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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): Megalomi
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  C
3. Age & Sex: 29, Female
4. General Location: So Cal
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 5 yr old amazing son
7. Favorite color? depends...mostly black or red
8. Favorite movie? Amelie
9. Hobbies?  cooking, knitting, photography
10. Favorite Snack?  wasabi peas
11. Favorite Beverage?  pomegranate white tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? losing the old pregnancy weight
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? get back to my original - 110lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? drying dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? my best friend, meesh :)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'm gonna make it happen.

1. BlondeeBlue

2. Lynn

3.47, Female

4. Metro Atlanta

5. Married

6. Katy, 11 yo

7. Red, also love purple, green and pink

8. Steel Magnolias

9. Writing, photography

10. snack?  no idea

11. Diet Dr Pepper

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): well0137
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kelsey
3. Age & Sex: 18, female
4. General Location: Minnesota
5. Married? Single? Serious Relationship
6. Kids? Furbabies? none
7. Favorite color? I like all colors!
8. Favorite movie? The Notebook, Finding Nemo!
9. Hobbies? singing, soccer
10. Favorite Snack? Anything sweet!
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Emotional Eater and a picky eater
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 110-120, just to feel good about myself
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning toilets
15. How did you find Calorie Count? browsing the web
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I need help to make this happen, but I am gonna do it.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): jenn_b
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jenn
3. Age & Sex: 22 Female
4. General Location: Stillwater Oklahoma
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 children...Liv and Ashton
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? For the Boys
9. Hobbies? writing
10. Favorite Snack? pop corn
11. Favorite Beverage? life water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? motavation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I want to get down to 125lbs...i don't just want to diet...i want to change my lifestyle! Being healthy is very important for me and my family!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? folding laundry!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google!!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? umm...nothing comes to mind at the moment =)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Mom2acc
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jess
3. Age & Sex: 32 Female
4. General Location: Westchester NY
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  1 Child
7. Favorite color?
8. Favorite book? Margaret Atwood - The Blind Assassin
9. Hobbies? Writing
10. Favorite Snack? Whatever's in my house
11. Favorite Beverage? Allergic to wine -- No favorities since that discovery
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Obessesive Compulsive
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? weigh less - feel less lumpy
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? ironing shirts
15. How did you find Calorie Count? pure luck
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hi All

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  SaraMetallica
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sara I guess...
3. Age & Sex: 14 Female
4. General Location: West Tennessee
5. Married? Single? Engaged
6. Kids? Furbabies?  None yet  Lol
7. Favorite color? Black and Blue
8. Favorite movie? White Oleander and Mysterious Skin
9. Hobbies? Music, Designing Clothes, and Drawing.
10. Favorite Snack? A Go-Tart if I'm feeling okay.
11. Favorite Beverage? Water.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  TEMPTATION!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 120 Pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? On a search engine...
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Well I'm so happy to have found this site!! I am loving having somewhere to track my weight loss and struggles and to have some people to talk to! Well don't be shy if you want to talk or get advice or whatever just know I am happily engaged and not looking for a date. Haha :)

 

Sara!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kelsey87
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: kelsey
3. Age & Sex: 20 F
4. General Location: Iowa
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? No
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Too many to chose just 1
9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking
10. Favorite Snack? string cheese
11. Favorite Beverage? water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I'm in college so a lot of stress and I am an emotional eater, so not a good combination
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? i want to lose about 30 pounds and just start living healthier
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? mopping
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hopefully this site is the push I need to start living healthier and losing weight.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):Megirl_yes
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:MeGirlYes
3. Age & Sex: 44/F
4. General Location:WA
5. Married? Single?
6. Kids? Furbabies?Mom to 3, Nana to 1 and 3 cats
7. Favorite color? black
8. Favorite movie? any slice and dice
9. Hobbies? riding HD, Arts and Crafts ....many more
10. Favorite Snack?  ....................
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? had to take meds, which I am not anymore and gained weight, I always been between 110-125 but went up to 190, now I am back down to 160 , also I am a diet controlled diabetic type 2
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? due to a sec. surgery I won't be back to full execise routine til at least 3 month ......be back at 110lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  dusting so I am sowly getting rid of all nick nacks that are not needed or wanted ....so I don't have to dust them anymore
15. How did you find Calorie Count? on another site
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? ..............

