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First name: Geographical location: Age: Marital Status: Children/Ages: Occupation: Pets: Hobbies/Interests: Height: Eye/Hair Color: Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Starting Weight: Present Weight: Goal Weight: Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Following any specific plan: What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Anything else you would like to share with us: |
First name: Kyla
Geographical location: Calgary Alberta Age: 25 Marital Status: Single Children/Ages: None Occupation: Tenant Service Rep Pets: 2 Cats, Jinx and Scruffles (They live with my grams) Hobbies/Interests: Movies, Shopping, Tennis, Video games Height: 5'5 Eye/Hair Color: Green/Blue/Grey Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Jan 1, 2010 Starting Weight: 180 Present Weight: 168 Goal Weight: 140 - 135 Following any specific plan: I'm trying to count calories and just work out. Limit my sugar in take. What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: This time it seems to be so much harder then it was before. |
First name: Angela
Geographical location: Newfoundland, Canada Age: 27 Marital Status: In a relationship Children/Ages: None Occupation: Early Childhood Educator Pets: Fish :P Hobbies/Interests: Zumba, walking, scrapbooking, dancing, playing Scabble. Height: 5'6.5'' Eye/Hair Color: Greenish blue/ Blonde Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Started Oct 1/07 Starting Weight: 230 Present Weight: 150 Goal Weight: 142 Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Not a lot of support/ friends to talk about it with. Following any specific plan: I followed weight watchers on my own..didn't join or go to any meetings. Now I just keep a close eye on my food intake and try to exercise a lot. What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am finding a lot harder this time....since gaining back the tiny bit of weight to stick to what I did before. I've lost this weight already and I really know what I am supposed to be doing..just finding it a lot harder. Anything else you would like to share with us: I've already reached my goal and maintained for almost a year...up a few lbs now and would like to get rid of em. |
First name: Adelle
Geographical location: Oregon Age: 25 Marital Status: Married for 4.5 years Children/Ages: Childfree Occupation: Housewife Pets: 2 cats who allow us to live with them, 2 rescued American Pit Bull Terriers Hobbies/Interests: Gluten Free cooking, training the dogs to do silly tricks, reading, picnics, making silly faces, whatever else is fun. Height:5'5 Eye/Hair Color: Blue Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Jan 5th I think Starting Weight: 185 Present Weight: Not sure. I was down to 177 but I have a HORRIBLE cold right now and I'm refusing to weigh myself while sick! I feel bad enough! Goal Weight: 155 I think Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Exercise is hard for me (I have fibromyalgia) Following any specific plan: Trying out various plans before I really decide. What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have never tried to lose weight before! What's different is that I'm TRYING! ha ha! Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm really excited to meet you all! And I have a serious love for this little emoticon thingey :carrot: |
First name: Courtney
Geographical location: Kansas Age: 24 Marital Status: Married since Dec 30, 2006 Children/Ages: 2 year old princess, C Occupation: Temporarily SAHM, recent college grad. Pets: 8 fish Hobbies/Interests: I like music a lot as well as the internet. Height: 5'5 Eye/Hair Color: Brown/Brown Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Jan 8, 2009 Starting Weight: 330 Present Weight:330 Goal Weight:?? Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: An unsupportive family and low income. It's cheaper to eat like crap. :( Following any specific plan: Lifestyle change for me and my family. Making healthier meal choices for the whole family including more veggies and fruit, less prepackaged meals, less take out/fast food, drink water, moderation, etc. What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I just have a good feeling. I have been fully engulfed in it for the last 2 days and it feels so good. I am learning a lot! I am finding support and trying to ignore negativity. Instead of making excuses I am making the right choices. Today for example, the Wii wouldn't play my workout DVD so I tried the Wii Fit and the balance board was out of batteries! So I took my happy butt to the store and I bought batteries, came right back and did 41 minutes of Wii Fit! Every other time I would have given up. Anything else you would like to share with us: I am quite excited to be here. I have no goal weight because I wanna be healthy and comfortable. If that's a size 16, I'm okay with that. If that is 150, even better! Anyways. |
