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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}}}

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):wifeot
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:wifeot
3. Age & Sex: 34, female
4. General Location: Northern Wisconsin
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids, 2 dogs, and 2 cats
7. Favorite color? plum
8. Favorite movie? too many to choose just one
9. Hobbies? scrapbooking
10. Favorite Snack? I have too many faves, that is my problem
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? don't want to move
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 25 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? all of them
15. How did you find Calorie Count? search engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): jennelaw
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jennelaw
3. Age & Sex: 33, female
4. General Location: South Georgia
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 kids, 1 dog
7. Favorite color? orange
8. Favorite movie? Ya Ya!
9. Hobbies? scrapbooking, reading
10. Favorite Snack? anything salty
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? health issues
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 35 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): jeschler
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Jon
3. Age & Sex: 28 Male
4. General Location: Utah
5. Married? Single? Married - to another calorie-counter.  Can you guess who?
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 Daughters, 2 Doggies and a Cat  
7. Favorite color? Deep Blues and Purples,  Indigo
8. Favorite movie? The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension, Shaun of the Dead
9. Hobbies? Reading (Economics and Socio-Poilitcal Philosophy), Beer (Home-brewing), Wine & Cigars, Cars, and going to the zoo with my daghters
10. Favorite Snack? Whatever's in the fridge
11. Favorite Beverage? Beer & Wine, Diet Cherry Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Lack of discipline
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 180 and thumpin' rock-hard
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? All of 'em
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My wife found it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have ice cream in the freezer and it's calling my name ...

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Angelray
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Angel
3. Age & Sex: 47 female
4. General Location:West Virginia
5. Married? Single?Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?five kids, five grandkids
7. Favorite color?purple and blue
8. Favorite movie?Romeo and Juliet
9. Hobbies? fishing, ceramics, flowers and flowers and more flowers
10. Favorite Snack? melons
11. Favorite Beverage? diet pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I have heart trouble and a bad back and it is so hard to exercise or even walk very far.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 140/ to get rid of diabetic meds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?getting clothes out of dryer
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searching internet
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am very bashful so has taken me a while to put anything much in here.. nice to meet everyone. I have lost 4.8lbs in 9 days now..

Hi All, hope you're having a great day!  I found this forum a few weeks ago, and decided to start using it regularily to keep track of my exercise and eating patterns.  I love that I can now know how many calories I've burned (I was shocked by how many activities were listed) and also how many calories I've consumed, vs the weight watchers points system.

Here's a little about me:

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): HaliKat      &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;   2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kathy
3. Age & Sex: 29, Female
4. General Location: Nova Scotia      &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;                5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? None
7. Favorite color? Blue, Red, Purple
8. Favorite movie? Forest Gump, Schindler's List, Shrek etc.
9. Hobbies? Photography, Horseback Riding, Running, Walking, Reading
10. Favorite Snack? Berries
11. Favorite Beverage? Milk, Long Island Iced Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My own negative self talk, keeping myself on track.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 145lbs by my 30th birthday this coming April! ...And run the Bluenose Half Marathon in 2007.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Internet
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I look forward to sharing myself, shedding this excess weight and getting to know many of you!  Hope you're all having a great day :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): tootsiegirl579
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: tootsie
3. Age & Sex: 26, female
4. General Location: Northern california
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 child
7. Favorite color? light pink
8. Favorite movie? hope floats
9. Hobbies? reading      &n bsp;        ;               &nb sp;                   &nb sp;               &nb sp;                                   &nb sp;   10. Favorite Snack? chocolate...
11. Favorite Beverage? water and milk
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? time for myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 25 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? folding/putting away laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? search engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):     MLKmouse
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Mouse  

3. Age & Sex:   37 F
4. General Location: Central VA
5. Married? Single?   Married (for now)
6. Kids? Furbabies?  6 kids 4 biological and temp cust of my niece and nephew
7. Favorite color?  Periwinkle
8. Favorite movie?  Any w/Antonio Banderas
9. Hobbies?   Photography
10. Favorite Snack?  Chocolate, Chocolate and Ice Cream!
11. Favorite Beverage?  Hot Chocolate and Coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Too many distractions & negative comments
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Hoping to get down to 143.. but first goal is 150
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry.. way too much of it!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Yahoo Search engine.. I was looking up "Calorie content in food"
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
I need help to not weigh myself daily.. it's like a magnet sucking me to the kitchen. (yes, It's in the kitchen) I tried to move it to a closet... but it keeps calling me!!  :P

