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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):Kittykatz
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Diana or Kitty
3. Age & Sex: 41 -Female

4. General Location: Reno/Sparks Nevada
5. Married? Single? Married to my awsome hubby!!
6. Kids? Furbabies? No Kids but 2 spoiled Furbabies (Cats)
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? The Green Mile - and many others..
9. Hobbies? Painting, Jewelry making, Camping, Rafting
10. Favorite Snack? Grilled peppers with low fat cheese melted inside them.
11. Favorite Beverage? Cappucino, Beer, C2 coke, water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Regular exercise routine needed..
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 150 -155 is my goal wieght I have lost 43 lbs since joining the site in January.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning Toilets.. Thank god for hubby and cleaning ladies..
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Internet search for a calorie counter.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am thankful for C-C and all of the hard work that Erik and his gang continue to put into the site.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):gonna_make_it_happen

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:gonna is fine,to help boost my confidence! jk, just call me gonna, hehe

3. Age & Sex: 34 F

4. General Location:Nova Scotia, Canada eh!

5. Married? Single?Married 6 yrs this August

6. Kids? Furbabies?a girl and boy(so very blessed)

7. Favorite color?Navy

8. Favorite movie?A tie between Rudy and Adventure of Natty Gann

9. Hobbies? I like to do crafts when I have time

10. Favorite Snack? Frosted Mini Wheats

11. Favorite Beverage?Crystal Light

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?My self and not liking many veggies, I'm very fussy

13. Weight/Fitness Goal?My weight goal is 127 according to this site,I'm currently 197.5. I'd like to find my six pack once in my lifetime

14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Dishes

15. How did you find Calorie Count?A friend told me about it

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Who know you could lose weight eating so many calories a day! I tell everyone I know about this wonderful site and about all the wonderful supportive people here, you all are amazing!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): dcgril
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: dc or dcgirl is fine
3. Age & Sex: 28 Female
4. General Location: US - East Coast
5. Married? Single? Single living with my boyfriend :)
6. Kids? Furbabies? None of either
7. Favorite color? UMM...hard one...I do love blue but I also love green...all shades of both :)
8. Favorite movie? Don't really have one but I do love a good gangster movie (Goodfellas) also love a good romanitic comedy.  Loved the English Patient as well :)
9. Hobbies? I love to cook.  I love the beach and just hanging out there.  Unfortunately I love to shop and I am trying to not do that too much these days. 
10. Favorite Snack? Umm...I will go with healthy and it has to be almonds or trail mix oh and cheese :)
11. Favorite Beverage? Iced Tea

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I have always been healty but I love food and love cheese. 
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  Would love to be at 120lbs and stay there.  never been that weight that I can remember and would love to be but I want to maintain it.  I have been at 123-125 pretty much for 1.5 years now.  can't seems to break that.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  I hate to dust!!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? looking for a way to log food.  I had previously been using fitday.com and liked that but I like the forums here.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I love reading what people post.  It bugs me when I post a question and no one answers.  But I know that happens :)  It brings a smile to my face when people comment in my journal. :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Kelliegeane
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kellie
3. Age & Sex: 29 Female
4. General Location: Union City, Michigan
5. Married? Single? Married 5 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 6 Boys
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? All Harry Potter Movies
9. Hobbies? Reading
10. Favorite Snack? Recees Snacksters
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Having to cook a healthy meal for a big family and make it kid friendly.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To lose over 100 pounds and tone up so I don't have the baby pouch anymore.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searching for calorie counters
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I never thought that getting healthy would actually be as easy as this site has made it. I probably will continue to use this site after I've lost the weight, just so I can maintain the weight loss.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): aezell1
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: aezell1
3. Age & Sex: 30 Female
4. General Location: Camargo, Illinois
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? stepdaughter - she's 10 and my 2 cats - Belle and Lucky
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and the new one Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
9. Hobbies? making Christmas ornaments
10. Favorite Snack? I have a bunch - Circus Peanuts.. chocolate... twizzlers... pretty much junk
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Trying to eat stuff other than the above..... I'm not big on fruits and vegetables
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? My weight goal is 150, and I'd like to be able to run 5 miles without stopping (I'm already up to 3)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? websearch of some sort
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I quit smoking in March, and joined the gym right after. I hadn't changed my eating habits, BUT with the major shift in my activity level, I thought I'd drop a pound or 2.....well, I didn't I actually gained a couple. SO, I'm counting calories to see if maybe I was just overeating or if maybe I should head to the doctor to get checked out.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):                        Pryingeyes
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Pry
3. Age & Sex:                                                        39 Female
4. General Location:                                             Florida USA
5. Married? Single?                                             Divorced,  in a                                                 &nb sp;               &nb sp;                   long term relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies?                                             3
7. Favorite color?                                                Purple
8. Favorite movie?                                              Anything unpredictable
                              
