**New Member forum Meet N Greet**
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 ;)
Reason: Making a sticky for our new members to see!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): txmikey
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Mike
3. Age & Sex: 39 M
4. General Location: Houston TX
5. Single
6. Kids? NO Furbabies? Cat
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? I cant pick just one...
9. Hobbies? Surfing the Internet, Watching TV, Reading
10. Favorite Snack? Pizza
11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Not realizing/acknowledging how big I am.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 352/185
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Who has a favorite? I dislike them all pretty much equally.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am happy I found this site. I have learned the foods I eat are ok, but I have to use portion control to lower the fat and calories.
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: SAME
3. Age & Sex: 38 FEMALE
4. General Location: MOVE EVERY 2 YEARS
5. Married? Single? MARRIED 18 YEARS
6. Kids? Furbabies? BOYS 7 AND 16 CAT-GARFIELD DOG-O.D.
7. Favorite color? PINK
8. Favorite movie? GONE WITH THE WIND
9. Hobbies? TONS OF STUFF
10. Favorite Snack? VEGGIES
11. Favorite Beverage? TEA
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? MY ALREADY TROUBLED HEALTH
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? COMPLICATED
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? DISHES
15. How did you find Calorie Count? SEARCH
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? SEARCHING FOR OTHERS LIKE ME, SEE MY PROFLIE
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): GROGGYFROGGY
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: RONI
3. Age & Sex: 31 FEMALE
4. General Location: NEBRASKA
5. Married? Single? MARRIED 4 1/2 YEARS
6. Kids? Furbabies? CAT~SAMARI
7. Favorite color? GREEN
8. Favorite movie? BEACHES
9. Hobbies? BOWLING, GEO CACHING, PHOTOGRAPHY...MANY OTHERS
10. Favorite Snack? ANTHING CHOCOLATE (TRING TO CHANGE THAT)
11. Favorite Beverage? TEA
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I LOVE FOOD
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 260/139
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? DISHES
15. How did you find Calorie Count? GOOGLE SEARCH
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I NEED A LOT OF MOTIVATION, I ALWAYS SEEM TO FALL OFF THE WAGON :(
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jill
3. Age & Sex: 27 Female
4. General Location: Northwest
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Step son, cats, fish, gecko's
7. Favorite color? never really had one - orange/red
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies? work, work, work
10. Favorite Snack? wheatthins
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? working out
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 115
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry, cat boxes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? internet search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:jj
3. Age & Sex: 39f
4. General Location:southern ontario
5. Married? Single?married
6. Kids? Furbabies?3 kids
7. Favorite color?green
8. Favorite movie?dirty rotten scoundrels
9. Hobbies?reading
10. Favorite Snack?onion rings
11. Favorite Beverage?coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?not sure
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?lose a bit, be more active
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?any - lol
15. How did you find Calorie Count?trying to help dieting hubby
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: candy or whatever you want
3. Age & Sex: 31, Female
4. General Location: Lansing, MI
5. Married? Single? Married for almost 10 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 daughter 10 and son 7
7. Favorite color? Dark Blue
8. Favorite movie? the princess bride
9. Hobbies? reading
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? 7up
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to lose 60 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Blingo Search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? na
1. tcg75
2. Tracy
3. 32 (close to 33) female
4. Bessemer City, NC
5. single
6. 2 kids, son is 12, daughter is 6
7. favorite color varies according to my mood
8. favorite movie: The Princess Bride
9. Hobbies: crossword puzzles, right now, studying for nursing school
10. favorite snack: potato chips
11. favorite beverage: regular Sun Drop
12. biggest obstacle to getting healthy: lack of will power
13. weight/fitness goal: I'd like to lose down to 125 and at least be able to take a walk without getting out of breath so fast
14. least favorite household chore: cleaning the kitchen
15. how did you find Calorie Count: just searching one day and there it was
16. Anything else you'd like to share: I'm not sure I am getting the whole burn meter thing. Is that how many calories I need to burn or how many I should normally burn on an average day? That is very confusing to me.
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Dave
3. Age & Sex: 48 male
4. General Location:Blackpool UK
5. Married? Single? Happily married
6. Kids? Furbabies? yes but flown the nest (yippee)
7. Favorite color?
8. Favorite movie? The Good The Bad and The Ugly
9. Hobbies? Chess Fishing
10. Favorite Snack? Cheesecake
11. Favorite Beverage? Vodka
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Laziness
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To lose 3 stone by december
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Ironing
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Search on the interweb thing
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Amazed how good this site is
1. Calorie Count Name (user id):chrissyinbloom
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Christina
3. Age & Sex: 31 F
4. General Location: Pennsylvania
5. Married? Single? live with boyfriend
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 cats and a dog
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? ?? I like too many to choose
9. Hobbies? reading, hiking, camping
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Mountain Dew
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? those 2 favorites above! Food, I love it
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? current 232, goal 140
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? by looking up calorie contents
1. Calorie Count Name (user id):stephanie_b
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Stephanie
3. Age & Sex: 41 F
4. General Location: South of Boston
5. Married? Single? Divorced
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 amazing boys who are 8 and 10
7. Favorite color? pink
8. Favorite movie? ?? Toss up between The Princess Bride & Say Anything
9. Hobbies? Reading, Listening to music, walking, cooking
10. Favorite Snack? Crunchy & Salty
11. Favorite Beverage? Fresca
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Not active enough, not enough time in the day as a full time working single/divorced mom.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? current 134 / goal 125
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom & dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Trying to find the calorie content of Alpine Lace Cheese.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Koilady63
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:MB
3. Age & Sex: 44 F
4. General Location:California
5. Married? Single?Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?Owned by 2 cats, a dog, and my koi
7. Favorite color?Gold
8. Favorite movie?I don't have one
9. Hobbies?cooking, gardening
10. Favorite Snack?sugar snap peas
11. Favorite Beverage?water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?my own mind
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?135 and the ability to run a mile
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?scrubbing the toilet
15. How did you find Calorie Count?I was looking on line for a food journal
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? No you can't have a bite of my dark chocolate!