First name: Vicky
Geographical location: Western Massachusetts Age: 21 Marital Status: Unmarried, but living with boyfriend--and daddy! Children/Ages: None. Occupation: Full time College student majoring in Computer Science Pets: Cockatiel named Timi Hobbies/Interests: Video games, computers, programming, math--such a nerd! Height: 5'0" Eye Color: gray/brown/green Hair Color: Light brown. Currently with highlights. Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 1/4/10 Starting Weight: 157 Present Weight: 156.4 Goal Weight: 99lbs! Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: My all-or-nothing way of going about things. Weightloss has to be my number one priority, or else I'll drop it like a hat. Following any specific plan: Calorie counting. Juggling calories. I want my weekly average to be 1500-1600 per day. So most days I eat 1200, and then I have a cheat day to catch up. What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Last time I only ate 1200 calories and lost almost 20lbs. But then I platued for at least two months, and slowly phased out of dieting. Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm cheeeeap! |
First name: Sarah
Geographical location: California Age: 20 Marital Status: Not married, but have a wonderful boyfriend Children/Ages: None Occupation: Student Pets: One crazy cat! Hobbies/Interests: Video games, reading, drawing and painting Height: 5'3.5" ( I think the .5 makes a difference :D ) Eye/Hair Color: Blue eyes/Blonde hair Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Jan 2nd, 2010 Starting Weight: 163 Present Weight: 163 D: Goal Weight: 120 Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Eating out of boredom - I find myself walking to the fridge and munching on snacks in front of the fridge for no reason. I am vowing to ONLY eat while seated at the kitchen table, and, if a snack attack comes about, I am going to munch on celery Following any specific plan: 1200-1500 calories/day, exercise 3-5 times a week What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have become more aware of my downfalls, and my determination is much stronger. Also, I saw myself from behind in a mirror the other day and... well, that was a huge inspiration to get started :fr: Anything else you would like to share with us: I can't wait to see everyone else's weight loss journeys and to share my own! |
First name: Brittany
Geographical location: West Virginia Age: 20 Marital Status: Single Children/Ages: None Occupation: Student/CSR Pets: Sadly, I don't have an since my roommate is allergic to most animals. :( Hobbies/Interests: I love reading, hanging with friends, video games, drawing, and listening to music. Height: 5' 5" Eye/Hair Color: Hazel/ Brown Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Jan 11th, 2010 Starting Weight: 158 Present Weight: 158 Goal Weight: 135 Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I love my cherry coke pop. It'll be kinda hard to give that up. :( Following any specific plan: Yep, the Smashdiet. I'm ready for it! What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am more determined and I'm ready to change my lifestyle by being more active and eating healthier (Also in smaller portions). Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm ready to get started on my weightloss journey!!! |
First name: Elizabeth
Geographical location: Texas Age:22 Marital Status: Married Children/Ages: none yet Occupation:Working in a dining facility on a military base Pets: 3 fish Hobbies/Interests: reading. being outdoors. hopefully soon it will include working out Height: 5'2'' Eye/Hair Color: brown/brown Starting Date of Weightloss Journey:01/11/2010 Starting Weight:257 Present Weight:257 Goal Weight:150 Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss:Gettin the motivation to do what i need to do...:o Following any specific plan: Doing my best to watch what i eat and to exercise. What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: The health of myself and our want to be pregnant in the future. Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm here for the long haul :) |
First name: Sara
Geographical location: DC Age:20 Marital Status: Engaged since August! Children/Ages: none Occupation: Undergrad in theater and jazz Pets: none Hobbies/Interests: acting, singing, reading, sudoku, the beach Height: 5'7'' Eye/Hair Color: brown/brown Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 01/08/2010 Starting Weight: 190 Present Weight: 186 Goal Weight:135 Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Eating less (smaller portions and less binging snack times) Following any specific plan: You On A Diet food plan with workout once a day of combo walking and either weights or cardio and a twice weekly yoga class What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Really big audition in February and March and I’m just confident this time that it’s going to work. |
