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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 ;)
Edited Jan 24 2008 22:42 by mcderin
Reason: Making a sticky for our new members to see!
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1. Calorie Count Name (user id): EmerieLayne

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

3. Age & Sex: 21, Female

4. General Location: Dallas, Texas

5. Married? Single? Engaged

6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 dog

7. Favorite color? orange

8. Favorite movie? breakfast club

9. Hobbies? I'm always working lol... no hmmmm sewing

10. Favorite Snack? it used to be taquitos

11. Favorite Beverage? used to be coke (haha not anymore...)

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Carbs and cookies

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Get down approx to 153.3 starting point 210... so about 56.6 pounds

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? doing the dishes

15. How did you find Calorie Count? From one of my co-workers, Tricia

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I need motivation lol... help me!!!!!! I'm so excited about my wedding and my honeymoon I really want to be able to be in the bahama's and look good

Hello,

 I'm a 38 year old wife/mother of 2 young girls and I would like to gain healthy weight.  I'm 5'5 and 114 pounds.  My ideal weight is 120 - 125.  Need advice on healthy foods to help bulk up.  I also need weight training advice.  Is there anyone out there like me. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): waterlvr
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sher
3. Age & Sex: 47, female
4. General Location: Washington state
5. Married? Single? Married, 22 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 Mini Schnauzers
7. Favorite color? Yellow, cornflower blue
8. Favorite movie? Die Hard, Six Sense
9. Hobbies? Flower gardening, reading, t.v.
10. Favorite Snack? Nachos
11. Favorite Beverage? Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Me and my cravings
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 100 lbs., get toned & strong again
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? At my wit's end. Have to get this under control for so many reasons.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id):kathleenk
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:kat
3. Age & Sex: 39, Female
4. General Location: Missouri
5. Married? Single? Married 13 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 boys (ages 12 and 10)
7. Favorite color? Green and Yellow
8. Favorite movie? Office Space
9. Hobbies? Shopping and gardening
10. Favorite Snack? Yogurt, dried cranberries
11. Favorite Beverage? Wine, Coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Staying motivated with major life changes.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 150 lbs and fit
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Co-worker
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? In the last 11 months: my mother passed away, we sold our first home, moved to a new state, bought a new house, started a new job...things are getting better but man - what a year it has been
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Phrowzen
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Phrowzen
3. Age & Sex:  44/f
4. General Location: Canada
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 young adult children, 1 St. Bernard, 1 Maltese, 2 domestic long haired cats, numerous Timneh and Congo African Grey Parrots, 1 Blue and Gold Macaw.
7. Favorite color? Yellow, purple and pink
8. Favorite movie? Gorillas in the Mist
9. Hobbies? Cooking reading
10. Favorite Snack? Sugar or starch
11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? On waiting list for inpatient ED clinic.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? See the real me, and not the distorted vision I see now. Regain muscle strength.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google search for calories in food.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? ED since 8 years of age. I'm trying desperately to get better. Obviously a huge animal lover.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): BowtieBunny

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Bowtie is fine

3. Age & Sex: 41, Female

4. General Location: Indiana

5. Married? Single? Married for 20 years to my high school sweetheart

6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 boys (ages 17 and 10); and a chocolate lab/rottweiler mix (age 9)

7. Favorite color? Burgundy

8. Favorite movie? Dirty Dancing

9. Hobbies? I've been playing a lot of Guitar Hero 3 with my kids.  And, to be honest, I love television.

10. Favorite Snack? Healthy:  almonds;  Unhealthy:  lots of chocolate

11. Favorite Beverage? Coke

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Sugar, overwhelming schedule and trying to do it all

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 135 lbs.  I need to lose 53.  Would like to do it slowly, and reach my goal before my son graduates in May, 2009.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I don't like picking up after my family, when they really could have just done it themselves.

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Did a Google search for a calorie counter

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm really glad I found this site.  I'm an RN and work in the surgical department of our local hospital. I love my job, my husband, my kids, and their friends.  If anybody would like a weight loss buddy with similar interests, please reply!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mariholmes
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: mari
3. Age & Sex: im 33
4. General Location: houston tx
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? i have 3 kids
7. Favorite color? black
8. Favorite movie? to many
9. Hobbies? dont really have a hobbie
10. Favorite Snack? chips
11. Favorite Beverage? dr pepper
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? staying on diet and getting the energy to work out
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? i wanna lose weight so i can look ok for my brother wedding in cancun this summer
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? washing clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? read about it on some website
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? need help doing this

