**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}}}

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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):beaver_girl17

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

3. Age & Sex: female 17 4. General Location:South Carolina 5. Married? Single?Single 6. Kids? Furbabies?2 beagles, one horse, and one cat 7. Favorite color?purple 8. Favorite movie?I have no idea 9. Hobbies?swimming, horseback riding, riding four wheelers 10. Favorite Snack?brownies 11. Favorite Beverage?Dr.Pepper 12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?sticking with a diet 13. Weight/Fitness Goal?140 lbs. 14. Least Favorite Household Chore?dusting(it's the easiest but I hate it) 15. How did you find Calorie Count?I stumbled on to it looking up the calories in vegetable soup 16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I don't know alot about computers so if I don't respond to a message or something please bare with me.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): spaige0318

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sarah      &nbs p; 

3. Age & Sex: 24 female

4. General Location: Texas      &nbs p; 

5. Married? Single? Single

6. Kids? Fur babies?  Neither

7. Favorite color?  I wear a lot of black but I really like blues

8. Favorite movie?  Pursuit of Happiness

9. Hobbies?  I like to go explore new things and dance

10. Favorite Snack?  Peanut butter w/ apples

11. Favorite Beverage? Tea

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Not eating so many carbs I really like pasta and sandwiches.  Also exercising I really only like to dance and financially it is not feasible for me take classes. So I am having a hard time finding things I like to do.  I hate running and find the gym boring.  I have begun to go on 3-4 miles walk outside everyday and I change my route about every other day.  Like I said I like to explore new things and get bored w/ routine…I need to challenge myself in some way even if it is going on a walk without knowing where I am going and then finding my way back!

13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  My goal is to get down to 147ish I do not know how much I weigh right now last December it was 228 and I know I have lost weight since then.  So lets say 215ish.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes

15. How did you find Calorie Count? A search

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Nothing to share but I do have a question.  I have lost 8 inches in the last 2 months would anyone know approximately how much weight that is?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): bella653
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Bella
3. Age & Sex: 31 f
4. General Location: Pennsylvania
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 children
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? right now Transformers
9. Hobbies? playing piano
10. Favorite Snack? birthday cake
11. Favorite Beverage? diet pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? losing the baby weight just to get pregnant again
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 140 or so
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? really nothing more

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kpe728
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  whatever . . . kpe728 or Kate
3. Age & Sex: 30 . . . female
4. General Location:  Florida
5. Married? Single?  married
6. Kids? Furbabies?   brindle boxer, 1.5 yrs old
7. Favorite color?  ???
8. Favorite movie?  Old School, Wedding Crashers, anything with Will Ferrell
9. Hobbies?  traveling, sailing, going to the beach (need to get my beach body back)
10. Favorite Snack?  chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage?  vodka and crystal light
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  getting back into exercising
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  127 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  laundry and cleaning the bathrooms :-(
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  a coworker
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'm very excited to have been introduced to this site and I look forward to sharing my progress/success with everyone.

 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): ladibugcrazi
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  ladibugcrazi
3. Age & Sex:  46  and Not Enough  (female)
4. General Location:  New England
5. Married? Single?  Married  (second time for me is Best!)
6. Kids? Furbabies?  3 adult children: Boy-Girl-Boy
7. Favorite color?  Yellow
8. Favorite movie?  that's a tough one....X-Men Trilogy
9. Hobbies?  Gardening, Love Movies, Singing
10. Favorite Snack?  grapenut pudding
11. Favorite Beverage?  Banana/strawberry smoothie
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  my disabilities
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  Fit into some of my old clothes
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  cleaning the cat litter box
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  looking for recipes online
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'm looking forward to this challenge that  will hopefully be successful and possibly help me deal with my pain and struggles with my disabilities.  Glad to be here with all of you!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): martigood
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Marti or Martha
3. Age & Sex: 52, female
4. General Location: Ohio
5. Married? Single? divorced
6. Kids? Furbabies? son 19, daughter 17, cat
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie? Ghost
9. Hobbies? reading. message boards, watching tv & movies, crossword puzzles
10. Favorite Snack? chips & dip (before I started getting healthy)
11. Favorite Beverage? iced tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I hate to exercise
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  I weight 237, having lost 23 pounds so far. Would like to lose at least  100 more.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? through another webiste
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm a diabetic, struggling to lose a lot of weight, and get more blood sugar under control. I'm glad I found this website, and hope to make some new friends!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  monkme2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: monkme, why not. 3. Age & Sex: 50 some, male 4. General Location: The land of thunder, downunder5. Married? Single?: single
6. Kids? Furbabies?: 13 turning 20so he tells me7. Favorite color?: depends on the mood, at the moment, blue.8. Favorite movie?: almost any scifi.9. Hobbies?: reading? if I get past the first 5 pages, any book - computers, gem, pens
10. Favorite Snack?: let it be pizza on a very very light day11. Favorite Beverage?: pepsi, diet of course12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?: I agree, lazy me13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to 90kg, you will have to do the math to convert14. Least Favorite Household Chore?: in general, household chores15. How did you find Calorie Count?: as per others it seems, looking for calories and here I am16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? : I want this to be my last diet, so I want to succeed.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:
3. Age & Sex: 53F
4. General Location: California 
5. Married? Single? Divorced
6. Kids? Furbabies?
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? 
9. Hobbies? Gardening
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate all the way
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I travel all the time
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 100 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning windows
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Internet Search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): stewartn37
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Nic
3. Age & Sex: 37 Female
4. General Location: Virginia
5. Married? Single? "D"
6. Kids? Furbabies? yes & no
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? Shawshank Redemption
9. Hobbies? Gym, Lacrosse Parent (love the games)
10. Favorite Snack? Cheese
11. Favorite Beverage? Water (or anything mixed w/water)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? love to eat good foods (which always have the most calories)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? current 135 goal 124-126
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? putting away clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? absolutely love this website I have been telling all my friends about it.  I did weight watchers two years ago; so now I use what I learned on this website.  I love being able to track/plan my calorie intake and counter it with activities.  It's nice to see in black and white.

