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Hi :)  Calorie~Count ~ Glad I found it ~ Glad U found it ~ Looking forward to getting to know each other :) 

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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 ;)

~ 1. Calorie Count Name (user id): blu_fire7
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Nanci or Blu
3. Age & Sex: 32
4. General Location: TX
5. Married? Single? S
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids
7. Favorite color? Blu
8. Favorite movie? Pearl Harbor
9. Hobbies?  Well I enjoy reading (that?s how I got here),

Watching football, spending time with family, & I also enjoy my me time!

10. Favorite Snack? Chips & Salsa
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Dr. Pepper
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Me! I love spicy fried foods!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To be about 125,
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Vacuuming the stairs.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? From one link to another.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hey everyone!

I?m new & I?m excited to get started!

Although there is soooo much information that I just don?t have the time or attention span to read :-D?..  I?m going to try & get thru as much of it as I can.  

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): srd1214
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: stacey is fine
3. Age & Sex: 22 f
4. General Location: Northeast Ohio
5. Married? Single? boyfriend
6. Kids? Furbabies? no kids, one fat cat that lives with my parents and a 1 year old niece
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? not a big movie watcher...
9. Hobbies? weather permitting I like hiking, biking and camping. I'm the outdoorsy type...
10. Favorite Snack? pistachios, yogurt, fruit
11. Favorite Beverage? water, diet dr pepper, diet coke w/ vanilla vodka
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? eating too much because I can't stop, also portion control
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130lbs, eat healthier
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes.. we don't have a dishwasher :(
15. How did you find Calorie Count? needed a calorie count on food
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share happy to have found a support team!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kristena86
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kris, Kristen, hey you...whatever works

3. Age & Sex: almost 21 WOman
4. General Location: Virginia, 2 stop light town 1 hr from D.C.
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 beautiful little angel
7. Favorite color? green   
8. Favorite movie? Boondock Saints      &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               
9. Hobbies? working out, hiking, volleyball, watching soccer and football, movies, the occasional date night without the baby
10. Favorite Snack? fruit
11. Favorite Beverage? water, green tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my daughter...she's high maintenanca and fussy so it's hard to work out...and right now the cold weather

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? drop at least 30 pounds by July, tone up
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I love cleaning...except cleaing the toilet :(
15. How did you find Calorie Count? some site I don't recall
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have no real friends since I'm young and married with a baby, so I love talking to people online lol...

CALORIE COUNT NAME:Doughgirl

NAME YOU PREFER TO BE CALLED IN DISCUSSIONS:Florida Girl

AGE AND SEX:44 female

GENERAL LOCATION:West Coast Florida

MARRIED?SINGLE?Have a partner of 17 years 18 in May

KIDS?FURBABIES?Boston Terrier 1year old Poodle 9 years old

FAVORITE COLOR? Purple

FAVORITE MOVIE? Tootsie and Its A Wonderful Life

HOBBIES? Fishing camping music (Karaokee)

FAVORITE SNACK? Potato Chips

FAVORITE BEVERAGE? Budlight!!!

BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO GETTING HEALTHY? Myself!!

WEIGHT/FITNESS GOAL 284 Goal is to be healthy

LEAST FAVORITE HOUSEHOLD CHORE? Ironing

HOW DID YOU FIND CALORIE COUNTER?Internet surfing

ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? Thanks for the site!!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kerit71
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Kerrin or Keri
3. Age & Sex: 35, female (almost 36..ugh)
4. General Location: Wisconsin
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? two awesome kiddoes...Mike is nine, Kait is six
7. Favorite color? green, blue
8. Favorite movie? everyone thinks this is weird...Pulp Fiction
9. Hobbies? read/write poetry
10. Favorite Snack? anything sweet (my pitfall!)
11. Favorite Beverage? diet Coke all the way
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? junk food
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to lose 106, get fit
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? washing dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? say hi, don't be shy...I am an outgoing girl :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):knustk2
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:KarenK
3. Age & Sex: 49, female
4. General Location:Northeast USA
5. Married? Single?Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?2 adult kids, 1 son-in-law, 1 dachshund
7. Favorite color? Light blue
8. Favorite movie? Pride & Prejudice
9. Hobbies? Piano, Reading
10. Favorite Snack? YES!!!
11. Favorite Beverage? Hot Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Too much drama in my life
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 119 , all toned up,
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Surfing
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I love the recipe analyzer! Where do I go to make suggestions for improvements to how it works?

