DATE: 8/8/2011

USERNAME/REAL NAME: aliasihaya / Jaime

AGE: 35

BIRTHDAY: 1/5/76

MARITAL STATUS: Single

SPOUSE’S NAME: N/A

CHILDREN/AGES: N/A

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Music, TV, Movies, Wine Tasting, Reading

PETS: 1 Dog - Meeko

TOP WEIGHT: 240

CURRENT WEIGHT: 230

GOAL WEIGHT: 130

HEIGHT: 5'1"

EYE COLOR: Green

HAIR COLOR: Brown (or whatever color it's dyed that week)

OCCUPATION: Technical Consultant

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: DC

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL: Not allowed to post it yet.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Follow through. I'm the laziest person that I know. Eating right and exercising generally aren't activites for a lazy person. I fight constantly with my internal nature to do things right.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: There is no other option. My health is crap and my lifestyle right now is crap. Either I continue to wallow in the crap or do something to change it. There really is no other option.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm a sarcastic workaholic that finds any excuse possible to stay the way that I am rather than work towards making things better. Fighting against my true nature is really what this battle is about. But I know that once I get on a well defined path that I will feel generally happier about life.

DATE: Aug 18, 2011

USERNAME/REAL NAME: Bella, Isabelle

AGE: 35

BIRTHDAY: October 29, 75

MARITAL STATUS: not happily

SPOUSE’S NAME:

CHILDREN/AGES: Ethan, 12 Eric, 8

HOBBIES/INTERESTS:

PETS:

TOP WEIGHT: 206

CURRENT WEIGHT: 179

GOAL WEIGHT: 150

HEIGHT: 5'6"

EYE COLOR: hazel

HAIR COLOR: dk brown

OCCUPATION: Mom/farmer

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Western Canada

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL:

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: staying motivated

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Im ready

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

DATE: 9-3-11

USERNAME/REAL NAME: Melissa Lynn/ Melissa or Missy

AGE: 32

BIRTHDAY: May 15, 79

MARITAL STATUS: Happily Married (most of the time LOL)

SPOUSE’S NAME: Nick

CHILDREN/AGES: Nolan, 7 & Madison, 2

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Arts, outdoors, music, friends....

PETS: Chocolate Lab, Siamese cat

TOP WEIGHT: 180

CURRENT WEIGHT: 163

GOAL WEIGHT: 130

HEIGHT: 5'5"

EYE COLOR: Blue

HAIR COLOR: blonde

OCCUPATION: Stay at home Mom

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Largo Florida

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL:melissasinsanitychallenge.blogspot.com

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: motivation

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: It's time

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? Just ask!

DATE: 9/6/11

USERNAME/REAL NAME: geauxgirl/Desiree

AGE: 37

BIRTHDAY: July 12

MARITAL STATUS: Happily married

SPOUSE’S NAME: Chris

CHILDREN/AGES: Devyn - 17

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Movies, reading, watching tv and hoping to add exercising to this list

PETS: Dog - Buzz. Cats - Loki, Doyle and Oz.

TOP WEIGHT: 244

CURRENT WEIGHT: 231

GOAL WEIGHT: 135

HEIGHT: 5'4"

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: Mousy brown with some blonde chemical enhancements

OCCUPATION: Information Technology

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Baton Rouge, LA

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL: <-- link is over there

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Motivation

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I love myself more now than I have ever in the past. I want to live a long, happy and HEALTHY life. I'm doing this for me. And I want to look sexy.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? n/a

DATE: 9/15/11

USERNAME/REAL NAME: rachaelm/rachael (I know, a stretch, right?)

AGE: 35

BIRTHDAY: December 9

MARITAL STATUS: married

SPOUSE’S NAME: Joey

CHILDREN/AGES: Logan 4

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: reading, and more reading, New Orleans Saints, my family

PETS: Dog - Chica

TOP WEIGHT: IDK, get scale today, somewhere around 350

CURRENT WEIGHT: top weight, but only for a little while

GOAL WEIGHT: 155

HEIGHT: 5'6"

EYE COLOR: Blue

HAIR COLOR: Brown, with an ever increasing amount of "gray" highlights

OCCUPATION: Purchasing Agent

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: LA

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL: none

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: persistence

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: IDK, I feel really determined this time

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? not right now

DATE: 9/16/11

USERNAME/REAL NAME: CarlyC1980/Carly

AGE: 31

BIRTHDAY: August 14

MARITAL STATUS: married

SPOUSE’S NAME: Brian

CHILDREN/AGES: Lily 3.5, Micah 7 mo

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: food, family, football

PETS: 10 yr old indoor cat

TOP WEIGHT: Hmm, was 224 in 07, 205 for a few years, lost 45 lbs down to 160 before getting PG last year and am back at 210

CURRENT WEIGHT: 210

GOAL WEIGHT: 160 again

HEIGHT: 5'6"

EYE COLOR: Green

HAIR COLOR: Brown

OCCUPATION: Budget Analyst

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Da Bayou State

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL: none

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: persistence

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: My sister, RachaelM (another new 3FC user) and I work together and are really doing it this time DAMMIT!!

