snacks like frozen yogurt
11. Favorite Beverage? Starbucks haha, but I only get it once a week
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Actually having to prepare foods and PCOS
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I would like to lose at least 30 lbs more
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Accounting Student

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  CRICKEY
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Crickey  
3. Age & Sex: 32 f
4. General Location: nz
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 and what are Furbabies?
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? Pitch Black
9. Hobbies? music
10. Favorite Snack?  chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Coke zero but drink mostly water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? addiction to sugar
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? already quite fit just want to lose my 16kg overcoat I seem to have put on over the last year.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?   Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? By asking a question in google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I love to laugh, so if you can crack me up, we'll be friends for long time.  But don't worry i'm not a stalker.