Losing 100 Lbs in 2005: Questionnaire Thread

[Aijarama]

1. CC board name: Aijarama
2. Real name:Aija
3. Nickname? nope!
4. Age (only if you want to share) 24
5. Birthday:June 22
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Single
7. Children and ages: Nope, but I spend a lot of time chasing after (and driving around) my younger sisters, 14 and 16
8. Fur babies? a beagle named Kim, and a Mini Schnau named Alex
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Jersey Girl, born and raised!
10. What kind of work do you do: Research/Development
11. Hobbies: reading, rugby, family time, web surfing
12. Exercise - Just joined a sweet gym! whoo!
13. Favorite LC meal: Grilled chicken, cheese, bacon, ranch with any green veggie
14. Favorite TV show(s): Top Model, Survivor
15. Favorite Movie(s): Old School
16. Favorite kind of Music: can't decide!
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Tyra Banks!
18. My weight loss journey info: Lost 30, a couple years ago, gained 50...trying to lose the big 100!
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Ugh, like every day.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? Shopping, and sexy gym clothes!

[zombie]

1. CC board name: Zombie
2. Real name: Molly
3. Nickname? Zombie
4. Age (only if you want to share) 33
5. Birthday: June 29
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married, 5 years
7. Children and ages: Someday. None now
8. Fur babies? One feline child
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? US. I have lived in the U.S. and Europe. Moving to Europe within half a year hopefully.
10. What kind of work do you do: Writing, housewife
11. Hobbies: Writing, gaming, and reading. I have other distractions as well (needlecraft, music, travel)
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: I've been trying to walk everyday, but I haven't managed it yet. I have a ton of exercise videos from FitTVod, but a lot of what they offer seems a bit advanced
13. Favorite LC meal: steak and salad
14. Favorite TV show(s):Several but I watch "The Daily Show" nightly
15. Favorite Movie(s): Depends on my mood
16. Favorite kind of Music: Indie
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Gary Oldman, Sarah Polley, not into musicals
18. My weight loss journey: Hiya
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Every week hoping that it will be under EE
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? All the weight? New wardrobe. Mini-goals I will work out when I can weigh myself accurately

[ChristiansMom]

1. CC board name: ChristiansMom
2. Real name: Diana
3. Nickname? Diana or CM (on the boards)
4. Age (only if you want to share): 36
5. Birthday: September 26th, 1970
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married for 13 years this Nov. Been with him for 20 years this Dec.
7. Children and ages: 1 son, 16 years old.
8. Fur babies? 2 dogs, Daisy & Lilly - 1 cat, Zöe
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Southern California born & raised.
10. What kind of work do you do: SAHM working online to make ends meet
11. Hobbies: Reading, collecting & sending postcards, playing online
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Walking on the treadmill every day. Lifting Weights 4 times a week.
13. Favorite LC meal: Sirlion Steak, Shrimp & Veggies! LC Cheesecake as a treat with SF strawberry jam on top.
14. Favorite TV show(s): The Biggest Loser, A.I., Desperate Housewives
15. Favorite Movie(s): The Notebook, Big Fish, The 5 People You Meet in Heaven, Se7en, The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates.. and lots more.
16. Favorite kind of Music: Top 40, Country, Punk, 80's
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Justin Timberlake!
18. My weight loss journey info: Just starting out AGAIN - no info just yet.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Every 2 weeks
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? Just doing this one day at a time - I do not have any mini goals set but when I lose all the weight I plan to buy new clothes.. cause I can't walk around nekkid!

[witchie poo]

1. CC board name: witchiepoo
2. Real name: Amy
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share) 42
5. Birthday: June 11
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? single for ever
7. Children and ages:
8. Fur babies? 1 cat and 12 German Shepherds
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? San Antonio, born in Iowa
10. What kind of work do you do:
11. Hobbies: sewing, reading and showing German Shepherds
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: walking the dog
13. Favorite LC meal: pizza from Linda Sues
14. Favorite TV show(s): CSI and Stargate SG!
15. Favorite Movie(s): Lord of the Rings trilogy
16. Favorite kind of Music: Country
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Johnny Depp, Julia Roberts, George Strait
18. My weight loss journey info: Just getting started
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Daily
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? See my siggie

[lisap36]

1. CC board name: lisap36
2. Real name: Lisa
3. Nickname? Actually Margaret is my REAL name, but I go by Lisa
4. Age (only if you want to share) 45
5. Birthday: 1/29/62
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married, 21 years
7. Children and agesustin, 19 and Katie 17
8. Fur babies? Moo-moo (cat) and Tank (dog) and Oliver (cat)
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Sonoma, basically that's it!
10. What kind of work do you do: Admin
11. Hobbies: Sewing, scrapping, camping!
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:Walking when I do it
13. Favorite LC meal: Fried pepperoni with eggs!
14. Favorite TV show(s): CSI
15. Favorite Movie(s): Pretty Woman
16. Favorite kind of Music: Rock and country
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Will Smith, Sandra Bullock
18. My weight loss journey info:I'm a big yo-yo!
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Weekly
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? That seems so far away. I need to get some minis.