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  desertbeauty258
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Em
3. Age & Sex: 22, female
4. General Location:South Carolina
5. Married? Single?Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?2 furbabies
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Sixteen Candles
9. Hobbies? working out, hiking, biking, shopping, listening to music, writing,beach
10. Favorite Snack? Fiber One Chewy Oats & Caramel--it just hits the sweet spot
11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Migraines, IBS, Chronic neck pain
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?120 w/ muscle def
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searching for info one day and just found it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm trying to get my husband to start working out and eating better so any tips to motivate him would be nice!  I know it needs to be his choice but his job (military) requires him to keep fit. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): debander64
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Deb
3. Age & Sex: 43, F
4. General Location: Edmonton, Alberta
5. Married? Single?   Engaged...........my wedding date is June 28, 2008
6. Kids? Furbabies?  4 children ages 22, 20, 11, and 6, two cats
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie? Dirty Dancing
9. Hobbies? reading, building puzzles, camping,
10. Favorite Snack? sadly its Potato chips
11. Favorite Beverage? milk
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my laziness and lack of will power
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?   135 lbs........currently at 172 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? random surfing
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? would love to chat with some other gals out there that are looking forward to a 2nd marriage (or first or third - LOL) and are trying to lose some weight before the big day.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): OceanBeauty
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: OceanBeauty
3. Age & Sex: 19, Female
4. General Location: Los Angeles
5. Married? Single?: Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?: None
7. Favorite color?: Green
8. Favorite movie?: Caddyshack
9. Hobbies?: Photos
10. Favorite Snack?: Popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? :water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?: Time
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? :be healthier in general
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?: trash & bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count?: co-worker
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?: Besides working at my job with Philadelphia cream cheese, i love to get out and about!..I'm a very happy person to be around..and i cant wait to get to know all of you!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): ed-caddguru
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Ed is fine
3. Age & Sex: 29/M
4. General Location: Florida
5. Married? Single? Engaged
6. Kids? Furbabies?
7. Favorite color?
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies?
10. Favorite Snack?
11. Favorite Beverage?
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Get down to as close to 200 as possible
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count?
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mikapu
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: mikapu or blanca
3. Age & Sex: 29 turning 30 in 2 days / female
4. General Location: Philippines but will be migrating to Canada
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids/ no furbabies yet
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies? gym? watching movies, drawing/painting
10. Favorite Snack? Popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? dietcoke/pepsi max
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? myself/my mind/ my control/my laziness
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 232 to 130lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dish-washing
15. How did you find Calorie Count? from Women's Health Magazine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I hope I gain a lot of friends here to help me. Motivate me. I would really love to meet anyone. I really want and need to lose  weight. To be healthy. Sexy is just a benefit of being healthy.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): hcd3
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: hil
3. Age & Sex: 19, female
4. General Location: Pennsylvania
5. Married? Single? Boyfriend
6. Kids? Furbabies? Cat
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Forrest Gump
9. Hobbies? School?!
10. Favorite Snack? Potato chips, hot chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Raspberry Iced Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Social eating
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose 20- 25 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? All of them!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'm a sophomore in college, still trying to get rid of this freshman 15!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): schelly_98
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: schell
3. Age & Sex: 45 Female
4. General Location: North Bay California
5. Married? Single? Single/divorced
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 furbaby dog
7. Favorite color? Sage Green
8. Favorite movie? 5th Element
9. Hobbies? Home Remodeling
10. Favorite Snack? Fiber One Bar  Carmel
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Working from home
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 160/ looking good at 160
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? unloading the dishwasher
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I love this website, it has helped me tremendously

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): ktshores
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: katie
3. Age & Sex: 29/f
4. General Location:md
5. Married? Single?single
6. Kids? Furbabies?neither
7. Favorite color?green
8. Favorite movie? fried green tomatoes
9. Hobbies? crafty gal, talking, just having fun
10. Favorite Snack? cheese dip from don pablos
11. Favorite Beverage? diet cherry pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? staying on track
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 30lbs. by 6.1.08
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?cleaning bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? my friend mc!!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? need something to help me stay focused, any suggestions??

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Swampdog40

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: swampdog
3. Age & Sex:  37/female
4. General Location: Midwest
5. Married? Single?  married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 Kids - too many furbabies
7. Favorite color? orange
8. Favorite movie?  Hoosiers or Dirty Dancing
9. Hobbies?  Don't really have a "hobby" but enjoy sports and love the outdoors, camping, being at the lake
10. Favorite Snack?  peanuts, popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage?  Mt. Dew
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  exercise, eating healthy
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 100 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Laundry by far!!
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Searching the Web
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am excited to get started with my weight loss goal - and look forward to meeting new friends and support group.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): amycuz

Name you prefer to be called in discussions: amy

3. Age & Sex: 30, F

4. General Location: Alberta

5. Married? Single? married

6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids, both under 5

7. Favorite color? blue

8. Favorite movie? anything not disney, at this point!

9. Hobbies? scrapbooking

10. Favorite Snack? popcorn....

11. Favorite Beverage? love dr pepper, but weaning myself to water

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? finding time with the crazyness

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? be a healthy 150-160 (to start)

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? bathrooms, for sure

15. How did you find Calorie Count? my husband found it!

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? hoping this website can help me be healthy enough to keep up with my kids!

  • 1. Calorie Count Name (user id): buttonsmum
  • 2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: buttonsmum
  • 3. Age & Sex: 25, female
  • 4. General Location: New Zealand
  • 5. Married? Single? Defacto
  • 6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 furbaby (named buttons)
  • 7. Favorite color? Blue
  • 8. Favorite movie? Underworld movies
  • 9. Hobbies? Reading, playing Warcraft, exercising, movies, shopping, clubbing
  • 10. Favorite Snack? Cheese
  • 11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee
  • 12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My man
  • 13. Weight/Fitness Goal? <70kgs and reasonably fit
  • 14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Gardening
  • 15. How did you find Calorie Count? Googled
  • 16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not that i can think of
  • 1. Calorie Count Name (user id): buttonsmum
  • 2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: buttonsmum
  • 3. Age & Sex: 25, female
  • 4. General Location: New Zealand
  • 5. Married? Single? Defacto
  • 6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 furbaby (named buttons)
  • 7. Favorite color? Blue
  • 8. Favorite movie? Underworld movies
  • 9. Hobbies? Reading, playing Warcraft, exercising, movies, shopping, clubbing
  • 10. Favorite Snack? Cheese
  • 11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee
  • 12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My man
  • 13. Weight/Fitness Goal? <70kgs and reasonably fit
  • 14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Gardening
  • 15. How did you find Calorie Count? Googled
  • 16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not that i can think of
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