Losing 100 Lbs in 2005: Questionnaire Thread

[berries&cream]

1. CC board name: berries&cream
2. Real name: Ivy
3. Nickname? PoisonIvy (dang mean elementary school kids... lol)
4. Age (only if you want to share) 28
5. Birthday: 3/18/77
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? married 3yrs.
7. Children and ages: see below.
8. Fur babies? gerbils, finches, chinchillas, cats, hermit crabs, rabbits
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? ATL GA; AL, MA, VA, NY
10. What kind of work do you do: professional student
11. Hobbies: see fur babies.
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: ddr, weights, walking, not enough.
13. Favorite LC meal: turkey stir-fry
14. Favorite TV show(s):too many. Smallville, House, Simpsons, etc.
15. Favorite Movie(s): Sci Fi
16. Favorite kind of Music: any but rap and hip-hop
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Used to have a crush on Keifer Sutherland back in the "Lost Boys" 80's. dang he was hot... ooh, and David Bowie in Labyrinth. MEOW!
18. My weight loss journey info: argh. up, down, not moving, repeat. *sigh* But this time is the real thing! Of course I've said that before... but it really will be this time... right?
19. How often do you weigh yourself? when I am being good, daily. Otherwise... maybe bi-monthly? lol.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? yep. At 165 I won't be obese, just overweight... maybe have a party! I will be really happy to see the 160's. Since I was 175 not very long ago, I just feel like an ass having to get there at all. I haven't seen the 160's in 5 yrs though, so THAT will be something. I don't think the word for describing my current weight loss is happy... its something else. Usually I am estatic about every pound, but I just can't believe I went up since that last time... I was so READY...

[Sunflowerlady]

1. CC board name:Sunflowerlady
2. Real name:Robin
3. Nickname?None
4. Age 43
5. Birthday:March 31, 1962
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married 6 yrs 2nd husband
7. Children and ages:Ken 25, Chris 21, Adam 19
8. Fur babies?
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Florida, Born and raised in Upstate New York
10. What kind of work do you do: Cna Avanced in Labor & Delivery
11. Hobbies: Reading, sewing crochet when I can
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: None as of now
13. Favorite LC meal:Baked Chicken,green beans mashed cauilflower
14. Favorite TV show(s):American Idol,Crime TV

15. Favorite Movie(s):Annie,Coal miners daughter
16. Favorite kind of Music:Gospel,Country
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Harrison Ford,
18. My weight loss journey info:none right now
19. How often do you weigh yourself?dont
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? I have always wanted to wear a pair of nice jeans and tuck my shirt in

[4+2Granny]

Let's get to know one another!

1. CC board name: 4+2 Granny
2. Real name:Karen
3. Nickname?Depends on who you ask
4. Age (only if you want to share) 59
5. Birthday:3-28-46
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Divorced 15 years
7. Children and ages:3 sons:39, 33, 27 Grandkids 4 boys and 2 girls (almost)
8. Fur babies? Gracie and Sadie
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Kansas forever
10. What kind of work do you do: Designer
11. Hobbies: sewing, and my grandkids
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:none, need to start
13. Favorite LC meal:steak and asparagus with cheese
14. Favorite TV show(s):CSI and Law and Order
15. Favorite Movie(s):
16. Favorite kind of Music:Country
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts and George Strait
18. My weight loss journey info:Oh, where to start. I have been over weight off and on since my kids were born. Most recently, I was on Atkins and lost 35#'s only to jump the track and gain most of it back. So today I started back on the Atkins WOE and hope to take off 100#'s. Came here to find help and support, and to give it back when I can be of some help.
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? Right now I would like to travel, so will reward myself with a trip.

1. CC board name: neverbefatagain
2. Real name:ronda
3. Nickname?kay
4. Age (only if you want to share) 34
5. Birthday: 02/26/1971
Married, Divorced, Single? How long? divorced 1 year and now iam engaged
7. Children and ages:0
8. Fur babies? 0
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? san antonio texas. lived in abilene and fort worth
10. What kind of work do you do: i work for a rx benefit managment company
11. Hobbies: love the outdoors and country and western dancing
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: i am a exercise machine which i need to use more
13. Favorite LC meal: chicken con queso
14. Favorite TV show(s): vlue collar tv and old movies
15. Favorite Movie(s): gone with the wind and sweet home alabama
16. Favorite kind of Music: i love all kinds but the most listen to is country
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: micheal keaton
18. My weight loss journey info: in the last year i have lost 68 pounds with the suppot of my boyfriend and now i want to take all the way and lose the last 100
19. How often do you weigh yourself?every week at his moms house
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? well we are going to get married in july of 2006 and i want to get a real great dress that i do not have to buy just because it fits

i hope it is not to late to get in on the challange i really need to lose this weight and get fit , look forward to fight and win this battle with all of you.
ronda

[Squiggle]

I'm new , so...

