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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): ekyle
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: ericka
3. Age & Sex: 27yr female, 28 next month
4. General Location: Bay Area, CA
5. Married? Single? basically married
6. Kids? Furbabies? no babies, yet!
7. Favorite color? purple and blue
8. Favorite movie? The wedding singer and all 80's brat pack movies!
9. Hobbies? water sports, hiking, mountain biking, photography, exploring the unknown.
10. Favorite Snack? Veggie chips, banana cheese cake from Cheesecake factory, oh.. my.. goodness ya'll.. mm don't ever, ever try it.
11. Favorite Beverage? Lemonade mmmmm...
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I love going to nice dinner, I hope I'm exercising enough and my boyfriend is the type who can eat anything an never gain weight so we have bad foods in the house.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to keep my curves but dump the fat!  I am a mixed race female and in my culture it is so sexy to have thighs and hips!

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning.. period, eww!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
Hi everybody!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Cheshirelovecat
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kelley or Cheshire... They're both gravy.  ^_^
3. Age & Sex: I am seventeen going on eighteen, tra-la, la-la, la-la!  And, as you can see from my little pink thingy up by my user ID, I'm a femme.
4. General Location: Pennyslvania but after this past week it seems more like a roasting oven.  Phew!
5. Married? Single? I'm a single Pringle, unfortunately...
6. Kids? Furbabies? NO!  After an evening of babysitting I'm ready to rip my hair out!  Rawr!
7. Favorite color? Princely Purple
8. Favorite movie? Shaun of the Dead, Serenity, Roman Holiday, Reservoir Dogs and The Ref.
9. Hobbies? Running, cooking and baking, writing, surfin' teh interw3b and attempting to learn how to bellydance.  ::Hip shimmy::
10. Favorite Snack? Fruit or Danon Light 'n Fit yogurt (the Vanilla and Peach varieties are six ounces of sheer bliss).
11. Favorite Beverage? Hot tea with half a packet of Splenda.  Mm-mmm!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Learning to eat a more balanced diet, most likely... I had no idea how bad and off-kilter things were until I got hardcore into this stuff.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Maintaining my current weight of about 125-120.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the litter box.  No thanks!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Most likely from Google.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm the second poster in this... well, post... today.  Horray!  :D

1. Calorie Count Name: Nicole318
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Nicole
3. Age & Sex: 24/ F
4. General Location: Connecticut (not like it is too big, LOL)
5. Married? Single? Living with significant other
6. Kids? Furbabies? A kitten named Bella and a kitten named Lucy
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? Napoleon Dynamite?
9. Hobbies? Movies, reading, having fun :)
10. Favorite Snack? Pickles!!!!!
11. Favorite Beverage? Sugar Free Red Bull or Water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? My boyfriend :( won't diet w/me
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 130 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Kitchen, yuck!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Random!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Love this site!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):
illwritethenexyusanthem
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:
Jenney
3. Age & Sex:
17 and Female
4. General Location:
California
5. Married? Single?
Single
6. Kids? Furbabies?
I've got dogs. That's as close to grandkids as either of my parents will ever get from me.
7. Favorite color?
Maroon, black, red, purple, and brown.
8. Favorite movie?
Wow...too many. Labyrinth, Say Anything, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride...anything by Tim Burton!
9. Hobbies?
Writing, dancing, reading and singing.
10. Favorite Snack?
Dark Chocolate...
11. Favorite Beverage?
Frozen lemonade...or any coffee drink.
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?
I don't eat right at all.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?
To eat healthier and feel better about myself everyday and not just some days.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?
Bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count?
My mom.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?
I can be immature when I want to be, but I know when it's time to play and when it's time to work.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Kvekki
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kvekki
3. Age & Sex: 26 & female
4. General Location: Finland
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? Greenwing macaw, yellow-naped amazon and a labrador
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? The Last Unicorn
9. Hobbies? Video games, reading, hiking, biking
10. Favorite Snack? Apples
11. Favorite Beverage? Apple juice
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Lack of time to exercise enough and prepare healthy foods
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To get really fit and healthy!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Washing the dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking up calories on the internet
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm too serious, and sometimes a bit sarcastic

