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 ;)
Reason: Making a sticky for our new members to see!
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: same
3. Age & Sex: 46 female
4. General Location: Hartland WI
5. Married? Single? Divorced 2 years.
6. Kids? Furbabies? Two teen girls!
7. Favorite color? Green and pink
8. Favorite movie? Remember the Titans
9. Hobbies? Gardening, reading, crocheting.
10. Favorite Snack? Cheese
11. Favorite Beverage? White wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Work at home, sedentary job.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? For now 135 pounds.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Scrubbing the bathtub.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Women's Health magazine.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I've gained 20 pounds in the two years since my divorce. Not happy about it, I don't feel healthy. I want to feel good about myself again.
2. Aklima
3. 20/f
4. NYC
5. In a 3 year relationship
6. Nope
7. Green/purple- it changes
8. A Clockwork orange (It's a sick movie, but it is great)
9. Short story writing, reading, watching movies
10. Something like empanadas - fried goodies
11. Most of the time water
12. Snacking late at night, and laziness
13. 115
14. washing cloths!
15. I googled "calories for bananas"
16. Hi
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Fayebie
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Faye
3. Age & Sex: 24 and Female
4. General Location: Virginia
5. Married? Single? In a relationship for 1 1/2 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Favorite movie? Can't really pick a favorite
9. Hobbies? Reading, Cooking, Movies, Outdoors Activities
10. Favorite Snack? lately frozen berries, maybe with lactose free ice cream
11. Favorite Beverage? Wine
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? low energy at the end of the day
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 135
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Doing the dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Googled calories for blueberries
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Weight gain came from odd hours and eating habits from a very stressful job.
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Tracey
3. Age & Sex: 35 F
4. General Location: Lubbock, TX
5. Married? Single? Married, 17 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 boys
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie? Top Gun, An Affair to Remember
9. Hobbies? Reading, Photography, Internet
10. Favorite Snack? chips & salsa
11. Favorite Beverage? iced tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? exercise!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 150 by June
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? through a blog on our local paper's site
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm so happy I found this site!
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: fran
3. Age & Sex: 66 F
4. General Location: British Columbia
5. Married? Single? W
6. Kids? Furbabies? 1 bichon
7. Favorite color? tangerine
8. Favorite movie? They Call Me Mr Tibbs
9. Hobbies? photography, drawing, painting
10. Favorite Snack? grapes & white cheese
11. Favorite Beverage? mango juice /w club soda (thats lo cal too)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? age
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 125
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? washing floors
15. How did you find Calorie Count? accidentally
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Now is the only today you have.
Hi
I'm EmmsMumm, I'm in my early 30s, single mom of a 2 year old! We live north of Toronto and she keeps me very busy.
I spend tooo much time on 'that site .. ' .. oh go on .. guess! Recently started dating again.... eeek!
I love nutrition, I'm hoping to start chef classes later this year, and I am trying to start collecting things for my book idea.
I'm hoping to have lots of yummy recipes, so if there is anything that you can think of that you would love to see in a recipe book, let me know. If you are trying to look for a healthy recipe for a favourite dessert, give me a shout, I'm up for the challenge.
We have 2 gerbils, but argh argh argh ... anyone want them? free .. they are not the kind of pet I need. I'm not totally comfy with a rodent .. and so far my brainiac has managed to get the cage open ...three time. I've caught them both all 3 times, but .. aack!
I really dislike laundry, I'd rather wash the toilet every day. Dishes are another .. bottom of the list, but I still prefer dishes over laundry. I found this site accidentally when I was trying to find the calorie counts for a S'mit donut as opposed to a bagel with light cream cheese, but the S'mit site kept crashing me.
that's it, hope to get to know you
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?
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: cindy
3. Age & Sex: 57 F
4. General Location:Tampa Bay
5. Married? Single? Married 26 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 grown kids, Andrew 28, and Amanda 26 a 2lb. chihuahua, a cat and a cockatiel. We've been raising our 3 yr. old granddaughter since her birth.