1. CC board name: Squiggle
2. Real name: Heather
3. Nickname? Bats
4. Age (only if you want to share) 18
5. Birthday: August 2
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Single
7. Children and ages: None
8. Fur babies? 5 snakes, 10 lizards, 1 cat
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Ontario/Canada
10. What kind of work do you do: I'm a student...
11. Hobbies: Reptiles, Snowboarding, Movies, Criminal Science, Nature conservation.
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Strip Aerobics dvd (carmen electra is a goddess), walking to school, snowboarding, rollerblading.
13. Favorite LC meal: hamburger with cheese on it, tuna salad, salmon with salad.
14. Favorite TV show(s): CSI, Six Feet Under, Trailer Park Boys
15. Favorite Movie(s): The Truman Show, Kill Bill 1 & 2
16. Favorite kind of Music: Punk and classic rock
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Jim Carrey, anyone that's ever been in a Kevin Smith movie, Angelina Jolie, Blink 182, Distillers, greenday...
18. My weight loss journey info: Been slightly overweight forever, I want to lose 40-60 lbs and am well on my way with a modified low-carb plan.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Every sunday to see what I'm doing right/wrong.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? I'm gonna buy myself a really shiny nice new belly ring.

[stephiewil]

1. CC board name: Stephiewil
2. Real name: Stephanie
3. Nickname? Stephie, Steph, very boring !!!
4. Age (only if you want to share) 44 going on 45 soon
5. Birthday: June 4
6. Married for 23 years to my best friend, I am very lucky !!!
7. Children and ages: Ryan 24, he was at our wedding lol, but is currently serving in Iraq and has a son with his beautiful wife Melissa, Tracy 21,will be 22 in June she has a darling daughter with her hubby and they are expecting our third grandchild in the fall, we have been told it is a boy, Nikki 19 her hubby is also in Iraq, they have no kids yet, Cameron 15 a great kid
8. Fur babies? 1dog our son and his wifes, until he gets home, she is at her parents and can't have a big lab there, 1 cat our youngest sons,1 rat our sons we inherited him after they found out they were expecting, so he is ours now
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Lived in Southern Calif in the Inland Empire, Hemet, originally Orange and LA counties before that, until four years ago this June when we moved to the Dallas Texas area, love it here !!
10. What kind of work do you do: I sell used books online, babysit our grandson so mommy can go to school to be a Physicians Assistant, and have been a stay at home mom for 21 going on 22 years
11. Hobbies: reading, yard sales and thrift stores with hubby,gardening, crafts especially bead work
12. Exercise - Just starting, walking and will be starting the weights next week
13. Favorite LC meal: Big Mac in a bowl, best salad ever !!!
14. Favorite TV show(s): Dallas, Stargate SG1, House, Supernanny
15. Favorite Movie(s): Michael, Murphy's Romance, Heaven Can Wait, the remake with Warren Beatty,Moonstruck
16. Favorite kind of Music: country all the way
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, John Travolta, Shirley MacClaine, Cher,
18. My weight loss journey info: Never had a weight problem until we started having kids, put some on with each pregnancy and after number four, it just kept piling on even more
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Was weighing every day but now just occasionally
20. Do you have any mini goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? I can't wait to buy pretty clothes again. It has been so long since I felt like a girl, overweight clothes are just not that feminine. I am looking forward to that and just being more active and learning some new things and maybe even going back to school and getting a degree, something I just will not do at 236 pounds, I am just too self consious to put myself into that envirement right now.

[CRosie]

1. CC board name: CRosie
2. Real name: Terri
3. Nickname? Ter
4. Age 44
5. Birthday: July 15th
6. Married - 8 years
7. Children and ages: one daughter, Rosie - 14
8. Fur babies? one kitty
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? From New York, live in Wash DC area
10. What kind of work do you do: My business is related to work with the Fed. Govt.
11. Hobbies: swimming, travel, reading, dreaming, family and friends

12. Exercise - what kind and how often: swimming, walking on the treadmill
13. Favorite LC meal: steak and lobster
14. Favorite TV show(s): CSI, Dog the Bounty Hunter
15. Favorite Movie(s): Dazed and Confused, Dead Poets Society, Before Sunrise, Gone With the Wind, Animal House
16. Favorite kind of Music: blues, rock, classical guitar, mariachi, celtic, bluegrass
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Denzel Washington, Ed Norton, Andie McDowell, Michelle Pfeiffer,
18. My weight loss journey info: have been low carbing on and off, now need to get serious
19. How often do you weigh yourself? rarely
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? spa trip, new hairstyle, new wedding photos

[abfrey974]