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Barbara
3. Age & Sex: 36 & Female
4. General Location: Alberta, Canada
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 5 Kids
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? dunno
9. Hobbies? & nbsp; &nbs p; Hockey, reading, cooking, traveling
10. Favorite Snack? grapes, strawberries
11. Favorite Beverage? water,tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? the family& myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 275.4/////170
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? got lucky
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share not at the moment!!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kaitlynmarie013
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kaitlyn
3. Age & Sex: 17 Female
4. General Location: AZ
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Just my ferrets and cat
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? Wayne's World 1 & 2
9. Hobbies? Writing, watching TV
10. Favorite Snack? Apples and Penut Butter
11. Favorite Beverage? Pepsi, water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My dad's wishes. And my future
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 205//115
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking for a Calorie counter
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I COULD use SOO much help from Anyone on here!
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: T'Rina
3. Age & Sex: female 39
4. General Location: Boise Idaho
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Two kitties and a fish
7. Favorite color? Black
8. Favorite movie? Too many to count
9. Hobbies? Collecting things and being on line
10. Favorite Snack? Too many to count, it changes daily but I love white rice with vinegar and sugar... worthless I know
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My sheer size and food addiction
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? over 400 .. To be able to keep walking and maybe have knee surgury somday.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Anything I can't do sitting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Web search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I know I did this to myself and now it is time to try to fix what is broken
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): horsieleanna
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: leanna or whatever
3. Age & Sex: 56 female
4. General Location: Eastern Oregon
5. Married? Single?Married 35 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? grown and gone, cats dogs parrots, horses and 2 cows
7. Favorite color? red or green
8. Favorite movie? Heaven can Wait
9. Hobbies? riding horse,quilting, History, Just bring outside
10. Favorite Snack? use to be ice cream
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my own mind telling me to make the wrong choices
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? CC says 130 but I havent been that since i was 12
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Every Stinking One of Them
15. How did you find Calorie Count? doing a calorie swaech on google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Just reading the posts and keeping the journal had been very motivating
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Raz
3. Age & Sex: 35/F
4. General Location: New York
5. Married? Single? In relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? None
7. Favorite color? Navy
8. Favorite movie? American Outlaws
9. Hobbies? Computers,walking, reading,candle making
10. Favorite Snack? ice cream
11. Favorite Beverage? Crystal Light lemonade
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Portion size
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To get to a healthy weight again
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searching for the nutrion information of a snack food
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am so happy that I found this site so that I can get back to being healthy and hope that I will make some good friends in the process
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Katy, I guess
3. Age & Sex: 21/F
4. General Location: Ohio
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? two bettas, two cats, five rats
7. Favorite color? blue-green
8. Favorite movie? the Saw movies or Donnie Darko
9. Hobbies? crochet, play with my animals, video games, hang out
10. Favorite Snack? frozen blueberries in milk
11. Favorite Beverage? tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I'm at school, hard to be healthy at the dining hall
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 116
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? friend/coworker Suzanne
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? this is pretty cool
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): heatheredrose
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Nicole
3. Age & Sex: 21/F
4. General Location: Winston-Salem, NC
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? I have lots of furbabies (and featherbabies, too)...
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Office Space
9. Hobbies? White water rafting, kayaking, painting, drawing, cooking...
10. Favorite Snack? Green apple slices with peanut butter
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Time
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To reach 125-130 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Mopping
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searching for the nutritional information for honey
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I look forward to using this site to my full advantage. I always seem to do better with my weight loss goals when I can actually see how every individual food adds to my overall calorie intake.
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Paula
3. Age & Sex: 32 female
4. General Location:virginia
5. Married? Single?engaged
6. Kids? Furbabies?lots of them...lol
7. Favorite color? sage
8. Favorite movie? dirty dancing
9. Hobbies?reading if I had the time so I do sudoku
10. Favorite Snack? fried cheese cake.... but now its south beach peanut butter cookies
11. Favorite Beverage? was coke now tea w splenda
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? avoid my sweet tooth
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 110
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? good luck 2 me and everybody... we can reach our goals.......
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Angele139
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Angele
3. Age & Sex: F/52
4. General Location: New Mexico, USA
5. Married? Single? Partnered
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids grown/ furbaby: KC, a year old kitty
7. Favorite color? love them all or almost all
8. Favorite movie? hmmm I like some TV shows like Medium, House, I don't have cable or I would be watching home improvement/garden shows
9. Hobbies? Photography/ walking to enjoy nature/ bird watching/ native plants/wildflowers
10. Favorite Snack? Popcorn... crunch crunch crunch
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? love creamy fatty food too much13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 50 lb weight loss from 189 to 139
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? through a search for a food nutrition value
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I crave feedback & friendly encouragement (give & get) like a daily pat on the back & my life partner is not into that at all so please feel free to pile it on if you are so inclined :-) I hope to make some friends here