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm excited to see what the year brings!

DATE: 1/10/11

USERNAME/REAL NAME: scarlet twilight/Jen

AGE: 30

BIRTHDAY: July 8th

MARITAL STATUS: married

SPOUSE’S NAME: Edward

CHILDREN/AGES: none...

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: I love movies, reading, and writing.

PETS: none...

TOP WEIGHT: 334

CURRENT WEIGHT: 324

GOAL WEIGHT: 230 (for now...)

HEIGHT: 5'4

EYE COLOR: blue

HAIR COLOR: lol. pink for now.

OCCUPATION: Corporate Doormat

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Scotland

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL:

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Sticking with a program long-term and believing too much negativity.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Am going through program with my doctor which includes dietician, psychology, and physical trainer.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm American but live in Scotland. Have been over for 9 years. I have a few piercings and a tattoo...

DATE: 1/1/12

USERNAME/REAL NAME: melissd1/Melissa

AGE: 36

BIRTHDAY: May 21st

MARITAL STATUS: Single

SPOUSE’S NAME: N/A

CHILDREN/AGES: Tien, turning 6 on 19th (my only child)

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: I love blogging, singing and artwork.

PETS: Buttercup the Beta Fish

TOP WEIGHT: 345

CURRENT WEIGHT: 345

GOAL WEIGHT: 275 (for now...)

HEIGHT: 5'7"

EYE COLOR: Hazel

HAIR COLOR: Brown

OCCUPATION: Job Seeker Extraordinaire

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Maryland, USA

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL: http://lilliesloves.wordpress.com

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Believing I can't do it

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have a great support network and am employing my church family to come alongside me in my weight-loss journey.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm a cancer survivor and a single mom. I have a no-fail motto in life.

DATE: 01/03/2012

USERNAME/REAL NAME: PinkTAE / Lisa

AGE: 34

BIRTHDAY: aug 04

MARITAL STATUS: Single (again)*sigh*

SPOUSE’S NAME: N/A

CHILDREN/AGES: 2 girls (16 & 15) and 1 Son (7)

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: I like to read, and watch reality TV. I like to shop, and I always open for trying new things. I also like to eat..I know, I know...

PETS: 1 Cat, Chloe

TOP WEIGHT: 172

CURRENT WEIGHT: 169

GOAL WEIGHT: 132

HEIGHT: 5'1

EYE COLOR: Green

HAIR COLOR: Brown/Blonde

OCCUPATION: Analyst

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: New York City

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL:

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I enjoy eating out. I dont set realistic goals for myself, so I end up failing. I also hate to "waste" food so I tend to over eat.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Im going to take babystep. I am doing a weight loss challange. If I dont meet my realistic goal by June 30, then I have to give $. If I win, I get $.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
Im very outgoing and open to any advice that you may have.

I have never posted about me so here goes!

DATE: 01/03/2012

USERNAME/REAL NAME: KHumphrey

AGE: 35

BIRTHDAY: 11/25/1976

MARITAL STATUS: Married 12+ Years

SPOUSE’S NAME: Billy

CHILDREN/AGES: 5 1/2 and 18 months (Two amazing boys)

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Anything to get me outside. Crocheting (I learned when I was little from my Grandma and recently started doing it again), HO trains (my husband just started working on a train layout in our basement with my 5 year old and now it has becaome a expensive family project) Watching my 5 year old play sports (baseball in the summer, football in the fall, and our newest adventure Wrestling in the winter, he is already a amazing athlete and he loves it so much) My main hobby is watching and helping my beautiful boys grow up.

PETS: 2 dogs and 5 cats

TOP WEIGHT: 220 lbs.

CURRENT WEIGHT: 195 lbs.

GOAL WEIGHT: 150's

HEIGHT: 5'6"

EYE COLOR: Dk. Brown

HAIR COLOR: Dk. Brown with a mix of gray when I haven't had time to get it colored.

OCCUPATION: Teacher by trade, but I run a afterschool program in Farwell, MI.

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Lake Isabella, MI

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL:

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Time for me!

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am making time for me no matter how hard it is.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I am a hard worker and I love my family. I want to be healthier for them and me!

DATE: 1/4/12

USERNAME/REAL NAME: mizzie

AGE: 31

BIRTHDAY: 10-01-80

MARITAL STATUS: happily married for 2 1/2 years (although we've been together for over 12 years)

SPOUSE’S NAME: Josh

CHILDREN/AGES: Chloe, aged 8

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: reading, camping, travel, outdoors, animals, learning about different cultures, sewing, scuba diving, ummm.... there's more, I know it

PETS: Ginny, 5 yo cat and some fish

TOP WEIGHT: 219.8

CURRENT WEIGHT: 198

GOAL WEIGHT: below 150

HEIGHT: 5'5"

EYE COLOR: hazel

HAIR COLOR: dark blond

OCCUPATION: office manager at a chiropractic clinic (yes, I get free chiropractic care when it's slow... and it's wonderful!)

