**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 :)

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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 ;)

Hello!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):beajo
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: bea or beajo
3. Age & Sex: 33, Female
4. General Location: Yokohama, Japan

5. Married? Single? Married

6. Kids? Furbabies? one very spoiled puppy
7. Favorite color? green

8. Favorite movie? anything by Monty Python
9. Hobbies? needlepoint, crochet, reading, cooking, being a tourist.
10. Favorite Snack? it depends on my mood

11. Favorite Beverage? hot tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? being lazy

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'm not too worried about numbers. My goal is to be abel to shop at a "norma" clothing store and not be limited to plus sized shops.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Does mowing the lawn count?
15. How did you find Calorie Count? my sister told me about it. Now where is she?
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'd like see some progress before I leave Japan in November to return to the United States.

Hello ~  My name is Robin and I'm a married mom of four great kids.  I'm 38, 5'7", and, um, well, 228 lbs.  Today (9/11) is my birthday and I have decided to give myself the gift of health and life.  I would like to get to about 140 by my next birthday.  That's 88 pounds to lose in one year.  Actually, I'm not stuck on that number, it just seems to be around where I want to be.  We'll see as I get closer, as long as I'm happy and healthy.  Off I go to check out all the cool stuff this place has to offer!  (I've been lurking for about a month but I just decided to join.)

 

Oops!  I forgot to do the questionnaire!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Saphyre
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Saphyre, Saph, Robin, Hey You
3. Age & Sex: 38, Female
4. General Location: Southern California
5. Married? Single?: Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?: My kids are a daughter- Brittany 17, and 3 sons- Dillon 15, Jordan 12, and Logan 7. My furbabies are 2 dogs-Charlie and Emma, 2 birds-Louie and Eggbert, 1 kittie-Ripple, and 1 hamster-Hugo.
7. Favorite color?: Blue
8. Favorite movie?: Too many to list.  Usually romantic comedies or tearjerkers
9. Hobbies?: Reading, Quilting, Scrapbooking, Building Dollhouses
10. Favorite Snack?: Natural White Cheddar Cheetos
11. Favorite Beverage?: Coffee and Dr. Pepper
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?: Sheer laziness, plain and simple
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?: 228 right now/140 goal.  Any fitness level I achieve will be better than it is now, which is a big, fat, zero!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?: Doggy Doody Duty
15. How did you find Calorie Count?: Googled it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?:  I'm usually more of a reader than a poster but I am going to try to change that.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Aarathi
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Aarathi
3. Age & Sex: 27 F
4. General Location: Ipswich, UK
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? None
7. Favorite color? Teal
8. Favorite movie? lots - indian n english (romantic comedies, thrillers, off beat ones)
9. Hobbies? am now getting annoyed since i don have much to list - but i try to cook n make home (when i am home!) - oh yea, shopping ;) used to be reading :-p
10. Favorite Snack? again varied indian n other snacks - but strawberries - yummm!
11. Favorite Beverage? he he coffee!!! n 'bacardi n coke' - but for now WATER!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Social Gatherings n my 'thin-whatever-u-eat' hubby
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? am a 5ft 11/2" currently 61kg final goal is 50-52kgs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Pressing clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? When trying to Google for calories in some food items
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I wanted the perfect figure though it was never possible and despite ppl telling me i have a gud one being an asian (since we are usually voluptuous :-p) - I thought this was the first and last thing a man might see and want - Guess I was wrong...there is something else - but then hey! I want to feel good, sexy and great - and wear those dangerously low bottom jeans with short cute Tees and feel light - so I stick with my ideal to an extent that is workable :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): stephaniebl
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Stephanie; steph (doesn’t matter really)
3. Age & Sex: 23/female
4. General Location: central Louisiana
5. Married? Single? engaged
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 horses, Chihuahua, Daschund, and 2 cats
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? The Notebook
9. Hobbies? Horseriding, four-wheeler riding, photography
10. Favorite Snack?  watermelon
11. Favorite Beverage? Crystal lite raspberry green tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My fiancé; he eats everything around me!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130 lbs (currently 173)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Desperately searching for a calorie counter. This is better than I had hoped for THANK YOU!!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I will do this!!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  5Kdebbie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Sheena, Queen of the Jungle - ha!  ok - just Debbie
3. Age & Sex: 43/F
4. General Location:  NE, Ohio
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 12 yr old son, 2 bunnies, 2 turtles, 1 cat, tankful of goldies
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie?  LA Confidential
9. Hobbies? jogging, cycling, weight lifting, horseback riding, motorcycling, hiking, scrapbooking, lunch with friends, Sudoku, billiards, darts, volleyball, bowling, fishing . . .
10. Favorite Snack?  cookies
11. Favorite Beverage? black tea - no sugar, Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my mother's cooking  =)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  I want to get to 115 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web surfing
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm also in school - will have my bach by spring 2008 - then into MBA program

