**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): jrmint427
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jess
3. Age & Sex: 22, female
4. General Location: midwest
5. Married? Single? Not married- live with boyfriend of 3+ years
6. Kids? Furbabies? none- wish I could have a puppy
7. Favorite color? burgundy/wine
8. Favorite movie? lots- dirty dancing, catch me if you can, down with love, harry potter movies
9. Hobbies? reading, internet, genealogy
10. Favorite Snack? junior mints!  and cookies... favorite healthy snack would be fruit, especially strawberries
11. Favorite Beverage? diet coke & coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? time management (making time to go workout) and stress eating
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 115 lb (i'm currently 5'2'', 131lb, started at 136)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom-eww
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was looking for calorie information for specific food, came across this cite
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'd love to make more friends on here, feel free to message me/add me as a friend :)

Hey everyone! I just joined tonight! I'm really excited to have found an online community that's dedicated to my passions!!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): TastyTreats
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Tiffany
3. Age & Sex: 24, female
4. General Location: NYC, soon to be NC
5. Married? Single? Not married but in a serious relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? soon to have a cat :) But I'm allergic...
7. Favorite color? greens and blues
8. Favorite movie? I love movies! mostly romantic comedies :)
9. Hobbies? Running, Cycling, Swimming, Cooking. I'm training for a half marathon!
10. Favorite Snack? I can't choose a favorite snack... I love food too much. But I love dried fruit, peanut butter, cheese and crackers, olives, cereal, and chips and salsa
11. Favorite Beverage? seltzer
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Staying away from tasty treats (hince the screen name)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 135-140lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing dishes and doing laundry! Ugh!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was looking for websites with caloric values of common foods and ta da!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I just finished teaching through Teach For America in Brooklyn for two years. Now I'm moving to NC and I'll be starting a Masters program in Nutrition in August!

Hey - here's my info:

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): magnolia2315
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Anne
3. Age & Sex: 29 F
4. General Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Both! 1 daughter, 1 cat, 1 dog
7. Favorite color? RED!
8. Favorite movie? A lot
9. Hobbies? See profile
10. Favorite Snack? Anything chocolate and strawberries.
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Thyroid issues, depression makes me hungry!!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 77lbs to go
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Vacuuming
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Web Search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Talk to me - I love to chat


Anne

Email me anytime!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): indiegurrl
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: chrissie
3. Age & Sex: 21 female
4. General Location: boise idaho
5. Married? Single? married!
6. Kids? Furbabies? my daughter is 3 my son is 18 month and my cat is furry and sweet and a pain in the ass
7. Favorite color? pink
8. Favorite movie? sling blade
9. Hobbies? four wheeling, cake decoratin, yard work
10. Favorite Snack? chips n salsa
11. Favorite Beverage? az green tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? all the unhealthy snacks around my house and not having money for a YMCA pass
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? i would love to be back in a size 7 and 140 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? pairing socks haha
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? anyone who lives near me please please become my motivation buddy!!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Megegen
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Meg
3. Age & Sex:  21 Female
4. General Location: New Mexico
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? No Kids
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Gone with the Wind
9. Hobbies? Dancing
10. Favorite Snack? oreo's lol :S
11. Favorite Beverage? milk..........
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Accepting that I had a problem that needed attention ........my weight
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to lose approximately 50 to 80 lbs by next summer
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes lol
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was just looking for somewhere to estimate how many calories certain things I was eatting where and then I decided to sign up
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've lost 92 lbs in a year and I can't tell you how great it feels.............I'm thinner than I was in high school and i finally feel like I could in fact get to a weight that I don't mind telling people lol :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): malaysian_monkey9
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: either monkey or Savanna
3. Age & Sex:  18 Female
4. General Location: Southwest, US
5. Married? Single? Single, unfortunately
6. Kids? Furbabies? I have 2 dogs
7. Favorite color? green/blue
8. Favorite movie? hmmm, hard to choose
9. Hobbies? reading, cooking
10. Favorite Snack? pop tarts, I could eat the whole box in one sitting, also chips 'n salsa
11. Favorite Beverage? strawberry lemonade
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I am a binger, but I'm getting back on track.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I would like to go down to about 135, from 150 now, but more so I would like to be at a better body fat %, from the 30% I am at now.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? pulling up weeds outside
15. How did you find Calorie Count? looking for something to give me a daily calorie expedenture (sp?) and signed up
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Feel free to message me if you want to talk (aka vent), or add me as a friend.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): heymrwilson03
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:
3. Age & Sex: 25/m
4. General Location: FL
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 6 mo old boy and 3 yr old cat
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie? Too many to name;  Field of Dreams and Goonies come to mind right now
9. Hobbies? Baseball, reading
10. Favorite Snack? dark chocolate; trail mix
11. Favorite Beverage? Cherry Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Time; motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose body fat
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Kitty Litter
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Internet search.  I was actually keeping track on an excel spreadsheet but figured someone had to have created a site for logging calories.  Turns out I was right
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not that I can think of.  If you think of anything you want to know then e-mail me