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): feifei777
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: feifei
3. Age & Sex: female - 29 
4. General Location: Missouri
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 boys
7. Favorite color? pink
8. Favorite movie? the sound of music
9. Hobbies? scrapbooking, photography, reading
10. Favorite Snack?  sugar free fat free butterscotch pudding
11. Favorite Beverage? diet dr. pepper and water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my husband LOVES to eat out!!!!! and it is hard to make healthy choices when we are out
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I want to lose 40 lbs just to be healthy
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I stumbled on to the website trying to find out how many calories were in a chicken breast
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kparker
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: k
3. Age & Sex: 27 female
4. General Location: texas
5. Married? Single? married
6. Kids? Furbabies? a four year old daughter and a maltese
7. Favorite color? pink
8. Favorite movie? Dirty Dancing
9. Hobbies? Shopping
10. Favorite Snack? potato chips
11. Favorite Beverage? Bud Select
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? We eat out alot
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to lose 30 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning toilets
15. How did you find Calorie Count? I'm not sure. I googled how to get past a plateau and this site came up
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? When it comes to dieting I'm either in it 100% or I don't do it at all. I weigh myself too much and I'm bad about wanting instant results.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): hollowagain
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: hollowagain
3. Age & Sex: 22/m
4. General Location: Wake Forest, NC (I'm in school right now, I'm actually from Maine and I'm proud of it!)
5. Married? Single? Dating for over four years (its time to get married!)
6. Kids? Furbabies? no kids
7. Favorite color? black
8. Favorite movie? bill and ted's excellent adventure (i'm a huge fan of cheesy movies)
9. Hobbies? reading, movies, dressing up as a ninja turtle and fighting my roommates, hiking, camping
10. Favorite Snack? I really like cheez-its. They are like the perfect thing to stuff your face with while you watch a movie
11. Favorite Beverage? Moxie (its a Maine thing)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? being lazy and eating when I'm bored
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Well it all started because I want to get a new tattoo so my girlfriend and I made a deal that if i got a six pack she would be ok with me getting a new tattoo. She just made the deal cause she thought I was gonna wuss out but  haven't yet! I want to get down to like 175ish and be better defined, oh yeah and obviously get my six pack so I can have my new tattoo!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? mowing the lawn I guess
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searching for nutrition information on some food
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I need some friends!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Lilydream35
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Lilydream
3. Age & Sex: 14/female
4. General Location: Virginia
5. Married? Single? : Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? My deranged kitty named Marie
7. Favorite color? Blue and purple
8. Favorite movie? Any disney movie
9. Hobbies? Drawing, reading, videogames, riding bike, track team, football, basketball, swim team, anime, manga, hanging w/friends, etc.
10. Favorite Snack? Umm... Popcorn!
11. Favorite Beverage? Dr. Pepper
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Not having any healthy foods in the house and family not wanting to change eating habits
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 135 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning up my room
15. How did you find Calorie Count? From another forum and a friend told me about it
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

I'm really active but I'm not naturally thin at all. If I eat a cookie I can gain 2 pounds. No joke! I just want to trim up some so I can be better at the sports I play and be healthier and not be overweight. A lot of people think I look a lot smaller than I really am. But I think it's probably from the muscle under the fat. Enough with the weight! My personality would be descibed as... well... everything. My mood can be super happy, nice, hyper, excited, or a "leave-me-alone-don't-bother-me" kind of attitude. I'm an assorted box of chocolates! ^__^

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  cbgibbs2006 (boring, I know)
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  Caryl
3. Age & Sex: 39, F
4. General Location:  Oklahoma City
5. Married? Single?  Married (first marriage for both of us) for 2 1/2 years.
6. Kids? Furbabies?  No kids yet - we're trying but running out of time.  I have a 17-year old white Persian who thinks she's my child.  She has the run of the house... she is SO spoiled (by my husband even more than me!)
7. Favorite color?  purple
8. Favorite movie? I love movies.  I can't think of a favorite except when asked this I usually say Doctor Zhivago.
9. Hobbies?  Reading, travel, researching history
10. Favorite Snack?  fruit
11. Favorite Beverage?  unsweetened iced tea, very strong
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  severe lack of discipline
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  get back into those black jeans by my next trip to London (February 2007)
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  I hate housework!
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Looking for nutritional information about a certain food about 6 months ago.  Googled the food and found the site.  Came back this week, for real this time!
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I really have enjoyed reading the forums and realizing how seriously so many people are taking the nutritional aspects of health and weight loss.  I'm very encouraged by this, but still feel very alone... I'm hoping to make some connections with other people who are in my same situation.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): asiabear
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: asiabear
3. Age & Sex:  26 F (soon to be 27 in August)
4. General Location: Los Angeles, CA (West Hollywood)
5. Married? Single? Not married, not single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Neither
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? Don?t have one
9. Hobbies? Eating, just kidding (not really)
10. Favorite Snack? All (sweet, salty, greasy, doesn?t matter)
11. Favorite Beverage? Don?t have one
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Love to eat, and I also drink a lot
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? To be 150 again
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking for calories of random foods
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? My overall motivation is a 5 (out of 10) but I just can?t take being fat anymore. It depresses me & makes me hate myself. That?s mostly why I?m here ? motivation.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Maryjane22
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Mary Jane
3. Age & Sex:  33 Female
4. General Location: Ohio Co. Ky
5. Married? Single? Married for 16 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? I have 4, 2 boys and 2 girls
7. Favorite color? Red
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies? Camping,Movies
10. Favorite Snack? Chips
11. Favorite Beverage? Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Staying under my calorie intake
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 189  want to be 150
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Looking up calories
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I hope to make lots of friends  on CC.