[Molo]

Let's get to know one another!

1. CC board name: Molo

2. Real name: Molly

3. Nickname? None

4. Age (only if you want to share) 54

5. Birthday: 2/3/1953

6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married 34 years to a fabulous supportive guy

7. Children and ages: No children

8. Fur babies? 2 Basset Hounds - Kelsey and Arnold
1 Samoyed/Border Collie Mix - Dice
These are truly my babies !

9. Where do you live and where have you lived? I live in Atlanta, GA. Born and raised here.

10. What kind of work do you do: I am the Office Manager for my DH's architecture firm.

11. Hobbies: Knitting / Quilting/ Road Trips / Dog walking

12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Dog Walking daily, but I'm walking an arthritic basset hound, so it doesn't count for much

13. Favorite LC meal: Chicken Caesar Salad

14. Favorite TV show(s): The Beltway Boys / The Sopranos

15. Favorite Movie(s): Crossing Delancy / The Dresser

16. Favorite kind of Music: 60's Rock / Jazz / Classical

17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Robert Duvall / Judy Dench / Julie Andrews

18. My weight loss journey info: Oh Lord. I was a fat kid, going on my first self-imposed diet at the age of 6. I slimmed down as a teen, holding at 125 for a few years, then gaining 25 pounds in my late teens, so I joined the newest thing in town - Weight Watchers - and lost 30 pounds. I was 155 when I got married, then up to 250 over the next few years. I lost some of that at Weight Watchers, then by starving myself on one meal a day, then fell off the wagon and by age 35 I was 300 pounds, where I stayed for 10 years, slowly gaining a few more. At 325 pounds, I found a wonderful doctor who believed completely in Low Carb, and I lost about 110 pounds with him over about 10 months. He moved to San Diego and I completely fell off the woe and gained it all back over the next 3 or 4 years. Now I am 360 and ready to completely change my eating to low carb. I remember how wonderful I felt at that time, and I LONG to feel that way again - and to be able to move my body across the room without pain in my joints, etc.

19. How often do you weigh yourself? Rarely, because my scale stops at 350. When I get under that, I will probably weigh 2 or 3 times a week.

20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? All my adult life I have wanted to have a massage, but have been too embarrassed, so that will be my long awaited treat. My first goal is to get below 300!!

[Just4Me]

1. CC board name: SarahB150
2. Real name: Sarah
3. Nickname? Nope!
4. Age (only if you want to share) Just turned 36
5. Birthday: June 13
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Single for 36 blissful years
7. Children and ages: Nope!
8. Fur babies? YUP! "Big Boy Kitty" (aka little buddy, aka big baby) and "Little Girl Kitty" (aka Wee-bit, aka little thing-y)
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Oregon; Washington, Michigan, Minnesota
10. What kind of work do you do: Lawyer-to-be (bar exam in 5 weeks! )
11. Hobbies: sleeping; playing in the (cold) ocean; violin
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: walking as often as I want; Slow Burn weight lifting
13. Favorite LC meal: Bacon Double-cheese Quiche or maybe steak and caesar salad
14. Favorite TV show(s): Buffy!!
15. Favorite Movie(s): ???
16. Favorite kind of Music: Early 20th C easetern European violin music
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: ??/Halle Berry (sp?); ??
18. My weight loss journey info: newly discovered intermittent fasting and LOVE it!!
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Around every other month
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? No mini-goal rewards (I'm trying to come up with some, though): FINAL reward: $5000 shopping spree, doing my own "What Not to Wear", assuming I can save $5000 by then!

[Raynbow]

I'm new here so this is a great idea to get to know others. Hopefully I won't feel like the new kid on the block for long.... Here goes...

Let's get to know one another!