Hi everybody. This is so Awesome!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Princess_Incognito
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Princess
3. Age & Sex: almost 40 female
4. General Location: Eastern Washington
5. Married? Single? Happily Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 Boys, 19, 15, 6
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? there are so many
9. Hobbies? no time for hobbies
10. Favorite Snack? anything that goes from hand to mouth over and over again.
11. Favorite Beverage? water, margarita
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? emotional eater, sedintary
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? pre-third pregnancy
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes, toilets
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search for calorie counter
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? shrug

Member since 10-28-07 and have turned several people on to this site. Makes me happy.

I'm still trying to figure out how to add my friends and family that I have 'forced' to join so we can see how each is doing and how to help.

If you can tell me how that part works, I would be very grateful.

Thank you.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): srb25
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: shan
3. Age & Sex:  31, femaole
4. General Location: NJ
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 boys, 1 dog
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie? It's a Wonderful Life
9. Hobbies?  hanging out w/my family every minute I get
10. Favorite Snack? CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER
11. Favorite Beverage? water, coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? MYSELF
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 50 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  web
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  would love a "pen pal" to help me stay on track!!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): loveme__
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Chantelle
3. Age & Sex: 16, female
4. General Location: Canada
5. Married? Single
6. Kids? Nope
7. Favorite color? I honestly don't have one
8. Favorite movie? A Walk to Remember
9. Hobbies? Reading, being with friends
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate chip cookies, eek
11. Favorite Beverage? Orange juice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 15 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I would also love to have someone to talk to online, to help each other stay on track:)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): sharonkim
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sharon
3. Age & Sex: 19, female
4. General Location: Texas
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? No
7. Favorite color? Hmm...Orange, Brown, and Gray
8. Favorite movie? Resident Evil..haven't seen the third one yet:'(
9. Hobbies? Sleeping :P, internet, walking
10. Favorite Snack? Apple(trying to make this my fav snack..)
11. Favorite Beverage? Water and Green tea (I don't like soda which i am thankful for...)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? All the greasy Cafeteria food in college!!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 20 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? making bed
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google :)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I would love to find someone with similar stat to share informations and support each other! Oh and someone who's in college dealing with all the unhealthy food..(not a drinker so i'm happy with that though)

HI!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kaptain9
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: kaptain, k
3. Age & Sex: female, college-age
4. General Location: U.S.
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Two doggies!
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? dogma
9. Hobbies? Cooking, hiking
10. Favorite Snack? Clementine oranges
11. Favorite Beverage? Iced tea, lemonade
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I’m a compulsive eater. If I buy something and bring it back to the room, I’ll eat the whole thing by the end of the night.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I want fitness more than weight loss right now, but for my weight I guess around 135-140.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was looking for something to motivate me.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I’m up for being a weight-loss buddy!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): rusty7817

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

3. Age & Sex: 29/F

4. General Location: South Atlanta

5. Married? divorced

6. Kids? 1 six-year-old son

7. Favorite color? red
8. Favorite movie? Right now? Good Luck Chuck....Dane Cook...mmmmm

9. Hobbies? sports (no time for it thought... : ( ), art, movies, live music, trivia, learning, reading, playing with my son, spending time with family and friends

10. Favorite Snack? 3 Musketeers
11. Favorite Beverage? Coca-Cola unfortunately

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My love for cola and all other unhealthy food choices

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Lose @ 30 lbs and get toned and in good cardiovascular shape

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning bathrooms
15. How did you find Calorie Count? hmmm....don't really know

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I need motivation....and friends who are in the same boat as me. Single mom with a FULL schedule!! 8th grade teacher Mon-Fri, wait tables on the weekends.....

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): MontanaMissMC

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

3. Age & Sex: 36 & Female

4. General Location: Montana

5. Married? Single? Divorced

6. Kids? Furbabies? I have one 10 year old girl.

7. Favorite color? Pink

8. Favorite movie? Anything Scary

9. Hobbies? Walking, Reading, and Playing Scrabble on my PC

10. Favorite Snack? Popcorn

11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Finally understanding how your body works and how calories work.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I would like to lose enough weight to be in the "healthy zone", which would be down to 150lbs for me, as I'm 5'6", and most importantly, keep it off for good. Also, I would like to make exercise a lifelong, necessary habit for me.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the toilet.

