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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): zwn
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: zwn
3. Age & Sex: F, mid 30's
4. General Location: NE usa
5. Married? Single? M
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 children
7. Favorite color? Red Green & Yellow
8. Favorite movie? You've Got Mail, and I like Documentaries
9. Hobbies? Books, Internet, Writing, travel, and Outdoor Activities
10. Favorite Snack? Before: Salt & Vinegar Chips
11. Favorite Beverage? Before: Coke/Dr. Pepper/Sweet Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Getting enough sleep
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 115 But...120-125 just might work
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Paper Work
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searching for Calorie count
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? This is the Second time to lose wieght, first was after my first child (I was in the military then and it was easier), the second one I breast fed and was always tired and always soooo hungry, and I was a little heavier with the second to start with and it was hard to get in exercise, we were together 24/7. Otherwise I spent the rest of my life esp. HS being teased for being sooo skinny, and asked frequently and told I looked anorexic. Now I am not only working on losing this wieght, but also eating right ALL the time.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Shawnmax
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Shawn
3. Age & Sex:24 m
4. General Location:New Jersey
5. Married? Single? (painfully?) Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? no. no.
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? Garden State
9. Hobbies? playing guitar and singing, sports, poker,  
10. Favorite Snack? bad...dirt good...parfait
11. Favorite Beverage? cherry coke zero
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? just the time it takes. I really find it easy
living a healthy lifestyle, and rewarding to boot.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 230 lbs, six pack, 300 lb bench press, run half-marathon.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? investigating weird smells
15. How did you find Calorie Count? it snuck up on me. thought it recognized me.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
go Eagles. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): drk2040
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Diane
3. Age & Sex: 46 F
4. General Location: Southern CA
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? a son of my own and step son and daughter
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? any action or adventure movie
9. Hobbies? reading
10. Favorite Snack? soy nuts
11. Favorite Beverage? lemonaid
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I have been in a wheelchair for the last 20 years and after I went off all pain meds. I lost the ability to be as active as I had been on the medication and gained 40 lbs. in the past 2 years Now I am over 200lbs. and have no idea how to lose the weight.  My calories are less than 1000 a day and I struggle to get that many. I have never been a big eater.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I would be happy at 150 but my ideal is 115 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? internet search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I would be thrilled to hear from any one else  in a wheelchair to share experences

. Calorie Count Name (user id): mscents
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Trisha
3. Age & Sex: 38 Female
4. General Location: Texas
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids, one dog
7. Favorite color? Burgandy
8. Favorite movie? Sweet Home Alabama
9. Hobbies? Photography, reading
10. Favorite Snack? OMG Anything chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Iced Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Willpower
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Weight goal is to lose 30-35 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Search Engine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Can't think of anything

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kbee132
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: kat
3. Age & Sex: 22/F
4. General Location: east coast
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? later on down the road definitely!
7. Favorite color? green and pink
8. Favorite movie? roman holiday, rocky
9. Hobbies? running, hiking,photography, reading, going on roadtrips 
10. Favorite Snack? yummy coldstone, but i think this is aiming towards healthy, so rice cakes & mangos
11. Favorite Beverage? water, coffee/capp
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? SNACKS and then overeatting them
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? right now im around 121/122 .. I want to get down to 103  where i use to be a year and half ago  and then start to tone.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? don't really have a least because i love having things neat/ in order but when i was younger i never much cared for taking out the trash or cleaning the bathroom

15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was searching for the calorie amount of food
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'm glad to have found this site, because so many sites aren't really this active... so im excited .. because hopefully C-C will help kick start me to getting back healthy and reach my  fitness goal before 08!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):random_travels
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Candy
3. Age & Sex: 13 female
4. General Location:North
5. Married? Single?Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?Eh..not now.
7. Favorite color?Bue
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies?Dancing,reading,writing
10. Favorite Snack?Hershey
11. Favorite Beverage?Sprite
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?105.i want to get down to 98.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count?From my teacher, we had to do this food chart, and write down how much we ate ect...
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm a twin

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Klappas
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Klappas is fine
3. Age & Sex:  almost 41, female
4. General Location: midwest
5. Married? Single? married for 23 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 girls, age 19 and 22
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? romance movies
9. Hobbies? boating, camping
10. Favorite Snack? too many, that's why I'm here
11. Favorite Beverage? weekday sparkling water, weekend margaritas.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? not sticking with it.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? goal is 123, need to lose about 25 more lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was looking up how many calories were in something and ran across the site.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? This is really a nice site for information and motivation and I can't believe it doesn't cost.

