Welcome to the Group

Welcome! We would love get to know you, so please tell us a little bit about yourself. You can choose any format you'd like, but most of us here share some or all of the following details:

1. Name:
2. Age:
3. College/University: (Only if you feel comfortable)
   
4. Starting Weight: (Weight when you joined this group)
   
5. Goal Weight:
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal:
7. Height:
   
8. Why you joined:

You can reply to this thread with the details listed above, or start your own thread if you want to get really detailed about yourself! Whatever you do, just introduce yourself!

1. Name: Samantha
   
2. Age: 20
   
3. College/University: University of South Florida
   
4. Starting Weight: 172
   
5. Goal Weight: 135
   
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: July 2009
   
7. Height: 5'5"
   
8. Why you joined: I need support from fellow college students who are in the same situation I am in.
   

1. Name: Charleen

2. Age: 19

3. Starting Weight: 150

4. Goal Weight: 120

5. Date you want to accomplish this goal: July

6. Height: 5'2"

7. Why you joined: To get support from college students, b/c it can be really hard sometimes!

Welcome Charleen! Are you a freshman or a sophomore in college?

Thanks! I'm a freshman, what about you?

I'm a junior.

Name: Jessica

Age: 20

College/University:  Florida International University

Starting Weight:  252 (although Im 218 now)

Goal Weight:  150

Date to accomplish this goal:  not sure, i'll take it whenever i can get it

Height:  5'4"

Why I joined:  I like to talk to people our age who are struggling through the same thing. 

Welcome! :)

Congrats on losing almost 40 pounds! That's great to hear.

1. Name: Lindsay
   
2. Age: 20
   
3. College/University: La Salle University
   
4. Starting Weight: 168
   
5. Goal Weight: 145
   
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: July 2009
   
7. Height: 5'4 and a half
   
8. Why you joined: Def. need the support this has been a long time coming!
   

1. Name: Christine
   
2. Age: 19
   
3. College/University: Towson University
   
4. Starting Weight: 155
   
5. Goal Weight: 135
   
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: JMay or June
   
7. Height: 5'6
   
8. Why you joined: It's hard to lose weight in college when you're eating in dining halls, making quick meals like easy mac or eating snacks at 2am while you stay up to do work. I thought having support from other college students would be helpful
   

Hi.

1. I'm Danielle

2. Age: 18

3. Year in University: Freshman

4. I started at 150 and now I'm 135

5. My goal is 110

6. I want to get to this goal: July 2009

7. Height: 5'2"

8. Why I joined:  I joined this group because I know that its very difficult for me to stay on track with my weight loss.  I gained weight my first quarter and I want to lose that plus some.  I started gaining weight in high school and it has always made me self conscious.  I know that it is better to get support and who better to get support from than my peers.

1. Name: Amanda
2. Age: 20
3. College/University: I'm a junior at a school in Tx
4. Starting Weight: 160 (157.5 today)
5. Goal Weight: 150
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: March 27
7. Height: 6'0"
8. Why you joined: to lose weight and learn more about food!

1. Name: Alli
2. Age: 20
3. College/University: (Only if you feel comfortable) UVa
   
4. Starting Weight: (Weight when you joined this group) 157
   
5. Goal Weight: 125
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: June 30, 2009
7. Height: 5'8"
   
8. Why you joined: I need support and motivation to fight my food addiction and get my sorry butt in the gym.

1. Name: Jenny
   
2. Age: 19
   
3. College/University: (Only if you feel comfortable) NYU
   
4. Starting Weight: (Weight when you joined this group) 135
   
5. Goal Weight: 115
   
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: August 2009
   
7. Height: 5'2'
   
8. Why you joined: to get over a minor binge-eating disorder and get my pre-college dance body back
   

1. Name: Kristin
2. Age: 20
3. College/University: (Only if you feel comfortable) UTSA
   
4. Starting Weight: (Weight when you joined this group) 164
   
5. Goal Weight: 130
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: september 09
7. Height: 5' 3"
   
8. Why you joined:  I want my body back.  That's basically it.  So I can feel more comfortable in my daily life.

1. Name: Chantelle
   
2. Age: 18
   
3. College/University: Ohio Dominican University
   
4. Starting Weight: 214
   
5. Goal Weight:140
   
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: Whenever i can..soon!!
   
7. Height: 5'7"
   
8. Why you joined: I want to be fit, and be able to fit clothes that i only dream about!!!
   

1. Name: Liz
   
2. Age:20
3. College/University: (Only if you feel comfortable) Sweet Briar College
   
4. Starting Weight: (Weight when you joined this group) 138
   
5. Goal Weight: 120 or 115
   
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: July
   
7. Height: 5'2"
   
8. Why you joined: I gained the freshman 15 + 10.  I feel disgusting.  At my brother's wedding more people asked me about my weight than congratulated the bride and groom.  It's just time, and I need the support.  Thanks guys!
   

1. Name: Kristina
2. Age: 21
3. College/University: USF
   
4. Starting Weight: 124 lbs
   
5. Goal Weight: 115 lbs
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: May 22nd
7. Height: 5'1"
   
8. Why you joined: It really helps to share the same goals and interests with people who are going through some of the same things I am.

1. Name: Lisa
   
2. Age:19
3. College/University: Loyola Marymount U
   
4. Starting Weight: 144
   
5. Goal Weight:128
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: July 09
   
7. Height:5'9
   
8. Why you joined: Im a dancer, and in order to make any professional teams- you have to fit their standard- and it puts a ton of pressure on you to lose weight the unhealthy way- but I really want to do it the right way- and it definitly helps having people going through exactly what your going through (dorm food-yuck) haha So I think its amazing that they have something like this :)
   

1. Name: Andrew

2. Age: 20

3. College/University: University of Rochester

4. Starting Weight: 190

5. Goal Weight: 170

6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: End of July

7. Height: 5'10"

8. Why you joined: I am currently a sophomore at U of R and want to be in better shape. I had actually dropped about 50 lbs. the first semester of my freshman year because the food is pretty bad here and I had been used to my mom's Italian cooking. I have put a few pounds or so back on over the past summer and more this semester. I have never used any online calorie counter before and like it so far.

thought i already did this, but i don't see my reply. so, again:

1. Name: Brieanna
   
2. Age: 22
   
3. College/University: Georgia College & State University
   
4. Starting Weight: 152 (now weighing 140)
   
5. Goal Weight: 125
   
6. Date you want to accomplish this goal: i want to get down to 135 by June 2009.
   
7. Height: 5'5"
   
8. Why you joined: None of my friends are health nuts. They do not watch what they eat, exercise or diet and are naturally thin. I wanted to be a part of a group of people who are in the same situation i am in.