1. CC board name: Raynbow
2. Real name: Ruth
3. Nickname? Rayn
4. Age (only if you want to share) 53
5. Birthday: Jan. 13, 1954
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married 30 years
7. Children and ages: Identical twin girls - age 33, two stepsons, and lots of grand kids
8. Fur babies? My lovely cat, Ziggy Stardust - an adopted stray
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Born and lived in Alberta, also British Columbia, and presently in Toronto Ontario Canada. Will return to my western roots some time soon.
10. What kind of work do you do: Commercial Insurance Broker by day, Chair Massage Technition and freelance writer by evening.
11. Hobbies: writing/painting/hiking/healing arts
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Walking all the time, some weights and resistance bands, DVD aerobics
13. Favorite LC meal: Crustless spinach quiche - I bake it once a week and cut it into squares and it lasts me all week long.
14. Favorite TV show(s): Criminal Minds/House/Gray's Anatomy/Big Medicine/Biggest Loser, etc.
15. Favorite Movie(s): Michael/City of Angels/Shirley Valentine/Miracle on 34th Street
16. Favorite kind of Music: ALL kinds!
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Who cares.....
18. My weight loss journey info:
First diet at age 4, and forever after. Now I GET that this is a WOL, not a temporary diet. My body and carbs are not happy campers except in restrained amounts.
19. How often do you weigh yourself?
Every day (yeah, I'm compulsive about it) but it doesn't ruin my day if it doesn't say what I want it to. But when it does, or when it says even less than I expect, YES I get a buzz on!!!!
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight?
Shop til I drop, baby! And I want to go on a cruise!!! I also want to surprise my twin daughters in Vancouver when I go to visit them, probably in December. They don't know I've lost any weight and I'm not telling them! Maybe they'll let me borrow some of their clothes!! This isn't really about losing "all" the weight. This is about being healthy, energetic, and about all the magical moments between today and when I lose "all" the weight. And long after.
Rayn


Please just copy these questions and post your answers!

[raineydaywoman]

CC board name:raineydaywoman
2. Real name:Raine3. Nickname?Rainey
4. Age (only if you want to share) 50
5. Birthday:5/15 57
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? married 29 years
7. Children and ages:2 kids 25 and 23
8. Fur babies? my gorgeous pug. Mr Pants
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? I live in seattle and have lived here all my life
10. What kind of work do you do: I am an Artist, Licensed Massage Therapist and Reiki healer
11. Hobbies:chatting online with friends, walking and reading
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:I walk my dog every day and then come home and get on my treadmill
13. Favorite LC meal:turkey with sausage dressing
14. Favorite TV show(s):House
15. Favorite Movie(s):anything that can take me out of my everyday life
16. Favorite kind of Music:motown and anything from the 80s
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: to many to name or count
18. My weight loss journey info:I lost 160 lbs 7 years ago on atkins and then gained back 80 when I went to massage school and working in a busy day spa I was taking care of everyone but myself
19. How often do you weigh yourself? not very often till lately
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight?just having the weight off and being able to get around easily would be reward enough


"what the mind can concieve the body can achieve"

[rockfordVicki]

1. CC board name: RockfordVicki
2. Real name:Vicki
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share) 44
5. Birthday:08/17/1962
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Divorced 4 years
7. Children and ages: one son 26 years old
8. Fur babies? My bratty boy Spike
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Now Illinois, previous Calif.
10. What kind of work do you do: I am a supervisor at a group home
11. Hobbies: decorating, reading
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: walking 5x a week
13. Favorite LC meal: chicken filled wrap with Avocado, salsa
14. Favorite TV show(s):Hgtv, house hunters
15. Favorite Movie(s):
16. Favorite kind of Music: Christian, R&B
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Love Euclid Grey
18. My weight loss journey info: Up and down, then up up up
19. How often do you weigh yourself? weekly or when I feel a swoosh
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? When I hit my target I will take a trip/ havent decided destination yet.

[slh72454]

1. CC board name: slh72450
2. Real name: Seth
3. Nickname? Sometimes "Sethie", but I hate it.
4. Age (only if you want to share) 25
5. Birthday: April 4th 1982
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Single and Looking for Ms Right
7. Children and ages: None, but I have an adorable three year old neice whom I love
8. Fur babies? I have a beagle/blue heeler mix named Lucy who is about twelve years old
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Paragould Arkansas
10. What kind of work do you do: Child Care (For Now)
11. Hobbies: Books, Movies, Music, Internet Browsing
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Walking - Six Miles Daily
13. Favorite LC meal: Hmm, probably a PizzaBake
14. Favorite TV show(s): Grey's Anatomy, Smallville, Brothers & Sisters, South of Nowhere
15. Favorite Movie(s): Talladaga Nights - The Legend of Ricky Bobby
16. Favorite kind of Music: Top 40
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: It changes day to day
18. My weight loss journey info: Goal is 180lbs
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Daily
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? First Mini Goal is 230 for my brother's wedding. I want to look good and shock my family and old friends who havn't seen me in years. Once I reach 180 I want to go to the pool or beach and swim shirtless for once in my life.

