**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): jacinda11
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jacinda
3. Age & Sex: 29/f
4. General Location: california
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 son, 1 cat, 1 desert tortoise, 1 fish
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? today it is "how to lose a guy in 10 days." lol
9. Hobbies? reading, internet surfing, learning. I have a voracious appetite for learning.
10. Favorite Snack? homegrown grape tomatoes and ranch dressing made with light sour cream.
11. Favorite Beverage? iced tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? TIME MANAGEMENT. I'm always in a rush, and sometimes let that get in the way of healthy eating for myself and for my son.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I want to get to 130-135 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searching one day for a way to find out how many calories were in certain foods.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not particularly right now...

:)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Eupstar
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jonna
3. Age & Sex:  29 f
4. General Location:New Jersey
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? None now...hopefully in the future!
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Coyote Ugly...
9. Hobbies? Shopping, Dancing, Hanging out with friends,
10. Favorite Snack? frozen green grapes
11. Favorite Beverage? crystal light rasberry
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? staying motivated even when frustrated
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 150..still kinda a high number, but it's a some what managable number for me.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry or cleaning the bathroom ...it's a tie
15. How did you find Calorie Count? my mom sent me the link
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm usually an open book...anything anyone wants to know...just ask.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): amandie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  amandie
3. Age & Sex:  21 and female
4. General Location: Shawnee (KS)
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? no. yes, 2 cats.
7. Favorite color? blue & green
8. Favorite movie? Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels, 300.. too many to name :)
9. Hobbies? books, internet, games
10. Favorite Snack? ehh... unsalted pistachios but usually hot cheetos with limon (trying to change that!)
11. Favorite Beverage? sugarless redbull or mt. dew (trying to change that also)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Getting started... the time it takes.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 220, hoping to get down to 160 or just a size 10 to 12 but ideally 145
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning up after my cats.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? search engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm glad to have found this site because it gave me the motivation to start eating healthy and exercising. I also am Deaf, and would not mind meeting other Deaf C-C users! :) I also wish you all luck on your 'journey'

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): nannabee21 

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

3. Age & Sex:  4. General Location: Hammond, LA


5. Married? Single? Single


6. Kids? Furbabies? Just a cat!

7. Favorite color? Pink!!


8. Favorite movie? Hmmm, I'm a HUGE fan of ALL chick flicks and musicals!!

9. Hobbies? working, photography, dancing, internet, hanging out with friends/family, watching movies

10. Favorite Snack? I love chocolate... and popsicles

11. Favorite Beverage? I'm addicted to Diet Coke!

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I'm a HUGE procrastinator. Also, I tend to start things and not finish them.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'm 170 now (Down from 205!), and hoping to get to 125/135ish

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Toilets


15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google! and I'm so happy i did!


16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am just very excited to have found this site and I hope it motivates me to keep up my weight loss and not slack off like I usually do. Any movitation buddies out there, message me!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): dawnblue
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Amber
3. Age & Sex: Female and 35
4. General Location: Disneyworld, FL
5. Married? Single? Married - but fixing that
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids (teens) and a cat and ferret
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Do I have to choose just one?
9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking, Belly dancing, music, movies, Vegetarian
10. Favorite Snack? Fruit or Cereal
11. Favorite Beverage? Pepsi Jazz
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Stress
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 20 more lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes or Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Please read my profile for the latest updates and more about me.  There is a lot there that I just typed and my hands are cramping.  LOL

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Tatjanaturtle
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Tatjana, my real name
3. Age & Sex:  F - 34
4. General Location: Worcester (Wisstah), Massachusetts
5. Married? Single? Single and very much in love with my very supportive boyfriend.
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 cats, 2 rats and 6 fishtanks with mostly cichlids and platy's
7. Favorite color? Depends
8. Favorite movie? Run Lola Run, I <3 Huckabees & Devil's Rejects
9. Hobbies? Reading, working (interior designer), body modification of all kinds (from plastic surgery to suspension), painting...anything that requires hands on crafty skill.
10. Favorite Snack? Cucumbers
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee & 5 Cal. Crystal Light On the Go Fruit Punch.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I have issues with nighttime eating.  However, it's been 4 days since I've got up in the middle of the night to eat.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 115 lbs, back in my size 2's and to have a very toned and tight body. 
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Folding Clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was searching for calories in an item three years ago when I was counting calories and eating healthy back then.  I lost 43 pounds at that time and then gained all but 8 back.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I like having a place to go to read about other women's experiences on the fitness trail.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  drac2you
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: drac or drac2you
3. Age & Sex: 37 F
4. General Location: suburb of Buffalo NY
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 5 birds (1 blue-fronted Amazon & 4 cockatiels) aka: fids!
7. Favorite color? purple, mostly
8. Favorite movie? Hammer Dracula series with Christopher Lee
9. Hobbies? reading, watching TV, surfing the web
10. Favorite Snack? sushi!
11. Favorite Beverage? iced tea w/splenda
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my attitude
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to lose 80 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the toilet
15. How did you find Calorie Count? via web search engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Depression: I’m very down on myself to the point that it’s effecting my marriage by way of sexual dysfunction. (I am currently under a doc's care for the depression).