9. Hobbies?                                                     all sorts of crafty stuff
10. Favorite Snack?      &nb sp;               &nb sp;            Was candy now lays light
11. Favorite Beverage?                                   sprite zero
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;         lose 75 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?            washing silverware
15. How did you find Calorie Count?              searching for the                                                                                 caleries in fast                                                                                 food
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?      &nb sp;    I'm glad to be                                                                                     here and                                                                                       can't wait to                                                                                     make new friends 

hi

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):kalkette
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:my real name is Sarah, but I don't mind kalkette
3. Age & Sex: 26 and female
4. General Location: middle of minnesota
5. Married? Single? married for just over a year
6. Kids? Furbabies? kids someday when we can afford it and two kitties who have to live with my parents right now 'cuz we can't have em in our apartment Mr. Pheebington (Pheebs or Pheebsie or the big squeeze or cheese head) and Willow (Weeping Willow really cuz her mom was killed when she was a baby and she would cry like she was mourning) and my mom has the dog I had growing up Hero a black sheltie. I loves my furbabies, that's why I go on and on.
7. Favorite color? It depends on what it's for, in clothes usually pink or green and sometimes red, but in decorating sage green and overall purple
8. Favorite movie? Too many. I like almost all movies. We have lots of DVDs and watch them all the time, Star Wars, LOTR, almost anything sci-fi or romantic comedy or comedy or sometimes action.
9. Hobbies? Um, this could take awhile. I have very diverse interests. Knitting, crocheting, quilting, cross stitching, embroidery, reading, writing, being outdoors but only when it's a comfortable temperature, sewing, scrapbooking, I think I'm forgetting some, but it's hard to remember them all. The tricky part is finding time to do any of them
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate, but been trying to go for fruits and veggies lately, luckily I love a lot of them raw as a snack
11. Favorite Beverage? diet coke, but haven't had it lately, I'm pushing the water.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my own laziness and the my friends and husband who don't want to eat healthier
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? By calorie count I should be about 130, but I have a large bone structure so I don't know if I will go that low, basically, just be healthier
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I love organizing things, but I hate the mundane clean up stuff like doing the dishes and cleaning the bathroom. Dusting? Who dusts?
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was searching for the calories in something that i couldn't find in my calorie counting book and have never left.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I love it here. Everyone is so supportive and they all make me feel like I can really do this. I have kept it up and i really feel like I can continue to my goal because of all you wonderful people here and my supportive hubby!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): neeners
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: neeners
3. Age & Sex: 40 & Female
4. General Location: Erie, PA  USA
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? three stepkids and three fuzzy cats
7. Favorite color? RED and/or PINK (the new red)
8. Favorite movie? The Wizard of Oz
9. Hobbies? Triathlon
10. Favorite Snack? Popcorn and/or cheese crackers
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke and/or Red Wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? The mindgame that an Eating Disorder plays
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 137 goal...I'm there
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? any of them
15. How did you find Calorie Count? website search via google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  nope!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Lyndalyn
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Lyndalyn or Lyn
3. Age & Sex: 26 (27 in one month!) and Female
4. General Location: St. Louis, MO usa
5. Married? Single? married (2 months today)
6. Kids? Furbabies? one son, 2 dogs and 2 cats
7. Favorite color? red (for clothes black -- so slimming!)
8. Favorite movie? Braveheart
9. Hobbies? Martial arts, self improvement, LOVE to cook
10. Favorite Snack? apple and pb
11. Favorite Beverage? midori sour or water!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? boredom snacking
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 120lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? scrubbing stuff
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm very happy I found this site... you all are just great!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): clouds
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: clouds
3. Age & Sex: 47, female
4. General Location: NYC
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 teenager, 1 puppy
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? Proof
9. Hobbies? kayaking
10. Favorite Snack? bruschetta
11. Favorite Beverage? diet coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? not eating right, and being lazy
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 40 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? all of them!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searched the internet
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? keeping my fingers crossed that I can do this!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): xpreciousroyx
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: xpreciousroyx is fine

4. General Location: NJ/ NYC area
5. Married? Single? In a long term relationship

6. Kids? Furbabies? No Kids
7. Favorite color? right now, brown and army green
8. Favorite movie? Best In Show (there's dozens more)
9. Hobbies? Playing in 2 bands, playing magic the gathering
10. Favorite Snack? Italian ices...
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? wanting to work out
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 135
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Scrubbing the tub.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Internet search for a calorie counter.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am happy i found this site.