1. Calorie Count Name VCOOPER

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


3. Age & Sex: 48 AND FEMALE

4. General Location:OHIO


5. Married? Single?MARRIED ABOUT 8 MONTHS NOW


6. Kids? Furbabies?4 STEPCHILDREN (AGES 8-25) AND ONE DAUGHTER OF MY OWN (24)  OOPS FORGOT SON-IN-LAW (THEY JUST GOT MARRIED IN OCT)

7. Favorite color?ORANGE


8. Favorite movie?HMMM... HARD TO SAY

9. Hobbies?PLAYING SOCCER (C0-ED AND WOMEN'S LEAGUES)


10. Favorite Snack?BEFORE OR AFTER CHANGING EATING HABITS

11. Favorite Beverage?REISLING WINE

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?STAYING FOCUSED ON MY DAILY WORKOUT - I HAVE GOTTEN BETTER, BUT ALWAYS HAD AN EXCUSE


13. Weight/Fitness Goal?WEIGHT WAS 157 JAN 8, NOW 140.  TO GET TO ABOUT 125-130


14. Least Favorite Household Chore?CLEANING THE BATHROOMS, MY HUSBAND HAS THAT CHORE NOW


15. How did you find Calorie Count?BROWSING THE INTERNET, I WAS ON THIS ON LINE TRAINING SITE, THAT WAS $69 A MONTH, THOUGHT I COULD DO THIS ON MY OWN


16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? THIS SITE HAS HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY, NOW I KNOW WHAT I AM EATING AND CAN CHANGE MY EATING HABIT AND TRACK THEM

BY THE WAY HELLO!!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):     
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:SalGal
3. Age & Sex: 50 Female
4. General Location:NH (Live Free or Die State)
5. Married? Single?Married 21 years
6. Kids? Furbabies?Daughter 18, Son 9, 3cats
7. Favorite color? Blue/Turquoise
8. Favorite movie?1.Gone With the Wind 2.Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 3.The Quiet Man with John Wayne (great movie for St. Pat's Day)
9. Hobbies?Surfing the web, scrapbooking, genealogy, reading, TV,crocheting, rubber stamping, Ebaying
10. Favorite Snack? Not so good for me- Cape Cod Salt N Pepper PotatoChips/ Better for me -Microwace popcorn (snack size)
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee and Diet Cherry Coke (not together)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Husband and children who can eat anything and not gain weight. Husband who grazes his way through the weekend.  Husband who loves me the way I am. I love to cook and try new recipes.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Today 238.8 (was 260 1/1/07) My goal 150 and to be healthier.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom (I have a 9 year old son, need I say more?)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searching for calorie counts.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Have lived with weight issues all my life.  Anyone here old enough to remember chubby sizes for kids? Even at my thinest of 137 I still thought I was fat. Looking back I know I wasn't.  Doesn't help that I grew up with 2 younger sisters who were and are skinny minnies.  Husband is now supportive of my weight loss (though I have never told him how much I weigh.) I am a stay-at-home mom and love it.  I also homeschool my children. Also enjoy this but there are days I dream about that big yellow bus stopping at my house too.  Daughter will graduate this May. Hope to be able to continue on track with a healthier life style with the help of all of you.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): oleswife
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: oleswife
3. Age & Sex:  34 years old, Female
4. General Location: I think it is considered Centeral Wisconsin
5. Married? Single? married almost 15 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 4 kids, 1girl 3 boys, 2 english spring spaniels    
7. Favorite color? HMMM navy blue, deep burgandy and pine green
8. Favorite movie? Shawshank reedemption and definately anything with  Matthew MacConaughey or Drew Barrymoore

9. Hobbies?  cub scouts, reading, watching the kids sports, love the wild life out the back door, springer spaniels
10. Favorite Snack?  Chips and salsa
11. Favorite Beverage? Pepsi - now it has to be diet caffine free pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  time- most definately, and holidays
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  60-70 lbs wear something sz 10 or less
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning , damn that is what I should be doing right now. With 4 kids, Grocery shopping- gets me bigger and bank account smaller.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? thankfully the internet
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? not at this time