7. Favorite color? robin's egg blue
8. Favorite movie?pulp fiction
9. Hobbies? multi media artist, crochet, knit, swim, bike
10. Favorite Snack? before-peanut M&M's, now, air popped popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage?water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Laziness
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To lose 50lbs by june 30, and do it in a healthy way
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? picking up toys
15. How did you find Calorie Count? a friend (thanks Josette)
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): hharris9
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Heather
3. Age & Sex: 20 (in 2 weeks) and Female
4. General Location: Tennesee
5. Married? Single? Single, but taken.
6. Kids? Furbabies? Not for a long, long time :)
7. Favorite color? Emerald Green
8. Favorite movie? Ooh... that's hard. Depends on my mood. I love A Beautiful Mind, but I also love things like... 10 Things I Hate About You or Juno. I'll give pretty much anything a shot (except for horror. Yuck.)
9. Hobbies? I used to dance a lot before I left for college. I've gotten into rock-climbing a little recently :)
10. Favorite Snack? Ooh, former favorite: Ben and Jerry's Fossil Fuel ice cream. New favorite: Breyer's light peaches n' cream yogurt :)
11. Favorite Beverage? Coke Zero
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Will-power and intimidation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I'm 150lbs right now at 5'5''. My BMI is listed at 24.75. At 25, I'd be slightly overweight. I hope to achieve a final weight-loss of 20 lbs, to 130, by summer. I hope to have lost at least 10 of that within the next six weeks. (See journal)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Hmm... putting my laundry away. I'm really bad about that!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I was checking the nutrition facts on a salad I'd been eating to lose weight... that turned out to be 1000 calories. Yikes.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? You're welcome to read my journal. I tried to motivate myself by writing out why I'm here in the first place, what I hope to achieve, and how that will impact me if I can do it. :) Thanks, everyone!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Roxiemay
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:roxie
3. Age & Sex: 60 female
4. General Location: southeast US
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 children, 5 grandchildren, 1 dog who rules the house
7. Favorite color? red
8. Favorite movie? too many to mention
9. Hobbies? Reading, blogging, travel
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Ice tea, caffeine free diet coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Been working out for 2 months and no results.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To be more healthy and lose weight.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Unloading the dishwasher
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searched for a calorie counter.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hope to meet other people in my age range that are struggling to lose weight.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): smusmu
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: smu
3. Age & Sex: 49
4. General Location: Southern New Mexico
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 boys: 18, 14, 10
7. Favorite color? all colors
8. Favorite movie? The Notebook
9. Hobbies? Gardening and Koi
10. Favorite Snack? Bananas
11. Favorite Beverage? --
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? drop the last 20 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning
15. How did you find Calorie Count? by accident
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: melissa
3. Age & Sex: 27 female
4. General Location: Michigan
5. Married? Single? in between!!! :) Grin!
6. Kids? Furbabies? boyfriend has 2 wonderful girls
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? goodfellas
9. Hobbies? crochet
10. Favorite Snack? wasa toast w/ skinny cow wedges
11. Favorite Beverage? diet pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? exercise daily
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130 lbx
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? toilet!!!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? just web browsing....great site!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? My man's in Iraq-can't wait for him to get home!
I started on this site yesterday. I have lost 200 lbs without surgery and over time. I found this site and hope it will help with the last pounds I am trying to get off.Slow going so far. It has been raining so I haven't been able to do my walking. I have pretty much kept to the diet.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id):laurangirls3
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:same
3. Age & Sex: 43, female
4. General Location:Southern Calif
5. Married? Single?married
6. Kids? Furbabies?yes 3 girls
7. Favorite color?black
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies?
