1. Calorie Count Name (user id): primalmu
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Chris, primal, whatever
3. Age & Sex: 21 / male
4. General Location: Huntington, WV
5. Married? Single?: Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?: Two cats.
7. Favorite color?: Brown/earthen tones
8. Favorite movie?: Lord of the Rings, probably.
9. Hobbies?: Guitar, bike riding
10. Favorite Snack?: I love those Quaker Oats 100 calorie bars.
11. Favorite Beverage?: Ice tea with sweet 'n low.... or a nice Sam Adam's beer when I can fit it in my calorie budget.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?: Motivation. I have to drive to do anything (go to the park, walking trail, etc). With gas prices, this is VERY discouraging.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?: Ideally, 150-160 by August of next year.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?: Laundry.
15. How did you find Calorie Count?: An article on Netscape News.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

 Well, I started by diet during spring break last semester (March). So far I've lost 44 pound, from 274 down to 230. My biggest issue right now, and the reason I think I've hit a plateau, is that I find it hard to get motivated during the semester. With my schedule, I'm home by noon every day, which is bad for my diet. This is, of course, compounded by the fact that there are no parks or walking trails near my house, which would force me to drive anywhere to get some exercise. I bike somewhat often, but its difficult to get a decent amount of time on the bike without hitting the highway. But the good thing is for now I'm maintaining my weight fairly easily, and even with a lack of exercise I seem to be losing weight slowly (in fact, most of my diet has been without exercise, though I feel that will have to change in the near future). 

Can't think of anything else to share. Oh, if anyone in the area wants to go walk some of the trails at Ritter Park sometime, lemme know!  

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Kimster1
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kim is ok
3. Age & Sex: 51 and female
4. General Location: Florida
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Two grown kids
7. Favorite color? Blue or Red
8. Favorite movie? Pretty Woman
9. Hobbies? Mostly work, but raise pigs, just a few.
10. Favorite Snack? Pork rinds
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Mountain Dew
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Im trying Atkins low carb. Ive been on for 7 months and lost 50lbs already.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 206lbs but would like to weigh 135lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Internet
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hope to meet people with some of the same goals as myself.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kk394006

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

4. General Location: canfield, ohio (near youngstown)

6. Kids? Furbabies? nope...college student =)

9. Hobbies? hang out with my friends, party, study, family

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 116

15. How did you find Calorie Count? just googling

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i love meeting new people so chat it up with me !!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): balboamom
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Ann
3. Age & Sex: 44F
4. General Location: So Cal
5. Married? Single? M
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 teenage daughters
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? Remeber the Titans
9.Hobbies? before my neck injury: running, swimming, learning to surf, still love: sewing, walking, time with my girls 

10. Favorite Snack? Anything Chocolate 

11. Favorite Beverage? Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Bulging discs in neck - greatly limits activity - actively seeking treatment
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Losing 19 lbs & getting my muscle tone back
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning my office
15. How did you find Calorie Count? did a search on "food counts" an voila
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've never had to "diet" under limited activity...it's REALLY hard!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): KEyster
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kristi
3. Age & Sex: 23 & Female
4. General Location: Oklahoma
5. Married? Single? Married just over a year
6. Kids? Furbabies? I have a beautiful Shar Pei. And my husband and I are wanting to start to have children. However, I would like to lose weight first.
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? Pretty much any musical
9. Hobbies? I like to put together puzzles sometimes and be outside with my puppy
10. Favorite Snack? Ice Cream!
11. Favorite Beverage? I pretty much just drink water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Making dinner for my husband and not being able to eat the same thing
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Get below 200 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Surfing the net
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I would just like to be able to meet some people on here that are encouraging and understand what I am going through.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):suseq1
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:su or suse or suzann
3. Age & Sex: 36 years and definately a girlie
4. General Location:southwest florida
5. Married? Single?recently divorced
6. Kids? Furbabies?1 furbaby named George(I will love 'm, and squeeze 'm and i will call 'm George!! 8 scaly fish, too. No kids, thank you.
7. Favorite color?Any shade or hue of pink
8. Favorite movie?What dreams may come, sooo sad.
9. Hobbies?dancing and beaching
10. Favorite Snack?apple dipped in peanut butter
11. Favorite Beverage?ethos water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?laziness
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?a flat tummy and no love handles. (I call them my camel humps...as if there is ever a shortage of food in this magnificent USA
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?folding and putting away clothes.
15. How did you find Calorie Count?did a search for a calorie counter on google.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have always had success keeping track of my goals and progress.8 months ago i was in great shape...it took a year to get there. Then, fell in love with my "arabian prince" and got lazy. Quit work and working out. Now i must start all over. Then i was 135 and a size 4. (i am 5'8").Now i am 150 and size 8. My tummy is soooo jiggly now, but at least i know with hard work i can be healthy and fit again. I know what to do...just have to DO IT. I look forward to meeting all of you(weelllll,    
MOST of u....lol) Hope we can share info and motivate each other to achieve our personal goals. 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Ayanami00
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: nami
3. Age & Sex: 20, female
4. General Location: QLD, Australia
5. Married? Single? DeFacto Relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? nope...none so far anyways
7. Favorite color? purple, black
8. Favorite movie? The Thomas Crown Affair (the second one with Pierce Brosnan) and The Labyrinth
9. Hobbies? Playing guitar, singing, listening to music, reading fantasy novels
10.Favorite Snack? Apple, celery and carrot sticks