First name: Sarah
Geographical location: Georgia Age: 26 Marital Status: married to my high school sweetie Children/Ages: Sebastian-10 weeks Occupation: paralegal in a call center Pets: 5 cats-Twyla, Gracie, Tuxie, Gizmo & Brooklyn and a little rat terrier dog named Oscar Hobbies/Interests: blogging, reading, scrapbooking, home decorating, beboping around to flea markets and yard sales on the weekends Height: 4'11 Eye/Hair Color: Brown eyes, red hair Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: The day after my son was born! So, 10/29/09. Starting Weight: 196 Present Weight: 159 Goal Weight: 125 Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Not getting discouraged! Right after the baby I dropped a whole bunch of weight - bam it was gone! I would really just forget to eat some days (which I know is bad) because I was so busy and stressed as a new mom. Now that things have evened out I want the loss to continue but know I need to have realistic expectations of how long it'll take me to get to my goal weight. Following any specific plan: Just started on Weight Watchers What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am the heaviest I have ever been. I really want to lose weight and be healthy so that I feel up to being active for my little boy. I know I'm going to need to be able to chase him around pretty soon! Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm just excited to meet y'all! |
First name: JoAna, I go by Joe or Joey
Geographical location: Missouri Age: 24 (25 in march) Marital Status: Married Children/Ages: nope Occupation: Pizza delivery driver Pets: 2 cats and 1 dog Hobbies/Interests: MUSIC, cooking, some reading, concerts, Christmas Height: 5'4 Eye/Hair Color: Blue, Red Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 1/13/2010 Starting Weight: 223 Present Weight: 223 Goal Weight: 128-132 (ideal body weight) Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: problems with food in general Following any specific plan: counting calories What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have never felt so motivated or committed. I know that I must do this before something drastic happens to my health. Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm so excited about starting my new life.. |
First name: Starr
Geographical location: NC Age: 24 Marital Status: In a relationship Children/Ages: None Occupation: Student Pets: 2 1dog 1cat Hobbies/Interests: crafts Height: 5'4 Eye/Hair Color: brown/black Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Jan 11 Starting Weight: 274.6 Present Weight: 270.3 Goal Weight: 174 mini 140 long term Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: giving up my vices [ice cream, gummies] I love to bake and cook and can't enjoy it like I use to. Following any specific plan: Hcg What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I've just had enough, cant carry it no more, and I look a hot mess for 24. NO MORE!!!! Anything else you would like to share with us: |
First name: Samantha
Geographical location: Florida, USA Age: 23 Marital Status: In a relationship Children/Ages: Uh no. Occupation: Student and Lab Technician Pets: 2 kitties Hobbies/Interests: Anime, sleep, school Height: 5'5'' Eye/Hair Color: Brown/Brown Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 1-13-09 Starting Weight: 243.5 Present Weight: 243.5 Goal Weight: 180 Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Myself Following any specific plan: No idea what the **** I'm doing. What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm keeping a journal with 5 other friends. Anything else you would like to share with us: Nope. |
First name: Sandi
Geographical location: San Diego Age: 28 Marital Status: Married Children/Ages: Nope Occupation: Homemaker for now - on break from being a web developer Pets: 2 cute and lazy little dogs Hobbies/Interests: Shopping for purses, cooking, decorating my new home Height: 4'10.5" Eye/Hair Color: Brown/Black Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 12/2/09 Starting Weight: 155 lbs Present Weight: 138 lbs Goal Weight: 95 lbs Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Getting impatient and trying to rush my body into losing faster. It only slows my metabolism further and makes me more likely to go off plan. Following any specific plan: Medifast - I go into a local center to get weighed in and counseling. What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm paying money for the food and counseling. I have to take it seriously! Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm going on a cruise to Mexico in May! I want to be confident enough to wear my first bikini on that trip. |
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