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): arteye
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: arteye
3. Age & Sex: .... female
4. General Location:New England
5. Married? Single? single (divorced...)
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3  plus a dog & cat
7. Favorite color? I'm not sure anymore, it used to be blue, then green...maybe brown
8. Favorite movie? no favorites
9. Hobbies? painting, planting, reading
10. Favorite Snack? cheese and crackers... & pesto on french bread :)
11. Favorite Beverage? red wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I count calories way too much... so I do not eat properly
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? increase repititions with weights, increase cardio workouts
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I don't mind housework...it usually makes me feel good once everything is all cleaned up
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was doing a search for calorie amounts and was so lucky to find this site!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I would like to warn younger people to not get so caught up in dieting and calorie counting that it becomes an obsession.  I think of calories constantly... I maintain my weight of 108lbs +/- 3 but am always worried that I will gain.  My body fat is 9.9% but I always think that I look over-weight.  It is not a good way to go through each day... when I read other people's success stories it makes me feel so good for them!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Ocdl
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Oceana aka OC
3. Age & Sex: 22 & F
4. General Location: Canada
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? nOne
7. Favorite color? deep red
8. Favorite movie? Lord of the Rings Trilogy
9. Hobbies? gossip, blogging, chatting, watching tv, reading,
10. Favorite Snack? chips of any kind :O
11. Favorite Beverage? Pink Crush
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? eating on time
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 20 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning rooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? stumbled on it through google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have PCOS, and it makes it harder for me  to maintain and lose weight which sucks like hell!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Ocdl
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Oceana aka OC
3. Age & Sex: 22 & F
4. General Location: Canada
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? nOne
7. Favorite color? deep red
8. Favorite movie? Lord of the Rings Trilogy
9. Hobbies? gossip, blogging, chatting, watching tv, reading,
10. Favorite Snack? chips of any kind :O
11. Favorite Beverage? Pink Crush
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? eating on time
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 20 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning rooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? stumbled on it through google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have PCOS, and it makes it harder for me  to maintain and lose weight which sucks like hell!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): swetpie2ca
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Aimee
3. Age & Sex: Female 28
4. General Location: Brooks Alberta
5. Married? Single? Common Law
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 boys and a dog
7. Favorite color? navy blue
8. Favorite movie? im a movie junkie so too many favorites
9. Hobbies? scrapbooking
10. Favorite Snack? chicken wings (bad bad bad)
11. Favorite Beverage? Orange juice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? eating healthy
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 150 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? punch it in search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? not really but thanks

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Devillily
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Lily
3. Age & Sex: 20/f
4. General Location: The Midwest, but from the East Coast originally.
5. Married? Single? Single.
6. Kids? Furbabies? Cats. Far too many cats.
7. Favorite color? Black, or pink if that doesn't count.
8. Favorite movie? Amelie
9. Hobbies? Embroidery, photography, reading, wasting time on the internets.
10. Favorite Snack? Healthy or evil? My favorite healthy snack is tortilla chips and salsa. My favorite evil snack is cheese. Mmm. Cheeeeeeeese.
11. Favorite Beverage? A splash of cherry limeaid in water.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Finding the energy to exercise everyday. Oof, I can be lazy.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'd like to weigh 140 pounds. I've got a long road ahead of me.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing the dishes! Luckily, I can usually find someone else to pawn it off on.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? While searching for the amount of calories that are in something or other.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? In my opinion, there is a lot of negativity surrounding you if you're overweight, a lot of preachiness and pushiness and holier-than-thouness from people who are already fit. If I listened to that negativity, I could slip into hardcore self-hatred easily. But I'm trying to keep a positive attitude and have fun getting in shape. I think that this is a great community. From what I've read, you are a friendly, helpful, knowledgeable bunch!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Brown_paper_bag
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Brown
3. Age & Sex: 15 (16 is a month and a half!) and female
4. General Location: England
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Nopes
7. Favorite color? I have so many
8. Favorite movie? The Devil Wears Prada
9. Hobbies? Fashion, seeing/talking to friends, reading, movies/TV
10. Favorite Snack? Oooo so many...probably toffe popcorn or cookies but for healthy snacks I love Soya yoghurts or homemade air popped popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet coke or water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Sugar, but I'm slowly managing to cut it out/down
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Not sure yet
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Toilet cleaning!!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking for the calories in popcorn
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? The reason why my goal is unsure is I don't know how much I weigh yet