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Kaym22
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kay, Kayla, Kaym22...which ever floats yer boat
3. Age & Sex: 20. female
4. General Location: Wisconsin
5. Married? Single? In a relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? lol...no kids...no furbabies
7. Favorite color? pink, purple, and blue (yeah..i know that's more than one
8. Favorite movie? It's a toss up between Reality Bites, Princess Bride and The Labyrinth
9. Hobbies? reading, writing, listening to music, watching movies, knitting
10. Favorite Snack? pretzles
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? myself...i try to hard in the begining, and burn out after a week...i'm learning to pace myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? well the website says my goal should be 136, but at this point I'd be happy with 140 or 150 to start with
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Luck, I ran into it one day when i was searching on google to learn how to count calories correctly
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm kind of odd...i'm very happy go lucky, and I laugh a lot...but at the same time i have  super low self-esteem...and I know losing weight won't fix that...but I'm hoping it will help

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): timothy1021
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Tim, Timmy Timbo whatever
3. Age & Sex: 23 Male
4. General Location: San Diego, CA
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? I have an English  Bulldog, Tank
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Dumb and Dumber, Billy Madison
9. Hobbies? Soccer, surfing, the chargers, wakeboarding, the beach, bars, running, lifting weights
10. Favorite Snack? Milk shake with whey protein, and fruit
11. Favorite Beverage? Water, beer New castle, Fat Tire
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Drinking on the weekends
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I am in pretty good shape but I really want to try and get under 8% body fat.  (get ripped)  While keeping my muscle.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes and laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was looking up how many calories were in something and came across this website and decided to join and become serious about loosing weight the healthy way.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Im hoping to meet some interesting people to help motivate and pass the time chatting with while the weight melts off.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Mardii
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: You can call me Mardii. My real name is Emily, so that is fine as well. (Plus any nick-names that go along with Emily, I typically answer to.)
3. Age & Sex: 17 & Female
4. General Location: Minnesota -- southern-central part, if that makes any sense.
5. Married? Single? Single.
6. Kids? Furbabies? My family has a dog, Kosmo. And then I have a cat named Cassie.
7. Favorite color? It switches so much. I like blues, greens, purples and yellows.
8. Favorite movie? I have way too many favorite movies to even name one! Lol.
9. Hobbies? Reading, working out -- Tae Bo is a new one for me now :), hanging out with friends, baseball (especially the Twins, even though this season we're.. kind of sucking..), etc.
10. Favorite Snack? I don't know, actually. Healthy snack would be different fruits. But as for a "junk food" snack, I haven't had one in so long I don't know! Probably something at Starbucks, Caribou or Panera, though. Yum.
11. Favorite Beverage? Water, milk shakes if they count, espressos, etc.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My impatience. I like to start seeing results right away and if I don't, I tend to get unmotivated and slack off, often returning to where I started. I'm not going to this time, though.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? If I could get to 130, or below that, that would be awesome! But I am starting to figure out that it's more important to be physically fit/toned rather than being a certain weight. So currently I am concentrating more on slimming down and having a lean, fit body.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning in general..
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Someone posted about it on another weight lsos site.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hm.. Just the basics, I guess. I hope to meet a lot of other people with similar goals and interests as me. Goals to be fit and healthy, etc. And I hope to finally be happy with the way I look and gain some self-esteem and confidence in myself.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): pammmely
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: pam
3. Age & Sex: f/31
4. General Location: northern az
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies?1 daughter-12
7. Favorite color?blue
8. Favorite movie? too many
9. Hobbies? reading, girl scout leader, volunteer activities-soldier's angels
10. Favorite Snack? brownie!! :(
11. Favorite Beverage? pepsi (not diet though)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I get discouraged very easily, and when I do I decide I might as well eat all that good stuff (cookies, brownies, soda, donuts) that I am not supposed to really eat and then start again tomorrow. I do this often enough latley that I have gained 5 pounds back!!!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? my final goal weight is 145, and my fitness goal is to work out at least 4 times a week
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? all of them!!!!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? internet search

Hi my name is Moody and I'm a CC-oholic!!