[2f2f]

1. CC board name: 2f2f
2. Real name:Monica
3. Nickname? Don't have one
4. Age (only if you want to share) 40
5. Birthday:04/22/67
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Single - Forever!
7. Children and ages: 1 daughter, Sara, 13 years old.
8. Fur babies? 1 dog, Lady.
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Currently live in Tempe, Arizona before that Houston, Texas
10. What kind of work do you do: Client Services Representative
11. Hobbies: Watching reality TV and camping.
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Curves 3-4 times a week, walking 3 times a week, line dancing 1 time a week.
13. Favorite LC meal: Chili Dog Pie - yummy
14. Favorite TV show(s): Survivor, Big Brother
15. Favorite Movie(s): When Harry Met Sally, Digs Town.
16. Favorite kind of Music: Country and R&B
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Tom Hanks, Actress???,Singer???
18. My weight loss journey info: Currently just wanting to get from a size 22/24 to a size 16. Not sure where that is on the weight .
19. How often do you weigh yourself? 2 times a week - Monday & Wednesday.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? When I lose the weight to where I am comfortable with myself - I plan on going Water Skiing and Snow Skiing. Being over weight has kept me from trying new things or anything at all for that matter.

[busybee_deb]

1. CC board name: busybee_deb
2. Real name: Debbie
3. Nickname? Deb
4. Age (only if you want to share) 46
5. Birthday: 5/7
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married - 8 years
7. Children and ages: none
8. Fur babies? 4 dogs ... Jolene (greyhound), Shatzie, Bailey & Pip all dachshunds
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Currently in New Hampshire ... previously: California, Massachusetts, Illinois, grew up in NH
10. What kind of work do you do: HR Manager
11. Hobbies: Quilting, home deco sewing, reading, writing
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: walking, but not enough
13. Favorite LC meal: Zucchini Lasagna .... love it!
14. Favorite TV show(s): Right now ... The Closer and pretty much anything on HGTV
15. Favorite Movie(s): Many ... esp old romantic comedies w/ Kate Hepburn & Spencer Tracey
16. Favorite kind of Music: Classical, oldies, contemporary
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: don't have one
18. My weight loss journey info: have lost and regained the same 60/70 pounds about 12 times ... done every diet ... WW, lowfat, WeightLossClinic, vegetarianism, fasting, etc., etc., Lost >70lbs doing Atkins, but gave it up, I'm back for good now.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Every morning.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? At 10% loss, some quilting treats I've been wanting ... at goal ... lots and lots of new clothes! Can't wait to get rid of my fat clothes!!

[hidden beauty]

CC board name:hidden beauty
2. Real name:kelli
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share) 28
5. Birthday:8/24/79
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? in a relasonship 7yrs
7. Children and ages:a 5 yr old,# month old with 2 step childern 12 &13 all girls
8. Fur babies?
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? spokane wa all my life
10. What kind of work do you do:stay at home mom for now
11. Hobbies: love the out doors
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:treadmill not often enough
13. Favorite LC meal:everything
14. Favorite TV show(s):friends
15. Favorite Movie(s):
16. Favorite kind of Music:lots of differnt stuff
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor:
18. My weight loss journey info:i have always been on the chunky side 7 yrs ago i was 260lbsand in a bad relasonship, i was drinking like a fish very unhappy, i left the pice of a man started matabolife and lost 100+lbsbut now i have 2 childern and am 270 lbs i lost a lot of wt 2 yrs ago doing atkins and im doing it again
19. How often do you weigh yourself?once a week
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight?get married

[droppin]

1. CC board nameroppin
2. Real name: Tonya
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share) 34
5. Birthday: 11/25/1973
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married 01/10/1994
7. Children and ages: 1 age 12
8. Fur babies? none
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Indiana
10. What kind of work do you do: my title is: house wife..college studing to be a nurse
11. Hobbies:
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:not enough
13. Favorite LC meal:whatever I happen to cook any particular day
14. Favorite TV show(s):Reba
15. Favorite Movie(s):The Holiday
16. Favorite kind of Music: any but rap crap
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: no faves
18. My weight loss journey info: I've have ebnn over weight my whole life but recently found out I have a tumor in my stomach and has to be removed and makes me even more over weight and I love the LC lifestyle

[10derHeart]

Let's get to know one another!

