**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): shammyshizzle
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: shammy
3. Age & Sex: 19/f
4. General Location:nY
5. Married? Single? not married, not single
6. Kids? Furbabies? i want a furbaby but i dont have one
7. Favorite color? green, black
8. Favorite movie? not gonna even answer=LOVE
9. Hobbies? dance
10. Favorite Snack? apples
11. Favorite Beverage? V8 shpash, SOBE (adreline)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? craving
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 124
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i want a puppy

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): bedazzlethis

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

3. Age & Sex: 21 this Friday and Female

4.General Location: Oklahoma

5. Married? Single? Single 

6. Kids? Furbabies? Someday

7. Favorite color? I have several...Orange, Teal, Lime Green, Red

8. Favorite movie? Amelie

9. Hobbies? Spending time with family & friends. Reading, traveling, watching movies

10. Favorite Snack? Popcorn

11. Favorite Beverage? Fresca

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Staying focused

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130 lbs

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Doing the dishes

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking up calories

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Just that i'm glad I joined and can't wait to get started!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Shugamuffin

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

3. Age & Sex: 33 F

4. General Location:Utah

5. Married? Single? Married

6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids one Furbaby....i love that!

7. Favorite color? Green or blue

8. Favorite movie? I like lots of em

9. Hobbies? reading, baking

10. Favorite Snack? Chips

11. Favorite Beverage? Coke, but I recently quit caffeine

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Self-control

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 12 more lbs

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry!  AAAAAAHHH

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking for the calorie content of eggs

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I hope this works, I need it too.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Natoo321
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Nat or Natoo
3. Age & Sex: 22, almost 23 female
4. General Location: CALI!
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? family pets
7. Favorite color? green, or red&black!
8. Favorite movie? oh so many, anything sandra bullock, or denzel. sports, war, action, comedy! 
9. Hobbies? sports or outdoors most anything
10. Favorite Snack? those nifty 100 calorie packs :o)
11. Favorite Beverage? im a soda-holic, but im cutting that out so ill have to find a new fav!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? self motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to look good, id like to drop roughly 30-40lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? making my bed
15. How did you find Calorie Count? looking up calories
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i love meeting new people so feel free to hit me up anytime! i love sports, played softball in college! always up for good convo, so lets be friends :o) haha 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): chocolatehog
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:
3. Age & Sex: 46 & female
4. General Location: Northern midwest
5. Married? Single?  Married 27 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 daughters, 2 son-in-laws, 1 grandson, & 1 pug
7. Favorite color? red
8. Favorite movie? wedding planner
9. Hobbies? shopping
10. Favorite Snack?  chocolate in any shape
11. Favorite Beverage? unsweetened tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? unbelief
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I wouldl ove to weigh 130#
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?       washing  floors                                                             

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I need lots of encouragement.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): denahh
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Donna
3. Age & Sex: 18 & Female
4. General Location: Guam
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? None
7. Favorite color? Brown
8. Favorite movie? Don't really have one.
9. Hobbies? Jogging with co-workers and spending time with my family and boyfriend
10. Favorite Snack? no favorite; I like any as long as it's not too sweet
11. Favorite Beverage? Green Tea!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? The availability of food in the fridge.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To maintain my present feature
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking up some food online, and went to this website
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I hope joining this website will encourage my family to become involved in it.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): dark3d

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

3. Age & Sex: 29 & Male

4. General Location: Arkansas

5. Married? Single? Seperated

6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 boys

7. Favorite color? Black

8. Favorite movie? Boondock Saints

9. Hobbies? IT geek, so anything related.  Also just started riding trail motorcycle and also getting into competitive shooting

10. Favorite Snack? Hershey w/ almonds

11. Favorite Beverage? Sweet Tea

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Food.  I love it and I hate that good food isn't easy to find around here. 