1. CC board name:abfrey974
2. Real name:Mandy
3. Nickname? none
4. Age (only if you want to share) 30
5. Birthday:Sept 13
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married-4 1/2 years/together since '92
7. Children and ages:none yet
8. Fur babies? 2 cats-one thinks he's a person
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? MD
10. What kind of work do you do: dementia specialist in a nursing home
11. Hobbies: books,movies, music, cultural history, DIETING
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:treadmill 2-5x weekly
13. Favorite LC meal: pepperoni&cheese in a LC tortillia on my foreman grill
14. Favorite TV show(s):Lost, Desperate Housewives, I Lost It
15. Favorite Movie(s):Enchanted April, The Jerk, Airplane,Finding Nemo
16. Favorite kind of Music:Most anything outthere. I have Sirius radio and listen to it all
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Pre-SoonYi Woody Allen, Audrey Hepburn
18. My weight loss journey info:Have done low carb ummm about 100 times in the last 5 years or so. Do great for a week and then something throws me off and I eat junk for various periods of time, sometime resolving to do low fat or other ways, finally yo yoing back to low carb.
19. How often do you weigh yourself?Varies
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? If and when I lose 100 lbs, I'm going to treat myself to an all out week long stay at some posh spa and do yoga, hike, get buffed, manicured and massaged- the WORKS! Don't know where the $ will come from, but I'm going to do it!

[Icetea]

1. CC board name:[COLOR=Navy]Icetea[/COLOR]
2. Real name:[COLOR=Blue]Mayra[/COLOR]
3. Nickname? [COLOR=Blue]None[/COLOR]
4. Age (only if you want to share) [COLOR=Blue]31[/COLOR]
5. Birthday:Sept 13
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? [COLOR=Blue]Single[/COLOR]
7. Children and ages:[COLOR=Blue]None[/COLOR]
8. Fur babies? [COLOR=Blue]None[/COLOR]
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? [COLOR=Blue]I live in Texas but I have lived in Mexico[/COLOR]
10. What kind of work do you do: [COLOR=Blue]Nanny[/COLOR]
11. Hobbies: [COLOR=Blue]Books and movies[/COLOR]
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:[COLOR=Blue]swiming and walking[/COLOR]
13. Favorite LC meal:[COLOR=Blue]Devil eggs[/COLOR]
14. Favorite TV show(s):[COLOR=Blue]CSI[/COLOR]
15. Favorite Movie(s):[COLOR=Blue]Gladiator, The aviator and Beautiful Mind[/COLOR]
16. Favorite kind of Music:[COLOR=Blue]All music!!![/COLOR]
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: [COLOR=Blue]Julia Roberts[/COLOR]
18. My weight loss journey info:[COLOR=Blue]Starting today[/COLOR]
19. How often do you weigh yourself? [COLOR=Blue]Varies[/COLOR]
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight?[COLOR=Blue]I am going to treat my self with a new clothes, new shoes and a new hair cut.[/COLOR]

[completefaith]

Let's get to know one another!

1. CC board name: completefaith
2. Real name:Carol
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share)38
5. Birthday:05/20
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long?married 6 yrs
7. Children and ages;Sweet girl 4, sweet boy 3(he says he's not sweet. He's a big boy and I am his super buddy.)
8. Fur babies? none yet. Had a rott/shar pei mix and a white german shepherd til we moved.
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Mid west and Florida
10. What kind of work do you do: Church secretary
11. Hobbies: all things sedentary-- reading, watching tv, gaming-- do you see a trend here?
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: walking and not enough
13. Favorite LC meal: grilled burgers. Just grilled up about 40 yesterday
14. Favorite TV show(s): Joan of Arcadia
15. Favorite Movie(s): LOTR
16. Favorite kind of Music:Christian Rock
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: No real favs-- several I think are good.
18. My weight loss journey info: up down up down up up up and aweigh.
19. How often do you weigh yourself?2-3 times/week
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? hope my mom wins the lottery so I can get my excess flab removed. But in reality, I would love to just start going places with my kids without breaking a sweat. My goal: a sweat free, no breathing problems
truly joyous day!!

[sweet*girl2]

1. CC board name:sweet*girl2
2. Real name:Tracy
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share) 34
5. Birthday:January
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married
7. Children and agesD-4 DSS-18 Dss-23
8. Fur babies? 2 rabbits
9. Where do yo u live and where have you lived? Texas
10. What kind of work do you do: EMS
11. Hobbies: Reading,playing with DD,& DH.We plan alot of family time together , watching Movies
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: WATP, weight lifting (beginner )
13. Favorite LC meal:Chicken Breast with Cauliflower
14. Favorite TV show(s):The Shield,CSI,Law & Order SVU, when I can watch them, ohhh I also love the Sopranos.
15. Favorite Movie(s):African Queen,BraveHeart,Lion in Winter
16. Favorite kind of Music:Etta James,Ella Fitzgerald,Billie Holiday,Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Humphrey Bogart,Katherine Hepburn,Peter O'Toole
18. My weight loss journey info:Just started Atkins 03/24/05,staying around 20-25 carbs /day
19. How often do you weigh yourself?AM & PM
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? I would like a pedicure when I hit 220 and a spa day when I hit Onederland!!! Most of all I will gain my self respect back knowing I have worked hard to improve and get myself healthy and having the courage to accept I needed change and could not keep going status quo and not change my way of life and WOE.
I would love to take a swing class too!

