**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): caitling
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: caitling
3. Age & Sex: 18, female
4. General Location:USA
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? none
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? the blues brothers
9. Hobbies? reading, walking, feeding ducks
10. Favorite Snack? apples or oatmeal
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? having far too many unhealthy foods to choose from
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? vacuuming
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was looking up calories in what I was eating and I decided to join16. Anything Else You'd Like to Share?  Terry Prachett books are hilarious!»

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): zasoror1
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: zasoror1
3. Age & Sex: 23 Female
4. General Location: Ohio
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids or furbabies
7. Favorite color? Yellow
8. Favorite movie? Love and Basketball
9. Hobbies? Traveling and Reading
10. Favorite Snack? Ice Cream
11. Favorite Beverage? Apple Juice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Gaining Weight
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I want to gain 12 - 15 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes (Thank God for the Dishwasher!)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I really want to gain weight and would like to connect with anyone else who has the same goal.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): xvanilla
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Aki
3. Age & Sex: 14/F
4. General Location: Hong Kong
5. Married? Single? Man, if i was married that would be scary XD so.. single.
6. Kids? Furbabies? ... hamster?
7. Favorite color? Any color, really xd
8. Favorite movie? The Devil Wears Prada
9. Hobbies? reading fanfictionnnn
10. Favorite Snack? chocollaatteesss TT w TT
11. Favorite Beverage? chocolate miiiilk
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I have a major sweet tooth TT A TT""
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 110lbs to 95lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? ... I have a maid.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google, i think.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I hope i get to meet tons of interesting people here ^^

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Judy62
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Judy
3. Age & Sex: 62, F
4. General Location: Ontario, Canada
5. Married? Single? married for 41 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 adult 'kids', 5 grandchildren, 1 dog (Buddy)
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? none comes to mind, something 'feel-good' and happy
9. Hobbies? reading, knitting, sewing, counted cross-stitch, quilting
10. Favorite Snack? ice cream
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? difficulty sticking to my program; sweet tooth
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 145
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? planning meals
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I don't remember, someone must have suggested it to me
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Today (Oct. 14) is my husband's birthday

 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  River201

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

3. Age & Sex: 18, F

4. General Location: North Carolina

5. Married? Single? single

6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 Featherbaby- a monk parakeet (Indy)

7. Favorite color? light blue

8. Favorite movie? The Secret Garden (favorite book, too!)

9. Hobbies? being a student, hiking, people watching, taking long walks while listening to music, waitressing

10. Favorite Snack? LUNA bars! yum!

11. Favorite Beverage? used to be really sweet tea, now it's water/green tea

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? now that I think about it, there aren't really any obstacles, just my own excuses!

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? maintain around 120lbs, visit gym 3-4x a week

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? toilet cleaning

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google, I think. I've been lurking for freaking ever.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I moved out to work and go to school, and two years later, I have finally realized that I never really learned how to have a healthy relationship with food when I was younger. I've since learned A TON with this site; I'm slowly teaching myself how to be healthy and I'm looking forward to meeting everyone here who seems to be doing the same!

 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): energyturtle3
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Lauren
3. Age & Sex: female, 20
4. General Location: Boston, MA
5. Married? Single? Quite single, I don't know how I feel about marriage, but I'm not even going to think about it for another 5 years at least.
6. Kids? Furbabies? Waaay too irresponsible for kids right now, probably always will me. I have a guinea pig, and I don't even give her enough attention.
7. Favorite color? I love all colors in general, but anything bright. My hair is pink, and my favorite color combination is purple and green.
8. Favorite movie? Amelie, The Princess Bride, Hook, Terry Gilliam, Disney movies... basically anything that turns me into a child or makes me think of dreams.
9. Hobbies? Reading, writing, skillfully procrastinating, a lot of things I shouldn't be doing.
10. Favorite Snack? Salsa, pickles, fresh veggies with Tzatziki, pickled jalepenos straight from the jar, ANYTHING that will set my mouth on fire
11. Favorite Beverage? limeaid, and I'm addicted to Sobe Lifewater
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Ha. Um, poor body image, many many other things.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 125 by December 1st is what I put officially, but I just really want to look good.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Chores and me don't get along very well. Right now my room is a huge mess and our sink is full to the brim with dirty dishes.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Procrastinating online.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I work at Trader Joe's. It's awesome. And tasty.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Grey184

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

3. Age & Sex: 34/M

4. General Location: Atlanta

5. Married? Single? Married

6. Kids? Furbabies? son, daughter, 2 cats

7. Favorite color? Red

8. Favorite movie? Boondock Saints

9. Hobbies? Reading (alot), Guitar, Piano, gym.

10. Favorite Snack? Too many to list

11. Favorite Beverage? beer, and water.

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Myself

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'm fine with my weight. Wanna drop fat %, and continue adding muscle.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? litter box

15. How did you find Calorie Count? surfing the web

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? My wife is in Iraq, I'm pretty bored, and have alot of time on my hands. I try to network on many different sites with forums on subjects that I'm interested in. The latter keeps me busy along with my previously mentioned hobbies.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): marijoie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: marijoie
3. Age & Sex: Female, 20 yrs
4. General Location: California
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Neither
7. Favorite color? blue, green... bluey green
8. Favorite movie? too many, but one is The Lives of Others
9. Hobbies? writing letters, reading, running, singing
10. Favorite Snack? fruit
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? those damn desserts
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 150 pounds by mid-April 2008
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I live in a dorm, so there's not much I have to do... probably cleaning my sink though.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I don't remember, but I've been reading it daily since July or so
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): NanaMoss
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Ann
3. Age & Sex: 46 F
4. General Location:Newfoundland, CA
5. Married? Single? committed relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kids-1 adult daughter; 1 teen age son & 1 teen age daughter. 1 Black Toy Poodle
7. Favorite color? Brown
8. Favorite movie? Don't have one-but I watched Titantic like a hundred times
9. Hobbies? Reading, crocheting, knitting
10. Favorite Snack? Cheese
11. Favorite Beverage? Apple Cider
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to lose 37 pounds and get my body into a better physical shape
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? search engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Would like to know what motivated others to begin changing their lives...