 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Fabala
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: either Fabala or Bethany
3. Age & Sex: 17 & Female
4. General Location: Georgia
5. Married? Single? No, yes
6. Kids? Furbabies? No, but I have three siblings that act like I'm a mother, and we have 10 cats as of now.
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Rent
9. Hobbies? Singing, dancing, theater.
10. Favorite Snack? Chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? Cherry Coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Chocolate and Cherry Coke
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 124.2
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? folding clothes *looks at pile of clothes next to self that needs to be folded.*
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My dad had it just counting calories and such, and I used it to look up some calories and found the diet portion.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I'm a total dork!

hi

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Gaidinsgirl
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Angie
3. Age & Sex: 30/F
4. General Location: Tennessee
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? One Cat named Julius
7. Favorite color? Purple
8. Favorite movie? Cinderella
9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking, swimming, reading, too much tv
10. Favorite Snack?  an icecream cone from chick fil a
11. Favorite Beverage? diet dr pepper
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? the weekends, visiting my mom and her southern cooking
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I want to be able to *really*  be  able to play with my nephews. Play without limitations of where or what I can do because of my size. Ultimately I want to get down to 130-140, but as long as I am healthy enough to play with those two boys I will be happy.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Putting away the laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searching for calorie counting sites on google.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): nubiker
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: nubiker
3. Age & Sex: 53/male
4. General Location:SoCal
5. Married? Single? recently married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 kids all grown up/wifey has two dogs
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? any action movie
9. Hobbies? motorcycling/walking
10. Favorite Snack? Donuts!!!!
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet 7 up
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I hate to cook
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? loose 25+ pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? ANY household cleaning
15. How did you find Calorie Count? beginnerbikes.com
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Looking forward to learning how to eat more nutritious meals, need encouragement to eat right and exercise, I wanna see how you all do it.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): speedbomb
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Nine.
3. Age & Sex: 19/male
4. General Location: London, ON
5. Married? Single? Single.
6. Kids? Furbabies? Furbabies :3
7. Favorite color? Red, viberant neon burn your eyes out yellow, orange and green XD
8. Favorite movie? Don't watch movies often, white oleander was good. Kill Bill1&2.. movies with Bruce Lee XD
9. Hobbies? talking to friends, dancing about the house.. I can't really do much atm.
10. Favorite Snack? I hate eating. I eat because I HAVE to.
11. Favorite Beverage? besides liqour? XD >_> Diet Dr Pepper..
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Mental Health
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 177LBs Going for 150LBs for now.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Dishes really, bleck.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Obsession.. looking for some support.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? God I used to be 300LBS and laugh at anorexics honest to god, people that were obsessed with their looks I found retarded. I really don't know what happened but that all changed and I became one.  I'm hoping to make some good friends, supportive and encouraging on both ends from me to them and from them to me, on my journey to health that I actually used to somewhat have. =\

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  kbcjones
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kathy or KJ is fine, or you can call me Spike (if I ever post a pic you'll see why)
3. Age & Sex: female, 51 (which is impossible to believe, but I am - how did I get this old???)
4. General Location: the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland
5. Married? Single? married, 20 years in Oct.
6. Kids? Furbabies? one terrific 18 year old son (just finished his freshman year in college) and one spoiled sweetheart of a kittybear named Rascal
7. Favorite color? ummm...it varies with my mood...probably rose
8. Favorite movie? I don't watch many, but if I had to pick, Steel Magnolias, Airplane 1 and 2, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (ok, I am a little strange)
9. Hobbies? reading, singing, playing computer games, watching tv
10. Favorite Snack? White Cheddar Cheez-Its (oh why did you have to ask that??)
11. Favorite Beverage? diet coke
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I enjoy cooking, eating and feeding people, and I don't like to exercise! I am also dealing with a lot of stress at the moment (house issues, a long story saved for another time) and that makes me eat even more.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to get back to a size 12 where I was healthy and happy - about 90 lbs ago!
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? putting stuff away - once that's done the cleaning is really not that bad (and living in a tiny little apt at the moment makes it worse)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? did a web search for a place to find calorie counts for foods
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I think this website is terrific and would love to add friends to my list who want to share support and like to laugh!

wow! more new {{{friends}}}

will have 2 b updating the list again ;)

rafter lurkers ~ come on down....  everyone welcome!

Calorie Count Name: TLWerner2001-My year of freedom!      & nbsp; 

Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Laurie

Age & Sex: 43, Female, I hope.

General Location: Midwest

Married? Single? Happily Married

Kids? Furbabies? 3 kids, No Furbabies

Favorite color? Blue, Yellow, & Green...don't ask me why though?

Favorite Movie? Mmmmmm, I like lots.

Favorite Hobbies? Gardening, kayaking, traveling, photography, geez I sound boring, oh well! Old lady stuff.

Favorite Snack? Homemade Salsa with chips, of course!

Favorite Beverage? Plain ol' Ice Tea...if I can't have that I'll have a Bud Light, please...

Biggest obstacle to getting Healthy? Hmmm, how long do you have.

Weight/Fitness Goal? To reach my goal and maintain.  Fitness, to keep working out and push myself for more.

Least Favorite household chore?  Which one do I like? Really, I hate to put laundry away!!!

How did I find Calorie Count?  By chance, looking for calories on some food items.