[epix]

1. CC board name: epix
2. Real name: Pete
3. Nickname? n/a
4. Age (only if you want to share): 20
5. Birthday: Sept
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Single
7. Children and ages: NO!!!!
8. Fur babies? 3 cats
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? SW MI and College Student
10. What kind of work do you do: Biology
11. Hobbies: Cars, Computers, Swimming, Weight Lifting
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Swimming and Lifting 3x/week or more
13. Favorite LC meal: LC Tortilla Pizza
14. Favorite TV show(s): Lost, Family Guy
15. Favorite Movie(s): Office Space, Old School
16. Favorite kind of Music: Rock
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: None
18. My weight loss journey info: Started July 04 and in 10 months lost ~150lbs
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Monday mornings
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? New wardrobe

[Dedivah]

1. CC board name: Dedivah
2. Real name: Coleen
3. Nickname?:
4. Age (only if you want to share): 32
5. Birthday: October 7th
6. Married, Divorced, Single?: Married How long?: 10 months
7. Children and ages: DS (12) DD (11months)
8. Fur babies? : None
9. Where do you live and where have you lived?: I live in the Virgin Islands and only in the Virgin Islands
10. What kind of work do you do: Adminitrative Assistant
11. Hobbies: Cooking , Singing, reading, watching movies & surfing the net
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: WATP and Tae Bo - 4-6 days per week
13. Favorite LC meal: Steak and Seafoo w/a caesar salad
14. Favorite TV show(s): Gilmore Girls
15. Favorite Movie(s): Romantic Comedy, Drama and some Action
16. Favorite kind of Music: R&B
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer: Will Smith, Actor and Jill Scott, Singer
18. My weight loss journey info: lost 45lbs in 2003 got pregnant so i'm trying to loose it all over again and then some.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Everyday!
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? When I loose all the weight I am having highlights in my hair and some plastic surgery.

[abbeycrombie]

1. CC board name: Boobear
2. Real name: Abbeygail
3. Nickname? Boo
4. Age (only if you want to share): 27
5. Birthday: April 29
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? In a relationship, long distance. 1 year on June 22.
7. Children and ages: No children.
8. Fur babies? No more fur babies. ;;
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? I live in Canada.
10. What kind of work do you do: Contract work atm
11. Hobbies: graphics, photography, chatting, walking
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: I need to make a plan for myself still but I want to include walking, DDR, weight training...maybe yoga.
13. Favorite LC meal: Chicken
14. Favorite TV show(s): Fullmetal Alchemist (so far)
15. Favorite Movie(s): 50 First Dates, Bridget Jones' Diary, anything mushy
16. Favorite kind of Music: I like most anything.
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Tom Hanks (I'll think of more later)
18. My weight loss journey info: I began losing weight around Christmas casually, but my boyfriend and I decided to challenge ourselves at the start of May. My goal is to reach 140 lbs as quick as possible. I'd like to look great when I meet his parents for the first time over Christmas this year.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? I usually weigh myself daily, but I record actual weights on the 1st of every month.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? Well, as I mentioned earlier, when I visit my boyfriend and meet his parents I'd like to look the best I can be. Next year, my bf and I plan to go on a trip somewhere also so I'd like to have goal by then.

[G-Mom]

1. CC board name: G-Mom
2. Real name: Shannon
3. Nickname? Shan
4. Age (only if you want to share) 34
5. Birthday: December
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married 7 years
7. Children and ages: Two great boys, ages 5 and 2
8. Fur babies? Is there enough space? (All outdoor) Rat Terrier, Scooter, 10, Rat Terrier, Betty, age 9, Boston Terrier, Margaret, age 7, orange tabby Lucy, age 5, white cat, Frosty, age unknown-he adopted us, calico cat, Felicia, age unknown-we saved her life, now she saves ours, pygmy goat brothers, Vern Bob and Roger Dean, age 2, 3 Pekin ducks, Marvin, Larry and Julie, age 3 months, 2 Roun ducks, Daffy and Yellowjack, age 3 months, white turkey, White Goodman, age 3 months, 4 brown hens, Joyce, Mabel, Buttercup and Bobbie, age 3 months, 2 California White hens, Spot and Bokkie, age 2 1/2 months, 2 black hens, Jack and Tanna, age 1 month. Whew!
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? On a farm in middle Nebraska. Born and raised in Iowa.
10. What kind of work do you do: Stay-at-Home Mom
11. Hobbies: Video games (I am a longtime Tomb Raider lover) (currently playing Primal), being outside playing with my boys and all the above pets, singing, drawing, writing (these I haven't done much of due to having boys!)
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Playing with boys, lots of weight lifting and floor exercises, walking when I can, I need more cardio!
13. Favorite LC meal: Dark meat chicken stir-fried with garlic, onion, cabbage and dash of soy sauce
14. Favorite TV show(s): Alias
15. Favorite Movie(s): Star Wars
16. Favorite kind of Music: Alternative Rock
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Actor: Will Ferrell, Actress: Angelina Jolie, Singer Actor: Uh...Hmm...can't think of one
18. My weight loss journey info: I began gaining weight when I was dating my future hubby, then the pounds just piled on after each pregnancy, when at 322 lbs, and completely miserable, I decided to do Atkins. I had just got done breastfeeding and was totally ready to shed the weight. I was totally shocked to see that my measurements were Bust: 56", Waist: 52", Hips: 57". I had remembered that I once had a 38-28-38 body and couldn't wait to get going trying to get that back. I have lost 100 lbs so far, and my measurements are 41-37-45, so I have come a long way, but still have a ways to go. I know I will get there!
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? I guess I should, but I guess my rewards are received when I can fit into clothes I probably ought to have cut into rags years ago, they haven't been touched in that long! I guess I am easy to please, but I really feel rewarded when I can fit into progressively smaller clothes, and my old clothes that fit just fine a few months ago are now baggy.