1. CC board name: 10derheart
2. Real name: Tammy
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share) 43
5. Birthday:may 23 1964
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married - 2 years
7. Children and ages: LOL 6 26,25,23,21,19,19
8. Fur babies?
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? carthage texas 5 years
10. What kind of work do you do: Own monogram shop
11. Hobbies: love anything to do with water
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: walking but have not in a lonnnnnggggg time
13. Favorite LC meal: steak
14. Favorite TV show(s): ghost hunters (I know LOL)
15. Favorite Movie(s): all kinds
16. Favorite kind of Music: all kinds but mostly country
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor:
18. My weight loss journey info: I lost alot of weight on Akins a few years ago but went back to what I always did and gained it back pluss more
19. How often do you weigh yourself? every day
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? My Frist mini Goal is 200 and I think I would like a trip tp Florida

[StlCardsGirl]

1. CC board name:StlCardsGirl
2. Real name: Stacie
3. Nickname? Stace
4. Age (only if you want to share): 20
5. Birthday: February 20th, 1987
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Single
7. Children and ages: none
8. Fur babies? Boxer named Slugger!
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Small town, Illinois
10. What kind of work do you do: Student
11. Hobbies: Cardinals Baseball
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Walking on my treadmill right now. I hope to join a gym in the very near future.
13. Favorite LC meal: Cheese, grilled chicken.
14. Favorite TV show(s): LOST
15. Favorite Movie(s):
16. Favorite kind of Music: All kinds probably Rock.
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor:
18. My weight loss journey info: This is my first real attempt at any kind of weight loss so I'm not real sure how well I'm doing so far. I started in December and have lost about 23-24 lbs.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Every morning after my morning pee!
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? I want to lose 45 lbs by Cardinals Opening Day 3/31. If i do i get to go to the game! I want to lose 70 lbs by mid July. If i do i'm planning a trip to see the Cardinals play in Chicago. If I reach goal I will of course buy lots of new clothes and hopefully enjoy life to its fullest!

[Pcola Girl]

1. CC board name: PCola Girl
2. Real name: Mary
3. Nickname?****
4. Age (only if you want to share 62 Yr.
5. Birthday: 9/25/45
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married-40 yrs.
7. Children and ages: 1-girl age 29
8. Fur babies? Cat named Sissy
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Pensacola, Fla.
10. What kind of work do you do: Retired
11. Hobbies: Crafts, traveling, fishing, beaches, swimming
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Swimming, most every day
13. Favorite LC meal: Steak & Salad
14. Favorite TV show(s): CSI Miami, Lost, House
15. Favorite Movie(s): Don't watch movies to much..
16. Favorite kind of Music: Christian, Country Gospel
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: None Really
18. My weight loss journey info: Atkins, 100 lbs. in the last 8 yrs.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Never, I get weigh at my doctor office.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? I want to go to Hawaii again....Went there on our honey moon 40 yrs. ago.

[MackAttack]

1. CC board name:[COLOR="Indigo"] MackAttack [No, I'm not a boy][/COLOR]
2. Real name: [COLOR="Indigo"]MacKenzie [This would be why I'm not a boy][/COLOR]
3. Nickname?: [COLOR="Indigo"]Mackie[/COLOR]
4. Age (only if you want to share): [COLOR="Indigo"]19[/COLOR]
5. Birthday:[COLOR="Indigo"] May 5th[/COLOR]
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long?: [COLOR="Indigo"]Dating a Tall pasty and hansom guy named Doug.[/COLOR]
7. Children and ages: [COLOR="Indigo"]Too young for kids, IMHO[/COLOR]
8. Fur babies? [COLOR="Indigo"]2 kitties Cali and Cooper. Waiting on a Maltese[/COLOR]
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? [COLOR="Indigo"]Shelburne VT, nowhere else[/COLOR]
10. What kind of work do you do: [COLOR="Indigo"]3rd shift night auditor at a hotel[/COLOR]
11. Hobbies: [COLOR="Indigo"]Making clothes, Target shooting w/ Colt 1911, making jewelry and gun grips.[/COLOR]
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: [COLOR="Indigo"]Not much, not often...yet[/COLOR]
13. Favorite LC meal: [COLOR="Indigo"]Chicken Alfredo. [/COLOR]
14. Favorite TV show(s):[COLOR="Indigo"] CSI, Law and Order: CI,[/COLOR]
15. Favorite Movie(s): [COLOR="Indigo"]Hard Candy, American History X, Lost Boys, Dream a Little Dream, 3 ninjas.[/COLOR]
16. Favorite kind of Music: [COLOR="Indigo"]Everything but Rap...yes even Classical. [/COLOR]
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: [COLOR="Indigo"]Don't really have one[/COLOR]
18. My weight loss journey info: [COLOR="Indigo"]I don't really have much to tell, I just started, but since 1, 26 its been smooth sailing with 20lbs gone![/COLOR]
19. How often do you weigh yourself? [COLOR="Indigo"]Everyday, but I don't actually take it to seriously, if I gain a pound I figure I just need to go potty or something.[/COLOR]
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? [COLOR="Indigo"]Well, I started off by saying -50lbs by my birthday. But so far it seems I'll be there a hell of a lot sooner, but until I reach a 50lb loss I wont be setting any goals.[/COLOR]

[kelly_girl_08]

Hello, im new here day two of Atkins Induction and I have the slammin headache to prove it.

