**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): tokyorush
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jason or TR
3. Age & Sex: 40, Male
4. General Location: Hartford, CT
5. Married? Single? Married,
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kids (13,10,6),  1 dog, 1 cat, 1 fish
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? This week, "Singing in the Rain"

9. Hobbies? running, music (Rush is my favorite band), travel, basketball, reading, playing with my kids, drumming, hmmm.
10. Favorite Snack? Don't really have a fav...
11. Favorite Beverage? wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? time! Kids! Work.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 170lbs - I'm trying to get back to where I was before I moved to Tokyo in 1999.  Since then it's been slowly downhill.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? raking leaves
15. How did you find Calorie Count? browsing the internet looking up calories in various foods
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): stlgirl
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: stl, Jaclyn, Jac it really doesnt matter.. :)
3. Age & Sex: 25 female
4. General Location: St Louis Missouri
5. Married? Single? divorced, currently with a wonderful boyfriend!
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 daughter, 19 month old Gracie.  Shes hell on 2 feet! :)   1 female pitbull...  Buster  shes beautiful and so loveable!
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? Dirty Dancing and Grease
9. Hobbies? I like to read, scrapbook, swim, and play with my daughter
10. Favorite Snack? Usually any type of mixed fresh fruit or fresh fruit smoothies
11. Favorite Beverage? Orange Juice, Water, and I love Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Mind over matter... making myself do this
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 175 lbs and I'd love to run a few miles one day.  (I'll get there...)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry.  I hate putting it away
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I dont remember... but I'm glad I did.  :)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I love my calorie count girls..  You know who you are! :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Shoodaddy
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Shoodaddy, Shoo or Josh
3. Age & Sex: 28, male
4. General Location: Texas Panhandle
5. Married? Single? Married for 4 wonderful years!
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 daughters, Josephine (Joie) is 2 1/2, and Jainy is 3 months
7. Favorite color? any shade of blue
8. Favorite movie? Three Amigos
9. Hobbies? Music, guitar, singing, reading
10. Favorite Snack? Don't really snack much
11. Favorite Beverage? Unsweet Iced Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Lack of self discipline
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 100 lbs. by August 2008
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Sheer luck when surfing
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm pretty laid back, which may be one of my problems when it comes to losing weight. Also, how do you add a bio to your profile?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Chrissylail
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Chrissy
3. Age & Sex: 28 Year old Female
4. General Location: NC
5. Married? Single?  Married for 6 years
6. Kids? Furbabies?  I have a 9 year old Step-daughter (WI) and a 3 Year old Beagle named Cooper (that's him in my pic)
7. Favorite color?  Carolina Blue
8. Favorite movie?  Purple Rain; O Brother, Where art Thou?
9. Hobbies?  Going to Panther's Games & Shopping
10. Favorite Snack?  Anything Chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage?  Mocha Iced Latte
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Pasta & Mocha Iced Lattes
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  Current wt.-152; Goat Wt. - 125
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Laundry & Sweeping
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  A friend
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'm glad to be here & I look Forward to getting to know everyone!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): ms4423
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: MaryMary
3. Age & Sex: 36 F
4. General Location: Portage, MI
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Son 11, Daughter 13, 4 dogs, two cats
7. Favorite color? Black
8. Favorite movie? Christmas Vacation
9. Hobbies? Reading, Crafts, Cooking, Sports Mom
10. Favorite Snack? Dark Chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Water (No joke!)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Genetics and mindset
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 160
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My sister
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

 

Actually this is a sort of Re-Introduction. ;-D

It's been months since I last entered the forums, and the only stat keeping I've been keeping has been to record my weight each day. ;-D

I became frustrated with how difficult it seemed for me to keep account of all I ate everyday, and every little thing I did: Writing it down through the day, and then finding time to enter the info.

I think it's important that I try to start it again, but ...

With the CC Plus I see some useful things that encourage to try to use the site, and forums, more.

Anyway here are my answers to the questions:

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Sneakeasy

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sneakeasy, Sneak, Sneaky

3. Age & Sex: 47 & Male

4. General Location: Santa Ana, Ca.

5. Single

6. Cat - Male, Age 9.

7. Favorite color? -- Forest Green

8. Favorite movie? -- Too many to list. Favorite Actor = John Wayne, Actress = Gong Li

9. Hobbies? --  Recreational Road Cycling, Hiking, Creative Writing/Poetry

10. Favorite Snack? -- Chips

11. Favorite Beverage? -- Diet Coke

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? -- Living alone, working 6 days a week, and not knowing how to cook much.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? -- When I joined, last Novemeber I think, I weighed 200. I need to get to 156. As of today I am at 181.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the Bathtub.

