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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): Baschabeauty
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Bascha or Sharon
3. Age & Sex: 43 & female
4. General Location: Massachusetts
5. Married? Single? Single but living in sin
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 rescued Pitbull & 1 Horse, both very sweet animals.
7. Favorite color? Black
8. Favorite movie? Local Hero
9. Hobbies? Horses &  Motorcycles (I have a Harley & a Hayabusa)
10. Favorite Snack? homemade cookies
11. Favorite Beverage? Orange Crystal Light
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Me
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?15 lbs off by May

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Surfing for diets
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I wish there were 1 more day in the week!!!! Like double Saturdays!

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i posted a replied about this in the other forum, dont know if you saw it. the basics are, most organizations will at LEAST provide you with a place to stay. my experience was amazing everyone who can MUST help New Orleans, i dont know why people think that problem has been solved. the organization i volunteered for was Peoples Organizing Committee (www.peoplesorganizing.org), but i hear that Common Grounds and Acorn are also good. good luck!

first step to a healthy body is understanding its physical place in our world; bodies are needed all over the world for physical labor, crucial volunteer work, and its the job of us with enough spare time to count calories to put our muscles and our minds into bulding a world we arent ashamed of.

Hi everyone

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):   lornajean
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  lornajean or lj is fine
3. Age & Sex: almost 50 (won't admit it until I am 60 though)
4. General Location:  Ontario, Canada
5. Married? Single?  Married - 20 years this July. Very comfy & happy marriage.
6. Kids? Furbabies?  three wonderful kids - daughter 25, son 15 and son 14.  Also have two comical dogs and one lazy lizard.
7. Favorite color?  used to be blue but now can relate to almost anything except lime green
8. Favorite movie?   of all time, Papillon. Other favourites: Chicago, Hope Floats, old movies (Casablanca, etc.)
9. Hobbies?   I LOVE to renovate and redecorate the house (much to my husband's constant anxiety).   Music (my sons are into 70's rock music) and I play keyboard (but not with them cause I am too old).
10. Favorite Snack?  anything chocolate or sweet but that doesn't work now so let's change that to raw fruit especially berries
11. Favorite Beverage?  I am a die hard coffee drinker
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Late night binge eating is a nightmare to avoid. Also, must make constant effort to not skip meals.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  CC.com came up with about 145 pounds but I know I feel good at 160 and that seems to be where my body likes to live.  I will aim for the 145 though and see how I do.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Is there anyone who actually likes any chores?  Dislike most chores but despise washing dishes.
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Looked on the internet for a good calorie counter and came up with this. I feel like I have hit the jackpot cause I really like this site.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? 4 years ago I lost 40 pounds with the assistance of Herbal Magic but I found it to be very expensive. Went off the program, maintained my weight for a few months then slowly regained it all back plus 20 pounds. Sounds like a sob story but not really - I learned some valuable lessons along the way and can hopefully do it right this time.

This is such a cute idea ;)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Smichelle21
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sylvia
3. Age & Sex: 22 (23 on feb 28) and female
4. General Location: Abilene, Texas
5. Married? Single? Married (20 July 05 :)
6. Kids? Furbabies? one puppy (okay he's not a puppy anymore)
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies? scrapbooking, jet skiing, boating (anything on the water), going to the movies....
10. Favorite Snack? Heathy Natures Valley fruit and nuts granola bars or grapes  -nonhealthy-cool ranch doritos
11. Favorite Beverage? H2o, coke zero, diet coke, and Corona
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My husband...he's a big meat and potatos kind of guy...i have to trick him into healthier choices :(...but he is very supportive of me :)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? started at 163 want to get down to 127, also want to be fit and healthy
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Search engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Just happy to be here ;)

I've been here for a little while now but never filled this out.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Distracted
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Whatever's clever
3. Age & Sex: Male, 24
4. General Location: Florida
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Nay
7. Favorite color? I like the whole spectrum, honestly
8. Favorite movie? One? Not fair.
9. Hobbies? Lately eating and working out. The rest is secondary.
10. Favorite Snack? Cereal - Optimum Power
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee with red wine as a close #2
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Changing my mindset
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 175 lbs of nothing but muscle
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count? MSN
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):racheleastman_72
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Rachel
3. Age & Sex: 34 F
4. General Location: Arkansas
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? None.... 6 cats
7. Favorite color? Black Purple
8. Favorite movie? Romantic Comedies
9. Hobbies? BEadwork & My Rose Garden
10. Favorite Snack? MIcrowave Popcorn or Apples
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Sprite anything Lemon Lime
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Im currently 187 my goal is 175
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? DOing Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My Mom
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): aim135
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Mimi
3. Age & Sex: 32 F
4. General Location: VA
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?1 Dog
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Steel Magnolis
9. Hobbies? Reading, traveling
10. Favorite Snack? trail mix or popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? starbucks coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Lazyness
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Want to lose 30lbs!!!!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? ??not sure
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I need motivation.. I want to stay focused and lose weight once and for all.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):melanieannsanders  
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:mel
3. Age & Sex: almost 30, femail
4. General Location: mid Kansas
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?1 baby girl, 1 furball cat, 1 big yellow lab
7. Favorite color? turquoise
8. Favorite movie? 8 Seconds
9. Hobbies? cooking, reading,
10. Favorite Snack? anything salty
11. Favorite Beverage? Pepsi One
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? 2 things, one, I snack too much at night while reading my book, and 2.  I always have my 6 month old daughter with me, so being outside in the cold can't happen.( my husband is a truck driver, so I'm home alone alot)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 35 pounds?  just want to get back into my pre pregnant clothes, my body changed, so I'm not sure what that will take.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?dusting.  so tedious
15. How did you find Calorie Count?google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