Figured this would be a good way to introduce myself.

Let's get to know one another!

1. CC board name:kelly_girl_08
2. Real name: Raquel
3. Nickname?Kelly
4. Age (only if you want to share) 38
5. Birthday:06/30
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married will be 16yrs next week
7. Children and ages:3....daughter 18....sons 14 & 9
8. Fur babies? 4....two cats two dogs
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Denver.......all my life
10. What kind of work do you do: auto insurance
11. Hobbies: bowling, golf, reading, singing in my church choir
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: watp, treadmill, weights all done at home
13. Favorite LC meal: steak and eggs
14. Favorite TV show(s): all reality shows and October Road
15. Favorite Movie(s):all musicals
16. Favorite kind of Music: I love all types of music
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Bruce Willis, Sandra Bullock
18. My weight loss journey info: I have tried everything at least twice...always a struggle but im not giving up.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? daily
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? I want new summer clothes for my june vacation if I lose 25 by then.

[coolmomles]

1. CC board name:[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]coolmomles[/COLOR]
2. Real name: [COLOR="DarkOrchid"]leslie[/COLOR]
3. Nickname? none
4. Age (only if you want to share) 39
5. Birthday:07/20
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married will be 18 yrs next months
7. Children and ages:3....daughters 17.5 and 9, son 3.5
8. Fur babies? hubby's allergic, or cats would own us
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? houston, tx now - grew up in okc.
10. What kind of work do you do: engineering project coordinator
11. Hobbies: internet, reading, active volunteer for texas democratic party
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: i've walked a mile 2x now this last week
13. Favorite LC meal: still learning what i can have and enjoy.
14. Favorite TV show(s): reality shows, history channel
15. Favorite Movie(s):action, drama, good will hunting, fast & furious series, bucket list
16. Favorite kind of Music: rap, soul, alternative, prince, journey, zeppelin...
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer -- vin diesel for the mm factor, prince is a musical genius.
18. My weight loss journey info: I joined weight watchers at age 13, and lost 17 pounds from 150 to 133, then I counted fat grams and lost from 325 to 250-ish? in 1996, but found 'em all and more again. Currently, just started following diabetic plan again (had to while i had GD while pg for 10 wks with insulin shots 4 years ago) and am counting carbs but eating extra meat than is allowed on diabetic diet.. seems to be similar to south beach/atkins, but am still learning. Diagnosed as insulin resistant/pre-diabetic 2/26/08 and couldn't weigh at the doc's office (first time ever). Prescribed metformin, and I've changed way of eating same day. So far I weighed at day 35, and had lost at least 30 pounds to 326.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? i don't own a scale.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? none yet. my first goal was just to stop progression to full blown type 2 diabetes. haven't even thought about 'rewards' yet. but, have decided my first goal is to lose 100 pounds by my 40th bday this july.

[NuttyNeeta]

1. CC board name: [COLOR="royalblue"]Queen of Denial 2 u[/COLOR]
2. Real name: [COLOR="royalblue"]Wanni[/COLOR]
3. Nickname? [COLOR="royalblue"]Yo, Momma, Da momz, danut et.al.[/COLOR]4. Age (only if you want to share) 39 for another month.
5. Birthday: [COLOR="royalblue"]May 27[/COLOR]6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? [COLOR="royalblue"]Single w/live in BF[/COLOR]
7. Children and ages: 2[COLOR="royalblue"] alien butt monkeys. ages 16 and 14.[/COLOR]8. Fur babies? [COLOR="royalblue"]Not anymore [/COLOR]
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? [COLOR="royalblue"]Washington, DC a long time[/COLOR]
10. What kind of work do you do: [COLOR="royalblue"]Division secretary. I love my new job.[/COLOR]11. Hobbies:[COLOR="royalblue"] reading, watching football, annoying the kids, gardening, tickin off the BF.[/COLOR]
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: [COLOR="royalblue"]Not much since knee surgery.[/COLOR]13. Favorite LC meal: [COLOR="royalblue"]Hamburgers. Any way you can cook em.[/COLOR]14. Favorite TV show(s): [COLOR="royalblue"]Grey's Anatomy, American Idol, football.[/COLOR]15. Favorite Movie(s): [COLOR="royalblue"]Princess Bride, LOTR (all 3)[/COLOR]16. Favorite kind of Music: [COLOR="royalblue"]Godsmack, Country Classic.[/COLOR]
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: [COLOR="royalblue"]Val Kilmer. The Rock.[/COLOR]18. My weight loss journey info:
19. How often do you weigh yourself? [COLOR="royalblue"]a lot[/COLOR]
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? [COLOR="RoyalBlue"]No plans[/COLOR].