[mamagiff]

1. CC board name: mamagiff

2. Real name: Linda

3. Nickname? Miss Linda

4. Age (only if you want to share) 51

5. Birthday: Jan. 19th

6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married, 32 years

7. Children and ages: Daniel 28 and Peter 25

8. Fur babies? not anymore - had 2 white german shepards

9. Where do you live and where have you lived? WI

10. What kind of work do you do: SAHW for now, was a DJ at a roller rink

11. Hobbies: nothing in particular - read, watch movies

12. Exercise - what kind and how often: biking every day that I can

13. Favorite LC meal: steak and cucumber salad

14. Favorite TV show(s): Lost, Survivor, Amazing Race and many more

15. Favorite Movie(s): GWTW, Moonstruck, Chocolat, Pirates of the Caribbean

16. Favorite kind of Music: Almost all kinds!

17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Johnny Depp and too many more to list

18. My weight loss journey info: followed food pyramid for 20 years, went into carb coma and gained 150 and am now trying seriously to lose it

19. How often do you weigh yourself? only at dr. office

20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all
the weight? Not really. I imagine I'll need new clothes, though!

[mae2mac]

CC board name:mae2mac
2. Real name:Mabel
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share) 53
5. Birthday:January 27
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married 27 years this November.
7. Children and ages: Robbie died at 13 months, Jon 23 this Aug., Sarah 21 this past May. Miscarried my second child.
8. Fur babies? At the moment we have 1 dog named Goldie and 2 cats Cuddles and Blacky. Whwn I was growing up we had 2 female dogs and they each had 10 puppies each at the same time. That was interesting and fun.
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Annapolis, Maryland
10. What kind of work do you do: Help my mom.
11. Hobbies: Genealogy, making a quilt at the moment for my sister, reading when I have time.
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:walking with a cane
13. Favorite LC meal:Love hard crabs.
14. Favorite TV show(s):Touched by an angel.

15. Favorite Movie(s):
16. Favorite kind of Music:christian
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Della Reese
18. My weight loss journey infoealing with this most of my life. When I was a teenager my doctor had perscribed some pill. I had lost a lot of weight. But it didn't last to long. Then dealing with the complications from pregnancy, misscarriage, losing my first baby, almost losing my next one to sudden infant death syndrome, and other problems. Alot of this has been emotional eating.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Once a day.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? Buy new clothes if have the money.

[Kerri Nell]

1. CC board name: Kerri Nell
2. Real name: Kerri
3. Nickname? In Jr. High it was Penguin
4. Age (only if you want to share) Soon to be 49
5. Birthday: 9/14
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Engaged
7. Children and ages: 24 yr old and 14 yr old - Daughters
8. Fur babies? Four dogs and one old cat
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Arkansas now, grew up in Texas
10. What kind of work do you do: Unemployed but looking but not looking hard
11. Hobbies: Writing poetry, and short stories
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Down the long drive and across the highway to the mailbox and then I crawl back
13. Favorite LC meal: Nachos made with Pork Skins
14. Favorite TV show(s):Six Feet Under
15. Favorite Movie(s):First Knight, The Notebook, Pearl Harbor, Legend
16. Favorite kind of Music:country mostly, R & B, Oldies, Josh Groban, Soul, I love music.
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Richard Gere, Renee Zellweiger, David Ball
18. My weight loss journey info: I've lost weight three times in my life, and each time I weighed more when I started and lost it back to 132#'s, I've weighed over 200 for 9 years now but just reached 250.5.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? I try not to
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? I am hoping to have a celebration of life for the rest of my life.

[ImTheresa]

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Let's get to know one another!

1. CC board name: ImTheresa
2. Real name: Theresa
3. Nickname? lots of them
4. Age (only if you want to share) 39
5. Birthday:March 25
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married 15 years
7. Children and ages: Wonderful son 14, omg he goes to High School this year! and and amazing daughter 12 I want to be like her when I grow up!
8. Fur babies? Bonnie the Beagle
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Florida almost all my life, Bailey CO and Dover NH for a short time
10. What kind of work do you do: Production Assistant
11. Hobbies: spending time with my family, scrapbooking, swimming, reading, shopping
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:hmmm...I'm working on it
13. Favorite LC meal: Buffalo wings w/celery & bleu cheese
14. Favorite TV show(s): Amazing Race & Survivor
15. Favorite Movie(s): A Circle of Friends (the book was better but I still loved it), The Princess Bride, Steel Magnolias,This is My Father, Legends of the Fall
16. Favorite kind of Music: most anything
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Aiden Quinn, Johnny Depp, that's all I can think of for now...singer I'm currently infatuated with...Toby Keith
18. My weight loss journey info:always "chunky" but with $$ stress and other things I really started to creep up in the past 5 years, can't blane it on the babies
19. How often do you weigh yourself? we just moved and I can't find the scale!
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? Not right now, I just want to feel better and not feel like everyone is looking at the fat chick...