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? current 315 (yeah) -> 265 around my birthday in the end of May next year.  I'd also like to be running my 5k and find some abs that I've not seen since I was about 12.   Will be nice to lose the farmer tan, too.   I bulk up quickly when I lift, so I'd like to not look so 'full' until I can lose some of the weight first.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes

15. How did you find Calorie Count? random luck search.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

I'd like to try sushi and some tofu.. Just don't know where to start.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): audh0704
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  audh0704
3. Age & Sex:  38 female
4. General Location: Tennessee
5. Married? Single?  married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  nope, 3 poodles, 1 cat
7. Favorite color?  purple
8. Favorite movie?  when harry met sally
9. Hobbies?  running, outside activities, cooking
10. Favorite Snack?  chips and salsa
11. Favorite Beverage? non-al diet coke, al barefoot chardonay
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  keeping weight off
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  finish full marathon before 40
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  ironing and folding socks
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  friend
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Registered to run a full marathon in Feb 08, training right now.  Hopefully going to finish. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): audh0704
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  audh0704
3. Age & Sex:  38 female
4. General Location: Tennessee
5. Married? Single?  married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  nope, 3 poodles, 1 cat
7. Favorite color?  purple
8. Favorite movie?  when harry met sally
9. Hobbies?  running, outside activities, cooking
10. Favorite Snack?  chips and salsa
11. Favorite Beverage? non-al diet coke, al barefoot chardonay
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  keeping weight off
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  finish full marathon before 40
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  ironing and folding socks
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  friend
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Registered to run a full marathon in Feb 08, training right now.  Hopefully going to finish. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): BrookH13
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Brook is fine :)
3. Age & Sex: 26 female
4. General Location: NC
5. Married? Single? Single but currently living in sin
6. Kids? Furbabies?  2 doggies - Boston Terriers - Dixie (6), Daz (1.5 and deaf)
7. Favorite color? carolina blue
8. Favorite movie? Scarface, Requiem For A Dream, Leaving Las Vegas, all the cheesy high school girly movies
9. Hobbies? Shopping, sports (watching or playing), cooking, wine tastings, doing anything involoving my friends
10. Favorite Snack? Mint Chocolate Chip Breyer's
11. Favorite Beverage? a good Pinot Grigio or Blue Moon
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  motivation (i have it now!) and alcohol
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 20 lbs, improve cardiovascular fitness, tone up
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? vaccuuming or dusting or mopping
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  searching for healthy recipes online and trying to determine # of calories to aim for per day
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?   wanna know something - just ask!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): LoveJaded2
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jaded
3. Age & Sex: 23 & Female
4. General Location: Anchorage, ALASKA
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Both.  
7. Favorite color? Turquiose/Teal
8. Favorite movie? Err... Anything Shannon Sossamon.
9. Hobbies? Sleeping, Shopping, Dancing
10. Favorite Snack? Sushi
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Rockstars
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Time and Motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 120 lbs & to be able to run a 10 minute mile again! 
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning up after my little tornado... 
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My best friend in Vegas challenged me!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am a sushi lover, wine whore, lit junkie to say the least, and I'm glad to be here! 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): MissaDee2006

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

3. Age & Sex: 19 and Female

4. General Location: Pittsburgh, PA

5. Married? Single? Dating

6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kittah's named Chance and Cimba (They both had to start with "C" according to my sister).

7. Favorite color? Orange

8. Favorite movie? She's All That

9. Hobbies? Knitting, Sleeping, Watching TV, Shopping (when I have money), Swimming

10. Favorite Snack? My new favorite is Caramel and Pretzel Klondikes.

11. Favorite Beverage? Cherry Coke made with grenadine. 

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Living on a budget, Time.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 150lbs for now.. We'll see where it goes from there, and I just want to be healthy again..

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes.

15. How did you find Calorie Count? My Roommate from Freshman year in College.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm quirky, outgoing, and fun-loving. The college lifestyle has been my downfall and I hope to catch myself before I become too out-of-control. I'd love to meet anyone!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): lfrank
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: lfrank is fine
3. Age & Sex: 27 Female
4. General Location: Utah
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Adorable Black and White Cocker Spaniel named Bailey (and no, I don't treat him like a kid. He's a dog.)
7. Favorite color? Green (as in Irish Green)
8. Favorite movie? Depends on the genre, for now, Lord of the Rings
9. Hobbies? Traveling, Playing the piano, reading, singing, etc.
10. Favorite Snack? Candy
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Sprite
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Motivation (I've never been able to self-motivate)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose at least 50 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Just looking for something to count my daily calories
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? This is my first time posting on any forum so I'm a little interested to see how this goes.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): brafatbabe

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

3. Age & Sex: 47 female

4. General Location: Houston

5. Married

6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 grown kids. 2 grandkids No pets...sad.