10. Favorite Snack?fat free pudding
11. Favorite Beverage?beer
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?determination
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?already close
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count?thru cooking site
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
Calorie Count Name (user id):Mamacita759
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Kim
3. Age & Sex: 36, Female
4. General Location: Washington (the state)
5. Married? no Single? no
6. Kids? 2 fulltime, 1 partimer Furbabies? 2 dogs
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? So many. My fave for the moment is Tank Girl.
9. Hobbies? Hiking, Biking, Photography
10. Favorite Snack? Popcorn
11. Favorite Beverage? Coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My job and My family. My job keeps me in a chair for 8hrs a day. My family is supporting, as long as they do not have to change their eating habits.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? My weight goal is 125 ish. I would really like to get in shape to try rowing this spring.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Picking up after my dogs. YUCK!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I found this site looking for a simple way to log calories.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Good luck everyone!
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Aimeemking
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Aimee
3. Age & Sex:33/F
4. General Location:East Tennessee
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? none Furbabies? 2 dogs and one finiky cat
7. Favorite color? toss up green and blue
8. Favorite movie?too many to name one but watched caddy shack last night
9. Hobbies? hiking, running, camping, kayaking, volunteering with wolves snakes and some other cool animals
10. Favorite Snack? thats the problem to many snacks
11. Favorite Beverage? diet pepsi max
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? at a plateau for 3 months
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? get back to a healthy weight and I cant afford to buy bigger clothes
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? washing dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? a friend that works for about.com
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I need some serious motivation, and would like to find some people my age and in my area that are doing the same thing and possibly workout together with some other girls and guys too.
1. Calorie Count Name (user id): shannonbass05
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: shannon
3. Age & Sex: 24 female
4. General Location: NC
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 cats
7. Favorite color?pink
8. Favorite movie? any love story
9. Hobbies? scrap-booking
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? water now
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? sticking to something
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? weight loss and maintaining
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? my cousin
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Brenda
3. Age & Sex: 34/Female
4. General Location:Minnesota
5. Married? Single?Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 10 year old boy
7. Favorite color?Green
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies?
10. Favorite Snack?
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Dew
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130..currently at 137. Beginning weight 221
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Iron
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Does anyone else weigh themselves 5-6 times a day? i know this is not good to do, but I do it anyways. Its been 5 or so years that I lost most of the weight. I started at 221 got down to 151, was happy, well this past summer decided to lose some more, got down to 133, gained a few and now i am at 137..and should be happy with it but i am not. Anyone like this?
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kris or Kristy
3. Age & Sex: 25 Female
4. General Location: NC
5. Married? Single?: Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?: No kids; I have two cats and two dogs
7. Favorite color?: Pink
8. Favorite movie?: Any Disney Flick
9. Hobbies?: Scrapbooking, Photography, Reading
10. Favorite Snack?: Ice Cream
11. Favorite Beverage?: Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?: Low self esteem and no will power
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?: To lose weight and be able to run up a few flights of stairs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?: Dusting
15. How did you find Calorie Count?: I did a search for calorie counter on google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?: I look forward to meeting new friends
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Sara
3. Age & Sex: F, 39
4. General Location: Mass
5. Married? Single?: Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?: one son, he's 19.
7. Favorite color?: red
8. Favorite movie?: The Devil Wears Prada
9. Hobbies?: Art, drawing, riding my motorcycle
10. Favorite Snack?: Peanut butter & Chocolate chips on a rice cake
11. Favorite Beverage?: Capt. & Coke (hehe) Tea and lots of water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?: Eating small portions, exercising regularly
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?: Like to loose 20lbs, but it's been hard. I'm my own worst enemy and sabatoge myself all the time. I would also like to build muscle and look great this summer.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?: washing floors
15. How did you find Calorie Count?: through Women's Health Magazine
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?: Just would like some pointers on how to get around this site and use it to my advantage...
So you can log your weight -- which allows you to do the following:
- Plot your weight curve
- Analyze the trend of your weight (see under Recent in the figure above)
- Determine the projected target date (see under Overall in the figure above)