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): koreanlawgurl
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: korean
3. Age & Sex:  27 years and female
4. General Location: Nations capital
5. Married? Single? neither, taken to my wonderful supportive partner
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 ferrets and a snotty cat
7. Favorite color? pink and black
8. Favorite movie? Breakfast at Tiffany's
9. Hobbies? reading, writing, relaxing, organizing, and anything for a cause
10. Favorite Snack? cake, but since I am dieting it would have to be nectarines
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? stop eating the fatty foods, and late at night.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 198 now, i would like to be at 135
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom shower
15. How did you find Calorie Count? looking for pictures of being over weight and the health risks
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? nope, just here.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Winged_valor
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Sheree
3. Age & Sex: 21/f
4. General Location:  Nor Cal
5. Married? Single? Newlywed
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 cats, 1 parrakeet, and a beta
7. Favorite color? purple, aqua, and cereulean* blue
8. Favorite movie?  Ever After
9. Hobbies? scrapbooking, painting miniatures, game setting designing, cosplay
10. Favorite Snack?  gummi bears/worms
11. Favorite Beverage? sweet sun tea/White Zinfandel Champagne
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Knowing how/what to buy/cook!!!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  size 5 and built for endurance and strength
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? A friend told me about it.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm originally from TN but have joined the service.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): sweetone14223

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

3. Age & Sex: 50 / Female

4. General Location:  Tonawanda, NY

5. Married? Single?  Married

6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 boys, 1 daughter, 2 granddaughters

7. Favorite color?  Blue

8. Favorite movie?  Have too many to list.. lol

9. Hobbies?  Canning, baking, cooking

10. Favorite Snack?  popcorn

11. Favorite Beverage?  water

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  night time snacking, and lack of exercise.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  Current weight:  156 -- Goal:  130

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  All of them

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): PenguinsHockey71
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Mark
3. Age & Sex: 21 m
4. General Location: Pittsburgh, PA
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? None at my apartment
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Clerks I and II
9. Hobbies? Music, playing videogames (not much during school year!)
10. Favorite Snack? Chex Mix or Pretzels
11. Favorite Beverage? Chocolate or 2% Milk, iced Tea (the bad stuff!)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Dealing with work and school issues, working in a grocery store!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 35 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Recommended by a friend also trying to lose weight
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hope I am able to do this!  Seems pretty tough!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):mellow_everest
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Mel
3. Age & Sex: 28 Female
4. General Location:Jasper, Alberta, Canada
5. Married? Single?Newly Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?No Kids Yet but Trying Soon
7. Favorite color?Orange
8. Favorite movie?Hero (the Chinese movie not the Hollywood one)
9. Hobbies?Hiking, Painting, Photography, Aquarium Keeping, Mosaic making, Bellydance, Cooking, Gardening
10. Favorite Snack?Nachos with all the toppings
11. Favorite Beverage?Pomegranate juice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?Eating too much when I first get off work, getting frustrated by feeling like I'm not making progress.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?Fit a size six by my birthday in April
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Laundry/ Weeding the garden
15. How did you find Calorie Count?Recommended by a friend
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I feel really positive about having some success with this... the tools are really helpful (I just need to stay honest) and the sense of community really makes me feel like I'm not a fat mutant but as if the problems I'm having are something lots of people work on. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  casslee118
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Cass, Cassie...
3. Age & Sex: 23, female
4. General Location: Texas
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Nope, and not any time soon
7. Favorite color? I think Maroon and Black
8. Favorite movie? I have many but a few are "What dreams may come" "Sixteen Candles" "Hellraiser" Big horror and Comedy fan
9. Hobbies? Music, Jogging
10. Favorite Snack? Healthy: Carrotts and pickles but not together. Not healthy: Skittles and buttered popcorn together Yes
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Pepsi w/Lime
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Staying away from freakin fast food its everywhere! UGGGGhhhh! And Keeping my weight from going back and forth so much.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I want to feel confident and comfortable with myself.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing dishes. I wish I could afford a dishwasher.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking up amount of calories in something I had ate, Cant remember what it was but yeah.....thats how I joined.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I hope to stay motivated to reach my goal Please....I know I can do it!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):loryl
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Lory
3. Age & Sex: 38, female
4. General Location: Colorado---Home of the BRONCOS!!
5. Married? Single? Married for 11 yrs. to my soul mate!
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 dd who is our angel, too many to count
7. Favorite color? blue or black
8. Favorite movie?  Steel Magnolias
9. Hobbies? Read, Gardening,
10. Favorite Snack? Popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? Iced tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Huge beer drinker during football season...GO BRONCOS!!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?I want to be able to comfortably wear a bikini by May 2008!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Changing sheets...yuk!!!
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Cafe Mom
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm struggling right now to exercise regularly....I need major motivation!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):GlamisGal
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:
3. Age & Sex: 29/f
4. General Location: San Diego
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 Boy 4, Girl 3
7. Favorite color? Black
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies? Desert
10. Favorite Snack?
11. Favorite Beverage? Iced Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?Lose 125 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Starting the process of a GB