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): webnik99
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: web
3. Age & Sex:  26 - Female
4. General Location: Northern Colorado
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 cats - Monster & Shera
7. Favorite color? yellow
8. Favorite movie? ooh too tough to answer
9. Hobbies? Snowboarding, jigsaw puzzles, and my fav. video games
10. Favorite Snack? right now, string cheese, mmmm
11. Favorite Beverage? whiskey - did i say that outloud??
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? See #11
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 45-50
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? D. all of the above
15. How did you find Calorie Count? random web surfing
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Reality is for people who lack imagination.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Lynellen
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Lyn
3. Age & Sex: 49 & F
4. General Location: West Michigan
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 adult daughters, 4 grandchildren, my cockapoo Baxter, and 3 kittys.
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie? N/A
9. Hobbies? gardening, cooking,
10. Favorite Snack? peanut m&m's
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? laziness and apathy
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? My doc wants me to loose 30 lbs, I would like to loose 45 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? recipe seaching
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I really hate being overweight, but have lost all motivaton and self discpline........errrrrrrr. 

Hello Ann.....I chose to contact you because you are close to my age........and the jury is still out on the ups and downs of being "our age".  Anyway, best of luck to you with your plans and goals.....and here's to your health.  Lyn

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):120 Or Bust
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: 120 (hearing reinforces it)
3. Age & Sex: 57 Year Old Female
4. General Location: Central Florida
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Married Sons and Furry Dogs
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Dancing With Wolves (Watch it everytime it comes on, often.)
9. Hobbies? Painting and Drawing
10. Favorite Snack? Big donuts like in my posted photo.
11. Favorite Beverage? Coke and Coffee (Mocha Soy Silk is pretty good also.)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 120 and begin Yoga
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Floors
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm trying view food as fuel and not entertainment or addiction.

Hi U,

What snak paks??????

Thanks.

 

120

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): instigator
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Instigator
3. Age & Sex: 29 Male
4. General Location:Southern Suburbs, Minnesota
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? none
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Miracle
9. Hobbies? inline skating
10. Favorite Snack? Power bar Harvest Bars
11. Favorite Beverage? milk or Diet Lipton Green Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my sweet tooth
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 175lbs and better shape to do better in inline marathons
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? vacuuming
15. How did you find Calorie Count? not sure, web search?
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Lifetime has become my home away from home (besides work)

hi Lyn

I had a supervisor named Lyn once. She was and is one awesome lady. Even though I've moved many many miles away she still keeps in contact with me via email. She's awesome :)

Thanks! Seems we've got a few things in common besides age dusting motivation and or apathy!

I'm going to add you to my friends list. Okay?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): KRISS_RR
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: KRISS
3. Age & Sex: 28 FEMALE
4. General Location: WASHINGTON STATE
5. Married? Single? NEWLYWED
6. Kids? Furbabies? JEMMA-WALKER HOUND & CHARLIE MY TERRRORIZING KITTEN
7. Favorite color? GREEN OR ORANGE
8. Favorite movie? STUCK ON THE NEW SEASON OF HOUSE RIGHT NOW
9. Hobbies? I'M A MUSICIAN-PERFORMING MOST OF THE TIME
10. Favorite Snack? TRAIL MIX
11. Favorite Beverage? RED WINE OR ORANGE GATORADE
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? PAT (HEART ISSUE)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 20 LBS & ABS OF STEEL
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? LAUNDRY
15. How did you find Calorie Count? ONLINE SEARCH
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? READ MY JOURNAL ENTRY

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): yuengertdg

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

3. Age & Sex: 32 male

4. General Location: San Diego, CA

5. Married? Single? Married

6. Kids? Furbabies? 3--7 y/o girl, twin 5 y/o boys

7. Favorite color? green

8. Favorite movie? Cool Hand Luke

9. Hobbies? Golf, running, playing with the kids

10. Favorite Snack? yogurt with granola

11. Favorite Beverage? columbian coffee

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? occupation: Navy=limited choice of food (on ships) +weird hours+weird eating times+lots of time sitting in front of a radar scope

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? increase lean mass and reduce total body fat to under 10%

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning toilet seats after my 5 yr old sons lose control of thier hoses

15. How did you find Calorie Count? googling nutrition content

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? nada

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Luxxe
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Luxxe
3. Age & Sex: 20 / Female
4. General Location: St. Paul, MN
5. Married? Single? Single!
6. Kids? Furbabies? No thanks ;p
7. Favorite color? Greeeen
8. Favorite movie? Quills
9. Hobbies? Painting, knitting, cooking :)
10. Favorite Snack? Hummus and pita chips
11. Favorite Beverage? Ginger ale
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Doing anything remotely active
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 120lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? The dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Through a very dear friend
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Adam Jones
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Adam
3. Age & Sex: 20 Male, days till 21 though
4. General Location: Arkansas
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? negative
7. Favorite color? Black or Blue
8. Favorite movie? Super Troopers
9. Hobbies? Guitar, Computers, Car/Home Audio
10. Favorite Snack? Trail Mix
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Green Tea with Citrus
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Starting
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 190 Pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Bathroom cleaning
15. How did you find Calorie Count? A friend from a forum I read
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Nope, not really!