I sort of did a mini-post about this already without knowing that this was the place to 'really' do it, but I will do my official introduction now :)

1 - CCName: PickledGirl
2 - Discussion name: Either Pickle, Pick, variations, etc, or Laura
3 - Age 20, female
4 - Located in the Greater Toronto Area
5 - I am not married but I am not single as I live with my boyfriend of one year...I don't know if I would describe this experience as entirely positive so far, but a learning process indeed, haha
6 - No kids, but one kitty named Sofie
7 - Favourite colour? Purple, and has been for as long as I can remember
8 - Favourite movie? Umm, maybe Beauty and The Beast...but I like a lot of movies, and not just Disney ones :-)
9 - Hobbies? Riding my bike and walking when I am not feeling lazy, watching movies when I am, listening to music, internet, shopping, petting Sofie, etc :)
10 - Favourite Snack - 'unhealthy' chocolate (in large amounts :-P) 'healthy' watermelon or berries
11 - Beverage - chocolate milk
12 - Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? A fear of failure, maybe. Not knowing what 'being healthy' is like is kind of intimidating, as I have no goals that I know are attainable
13 - Weight/Fitness Goal? Suggested CC weight is 130 on a 5'4" medium frame, and perhaps I will adjust that accordingly when I reach that goal
14 - Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing dishes, not fun
15 - How did you find Calorie Count? Randomly, while messing about on the internet as is usually the case when I find something great
16 - Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I don't actually like pickles :-P

1. CC Nickname: puinsai
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: puinsai is fine, or whatever floats your boat.
3. Age & Sex: 20/male
4. General Location: western
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? negative
7. Favorite color? dark blue, green, red
8. Favorite movie? transformers
9. Hobbies? computers *i build, service, and destroy them*, reading, geocaching, surfing...
10. Favorite Snack? Protein Rich Tigers Milk MM!M!M!M
11. Favorite Beverage? Monster energy drink
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? nothing actually, if my mind is set then ill do it.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? i was 160, goal is 140. 146 atm
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? washing dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? im not entirely sure. i was googling stuff and came upon this site.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? not at the moment =\

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): hotrebeccainmesa
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: rebecca
3. Age & Sex: 30, female 
4. General Location: mesa, az
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? no kids, 1 pom named Sonja-I LUV HER!
7. Favorite color? 2 favs-blue and green
8. Favorite movie? Willow
9. Hobbies? reading, learning about history and new things (and people!)
10. Favorite Snack? anything fruit (or chocolate when I've got cravings!)
11. Favorite Beverage? grape vitamin water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? emotional eating
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? my goal is to get to a size 10
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I actually love to clean (I know it's strange)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm new to this site and would love to meet friends that have common issues, interests, etc. Please feel free to read my bio and look at my pics! :) 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  purespark
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Meagan
3. Age & Sex: 27, female
4. General Location: California
5. Married? Single? not married, but totally committed to boyfriend of 6 years
6. Kids? Furbabies?  Lucy (see my profile for photo)
7. Favorite color? jade green
8. Favorite movie? Last of the Mohicans
9. Hobbies? reading, walking the dog, tie-dyeing
10. Favorite Snack? bacon!
11. Favorite Beverage? milk
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? enjoyment of bacon :)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'd like to be about 130... but stronger and firmer!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  I don't like throwing things away.  I'm a packrat.
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  looking for the calories in... was it bacon?
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I've actually been on the site since May and never gotten around to this meet-n-greet!  Glad to be here.  :D

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): biomike
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Mike
3. Age & Sex: 27/m
4. General Location: New Jersey
5. Married? Single? Taken
6. Kids? Furbabies? No
7. Favorite color? Orange and blue (not together)
8. Favorite movie? ?
9. Hobbies? Writing, outtings, running, swimming
10. Favorite Snack? The salt-ridden preztel
11. Favorite Beverage? The raw-calorie pepsi can
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Peer pressure
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 155wt.  BP: 120/80
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Ask

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): krissy82387
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kris, krissy, kristen
3. Age & Sex:  20 F
4. General Location: New York Baby
5. Married? Single? happly single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 dogs(chinese cresent, westie) 1cat (calico)
7. Favorite color? Yellow
8. Favorite movie? Donnie darko/fight club/requim for a dream...cant decied
9. Hobbies? yoga swiming sunbathing pilaties shopping reading
10. Favorite Snack? dates, chocolate covered ginger, vegan cookies/cakes/cupcakes or any vegan sweet....
11. Favorite Beverage? SUGAR FREE red bull
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? late night snacking...binge drinking( im a college student, so beer pong is a killer of healthy eating)
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? tone up lose a few lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning dishes when the food on it wasnt vegan...it just groses me out to the point of vomiting...yes its happend a few times
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  yahoo
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Life is good:)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  RachelRobin

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


3. Age & Sex:  Female 40 Something.

4. General Location:  Montana


5. Married? Single?  Married


6. Kids? Furbabies?  No Children , just a few furbabies.


7. Favorite color?  Red


8. Favorite movie?  Gone With The Wind


9. Hobbies?  Gardening, Reading, Walking, Piano


10. Favorite Snack? Swiss Miss Pudding Cups With Whip Cream On Top. 


11. Favorite Beverage?  Hot Chocolate


12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Switching to as much organic/health  foods as I can possibly find in this small town.