[TXCutie]

1. CC board name:TXCutie

2. Real name:Viola

3. Nickname?pudden (given to me by my dad when I was born)

4. Age (only if you want to share) 32

5. Birthday:02-12-73

6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married, 2nd time around. Will be 2 years on Halloween.

7. Children and ages:Son-Blake who is 11, Daughter-Destinie who is 7, and step-daughter- Kathlyn who is 3.

8. Fur babies? 3- cat- Angel, cat- Babycakes, dog-pekingese- Teddybear.

9. Where do you live and where have you lived? I live in Texas. I was born in Texas, and have always lived in Texas.

10. What kind of work do you do: Homemaker, Housewife.

11. Hobbies: I love to read romance novels, puzzle fill in books, and play bingo. We also watch lots of movies.

12. Exercise - what kind and how often:I just started walking again. My goal is walk everyday.

13. Favorite LC meal:Fajita chicken with grilled onions, and sour cream on the side.

14. Favorite TV show(s):American Idol, Fear Factor, and talk shows during the day.

15. Favorite Movie(s):I love anything romance.

16. Favorite kind of Music:Todays top 40 (Pop and Country)

17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Matthew McConaughey

18. My weight loss journey info:After weighig myself on the scale Monday, I was in horrible shock. I had tipped the scales at 210, and I'm only 4' 11". I decided it was time to get serious. I don't want to have to buy any bigger clothes.I also want to look good for myself as well as my husband.

19. How often do you weigh yourself? Once weekly, but I have this urge to weigh daily, I'm just scared to.

20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight?My mini goal is to lose some of the weight by October ...my anniversary. My big goal is to have most or all of my weight off by next summer. My husband has booked us a cruise, and I want to look good when I go on that vacation.

[sweettia75]

Originally Posted by BigBravesGirl

Let's get to know one another!

1. CC board name: [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Sweettia [/COLOR]
2. Real name: [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Tia[/COLOR]
3. Nickname? [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]none[/COLOR]
4. Age (only if you want to share) [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]30[/COLOR]
5. Birthday: [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]july 21[/COLOR]
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Married, almost 2 years[/COLOR]
7. Children and ages:NONE
8. Fur babies? [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]??[/COLOR]
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Northern NJ; New york City, Carolinas[/COLOR]
10. What kind of work do you do:[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue] College Administrator[/COLOR]
11. Hobbies: [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]reading, writing, arts and craft, decorating my house (though I am bad at it)[/COLOR]
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue] 3 times a week[/COLOR]
13. Favorite LC meal:[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue] salad with everything- egg, cheese, ham, bacon, real dressing, [/COLOR]
14. Favorite TV show(s):[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue] The Nanny, Girlfriends, Golden Girl, Sex and the city, the Practice[/COLOR]
15. Favorite Movie(s): [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Bridget Jones Diary, Love Jones, The American President, Dave (the greatest movie ever!!!!), You've got mail![/COLOR]
16. Favorite kind of Music:[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue] Everything[/COLOR]
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Denzel Washington (just paid over $100 to see him on Broadway!!!), Tom Hanks![/COLOR]
18. My weight loss journey info: [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]a work in progress[/COLOR]
19. How often do you weigh yourself? [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]I would like to do so everyday, but I am trying to weigh only once a week, every Monday morning.[/COLOR]
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]I would like to lose 30 pounds by christmas, my reward would be new year's eve in Paris [/COLOR]

Please just copy these questions and post your answers!

This is my response.

[chassiepooh]

1. CC board name: Chassiepooh
2. Real name: Chasity
3. Nickname? Chas
4. Age (only if you want to share) 29
5. Birthday: 3/15/76
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married for 6 1/2 years
7. Children and ages: None
8. Fur babies? 2 dogs/1 cat/1 bird/1 iguana
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Just Louisiana
10. What kind of work do you do: Office Manager at my parent's construction business for 14 years now.
11. Hobbies: Darts, Exercising, Nascar
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Treadmill/ 7 days a week
13. Favorite LC meal: Not doing Lowcarb but when I was anything with meat and eggs
14. Favorite TV show(s): Any reality tv show, currently BIG BROTHER 6
15. Favorite Movie(s): The Notebook, My Fair Lady
16. Favorite kind of Music: Country, Rock (Southern, Current)
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Al Pacino, Audrey Hepburn, Tim McGraw
18. My weight loss journey info: Started lowcarb March 2001, loss 65lbs...stopped, gained back 100lbs. Restarted 4-26-05...now doing low calorie, loss 33 pounds so far in 3 months. I'm loving it. I'm exercising 7 days a week, cardio (treadmill).
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Every Friday Morning
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? Another tattoo, and a belly button ring when I get down to my major goal.