15. How did you find Calorie Count? Web Search

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Yay, for having this site for people to find support and motivation.

New member here - 11/8/2007

Site says i need to go lower than i was doing.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): RainbowRoll

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

 3. Age & Sex: 20, F

4. General Location: Alabama (Gulf Coast)

 5. Married? Single?  Single-ish... It's a long story

6. Kids? Furbabies? My cute 1 year old puppy named Pepper

7. Favorite color? Pink

8. Favorite movie? 300 and The Nightmare Before Christmas

9. Hobbies? Knitting, Watching movies, Dancing  

10. Favorite Snack? I <3 Haribo Gummies

11. Favorite Beverage? Orange Juice

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I'm an emotional eater and have never gotten a hang of only eating when you are hungry- if food is there I eat it.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 125ish by May 2,2008. But I would much rather be toned than be a specific weight so I can wear a bikini on my Disney Vacation

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? I hate folding laundry and cleaning my bedroom. 

15. How did you find Calorie Count? I really don't know, I found it a while back but final decided to sign up

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hi Everyone!  Happy Friday!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):rosie-b
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Rose is fine
3. Age & Sex: 44 and female
4. General Location: Southern Illinois
5. Married? Single? married 26 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 adult daughters, got two puppies to have something to take care of after daughters left for school. And then an amazing cat adopted my husband and me.
7. Favorite color? Maroon seems to show up a lot around the house.
8. Favorite movie? Too many
9. Hobbies? I love to read and hiking if I ever get time.
10. Favorite Snack? Ice cream and pie
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet coke

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 120 pounds and be fit
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? mopping the floor
15. How did you find Calorie Count? just lucky day
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? My computer skills are lacking. I am an emotional eater, found that out through the site, although I pretty much knew that.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):leslie112576
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Leslie or Les
3. Age & Sex: 31 and female
4. General Location: Central Texas
5. Married? Single? Seperated and going through a divorce

6. Kids? Furbabies? No Children but my boyfriend and I have a combined 4 dogs and 2 cats the ex is getting to keep 1 dog and 1 cat in the divorce otherwise I would have a medium sized petting zoo

7. Favorite color? I love Primary colors: Red Blue and Yellow

8. Favorite movie? Too many
9. Hobbies? I like to read and I am an online junkie as well with yahoo and myspace

10. Favorite Snack? KC Masterpiece BBQ Lays potatoe Chips.  I havent bought these in about 7 years now though
11. Favorite Beverage? Sweet Tea lots of lemon
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? According to the web site it should be 115, but I really just want to get down to 150
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? mopping the floor
15. How did you find Calorie Count? 2 of my coworkers started using it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Not that I can think of at the moment

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  KVBohn
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Kat
3. Age & Sex:  22/f
4. General Location:  Central NJ
5. Married? Single?    Single...but with the same guy for 6 years (since high school)
6. Kids? Furbabies?  furbabies:  two cats, Meerkat and Cipko, and one Bailey dog (english springer spaniel)....and one bassby:  warwick corvette standard 5 string
7. Favorite color?  purple, I think
8. Favorite movie?  Many.....any with Johnny Depp, most with Christopher Walken or Anthony Hopkins
9. Hobbies?  no time for hobbies.... I'm a student, and a musician.
10. Favorite Snack?  popcorn or kettle cooked chips...yiee!
11. Favorite Beverage?  Depends on time of day - at night, chamomile tea.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  My aunt bakes cakes, and my other aunt likes really rich food, and when we have family gatherings there's nothing but fat on the table (that tastes really good...).  Also I like going out at night - I tend to lose it a bit with my friends, or if I'm at a party.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  135 lbs.... or just generally to lose at least 3 inches of fat.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  dishes.
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  about.com
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Not sure. About the bassby - that's a bass. I'm a musician, and I sing and play bass mainly, but dabble in other instruments.  I want to make music my full time career, not the backseat dust collector.  I also go to Rider U, and intern at a major record label in NY, and I enjoy both.