15. How did you find Calorie Count? A friend recommended it.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? --  For anyone into Recreational Cycling, My Blog, The Cycling Dude ( See link in my Profile. ) will be of interest for its huge collection of resources.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): trichie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: trixie3. Age & Sex: **, female
4. General Location: upland cal

5. Married? Single? single!
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 kid , 15yr

7. Favorite color? pink
8. Favorite movie? true romance9. Hobbies? harly rider, outdoor stuff

10. Favorite Snack? Don't really snack much
11. Favorite Beverage? bottled water

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? night time eatting!

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to wear everything in my closet14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes15. How did you find Calorie Count? friend

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? nope nothing i can think of

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): bridgie8022
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Bridget/ bridgie
3. Age & Sex: 25 f
4. General Location: Albuquerque, NM
5. Married? Single? Newly married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 cats (kit and miguel) and a sugarglider (asa)
7. Favorite color? dark red
8. Favorite movie? to many to list but the movie of the moment is the new hairspray
9. Hobbies? i love to read and play videogames
10. Favorite Snack? cheetos
11. Favorite Beverage? vanilla ocean water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? homemade buttered tortillas and fried potatoes

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to lose 75 to 100 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes and bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? i was at about.com
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've been at this for 5 weeks now and I've lost 7lbs I hope I can keep it up.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): bigbell78
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:ariel
3. Age & Sex: 27/m
4. General Location: los angeles
5. Married? Single? engaged
6. Kids? Furbabies? three dogs. rottwieler, italian mastiff,british bulldog
7. Favorite color? white
8. Favorite movie? too many to list
9. Hobbies? sports
10. Favorite Snack? cheeseburgers
11. Favorite Beverage? pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? having the discipline to not eat bad foods
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to loose 100 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? washing clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? fiance showed me
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): jandgmom

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

3. Age & Sex: 28 female 

4. General Location: texas

5. Married? Single? Married

6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 - 4 year old boy (j) and 1 year old girl (g)

7. Favorite color? depends on my mood

8. Favorite movie? too many to list.  Of all time, Grease

9. Hobbies? reading, some stitching, baking, cake decorating (not very good hobbies for weight loss)

10. Favorite Snack? binging - snickers bar.  dieting - low fat string cheese

11. Favorite Beverage? coke...yumm, can't have those anymore. 

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I htink my biggest obstacle is my mental attitude.  I give up too easily.  I am determined not to give up this time. 

13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  to lose 60-70 pounds

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? folding and putting away laundry, ironing

15. How did you find Calorie Count? searched for a calorie counter one day a few days ago...this came up and love it

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm a newbie...any help is appreciated.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Sherryfaye
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Sherry
3. Age & Sex: 52, Female
4. General Location:Tampa Bay Area, Florida
5. Married? Single? Divorced
6. Kids? Furbabies? Kids- 3 sons and one daughter - grown
7. Favorite color?blue
8. Favorite movie?Too many to list
9. Hobbies?Gym, Gym, Gym, Movies, Reading
10. Favorite Snack? Dark Chocolate M&M
11. Favorite Beverage? Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? None today
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 10 pounds to go
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I can't remember
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):shanndd
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:shan
3. Age & Sex: 42, female
4. General Location: manitoba, canada
5. Married? Single?Divorced but with a new great guy
6. Kids? Furbabies? 16 year old daughter
7. Favorite color? red
8. Favorite movie? all of them
9. Hobbies? reading, travelling, camping ,hanging with my friends
10. Favorite Snack? chips
11. Favorite Beverage? beer, coke zero
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? excersise, carbs!!!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose weight for my daughters graduation next june
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes and laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? seached calorie counting and voila!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not yet :-)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): gardensnail
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: katie or snail
3. Age & Sex: 22 (almost 23  i digress) - female
4. General Location: west palm beyatch! (or beach :P) florida
5. Married? Single? dating
6. Kids? Furbabies? lol i have a min pin....she's my kid and shes got fur :P
7. Favorite color? pink and silver
8. Favorite movie? napoleon dynamite - office space - and - monty python and the holy grail
9. Hobbies? hang out with friends, watch tv and movies, anything involving alcohol :D , going to the beach and shopping!!!
10. Favorite Snack? oooo umm i really dont know lol
11. Favorite Beverage? skyy vodka (melon) and sprite zero
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? myself - i am my biggest obstacle
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? i want to be back down to 125 lbs or a size 5
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dusting....man i hate that
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google magic my friends :)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? im just here to find support on this long journey to health....ive been on enough "pro - ana" sites to have learned MANY tips and "tricks" but they were mostly detrimental to my weight loss and so now i'm trying to do this the right way.......