<b>1. Calorie Count Name (user id):</b>Reckless_and_Cynical
<b>2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:</b>Sian
<b>3. Age & Sex:</b> 15, female
<b>4. General Location:</b> hampshire, England
<b>5. Married? Single?</b> Relationship
<b>6. Kids? Furbabies?</b> not quite yet lol, and no, unless my dads fish count :)
<b>7. Favorite color?</b> azure blue
<b>8. Favorite movie?</b> Donnie Darko
<b>9. Hobbies?</b> reading, cooking, socialising, latin class, which is a bit of an odd one i know.
<b>10. Favorite Snack?</b> hmmm...almost anything with chocolate (so long as it's not dark), and cheesecake. Ohhhhhhh, and can't forget chipsticks, best crisps ever :)
<b>11. Favorite Beverage?</b> Water, ribena if i want to spice things up lol.
<b>12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?</b> exercise bores me, and i always end up splurging on fatty foods at the weekends.
<b>13. Weight/Fitness Goal?</b>112 pounds.
<b>14. Least Favorite Household Chore?</b> ironing, or putting the sheet on the duvet.
<b>15. How did you find Calorie Count?</b> Searching for nutritional value
<b>16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?</b> I'm trying to slim down for my own confidence, and would like to do so before xmas. I'd also like to caht to anyone around my age :) drop me a line?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Pumpkim (yea I'm crafty)

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

3. Age & Sex: 25  Female

4. General Location: Vancouver, WA

5. Married? Single? I'm a girlfriend

6. Kids? Furbabies? My Rosco dog is pretty close to being a son

7. Favorite color? Green

8. Favorite movie?  The Sweetest Thing

9. Hobbies? Photography, Snowboarding, Hangin out

10. Favorite Snack?  Cheese, Crackers, Meat & Pickles! All together

11. Favorite Beverage?  Crystal Light (Strawberry Kiwi)

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Will Power (& living with 2 guys)

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 15 pounds. Be freakin Hot & Healthy!

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Laundry

15. How did you find Calorie Count? A friend of mine showed me a different site. I liked it but found this one instead which was sooooo much better.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've been a member for a long time but I never really started getting into calorie-count until about a month ago. And now, I'm ready to meet other people on here. I didn't realize how great these forums were until recently. Everyone is helping everyone. I like it!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Rebeccastanford

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

3. Age & Sex: 23 Female

4. General Location: Dallas, Texas

5. Married? Single? Married

6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids (ages 3 and 4) and a 9 mo. old weiner dog named Rusty

7. Favorite color? hmm... Pink

8. Favorite movie? Dirty Dancing

9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking (though I don't do nearly enough)

10. Favorite Snack? CHEESE!!!

11. Favorite Beverage? Juice (any kind)

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Overeating!

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Be 130 happy, healthy, and ready to have another baby!

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? hmmm... I really like cleaning!