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): CSCgrl04
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: cscgrl
3. Age & Sex: 23 & female
4. General Location: Missouri
5. Married? Single? In a serious relationship that's inching it's way towards an engagement
6. Kids? Furbabies? Not yet!
7. Favorite color? Pink!
8. Favorite movie? Too many to name...
9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking, watching anything written or produced by Joss Whedon, active in local politics, hanging out with friends
10. Favorite Snack? Anything with cheese!
11. Favorite Beverage? Dr. pepper or Coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Lack of motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 90 lbs....I want my wedding dress to be in the single digit sizes!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searching for the amount of calories in a food that didn't have it listed
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am really liking this site. I think it's going to help a lot. I joined a week or so ago and so far, log on every day. It's easy to just click on at work or when I get home.

Hi, I'm so glad I found this site. It's so helpful to have others to share with.


1. Calorie Count Name (user id): saulwhy
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: doesn't really matter, dale is fine, my real name
3. Age & Sex: 51, female
 4. General Location: Nova Scotia
 5. Married? Single? Married
 6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 daughters, one dog, one fish
7. Favorite color? shades of greens, blues, some browns...
8. Favorite movie? love all the old classics.
9. Hobbies? my garden, sewing
10. Favorite Snack? crackers..love them with veggie dips.
11. Favorite Beverage? do margueritas count? of course caesars are good too..., I drink water and coffee most days.
 12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? the kids love pasta, hubby loves meat and potatoes, and we all take turns cooking.
 13. Weight/Fitness Goal? about 25 pounds
 14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web surfing...at work, shhh!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? this looks like a great place to get support and motivation, I look forward to getting to know you all.

1. christinacastillo81    &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;

2. CHRIS

3. 25 , female

4. NOR*CAL

5. Married

6. 1 son 1 daughter

7.anything girly

8. 16 candles BC all 80's early 90's horror movies

9. MY hair,cooking ,music

10. pineapple

11. Ice Tea, pink lemonaide, PATRON;)

12. Now nothing

13. !!!!WAAAAA!!!! alot

14. bathrooms my son dont care in the morn were he pee's

15.looking for a good way to count cal's

16. I think i can get alot of info from people that have been doin this alot longer then i have and its good to talk to people who wont just think of you as just lazy when they dont even know all the crap you already tell yourself this is a good place...THANKS YALL!!!!!

1 Calorie Count user name is Psycholove... nickname my hunny gave me for online. It's a song title from and 80's rock band ....... try to guess
2 Name you prefer to be called in disscussions: Rayne
3 Age and Sex: Female 31 yrs
4 General location: Vancouver washington
5 Married? Single? I am Married and we are celebrating 10 years this month
6 Kids? Furbabies? 3 kids 2 girls 1 boy ages 10/8/7 , 1 dog 2 kitties 2 ratts and 3 scorpions one of wich is prego.
7 Favorite color? Amythest and emerald
8 Favorite movie? I have several. Steel Magnolias , The Goonies, The Abyss, and The Lord of the Rings Trilogies in Extended format.
9 hobbies? Reading music movies and outdoors weather permitting. here that means no ice on the road.
10 Favorite snack? don't have one
11 Favorite Beverage? Cherry Coke Zero
12biggest obstacle in getting healthy? Myself
13 weight fitness goal? 135 lbs would be really nice.
14 Least favorite household chore? Dishes and Dusting
15 How did you find Calorie Count? Serching engine looking for a list of foods w/ calories so I could keep track. My Gym had me eating 1200 a day.
16 Anything else I would like to share? I need friends to help keep me motiated. I got 2 people to sign up at my gym so I wouldn't be alone and neither of them go w me. so I am trying to go this alone and it's hard. I guess I should have done this at the begining when I signed up.... sorry.

. Calorie Count Name (user id):  dodgeman_1000

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: greg or dodgeman

3. Age & Sex: 37 male

4. General Location: ky

5. Married? Single? I have a girlfriend

6. Kids? Furbabies? I have 3 kids

7. Favorite color? Blue

8. Favorite movie? Breakfastclub

9. Hobbies?  hanging with friends family, boating, or really anything outdoors

10. Favorite Snack? Ice-cream

11. Favorite Beverage? coffee

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I am in the car business, which means long hours at work

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? start weight was 307 lbs goal is 200

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? The laundry.

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Diet Book

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? GLAD TO BE HERE!