How did I miss this post? Oh well here goes.....

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): movgal
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: movgal's fine
3. Age & Sex: 34 female
4. General Location: Florida
5. Married? Single? Married 15 yrs
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 son 15-soon to be 16
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Too many but probably "Valley Girl"
9. Hobbies? bakes cookies, movies, music
10. Favorite Snack? bad-vanilla milkshake/ good-oats and honey granola bar from nature valley
11. Favorite Beverage? good-diet coke/ bad-cranberry juice and grey goose vodka with a lime!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? bad habits
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 145 weight goal-11 lbs to go started 180
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? yard work! bugs and snakes there!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web search to count calories
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I really dont think I would have ever lost 24 lbs on my own or without the support and knowledge I have found on here. I love the friends I've made and hope to stay in contact with them even after I reach goal! See profile for email if anyones wants to write me or visit my page on myspace-www.myspace.com/kermitscm!

hi

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mxm669
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Megan
3. Age & Sex: 22 Female
4. General Location: Central NJ
5. Married? Single? Single, but Wedding is coming up next summer!
6. Kids? Furbabies? Not yet, but my cat is moving in with me in a few months
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? lots... life aquatic, little mermaid, raising arizona...
9. Hobbies? knitting, concerts, shopping (wedding dresses yay!)
10. Favorite Snack? golden grahams
11. Favorite Beverage? i haven't had anything but water to drink in months... except coffee, but it hurts my belly
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? too tired to go to the gym after work
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose around40 pounds by my wedding
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes. i'm sharing a house with a roommate i didn't know before moving in, and he leaves *nasty* dishes. i don't even know what he eats, but it reeks
15. How did you find Calorie Count? googling digital scales while at work :)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i get frustrated most by the charts that tell me how much i should weigh, BMI and what not. I'm 5'1 and the charts tell me i should weigh no more than 117 lbs. but i think i'm very dense, because when i was a size 2 i never weighed less than 130. so i'm currently about 180, and looking at the charts makes me feel desperate because i can't believe i have as much weight to lose as they say i do

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): lilysalgado

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

3. Age & Sex: 24 female

4. General Location: Connecticut, USA

5. Married? Single? Single

6. Kids? Furbabies? Various dogs, cats, birds, bunnies, etc, that change weekly (volunteer at the Humane Society)

7. Favorite color? red, blue, green

8. Favorite movie? Roman Holiday, but many, many, many come close.  I'm a movie junkie.

9. Hobbies? Ballroom dancing, violin, volunteering at the Humane Society, archery

10. Favorite Snack? chocolate and ice cream, but when I'm being sensible whatever fruit is in season.

11. Favorite Beverage? coffee or milk.  That's pretty much all I drink.  That and water.  And a little port never hurts now and then :-)

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Staying focused and resisting tasty food, I'm a bit of a foodie.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I try not to concentrate too much on reaching a certain weight.  Just eating healthy and liking myself naked I guess LOL!

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the Bathroom

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Surfing online somehow, don't remember.

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not at the moment.  Feel free to ask anything if you want.

Hey lily :)  so what's port taste like?  never ran across it but i so like brandy, just a sip or bailey's Irish cream at the witching hour with friends

Oh, port.  Such a lovely thing! :-)  The flavor can range
depending on the color (comes in a complete range from white to dark
reds), what it was aged in and how long it's aged.  I love the
reds, 10 years are good, 20 better, but can be pricey.  A finely
aged one will have a smooth sweet flavor, almost caramel like or liquid
honey but with a definate alcohol kick.  Some have berry tones.  Though, they are 90% of the
time sweet (mostly a desert wine) there are some that are dry. 
Definatly give it a try some day.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): missogyny
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Miss, Ava, Missogyny, etc. ..Just don't call me late for dinner! :O
3. Age & Sex: 15, female.
4. General Location: NEW YORK, sugar.
5. Married? Single? Single.
6. Kids? Furbabies? None. ^__^
7. Favorite color? Gray.
8. Favorite movie? Requiem For A Dream.
9. Hobbies? Ooh, far too many to mention here.
10. Favorite Snack? ANYTHING PIE.
11. Favorite Beverage? ..Water. *bland*
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? AVOIDING DELICIOUS PIE.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 125 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Oh poo. I despise doing laundry. 
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I actually can't remember.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Uhm.. if you care to know me any further, just ask. ^__^

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