15. How did you find Calorie Count? I heard them talking about it on the radio and thought I'd check it out!

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've been around for a while, but never really got into it!  I'm ready to start!  I could really use the extra support!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): gerligerli (is there any way to change that? probably not, right?)
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: gerli
3. Age & Sex: 23, female
4. General Location: Estonia
5. Married? Single? In a relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? Porthos, the coolest cat in the world
7. Favorite color? yellow
8. Favorite movie? aah...way more than one. To list a few: 2001: The Space Odyssey, Fahrenheit 451, A Clockwork Orange, Solaris and Stalker (by Tarkovsky), Orphe´ (J. Cocteau), Metropolis (Fritz Lang), Blow-up, Labyrinth (with david Bowie), Dead Man, Suspiria...  
9. Hobbies? literature, mythology, music, space
10. Favorite Snack? I´ve had trouble with answering this since i was a kid. I don´t actually care much about food as long as I´m not hungry.
11. Favorite Beverage? sparkling water with watermelon or pear taste
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? time&money, actually...lazyness
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? At the moment I´m 123-124 lbs and 5.6. I´d like to lose a bit or maintain the weight and get more fit. I´ve never been slim and used to be a rather fat kid who sometimes got bullied because of that. People have told me that I´ve lost a lot since high school, but I know that my weight has actually stayed about the same for the last...5-6 years atleast. Anyway I´ve always had a huge butt and rather fat thighs and I´d like to get rid of that finally :)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? a friend showed it to me when I didn´t believe that a grown woman needs about 1500 cal per day :)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Check my profile and you´ll see more

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mzvamp30
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Muffy
3. Age & Sex: 37 female
4. General Location: Memphis, Tn.
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kids ages 20, 19, 14
7. Favorite color? Yellow
8. Favorite movie? Titanic
9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking, plastic canvas, shopping
10. Favorite Snack? mmm little debbies
11. Favorite Beverage? Iced tea w/ sweet n low
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I am a junk food junkie
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 55 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Actually my husband found it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'm so excited to lose weight. I hope this works.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): leswagener
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: les
3. Age & Sex:  41,Male
4. General Location: Dallas TX
5. Married? Single? Going single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Sleepless in Seattle
9. Hobbies? home repair, anything fun
10. Favorite Snack? Choc shake!
11. Favorite Beverage?  Smoothies
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My tummy!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 245 now, 185 here I come
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Putting the kids clean clothes up
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not yet

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Pagynne
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Pagynne
3. Age & Sex:   36 Female
4. General Location:  Ohio
5. Married? Single?  Separated 3yrs, divorce final soon (end of 2nd mar.)
6. Kids? Furbabies?  4 children, 1 boy (19) and 3 girls (17, 7, and 6)
7. Favorite color?  Black
8. Favorite movie?  Difficult to pick just one.
9. Hobbies?  MMORPGs, PC/Video Games, Reading, Fishing, Camping
10. Favorite Snack?  Peanuts
11. Favorite Beverage?  Mt. Dew and/or Coffee.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Me I guess, maybe money.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  Lose 167 lbs. to reach goal of 123 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Doing the Laundry.
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Search Engine.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I work third shift at a hotel.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):va.berrygirl
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:bb
3. Age & Sex: female,55
4. General Location:virginia
5. Married? Single?married
6. Kids? Furbabies?two grown sons, one grandson, granddaugter on the way
7. Favorite color?blue
8. Favorite movie?too many to choose from
9. Hobbies?knitting,reading,playing piano
10. Favorite Snack?love everything
11. Favorite Beverage?diet pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?lack of willpower, slow metabolism
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?lose 15-25 lbs, have more energy
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count?internet searching
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):yvomeza

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

3. Age & Sex: female,42

4. General Location:san antonio, tx

5. Married? Single?married

6. Kids? Furbabies?two boys under the age of 13

7. Favorite color?black

8. Favorite movie?the notebook

9. Hobbies?outdoor activities, going to the movies

10. Favorite Snack?  chips

11. Favorite Beverage? light lemonade

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?no will power -I absolutely love carbs.  Everything is a carb.  I am diabetic and MUST learn to eat only the allowed carbs per meal.  I have a really big problem with this.  Sweets, I can take them or leave them.  But chips and dips - get out of my way.....I am also a smoker and I have to stop. 

13. Weight/Fitness Goal?lose 50 lbs.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning bathrooms

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

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): groovychica99
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Selina
3. Age & Sex: 26 F
4. General Location: Las Vegas
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 son, 2 fur daughters :0)
7. Favorite color? pink
8. Favorite movie? Notebook
9. Hobbies? photography and graphics
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? New fav-pepermint mocha from Starbucks
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I'm lazy and indulgent
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? a fit 130
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? my friend thought we should join together :)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? hoping to find a home here ;)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Tgates

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

3. Age & Sex: 41 / F

4. General Location: North Alabama

5. Married? Yes  

6. Kids? 2 grown boys (21 & 18) Stepdaughter 10

Furbabies? Absolutely! 2 - 100lb Labs. Boomer (black) & Jake (yellow)

7. Favorite color? Green

8. Favorite movie? Not much of a movie watcher.

9. Hobbies? Nature Photography

10. Favorite Snack? Anything chocolate (part of why I'm here)

11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Mt Dew

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? At the moment...Stress

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Short term goals - 2lbs a week. Long term goal - 35lbs.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Putting anything away...laundry, dishes, etc. I don't mind washing them. Just despise putting them away.

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google search.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am currently at my all time high as far as weight.  I don't like it!