[jenniell]

1. CC board name:jenniell
2. Real name: Jennifer
3. Nickname? Jenni
4. Age (only if you want to share) 28
5. Birthday:12/29
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married 2 years
7. Children and ages:daughter 2
8. Fur babies? none
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Houston
10. What kind of work do you do: Retail Manager
11. Hobbies: the zoo, reading, and reality tv
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: running around at work and the zoo
13. Favorite LC meal: Mexican Chicken YUM!
14. Favorite TV show(s): Big Brother, Survivor, ANTM, and RW/RR
15. Favorite Movie(s): action and romantic comedies
16. Favorite kind of Music: country
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer: Garth and Reba
18. My weight loss journey info: I've always been fat. This Jan my husband was told by his doctor that he had to lose weight. I joined him on his diet for moral support and fell in love with the scale going down and the energy going up.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Every single morning
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? every 10 lbs I lose I treat myself to a bagel covered in cream cheese. And when I lose 50 lbs my husband and I are ditching the kid for a weekend with my parents and enjoying our newly slimmed bodies. If that isn't something to work for I don't know what is.

[alaskanlaughter]

1. CC board name: alaskanlaughter
2. Real name:Ruth
3. Nickname? none
4. Age (only if you want to share) 30 going on 29 (im counting backwards from now on)
5. Birthday:May 22
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? my guy and i have been together for five and a half years...someday we'll tie the knot, no hurries
7. Children and ages: two boys, daniel age 10 and jackson age 2
8. Fur babies? a cat named D.C. (stands for darn cat) and a dog named sitka
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? born and raised in alaska
10. What kind of work do you do: i worked as a journalist for 8 years and then decided to work with elementary age kids, i manage a program for them
11. Hobbies: reading, chatting online, walking and volleyball when my hip and back let me, kid stuff, reincarnation and past life research
12. Exercise - not alot while my hip and back recover, physical therapy when i can
13. Favorite LC meal: melted cheese ...yeah its not a meal but its my favorite lol
14. Favorite TV show(s): american idol and desperate housewives
15. Favorite Movie(s): mary poppins, only because i once lived in london, maybe 100 years ago or so
16. Favorite kind of Music: country music
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: i cant think of any
18. My weight loss journey info: gained 70 with the first baby, lost it all, gained 40 with second baby, lost it all, now im aiming for more
19. How often do you weigh yourself? every morning at school
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? some cute clothes, maybe something else, im not sure yet

[nill4me]

1. CC board name: Nill4me
2. Real name: Jennifer
3. Nickname? Jenn
4. Age: 41 years young
5. Birthday: 3/29
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married once - 8 years, Divorced that one, and got a New and Improved model...RE-Married in 2004
7. Children and ages: 2 beautiful girls, 16 and 18. 1 beautiful step-daughter, lost to Leukemia at age 21 (love you Lisa)
8. Fur babies? 1 super loving, adorable, 65lb Labradoodle Lap Dog...lol COOPER
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Currently live in Charleston, SC. Have lived in Southern Maryland, Cleveland, OH, Chicago, IL, and Wisconsin (brr - I think I've sufficiently migrated south)
10. What kind of work do you do: Systems Integration / ERP Consultant
11. Hobbies: YES! and way too many of them! hah! beading, camping, hiking, crafting stained glass
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: At the moment non...I'm doing PSMF. In a few weeks it will be bodyweight resistance, and after that who knows.
13. Favorite LC meal: A recipe for LC Pizza that I found here - to die for!
14. Favorite TV show(s): I am a Game Show Network Addict...LOL
15. Favorite Movie(s): Not really a Movie Buff...but I like to watch them when i have time.
16. Favorite kind of Music: ALL
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor:
18. My weight loss journey info: Struggled all through high school, to the point of almost starving myself. Then went the opposite way and ballooned up. I have pretty much been over 200 ever since...I'm at my top weight now...started doing LC a few weeks ago, with zero progress. so, now i'm doing PSMF, we shall see.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? I'm pathetic. I will get on the scale 4-6 times a day. and that is during the week...weekends are worse.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? Right now, my mini-goal rewards will be to keep going, and not do anything to get me off plan. I think that is the best reward I can give myself at this point. After I'm done....regular pedicures, and more sex...period. Not necessarily in that order. I don't enjoy it now that much because i'm self-concious.