1. cc name: JRS0000
2.nAME : Jenny
3.age/Sex: 25/f
4.General Location: Iowa
5.married: Yes
6. Children: Yes, I have two boys
7. Favorite Color: Purple
8. favorite movie: Titanic
9.Hobbies: Baking, Listening to music, Cleaning, being a parent
10.Favorite snack: oreo cookies
11.Favorite Beverage Dr.Pepper or RAsp. Ice Tea
12.Biggest Obstacle to getting healthy? Time, motivation, and missing the the good stuff
13.weight fitness goal? 135lbs Size 12
14.Least favorite household chore? Dishes
15.How did you find calorie count? Surfing the web
16.Anything that you would love to share?Does anyone live near sioux city Iowa I would love to have a walking buddy.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):nivy
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Laurie
3. Age & Sex: 38/f
4. General Location:  Northern MN
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 dogs, 2 cats
7. Favorite color?  Green
8. Favorite movie? 
9. Hobbies?  reading, computer, motorcycling, swimming
10. Favorite Snack? 
11. Favorite Beverage?  Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  finding healthy foods to eat..
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Mopping
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share  Would love to chat.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): rockydog
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: anything as long as it isn't too rude or insulting!!
3. Age & Sex: 34 female
4. General Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne - England
5. Married? Single? Married (happily)
6. Kids? Furbabies? No way
7. Favorite color? Black
8. Favorite movie? Calamity Jane
9. Hobbies? Drinking
10. Favorite Snack? Cider
11. Favorite Beverage? Cider
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Cider
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Was 200lbs. Now down to 161lbs in 6 months. Would like to get to about 130/140lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dont do housework!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Can't remember
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Nothing I can think of at this moment in time

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Amelia211
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Amelia
3. Age & Sex: 16, female
4. General Location: Newfoundland, Canada
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? a dog, Muffin :) <3
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie? Take the Lead
9. Hobbies? Dance, reading, music
10. Favorite Snack? anything mexican
11. Favorite Beverage? diet Coke, or skim milk
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? finding motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 140lbs by the end of march 2008
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 registered for a while, but now I think it's time to take this diet seriously, and hopefully meet some friends on here too.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): supergirl17
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sarah
3. Age & Sex: 17, female
4. General Location: Texas
5. Married? Single? Not married, not single. Been with my boyfriend for ten months.
6. Kids? Furbabies? No to both.
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Dirty Dancing
9. Hobbies? Dancing, cooking, reading
10. Favorite Snack? Rice Krispie Treats
11. Favorite Beverage? I only drink water (no lie) have since I was a little kid. I really don't like anything else.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Cutting out fried/fast food (it's my weakness)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 126 lbs- toned, healthy looking
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? folding laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I googled "weight loss".
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've lost 5 lbs!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): lakesgirl
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: lakesgirl
3. Age & Sex: 28, female
4. General Location: MN
5. Married? Single? I have a boyfriend of 2 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids, but I do have a narotic cat
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? The Notebook
9. Hobbies? Reading, bike riding, spending time with The Boy
10. Favorite Snack? Pita chips
11. Favorite Beverage? Iced Mocha or white wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Ice mocha and white wine
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 129 by Christmas!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the toilet
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  God, I hope this works!!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): runner_girl 2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kelly 3. Age & Sex: 26/F 4. General Location: Washington, DC 5. Married? Single? Single 6. Kids? Furbabies? A Boxer named Scout (you can see her in my pics) 7. Favorite color? Red/pink 8. Favorite movie? Fight Club 9. Hobbies? Running, biking, lifting weights, nutrition, reading and I'm addicted to the Food Network 10. Favorite Snack? Fruit, a bowl of cereal, hummus and pita bread 11. Favorite Beverage? I'm addicted to coffee 12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Ice Cream, a relapsing ED, MYSELF! 13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose a few pounds in a healthy way (ideally, I'd love to get down to about 107 or so), recircuit my brain to understand that food is not evil, eat healthier more natural foods 14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry! 15. How did you find Calorie Count? Completely by accident 16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm a fitness fanatic and I need a lot of help staying on track with food and calories! Please message/friend me; I need all the support I can get!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  jbartl2136
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Joan
3. Age & Sex: 42, Female
4. General Location:  Northern California
5. Married? Single? Happily Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  3 wonderful children and 6 furbabies
7. Favorite color?   pink
8. Favorite movie? "Return to Me".
9. Hobbies?   Scrapbooking, photography
10. Favorite Snack? frozen yogurt
11. Favorite Beverage?  water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  nothing now, since I found CC.  Okay well.... procrastination!!!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  119lbs. and a small tummy!!!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Looking for Calorie counting sites
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?   I Love this site.....

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): sjshalott
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Shannah
3. Age & Sex: 31, female
4. General Location: Atlanta, Georgia
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Furbabies?Chow/German Shepard mix named Jitsu
7. Favorite color? Black (My husband says that I like contrast)
8. Favorite movie? Gone With the Wind
9. Hobbies? graphic design, scrapbooking, piano
10. Favorite Snack? Hershey with Almonds
11. Favorite Beverage? Dr. Pepper
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? schedules/emotional eating
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 127 (currently 170)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? vacuuming
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? hoping to make a breakthrough in my weight loss journey...