7. Favorite color? fuschia

8. Favorite movie? Galaxy Quest, Office Space

9. Hobbies? Dancing, artwork.  The Doobie Brothers. 

10. Favorite Snack? chocolate chip cookies
11. Favorite Beverage? lemonade or coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? insomnia and chronic pain
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?to get my ballerina body back
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? sweeping mopping floors
15. How did you find Calorie Count? surfing the web
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I love this website!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Mousickle
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Mouse
3. Age & Sex:  19/f
4. General Location:Norfolk, UK (sort of near londonISH)
5. Married? Single? Boyfriended
6. Kids? Furbabies? Nope
7. Favorite color? Teal!
8. Favorite movie? The X files one :P
9. Hobbies? Too much college lwork for hobbies :P
10. Favorite Snack? anything colorful and novel :S
11. Favorite Beverage? warm blackcurrant ^_^
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Having nowhere to exersise/not wanting to flaunt my jab in public
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Fat ~ Skinny
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Washing clothes, what an ordeal.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Through the internet :P
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Any sci-fi geeks out there?

1.calorei count name: momma-36

2 preferred name: momma

3.age&sex: 36 female

4.general location: ontario

5. married/single: married

6. kids/furbies: 4yr old boy, 2yr old boy, 7 month old girl

7>favorite color: green

8.favorite movie:Harry Potter

9. hobbies: machanics

10. favorite snack: fat free choc. pudding

11. favorite drink: diet coke green tea

12 biggest obstacle: time

13 fitness goal: get fit lose 80 lbs

14. least favorite chore: laundry

15. how did you find calorie count: looking for a calorie counter

16 anything else like to share: I work long hours and have a hard time to find time for myself it is hard enough to lose weight  but even harder when life gets in the way.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):teriterry2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Teri 3. Age & Sex:51F 4. General Location:north central Indiana 5. Married 6. 3 sons  7. Favorite color? Black and blue8. Favorite movie? 9. Hobbies? 10. Favorite Snack? 11. Favorite Beverage?Water 12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?Losing a ton of weight 13. Weight/Fitness Goal?135 14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dusting15. How did you find Calorie Count? was looking for a target heart rate calculator16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have been overweight most of my adult life. i am a yo-yo dieter, losing 50+ pounds and gaining back more each time. This is the final straw. I wanna get it off and keep it off this time!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Englegurl24
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Jae
3. Age & Sex: 18 and female
4. General Location:South
5. Married? In long relationship with the love of my life!
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids but i have a year old furbaby

7. Favorite color?Green

8. Favorite movie? Star Wars

9. Hobbies? Soccer

10. Favorite Snack? Sushi

11. Favorite Beverage? Jones Soda

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Not as active as i was

13. Weight/Fitness Goal?130
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? not really

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  ofthrees
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  S., for now.
3. Age & Sex:  34 F
4. General Location: long beach, ca
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies? one 14-year-old son, three great cats.  and a husband.
7. Favorite color? red
8. Favorite movie? the breakfast club
9. Hobbies? reading, writing, spending time with family and friends
10. Favorite Snack? anything salty or sweet, unfortunately.
11. Favorite Beverage? i live on mimosas, water, and coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? i'm a horrible snacker.   :( 
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 10 pounds would be fantastic, but i'd settle for five - and to STAY THERE.  (i've already lost 7, so the previous numbers are the ones i have to go.)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  cleaning the litter box.  boo.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? i found it years ago when looking up calories in a specific food.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? in due time.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  BabsMarsh
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Babs.
3. Age & Sex:  30 F
4. General Location: Glasgow, UK
5. Married? Single? Dating
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids as yet, two jack russells, Jess and Lou
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie? So many, so little time!!
9. Hobbies? Reading, cinema, hiking, family and friends
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate, yum!!!
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee, white wine and a nice cold beer
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? The horrible Scottish weather 
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Twenty pounds I guess

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Got to be the bathroom.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I have lost weight with another online service but trying a new approach to shift somemore weight.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Life is for living, find something good about every day and smile at a random stranger, my little philosophies for life.