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: west-central Minnesota, USA

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL:

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Well, my biggest issue is getting started again. I did this two years ago and got down to 153... then gave up. I hit a major plateau and didn't really lose for over a month. I thought I'd try eating at maintenance for a week or two, that lead to eating more and more, and the weeks stretched to months, then a year. Which all ended in gaining 45 pounds back. So... my biggest issue is that I stopped last time and it's been very, very hard to start again.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm very embarrassed that I gained so much back and I'm really hoping that I can show people that it was just a slip and I can still do this.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? Like I said, this is my second real (not counting the countless times of "dieting" for one day then quitting) attempt at this. Also, it's been the plan from the start that once I reach my goal of being under 150 (in the healthy BMI range, iow) I get to take scuba lessons. My goal is to reach that soon enough so I can take them this summer. That means I have to lose ~50 pounds in 7 months tops. Do-able, but it'll be close.

DATE: 01/09/12

USERNAME/REAL NAME: PrincessSophia/ Sophia

AGE: 37

BIRTHDAY: 12/30

MARITAL STATUS: married

SPOUSE’S NAME: George

CHILDREN/AGES: Ana - 14, Tim - 4, Leon - 2

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: hiking

PETS: nope

TOP WEIGHT: 165

CURRENT WEIGHT: 152

GOAL WEIGHT:120

HEIGHT:5'1''

EYE COLOR: green

HAIR COLOR: brown

OCCUPATION: software developer

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: San Francisco Bay Area

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL:

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: lose weight (and I ma so lazy)

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: don't know yet.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

DATE: January 25, 2011

USERNAME/REAL NAME: grneyedmustang/Paula

AGE: 34 and a lotta change

BIRTHDAY: April 26

MARITAL STATUS: Single

SPOUSE’S NAME: N/A

CHILDREN/AGES: N/A

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Cooking, music, traveling, the outdoors, movies, reading, shopping!

PETS: 6 Fish

TOP WEIGHT: 282

CURRENT WEIGHT: 243

GOAL WEIGHT: 190

HEIGHT: 6' 0"

EYE COLOR: Green/Hazel

HAIR COLOR: It changes! (I wear wigs).

OCCUPATION: IT Consultant/Business Analyst/Project Manager

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Dallas, TX

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL: http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/grneyedmustang

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Sugar and alcohol! And not necessarily in that order

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am currently working with a therapist, so I can hopefully resolve the underlying issues and lose this weight once and for all!

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

DATE: 1/27/2012

USERNAME/REAL NAME: erinrenae80/Erin

AGE: 31

BIRTHDAY: June 28th

MARITAL STATUS: Complicated is an understatement

SPOUSE’S NAME: N/A

CHILDREN/AGES: Keifer 13, Chloe 9, Kayten 3

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Crochet, sewing, cooking, hanging out with my 4th kid (my blue heeler), anything outside, gardening-that would be flowers, I can't grow a fruit or veggie to save my life

PETS: Shooter, blue heeler; Ranger, red heeler; Boots, coon hound (Ranger and Boots don't live at our house); Eve and Fiona, guinea pigs

TOP WEIGHT: 187

CURRENT WEIGHT: 177

GOAL WEIGHT: 143

HEIGHT: 5'7"

EYE COLOR: Green

HAIR COLOR: Brunette

OCCUPATION: Full time mom, full time college student, hopeful near-future accountant *graduation this summer

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Northwest Missouri

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL: N/A

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Motivation

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have committed to losing weight. I gained 40 pounds due to medication and now I need to get rid of it!

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I was diagnosed with RA last April. It makes it difficult to walk occasionally so pushing through to exercise is sometimes challenging but I'm doing it.

DATE: 1/29/12

USERNAME/REAL NAME: doc14/Janice

AGE: 35

BIRTHDAY: Aug 22

MARITAL STATUS: Married

SPOUSE’S NAME: Paul

CHILDREN/AGES: Son 3, fraternal twins 4mon old

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Hanging out with my children and husband, baking and watching movies.

PETS: N/A

TOP WEIGHT: 180

CURRENT WEIGHT: 167

GOAL WEIGHT: 145

HEIGHT: 5'6"

EYE COLOR: brown

HAIR COLOR: Brunette

OCCUPATION: Full time mom, recently just graduated from my masters and will start looking for a job soon.

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Midwest

BLOG or PERSONAL HOMEPAGE URL: N/A

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Dropping the carbs and staying motivated!

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have had a kick start with the loss of all my pregnancy weight and have relatively more time now than ever before.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?