Calorie Count Name (user id): strongman2006

Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Brad

Age & Sex: 35 yr. old male

Location: Upland,IN. 

Favorite color: Black / Red 

Favorite movie: Seven Years In Tibet & The Last Samurai

Hobbies: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Writing Music, Arts, Reading, Meditation, Zen Buddhism, Taoism, T'ai Chi, Oriental Philosophy

Favorite Snack: Fruit

Favorite Beverage: Wellness Tea, Green Tea

Weight/Fitness Goal: Proper weight of 180 lbs. I am a powerlifter and bodybuilder.

I am a practicing Zen Buddist. I study Taoism, Zen or Zazen, Oriental Arts, and Buddhism. My favorite teachers are His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Shakti Gawain. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):   mez_roberts
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  mez
3. Age & Sex:   37 and female.
4. General Location:nyc, L.A.
5. Married? Single? engaged.
6. Kids? Furbabies?  lilac point siamese kitty.  purrrrr.
7. Favorite color?  chartruse
8. Favorite movie?  orlando
9. Hobbies?  painting, knitting, writting, surfing.
10. Favorite Snack?  dried fruit
11. Favorite Beverage?  carrot juice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  anorexic behaviour patterns.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  110 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  cat box... ewww.
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  on accident!!!!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  For the first time in my life I'm ready to aproach my weght with a realistic, healthy aproach..!  I hope to find a healthy, supportive and joyus community where i can learn to manage a healthy relationship with food while loosing wieght.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):   jenski6039
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  jen
3. Age & Sex:   32, female.
4. General Location: South Florida
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies?  2 cats
7. Favorite color?  yellow
8. Favorite movie?  depends on my mood - actions, drama, documentaries, everything but classics
9. Hobbies?  These days - working out.  To relax - Sudoku, Puzzles, Shopping
10. Favorite Snack?  celery & peanut butter (ok - anything w/peanut butter!)
11. Favorite Beverage?  water - I never used to drink water, now I drink 75-100/oz per day.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  binging at night.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  156 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  cleaning the bthrms
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  google search for a calorie counter
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I've been using calorie count for about 1 month now.  The first few weeks I was strong - lost 19 lbs.  This 4th week has been a lul and I haven't been able to get over the 19lb hurdle.  I travel a lot so those weeks when I'm on the road I run into trouble when trying to stay healthy.  Corporate America doesn't believe in healthy eating during business mtgs!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Momof2lilgirls
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Vicky
3. Age & Sex: 26 Female
4. General Location: Ontario, Canada
5. Married? Single? Common Law for 9 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 little girls, 23 months and 4 months
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Dirty Dancing
9. Hobbies? ???
10. Favorite Snack? Chips
11. Favorite Beverage? Rye with pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Ultimate goal is to be 120lbs, but would be happy with 140lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Word of mouth
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I joined the gym in the middle of January and joined calorie count about 3 weeks ago. I have been plesently suprised at how the pounds have come off in the past 3 weeks! 15 pounds gone YAY!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):ScooterChicken
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Scoots or ScooterChicken
3. Age & Sex: 37 and often
4. General Location: Pacific NorthWest
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kids, 2 cats
7. Favorite color? Blue. No, Yellow

8. Favorite movie? Oh geez, I hate this question.  It changes all the time.  But if forced, I'd say The Iron Giant
9. Hobbies? Wii, DS, reading, blogging, baking, spending time with my wife, spending time with my kids.
10. Favorite Snack? trailmix
11. Favorite Beverage? diet pepsi or a mudslide
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Getting bored with eating good.  Fast Food
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? realistic??? 195#
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Trying to find nutritional info on foods
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not at the moment.  You can always ask.  I might answer.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): KairosMagdalen
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Beth (or KairosMagdalen, whatever)
3. Age & Sex: 26 (on Friday), female
4. General Location: Western PA