[lilmrschevy]

1. CC board name: lilmrschevy
2. Real name: Laura
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share) 39
5. Birthday: 5-18-66
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? married for 15, as of 2005 divorced
7. Children and ages: none
8. Fur babies? a dog (yorkie) Bruiser
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Missouri all my life
10. What kind of work do you do: the world of Wal-Mart over nights
11. Hobbies:
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: fell off the wagon and trying to get back into doing!
13. Favorite LC meal: Steak
14. Favorite TV show(s): Lost, Yes Dear, Monk just to name a few.
15. Favorite Movie(s): The Notebook, Secound Hand Lions, Gone With The Wind, just to name a few
16. Favorite kind of Music: Country and Rock
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: The Rock, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Josh Gracin, Tim McGraw just to name a few
18. My weight loss journey info: Have been over weight all my life, just trying to take one day at a time. I figure I will get there one of these days!
19. How often do you weigh yourself? every Mon. Morning.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? a tattoo and some sexy cloths!

[stephiewil]

1. CC board name: Stephiewil
2. Real name: Stephanie
3. Nickname? Steph
4. Age (only if you want to share) don't mind 45
5. Birthday:
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married going on 24 years
7. Children and ages: four Ryan almost 24, Tracy 22, Nicole 19 and Cameron 15
8. Fur babies? One lab that is our sons, he is in Iraq and his wifes family wont' let her keep him there, his name is Waldo, and we have a wonderful cat named, very originally, Kitty
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Dallas Tx area, hubby and I grew up in Southern Calif and moved here four years ago
10. What kind of work do you do: stay at home mom for 22 years.
11. Hobbies: reading, crafts, posting on the boards I belong to, working on our 80 year old house
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: none yet but want to get walking this week
13. Favorite LC meal: Big Mac in a bowl
14. Favorite TV show(s): Stargate SG1, Dallas, Big Brother
15. Favorite Movie(s):Michael, Moostruck, Murphy's Romance
16. Favorite kind of Music:Country
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: no real favorate
18. My weight loss journey info:Was slim as a child but after each child I gained more and after the fourth it just kept piling on. This is my 20 something time on low carb but I will do what I have to , to make it the last !!
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Daily and average weekly
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? Would love to have a major chunk of it off by Jan when our son and son in law come home from Iraq. My kids do not know me thin,ever since Ryan was a few years old I was heavy and by the time he was nine, I was obese. It would be so wonderful to surprise him with being smaller and my only rewards are to post them in my signitures.

[cathy143]

Let's get to know one another!

1. CC board name: Cathy143
2. Real name: Cathy
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share) 50
5. Birthday: 6/8
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Widow for 15 years
7. Children and ages: boy, 22 girl, 19
8. Fur babies? Daisy,a Chihauhau, Rocky, a ****zu, Snow, a maltese, Amy, a boston terrier, Miss Kitty and Tiger, tabbys
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Augusta GA
10. What kind of work do you do: Nurse
11. Hobbies: reading, movies, spending time with family
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: very rarely
13. Favorite LC meal:
14. Favorite TV show(s): NCIS
15. Favorite Movie(s): too many to mention. I love action, mystery and romantic comedies
16. Favorite kind of Music: oldies
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Roy Dupuis,
18. My weight loss journey info:
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? new book, massage

[DeliGirl]

1. CC board name: DeliGirl (used to be Ang160)
2. Real name: Angela
3. Nickname? just call me Ang
4. Age 33
5. Birthday: Sept 23
6. Together 8 years with 2 kids, in my head, I'm married
7. Children and ages: Christopher 6 & Alexander 3
8. Fur babies? nope but I want a kitty
9. Where do you live? Quesnel BC
10. What kind of work do you do: I'm a Deli Girl
11. Hobbies: enter contests online
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: biking to work, starting weights
13. Favorite LC meal: melted cheese haha
14. Favorite TV show(s): INXS Rockstar & INKED (at the moment anyways)
15. Favorite Movie(s):
16. Favorite kind of Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink, Rob Thomas & more
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: ??
18. My weight loss journey info: too long to put here
19. How often do you weigh yourself? scale junkie cutting back
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? I want a new tattoo, or 2, or 3............