[stacyhope]

1. CC board name: Stacyhope
2. Real name:Stacy
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share) 38
5. Birthday:1-21
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? M 4.5 years
7. Children and ages: only furbabies
8. Fur babies? 2
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? PA my whole life
10. What kind of work do you do: office mang
11. Hobbies: reading, cooking
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: up the steps to the batroom?? haha
13. Favorite LC meal: cheeseburgers
14. Favorite TV show(s): LOST!!!!!!!! is there anything else?
15. Favorite Movie(s): Lord of the rings trilogy
16. Favorite kind of Music: 80's
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: none
18. My weight loss journey info: lost 100lbs on atkins, gained it back +/had lapband surgery, lost nothing, back to atkins..we will see
19. How often do you weigh yourself? once a week
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? skydiving, bungee jumping and ride a rollercoaster

[ummrashid]

1. CC board name: ummrashid
2. Real name:Chaiya ( pronounces Kiya)
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share) 31
5. Birthday:11-15
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married 16 years
7. Children and ages: 5 boys 14,11,9,7,2 and 5 girls 13,6,4,1,4 months ( yeah we've been busy)
8. Fur babies? nope
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? I live in the united arab emirates now aka Dubai...have lived in NY and NC
10. What kind of work do you do: house wife
11. Hobbies: the net, cooking
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:a little bit of everything , whenever I have time/energy
13. Favorite LC meal: grilled steak with steamed brocolii and butter
14. Favorite TV show(s): toss up between ER, Greys Anatomy, House ( love all medical shows)
15. Favorite Movie(s): hmmm, too many to mention
16. Favorite kind of Music: dancehall
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: none
18. My weight loss journey info: hypothyroid 6 years, got bigger and bigger with every baby, didnt really care cause dh was happy, breaking point , man at the park told me I was too big to get on a ride with my baby
19. How often do you weigh yourself? umm... all day
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? second honey moon for the big goal, mini goals of spa treats and shopping every 25 pounds

[conster326]

1. CC board name: conster326
2. Real name: Connie
3. Nickname? Conster, cj, connikins
4. Age (only if you want to share) 51
5. Birthday: 3/26/57
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Single...always...
7. Children and ages: none
8. Fur babies? 2 cats for right now...can't take them with when I move
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Branson, MO right now. Grew up in Leavenworth, KS, lived in KC area most of my life, and in St. Louis area for 2 years. In Branson now for 7 years.
10. What kind of work do you do: ticket sales
11. Hobbies: love cooking, singing, playing piano, going to musical theaters & shows
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: dance quite often; just joined a gym with a group from work...
13. Favorite LC meal: salmon with creamy lime-dill sauce
14. Favorite TV show(s): extreme makeover home edition; grey's anatomy; american idol
15. Favorite Movie(s): phantom of the opera
16. Favorite kind of Music: country, southern gospel
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: tom hanks, anthony hopkins, meryl streep, kate hudson, singers -- the Osmonds!!!
18. My weight loss journey info: have tried it all diet wise. had RNY gastric bypass 6/13/05. top weight was 420. lowest was 225 after surgery. Now hovering around 265 and can't get the scales to budge.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? couple of times a week.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? not at this point.

[DOLLYISHERE]

Hi all i am a newbie, i am 5 stone over weight, and am deperate to lose weight, i got my holidays in exactly 51 days time, can anyone tell me how to loss some weight very fast, please,

WHAT TO EAT FOR BEAKFAST

WHAT TO EAT FOR LUNCH

WHAT TO EAT FOR SUPPER


i have been trying to eat low carb but my weight stay the same, please help,

thankyou

[ChaiLatté]

1. CC board name: ChaiLatté
2. Real name: Shannon
3. Nickname? none
4. Age (only if you want to share) 26
5. Birthday: 10/24/1981
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Long term relationship.
7. Children and ages: 0
8. Fur babies? Corgi - Chai, age 2, Mutt - Zevon, age 1
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? I live in MA, always have!
10. What kind of work do you do: I am a production manager and designer for a magazine
11. Hobbies: Movies, movies, and music... and lots of music!
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: As much as possible. Usually 4-5 times a week, cardio, strength training, and Wii Fit
13. Favorite LC meal: Sirloin salad
14. Favorite TV show(s): Deadwood, Battlestar Galactica, House, any dumb reality TV like ANTM, Work Out, Top Chef, Project Runway, etc., Quantum Leap, Clean House.
15. Favorite Movie(s): Too many to name
16. Favorite kind of Music: Absolutely everything from Bluegrass, to Punk... not much I don't like. But I am a huge fan of Warren Zevon, Peter Gabriel, Alanis Morrisette, and Meatloaf!
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: heh, again, too many! I'm not so easily put on paper, sorry! :-)
18. My weight loss journey info: It started at birth. I haven't made much good headway on it yet.. 26 years of struggle and staying still. I have 110 to lose.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? too often. Daily, sometimes.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? When I get to goal weight I will get a new convertible, a new tattoo, and hopefully, a smokin' bod!