WAIT!!! I think I'm in the wrong room!

Welcome anyway

lol ~ now *that* is a support group we need!!!!  CC~o~holics ;)

:::giggles:::

~ waves hello to all our new {{{friends}}}

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Tyrannosaurusamy
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Amy
3. Age & Sex: 22 & Female
4. General Location: Alberta, Canada
5. Married? Single? Engaged
6. Kids? Furbabies? Two cats, Captain Morgan & The First Mate Calico Charlie
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Star Wars
9. Hobbies? D&D, travelling
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Cherry Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Chocolate & Cherry Coke!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 30 lbs before my wedding
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Through a friend
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I used to be a waitress so at least I got some exercise at work but I'm a travel agent now and I pretty much sit at a desk all day so I've gained a lot of weight and I want to get rid of it!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):- Gypsierose
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:-Gypsie
3. Age & Sex: 50 female
4. General Location: TN.
5. Married? Single?Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?2sons grown,  1 cat 1 dog
7. Favorite color?  purple
8. Favorite movie? Don't really have one
9. Hobbies?  reading, motorcycle riding, traveling.
10. Favorite Snack? vanilla yogurt w/ strawberries /blueberries
11. Favorite Beverage? coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my broken leg
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 50lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count?accident, type in calorie count
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have 11 weeks til this leg is healed. I started classes online today. Want to be in shape by BD next march.

. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Lifeizsweet
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:
3. Age & Sex: 19 and female
4. General Location: Berkshire, England
5. Married? Single? In a relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids, 1 cat
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie? lock stock...
9. Hobbies? shopping, socialising, reading, rural stuff
10. Favorite Snack? i don't snack so i don't really have one
11. Favorite Beverage? malibu and diet coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? find the time and getting off my arse and doing some exersize
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 24 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? ironing - i burnt my stomach once and ive not ironed since
15. How did you find Calorie Count? via search engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  cozonie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Jed
3. Age & Sex:   40  male
4. General Location:  Castle Rock, Colorado
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  Two, boy 9 and girl 11
7. Favorite color?  orange and blue (Broncos colors)
8. Favorite movie?  Gandhi
9. Hobbies?   political activism, volunteerism, my computer
10. Favorite Snack?   yogurt
11. Favorite Beverage?   tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?   working late and binging at night
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?   215 pds. Started at 303
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?   cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count?   google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'd like to meet more people that are trying to get fit. I'd also like to meet some people who are doing it while being vegetarians.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):jon_smith
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:jon
3. Age & Sex:19/male
4. General Location:portsmouth, ohio
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies?none, none
7. Favorite color? black
8. Favorite movie? superbad
9. Hobbies? weight lifting, walking, cooking, hunting, fishing, all kind of games, talking to friends
10. Favorite Snack? ice cubes
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? losing 65 more pounds
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 200 being ripped
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? yahoo search for easy ways to lose weight
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? im an easy going guy wanting to meet new people to motivate me and do the same for them

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): rebanator
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: becky
3. Age & Sex: 23, female
4. General Location: portage, michigan
5. Married? Single? engaged!
6. Kids? Furbabies? negative
7. Favorite color? pink
8. Favorite movie? any disney movie, and shrek - all 3 of them :)
9. Hobbies? gymnastics, running, going out, country music, my fiance, my friends, rollerblading, laying out... i could go on and on
10. Favorite Snack? i have a new favorite every week...
11. Favorite Beverage? water, milk, or orange juice.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my mind
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 105 lbs... i'm there and maintaining. i would also love to run a half marathon one day. i don't think i could do a full one! :)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry... it's not hard, just tedious
15. How did you find Calorie Count? browsing the internet looking up calories in various foods
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i don't think so :)