[LoCarbEmily]

I know 2005 will be over in a few months, but lets just count this for 2006 too

1. CC board name: LoCarbEmily
2. Real name: Emily
3. Nickname? Em
4. Age (only if you want to share) 24
5. Birthday: August 2, 1981
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Single
7. Children and ages:no children
8. Fur babies? I have a cat named Maggie, but I'm not that obessessed with her
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? I live in Maryland, I lived in NJ my entire life up until a couple of years ago.
10. What kind of work do you do: I'm a nurse
11. Hobbies: I love Reality TV, I like lurking on nursing, LC, and reality tv message boards (sounds kinda creepy!)
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: Walk away the pounds videos, about 30 minutes a day.
13. Favorite LC meal: 2 eggs with salt and pepper, 2 sausage links
14. Favorite TV show(s): The Real World, America's next top model, Oprah
15. Favorite Movie(s): American Beauty, Little Women, Shawshank Redemption, Good Will Hunting, A Beauitful Mind
16. Favorite kind of Music: I guess you would call it "Vocal Trance Dance", also I like Coldplay, Radiohead, NIN, etc...a mixture
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: um, I don't know, don't really have a favorite. Rachel McAdams I've noticed is really good.
18. My weight loss journey info: I've started and stoppped this LC thing a million and one times, and I'd hate to say this time is different because I'm sure I said that before, but...this time is different. I know the mistakes I was making before...no more Fast Food...just going to keep it clean and simple.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Thats another thing, I weighed myself way too much before, I'm going to try to cut it down to once every 2 weeks.
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? Mini goals will be clothes,...long term goal-I'm going to look good on my graduation day!...and I'm going to buy myself a new car...

[magnamater]

Let's get to know one another!

1. CC board name: magnamater
2. Real name: Jane
3. Nickname? Janie
4. Age (only if you want to share) 57
5. Birthday: 8/26/48
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married, 37 years
7. Children and ages: 2 sons, 34 and 32, 4 ½ grandsons 9, 6, 4, 16 mos and one next month8. Fur babies? Cavalier spaniel mix named Dudley
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? Houston, have lived in New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, born in Missouri 10. What kind of work do you do: retired Latin teacher
11. Hobbies: reading, painting, travel
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: water aerobics, walking/treadmill, love elliptical, not enough, just had surgery
13. Favorite LC meal: the one I’m eating or shrimp en brochette and vegs
14. Favorite TV show(s): British mysteries on PBS or A & E
15. Favorite Movie(s): Charade, Silverado, and a million others
16. Favorite kind of Music: everything from classical to oldies
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: the oldies, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra
18. My weight loss journey info: struggled since adulthood and childbearing. . .did WW, Many times!! Optifast, tried Lcing, got healthy with my thyroid, doctor told me that for my thyroid condition that carbs were poison, listened!!! To him, so LC WOL for last 2 years, kind of stalled out, but committed to WOL and hoping to loose 20 more lbs, if I have to cut my hair or whatever it takes! (Except I have trouble staying at the right calories to lose weight—eat enough to maintain, but not loose)
19. How often do you weigh yourself? When I am doing the right calories. . .every day, when I eat over 1500 cal a day, not often enough
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight?


Please just copy these questions and post your answers!

[NDfanINks]

Ok...here we go. (I didn't know there was a test!!) :-)
1. CC board name: NDfanINks
2. Real name: Anita
3. Nickname? No...sometimes "grumpy"!!!
4. Age (only if you want to share) 44
5. Birthday: 7-11
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long? Married...in October, 23 years
7. Children and ages: (2) boys, 20 & 21
8. Fur babies? Oh my...2 boston terriers, 2 cats, 2 sugar gliders
9. Where do you live and where have you lived? In Kansas City metro...all my life
10. What kind of work do you do: Customer Service
11. Hobbies: Camping, sewing, reading
12. Exercise - what kind and how often: WATP 3-mile, 3-5 times a week
13. Favorite LC meal: Hmmm...don't know yet! Really like bacon!
14. Favorite TV show(s): Law & Order
15. Favorite Movie(s): Gone with the Wind
16. Favorite kind of Music: Country; Old Rock
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor: Denzel Washington...He's pretty good
18. My weight loss journey info: Got married at 180; had 2 kids-up to 230; Slim-4-life (whose??) got to 170; dh back injury-went back up to 230 in 2 years; quit smoking, ballooned to 297; Herbal-life-back to 230; new job-over 3 years, back to 297. And now...low-carb.
19. How often do you weigh yourself? Every day...but thinking about just 1/week if I can stand it! I'm very result-driven!
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight? Hmmm...I try to do something each 10 lbs. That way I'm just concentrating on 10 lbs...not 140 to lose. When I get to goal...I don't know. I'd like to do something very physical...like hike the Grand Canyon.

[undercover]

1. CC board name:Undercover
2. Real name:
3. Nickname?
4. Age (only if you want to share)
5. Birthday:
6. Married, Divorced, Single? How long?
7. Children and ages:
8. Fur babies?
9. Where do you live and where have you lived?
10. What kind of work do you do:
11. Hobbies:
12. Exercise - what kind and how often:
13. Favorite LC meal:
14. Favorite TV show(s):
15. Favorite Movie(s):
16. Favorite kind of Music:
17. Favorite Actor, Actress, Singer Actor:
18. My weight loss journey info:
19. How often do you weigh yourself?
20. Do you have any mini-goal rewards or anything special planned when you lose all the weight?