5. Married? Single?  Single, but taken!
6. Kids? Furbabies? None of either
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? Back to the Future
9. Hobbies? Reading, writing, music, walking, church, playing with my nieces
10. Favorite Snack? Baked Tostitos with hot salsa
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Cherry 7-up
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Between school (three hour classes), church (I teach) and traveling in between, it's sometimes hard to eat right and exercise!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Right now, I'd like to be around 150.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I bookmarked it ages ago for the calorie counters, but I'm just now setting up an account!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I hope I can support and be supported here! :)

Probably one of the younger ones... but... love this site!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): absolutezero
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Frank
3. Age & Sex: 16 M
4. General Location: Jersey shore
5. Married? Single? haha
6. Kids? Furbabies? Do little brothers count?
7. Favorite color? Red, green
8. Favorite movie? Garden State, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Little Miss Sunshine, Grumpier Old Men
9. Hobbies? Video games, swimming, music, etc,
10. Favorite Snack? rice pudding :D!!
11. Favorite Beverage? iced green tea ... or cranberry juice!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I am healthy, just getting... healthier! haha
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Losing the few extra pounds for the summer and lifeguarding
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom ! Ugh!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google search :)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I used to be very overweight when I was younger, but over the past two years or so i've grown taller, thinned out, and lost over 25 pounds. I think I owe it to going cold turkey on soda (one of my favorites back then). I haven't had a soda in over two and a half years! I'm very proud of myself. :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kjmadill
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: k, or kj, or Kylie
3. Age & Sex: 24 girliegirl
4. General Location: Canada
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 puppy, and plenty of temporary foster babies!!
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Cyote Ugly, Walk the line, Cutting Edge, Garden State, The producers, Little miss sunshine, Ali, There's way too many to list...
9. Hobbies? Hockey, knitting, ballroom dancing
10. Favorite Snack? homemade bread with all natural peanut butter
11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? not working out enough
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 135 by October 2007
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My friend from work showed me the site
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I hate mould.... it grosses me out...

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Gemmaface
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Gemma
3. Age & Sex: 20, Female
4. General Location: Portsmouth and London
5. Married? Single? Long distance relationship :[ But only until we finish University in June!
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids, and as of last month, no doggy :[
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? Amélie
9. Hobbies? Baking!, Travelling, visiting friends/boyfriend/family, reading, walking along the seafront, pilates
10. Favorite Snack? Prunes, oddly enough. Or my banana bread.
11. Favorite Beverage? Gin & Tonic, haha. Or a good old cup of tea.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Losing over 24lbs 2 years ago and then it gradually stopping because my body got used to consuming less calories :[ so frustrating!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130lbs and toned.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom, ugh, I hate living with people!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm feeling really confident about this, I hope I can keep it up and start feeling better about myself soon!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Chief77

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Chief is OK

3. Age & Sex: I'm a 29 years young man.

4. General Location: West Yorkshire, England

5. Married? Single? Getting spliced next year!

6. Kids? Furbabies? Just got an 8 week old puppy!

7. Favorite color? Blue

8. Favorite movie? Anchorman: The legend of Ron Burgandy

9. Hobbies? Martial arts - taekwondo and kickboxing

10. Favorite Snack? Naughty - Cheeseburger : (

11. Favorite Beverage? Again naughty - Beer  : (

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? See fave food and drink : (

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Would like to get to around 85KG, or under 20% body fat

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning up puppy poop!

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I love lamp  : D

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): cellar_door

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: I don't really care. You can shorten to cellar if it's quicker. Or door ;).

3. Age & Sex: 22 year old female

4. General Location: Sydney, Australia.

5. Married? Single? Single

6. Kids? Furbabies? Nope.

7. Favorite color? Can't decide.

8. Favorite movie? Donnie Darko (spot the username inspiration), and Requiem for a Dream.

9. Hobbies? Movies and music.

10. Favorite Snack? Cheese. *sigh*

11. Favorite Beverage? Vanilla Coke...smoothies...fresh juices...beer...anything with calories, really (why must that always be the way?!)

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Complete lack of motivation for things that others aren't involved in/exercise-a-phobe.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Would like to get to about 120 pounds, tone up (especially my thighs), and have a body that feels strong and fit.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Catching any wayward creepy-crawlies and putting them outside!

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Nothing i can think of at the moment... 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): jackiedelight
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: doesn't matter, Jackie works and makes sense though =]
3. Age & Sex: 22 Female
4. General Location: Southern California
5. Married? Single? Single.
6. Kids? Furbabies? HUH? no.
7. Favorite color? toughie. It changes from month to month. But I love wearing earthy tones ;]
8. Favorite movie? hah. uhmm i like lots. Unique movies = ++
9. Hobbies? Travel, Travel, Travel. Laying down listening to music, Exercising, & watching good movies.
10. Favorite Snack? Danon lite n fits.
11. Favorite Beverage? ummm. I know its bad, Red Bull Light.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My sweet tooth.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Improve my health, and drop a bit more =]
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searching for the amount of calories in an apple :P
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? UHM..