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Snowcoveredheart
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Snow is fine
3. Age & Sex: 28 female
4. General Location: West midlands Uk (other wise know as Hades)
5. Married? Single? Single (again)
6. Kids? Furbabies? NO.. bearly able to look after me
7. Favorite color? Red (althought you'd think it was black)
8. Favorite movie? ever?.... gosh.. no idea. Book : Great Expectations
9. Hobbies? I knit, i sew, i bake (i have to)... i drink with my friends and go to various parts of the country
10. Favorite Snack? either rice cakes with almond nut butter and honey.. or these new little GF DF crackers which dont taste like cardboard!
11. Favorite Beverage?  vodka (im meant to say water huh?)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? ME! and the many diagnosis'
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 9 stone (126 lbs - about 12 to go)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? i like cleaning
15. How did you find Calorie Count? hmm.. dont know
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am a lactose intollerant celliac.. I am also an emotional eater.. these things do not work well together.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): emmaowensmommy
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Amy
3. Age & Sex: Female & 26
4. General Location: Flint Michigan
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids emma & owen
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Durty Dancing
9. Hobbies? Have not found and thing I like or am good at.
10. Favorite Snack? Ice Cream ( thats why I look the way I do)
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet cherry coke ( water now LOL)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Loosing the weight
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 140 eventually
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Sister Inlaw
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  God is my best friend

 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): JLS6011
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Jimmie
3. Age & Sex:  Male - Just turned 30
4. General Location: Northern CO, USA
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  Neither (alergies to both :P)
7. Favorite color?  Don't have one
8. Favorite movie?  Too many to list
9. Hobbies?  Guitar, Drawing, Pool, Darts, My car - wife calls that one an obsession  
10. Favorite Snack?  CHOCOLATE!!!!!
11. Favorite Beverage?  Right now I'm trying to kick the Pepsi habit
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Portion Control
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  To lose about 40 lbs in the next 6-7 months
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Scrubbing bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Random Google search for caloric content of foods
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  At my heaviest, I was 225lbs.  With the help of a throat surgery, and continued portion control I have lost a total of 47 lbs - 10 of which I have gained back .  I have been stuck in the mid to upper 180's for nearly 6 months.  I hope to realize my ultimate goal of being in the 150's by spring of next year.  I believe that if I put my mind to it, with the aid of this site and the tools provided I can do it!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): jessietallent
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jess
3. Age & Sex: 24, F
4. General Location: Atlanta
5. Married? Single? Taken, not married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Dog..Loki
7. Favorite color? Lavender
8. Favorite movie? Anything by Wes Anderson
9. Hobbies? Painting, drawing, crafts, reading, music
10. Favorite Snack? Cheese and Triscuits
11. Favorite Beverage? Water, believe it or not
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Late night cravings
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To get back down to my college weight of 105 lbs. (I'm at 123 lbs now)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I used to be really really really skinny, at my smallest I was 85 lbs in high school, at my best I was 105 lbs, and at my worst I was 130 lbs. I am fairly active, I have a very large dog that needs constant running and walks, and I really enjoy cardio, especially cardio dance and kickboxing.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Brigidt36
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Brigid
3. Age & Sex:  47/female
4. General Location: Lexington, KY
5. Married? Single?  Married 23 years  Woo Hoo
6. Kids? Furbabies?  4 lovely daughter (22, 19, 18, 16), 1 kitty, 1 dog, 4 parrots    (very busy, loud and hormonal household)
7. Favorite color?  blue and green
8. Favorite movie? changes constantly, but if I want a good laugh....Young Frankenstein
9. Hobbies?  reading, country music, dancing (when I can get the hubby to cooperate)
10. Favorite Snack?  not really a snack, but I LOVE Big Mac's
11. Favorite Beverage? coca cola
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  besides the Big Mac's?  and the cokes?  Hmmmmm, getting off work late at night and being hungry....no self control then.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  would love to weigh 120 and have a toned body.  Right now I weigh 148.5
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Cleaning the bathrooms....hubby and the girls are P-I-G-S most of the time
15. How did you find Calorie Count? not really sure, was reading up on dieting and exercising (thanks google) and stumbled upon this site.  And I am sooooo thankful!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Would love to make new friends on here for extra support, for encouragement, for tips, etc.  Nice to not feel like you are all alone. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): stephmcarlo
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: steph is fine
3. Age & Sex: 29/f
4. General Location: Broken Arrow, OK
5. Married? Single? Married...for almost 9 yrs!
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 boys, ages 5 and 16mos and 2 cats, ages 8 and 9
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? too many: Grease, Rocky Horror, Flags of Our fathers...
9. Hobbies? Reading, walking, coffee, my kids
10. Favorite Snack? 100 cal packs of cookies
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? finding the time to exercise, being a busy SAHM
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? ultimately I want to lose 50lbs...
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? a post on CafeMom
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am lovin this site more and more every day! Thank you for making it free!