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): ssmccay
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sharon
3. Age & Sex:  Almost 62, female
4. General Location: Louisville, KY
5. Married? Single? Married 38 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 sons, one 21 month old granddaughter
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? Tough one, many I like, many I hate
9. Hobbies? Reading, crafts, home gradening/canning, domestics
10. Favorite Snack? Hershey's Candy Bars
11. Favorite Beverage? Ice Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Irregular heartbeat
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 48 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning toilets
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Googled calorie counting sites
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Am enjoying the site and feel it is really useful.  Have lost 8 pounds so far, which doctor says is a good rate of loss.  Seeing doctor tomorrow about heartbeat problem.  Have referred many others to CC.  Also really enjoy the postings of others, especially about interests and hobbies

1. Calorie Count Name (jacquline37074):
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:jacquline
3. Age & Sex: 23f
4. General Location:Tennessee
5. Married
6. Kids?( 2 of them)
7. Favorite color? teal
8. Favorite movie?Top Gun
9. Hobbies?Playing with my kids and doing pageant with them
10. Favorite Snack? Lemons
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Dr. Pepper
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I LOVE FOOD
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?160lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? folding clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searching internet
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm here hoping this will help me with the whole diet process!

i'm andy.  i'm looking for my friend dana.  i dont know how to find her on here. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mommyjuls
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: mommyjuls or Julie is fine
3. Age & Sex: Female/31
4. General Location: Kansas City, MO
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 3yr old daughter Haley
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? don't have one-I'm not picky
9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking
10. Favorite Snack? wheat thins or trail mix
11. Favorite Beverage? coke (but I only get that every once in awhile) so water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I love food. Not a lot at once just in general.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To lose at least 20 pounds and tone back up
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My husband told me about it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? After having my daughter I have been in a rutt and have just felt like I'm never gonna get the body back that I want.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): longtobeslim
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: longtobeslim
3. Age & Sex: 31/ female
4. General Location: UK
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  2 boys( one at 13 one at 3)
7. Favorite color? red and blue
8. Favorite movie? Lakehouse + coyote ugly
9. Hobbies? I love to draw
10. Favorite Snack? banana
11. Favorite Beverage? green tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? find it hard to say no to people
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to lose 100lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the toilet
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I googled diet plan and it came up there
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): aslvrsea
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: whatever
3. Age & Sex: 25, F
4. General Location: Japan
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? hell no
7. Favorite color? gray
8. Favorite movie? The Dark Crystal
9. Hobbies? reading, running, drawing
10. Favorite Snack? a sliced 600yen white mountain peach, handful of almonds and glass of whole milk
11. Favorite Beverage? grapefruit juice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my love of all things candy-like
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? maintenance, ass of steel
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? heh heh... as opposed to my 'favorite' chore?
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm interested in whole/organic foods, tofu, veggies, gourmet cooking, and health news, so if you feel like chatting...

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):tashibomb
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: tasha
3. Age & Sex:  17 & female
4. General Location: DFW, texas
5. Married? Single? halfway in a relationship, him being in college at another state is difficult..
6. Kids? Furbabies? nooo thanks
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? steel magnolias
9. Hobbies? swimming, track, basketball, going to the lake
10. Favorite Snack? granola
11. Favorite Beverage? propel, or water with crystal light
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? convincing my family that it's ok for me to not eat the same way they do
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 115lbs, pref. before December
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Vacuuming
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searching nutritional values
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm an Anorexic in recovery, which is part of the reason my family worries when I don't want to eat what they do.  Which is mainly meat, and I do not eat meat, I haven't since I was 12years old, they also don't think it's healthy to not eat fatty, and salty things, such as potatoe chips, or salting & buttering my potatoe, either way, I AM recovering.  I'll always be recovering, getting better, fighting it daily. :]