13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  I'm 5' 0, small framed 112.  Goal 95.


14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry


15. How did you find Calorie Count? Surfing


16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Just glad to be here!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): krismasself....joined 7/30

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

3. Age & Sex:  58 F

4. General Location: Western New York

5. Married? Single? engaged

6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 grown, one of each;grandkids; tropical fish

7. Favorite color? green

8. Favorite movie? Body Heat and/or Somewhere in Time

9. Hobbies?  grandkids, shopping, reading

10. Favorite Snack? trying not to think about it

11. Favorite Beverage? water...yeah, really!

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my food addiction and a sedentary job

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? avoid diabetes

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? been doing them all so long I really couldn't say

15. How did you find Calorie Count?  surfing

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? also a member of Overeaters Anonymous

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): glorydefined
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: glorydefined is fine
3. Age & Sex: 19
4. General Location: VA Tech
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? no kids....but 2 cats and the most awesome dog ever
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? don't really have one....
9. Hobbies? intramural sports, lifting, running
10. Favorite Snack? that's like opening up a can of worms
11. Favorite Beverage? carbonated flavored waters
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? college life
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? put on muscle, then lose a little fat
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? general straightening/organizing
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I can't remember it was so long ago....probably google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? GO HOKIES!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  Jessicarm
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Jessica, J-, JRM, etc.  Anything is fine, really
3. Age & Sex:  30, female
4. General Location:  Upstate SC 
5. Married? Single?  Divorced, Single, but looking
6. Kids? Furbabies?  No kids, plenty of animals (I also rehab wildlife)
7. Favorite color?  Yellow
8. Favorite movie?  Wow.... I love so many.... all kinds.... :)
9. Hobbies?  Reading, rehabbing, Karate when I am in better shape...
10. Favorite Snack?  Lance's Thunder Salt & Vinegar chips (so bad!!! but so good!!!!)
11. Favorite Beverage?  Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, water (I really do like to drink really cold water!)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Thunder chips and Pepsi
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  To be healthy again.  ~150 would be good....
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  I am not fond of any of them, but laundry is my least favorite
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Searched for "Calorie Counter", explored and loved it!!!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'm a Biology teacher at a High School here in SC.  I have a black belt in Japanese Karate.... would love to go back. 

Also, would love some friends here for lots of motivation/support/fun!!!!!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  manicdieter
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: screen name
3. Age & Sex:  I'm 28/f
4. General Location:  Arkansas
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 little girls
7. Favorite color? Pink or Red
8. Favorite movie?  Ummm.....I have several...I usually like comedy, drama, chick flicks hehe.
9. Hobbies?  I like working out, spending time with my kids, crossword puzzles, like computers also.
10. Favorite Snack?  watermelon
11. Favorite Beverage?  Mtn. Dew, but I dont drink it anymore, so I guess I'd have to say water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Believing in myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  Pre baby weight
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Washing Dishes :(
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  I was looking up the calories in watermelon.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm still in college, serious about getting healthier.  I would like to find a buddy or 2 on here to help keep motivated. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  mrs_yooper
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: whatever
3. Age & Sex: 33/F
4. General Location:Michigan
5. Married? Single?Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?2 kids
7. Favorite color?blue
8. Favorite movie?Pretty Woman
9. Hobbies?Crocheting, riding bikes, up to anything
10. Favorite Snack? salty stuff chips, etc
11. Favorite Beverage? diet dr pepper
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 140 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? googled it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? can't wait to meet new people. thanks

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  mrs_yooper
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: whatever
3. Age & Sex: 33/F
4. General Location:Michigan
5. Married? Single?Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?2 kids
7. Favorite color?blue
8. Favorite movie?Pretty Woman
9. Hobbies?Crocheting, riding bikes, up to anything
10. Favorite Snack? salty stuff chips, etc
11. Favorite Beverage? diet dr pepper
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 193lbs/want to be 140 lbs..
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? googled it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? can't wait to meet new people. thanks