11. Favorite Beverage? water or Nescafe instant coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Aside from the usual complaint of occasionally succumbing to the lure of fast food, I had steroids during cancer treatment at a young age and my metabolism has never really seemed to have recovered. I've been on diets for about as long as I can remember, yet nothing much apart from this works... I tend to put on weight really easily, especially if I don't eat much throughout the day and strictly control my portion sizes.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'd like to get down to 65kgs by this time next year, but my short term goal for now is to get down to 95kgs for Christmas
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I found it while searching wikipedia for something the other day...not sure what exactly
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

Original Post by megt10:

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): megt10
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Meghan
3. Age & Sex: Young 45 F
4. General Location: Southern California
5. Married? Single? Happily Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Daughter 15 & Furbabies
7. Favorite color? Salmon
8. Favorite movie? The Lion in Winter- Original Version
9. Hobbies? Hiking, watching movies, Computer games, Working out
10. Favorite Snack? Frozen Yogurt
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee & Diet Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I have Hyperthyroidism and am on medication that has really made losing weight difficult.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I weighed 132 today and want to weigh 123 by Dec 20th. I am 5'7" and small boned.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the garage.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? About.com
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share This is a great tool and I am happy that I found it. It keeps me motivated logging my food and exercise.

Original Post by robininsc:

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Robininsc

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

3. Age & Sex: 46/ Female

4. General Location: So Cal

5. Married? Single? 18 years this November

6. Kids? Furbabies? 15 year old daughter, a cat and a dog

7. Favorite color? all shades of green

8. Favorite movie? Too many to pick just one

9. Hobbies? Gardening, walks along the ocean, reading

10. Favorite Snack? Anything salty and crunchy like Cheese-its

11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke, but wine in the evening

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Besides the Cheese-its and wine, I was just diagnosed 7 months ago with Hashimoto Thyroiditis and high blood pressure. The HB meds pack 10 lbs. on me in 6 weeks

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I've put on 25 pounds in 18 months and I don't like that trend so would be happy just getting that back off...I am now just getting back to walking and would like to do a half marathon.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Crusing the web

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I joined about a year ago, before I found out my body was rebelling against me. Now I know that I need to make changes in a healthy way and I will find the support and information here to get me back to a healthy me.

Wow, I read your intro and aside from the color, I could have written it. I do prefer baked brie instead of Cheese-its with my wine, but am putting them away for now. My garden is in a world of hurt since I was diagnosed with buldging discs in my neck, but am maddly working with my Docs to get it better. I started planting seeds in pots because I missed the dirt in my hands. I still take my lab to the beach when I can, but hope to make it more offen soon. Good luck with your weightloss success!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Katiesr400

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

3. Age & Sex: 39, female

4. General Location: Alabama

5. Married? Yes, 21 years

6. Kids? 1 son 20 years old

7. Favorite color? Not sure yet

8. Favorite movie? Legends of the Fall

9. Hobbies? Dieting, RVing, riding my bike

10. Favorite Snack? Popcorn

11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Mountain Dew

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? consistency

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 150 lbs.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the basement

15. How did you find Calorie Count? my sister

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I hope with the help of this site and all its members I can reach my goals.