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Corral42
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Linda
3. Age & Sex: 45 Female
4. General Location: DE
5. Married? Single? married & very happily too!
6. Kids? Furbabies? I have two - g-24 B-19, I am also a step mom to 4! - 2 dogs pug & min pin
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie?  can't think of one in particular!
9. Hobbies? we are into boating , other than that I have no time for hobbies...hopefully someday I want to learn to sew!
10. Favorite Snack? right now I am loving mozzarella cheese sticks.. or kozy shack tapioca pudding / I also love avacado's and all fruits.
11. Favorite Beverage? Crystal Lite iced tea or a frozen coffee drink occasionally! (have to watch the calories)I also love a margarita on the rocks once in a while :)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? PMS cravings but I'm doing well.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? just about there weight wise but would love to tone...can't tone if I don't do the work and I haven't done the work!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the tub
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web search for calorie counting
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Anything else would be in my profile.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Laurdie11
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Laurie
3. Age & Sex: 20 Female
4. General Location: MA/PA
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 cats
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie?  The Patriot!
9. Hobbies? tennis, art, crafting, reading
10. Favorite Snack? If I could eat 10 lbs of grapes a day I would
11. Favorite Beverage? flavored water (like flavorsplash by Aquafina) is amazing
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my parents...they don't eat so healthy and its so hard to resist the food in the house!!!!13. Weight/Fitness Goal? maintenance maintenance maintenance and tone up a bit...I just hit my target weight!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? litter box...ew
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web search for calorie counting
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm leaving for London in Sept for fall semester and can't wait!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): jag137
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jen  
3. Age & Sex: 17, female
4. General Location: new york city
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 cat
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? the devil wears prada
9. Hobbies? piano, computer science, teaching, running
10. Favorite Snack? grapes
11. Favorite Beverage? evian
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? snacking
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 15 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i speak french fluently in addition to english and am looking forward to taking spanish this fall!

hi

Hi Everyone!
I'm so new I haven't even created a profie. So, here's some general information:
1. Calorie Count Name (user id):gemz22
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Camp
3. Age & Sex: 46 -Female
4. General Location: NC
5. Married? Single? Married to a great man - very blessed!
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids - 4 furry kids (2 dogs & 2 cats) Crazy in love with my cat Ivan (always a dog lover until he came into my life).
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? The Shawshank Redemption
9. Hobbies? Horseback riding, jewelry making, reading, hiking
10. Favorite Snack? Blueberries
11. Favorite Beverage? Aquafina & 2% vanilla latte
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? A road warrior - lots of dinners out & nights in hotels.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130lbs goal wieght - a size 8 again!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning Toilets.. Thank god for hubby and cleaning ladies.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Internet search for workout/food log.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm excited about this site and the people on it! I really think it will help me find some balance and find my way back to a healthier life.

Hi I just signed up here is my profile.  I would like to find some friends and have some support and I think I found the right place. 

1. Calorie Count Name (Sportsmom133):
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Arlene
3. Age & Sex:  Female 43
4. General Location: New York
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 boys 17 and 14 and 1 furbaby dog named Roo
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie?  Grease and Shall we Dance
9. Hobbies?  Watching my kids play ball
10. Favorite Snack?  Ice Cream (I guess not anymore)
11. Favorite Beverage?  Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Keeping my mouth shut
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 50 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Artlce in Wroman's World
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hope to hear from some of you soon.

Hey guys - I am so new to this I am not sure how to get any friends and communicate.  Sorry if I sound dumb.  Please let me know how it works.  Thanks.

Welcome, sportsmom! I'm relatively new here myself. It's my third week and I've lost 12 lbs. so far! I know it won't continue to come off this fast, but I am psyched! The tools and support here are awesome, though it does take a while to learn how to navigate the site. Making friends is easy - click on the username and it will take you to that person's profile. If it sounds like someone you would enjoy getting to know, click on add to friends. Then when you go to community and click on friends you get the journals of all those you have chosen to read and comment on. If they add you to their friends list, they get to read and comment on your journals. (You can lock your journal too if you only want certain people to read them.) I'll add you to my friends list - feel free to add me to yours!

hi

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): clanshadowwalk
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: whichever name we sign by -but clan's fine too whatever anyone feels comforable with I guess
3. Age & Sex: Female, 30
4. General Location: around the office, & house, GA
5. Married? Single?  married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 girls 10 and 2 years, cat and a dog
7. Favorite color? purple. blue, red, green
8. Favorite movie? far too many to name
9. Hobbies? reading, writing, tv
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate, popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? dr. pepper but have not had any in awhile
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? ignorance about how the calories work - learning though
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130 from 202
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? folding laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searching for help
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? always looking for friends to help us along & willing to be a shoulder too!!

-Whisper

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kalajean
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: kala
3. Age & Sex: 25/F 
4. General Location: Iowa, US
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1yr old son and 2 yr old dog
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Blues Brothers
9. Hobbies? reading, watching movies
10. Favorite Snack? do I have to pick just one??
11. Favorite Beverage? Mt. Dew
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? All of it!! (not alot of time)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 40 lbs by 1/15/07
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? DUSTING!!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? seach on Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I need all the help I can get!!

Hi Sportsmom,

Like kbcjones, I am relatively new here too.  I have been here since July 28.  I think this site is great.  It's a real motivator.  If your looking for support, you'll find it here. I am still learning myself but find all the tools helpful.   I will also put you on my friends list, if that's ok...and feel free to add me to yours too...

Laurie