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[Faigh amach]

DATE – March 6, 2009

USER NAME – Faigh amach

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME –It is Irish for ascertain, I need to figure myself out, I do not know why I do many things I do

REAL NAME –Kim

AGE -37

BIRTHDATE – December 15, 1971

WHERE YOU LIVE – Loveland Colorado

SIGNIFICANT OTHER – no

PETS – 2 horses, a Percheron Megan and a AQHA Sunny

OCCUPATION – Work at a hotel

STARTING WEIGHT -320

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING – Counting Calories

FAV. EXERCISE(S) – Right now I am having a lot of fun with heavy fighting in the SCA and pell work, but I need to do more in general

FAV. NO-NO FOODS – Anything sugary, I can’t stop

FAV.BOOK(S) – I like history and fantasy, Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan and George RR Martin

FAV. MOVIE(S) – I don’t really have one

FAV. SONG(S) – Voodoo and Voices by Godsmack

FAV. QUOTE – “Ride a draft it will make your butt look smaller”

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU – I love to ride my horse Megan, we participate in SCA equestrian activities; our favorite game is the quintain. My food issues come from the abuse I suffered as a child and I am finding it very difficult to deal with.

[tinals]

DATE -03/10/09

USER NAME -tinals

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME -none

REAL NAME -Tina

AGE -37

BIRTHDATE -05/24/1971

WHERE YOU LIVE -Florida

SIGNIFICANT OTHER -A wonderful guy

ANNIVERSARY -Dec

KIDS -2 teenage boys

PETS -cat

OCCUPATION -CSR

STARTING WEIGHT -342

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING -Weight Watchers

FAV. EXERCISE(S) -walking

FAV. NO-NO FOODS -Italian Food, chocolate

FAV.BOOK(S) -NIcholas Sparks, Janet Daily, Jane Austin

FAV. MOVIE(S) -Period romances

FAV. SONG(S) -Don't have a favorite

FAV. QUOTE -????

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU -
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[Helena]

DATE - Wednesday 11 March

USER NAME - Helena (on forums) RedefiningOrdinary (on 3FC Blog)

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - One is my real name, the other is what I'm trying to do

REAL NAME - Helena

NICKNAME - Lena, Lee, Ace, Mitzy

AGE - 24

BIRTHDATE - June 20

WHERE YOU LIVE - Perth, Australia (but 'home' is New Zealand)

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Danny

KIDS - Someday!

PETS - 2 dogs! Pepper (2 years) and Buffer (5 months) <3

OCCUPATION - Still looking for work

STARTING WEIGHT - 136 kg / 300 lbs

GOAL WEIGHT - 68 kg / 150 lbs

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Making it up as I go along

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Kickboxing, Callanetics, Spinning

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Chocolate!

FAV. QUOTE - "Some people let their beauty show because they want the world to see it. Other's hide their beauty because they want the world to see something more". Also 1 Timothy 4:12, Hebrews 12:1-2...I have many, many quotes and verses I love :P

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I have 150lbs to lose - exactly half my body weight! I'm really hoping I'll be able to find help, support, advice and encouragement. So far I feel kind of invisible..

[ThisTimeIsDifferent]

DATE - 3/13/2009

USER NAME - ThisTimeIsDifferent

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Because this time is different! Last February I weighed in at 301.2 and a little over a year later I'm down to 274 pounds! If this was me 2 years ago I would have given up and gained everything back that I lost and then some. But this time is different and I'm not giving up!

REAL NAME - Lonnie

AGE - 29

BIRTHDATE - 12/20/79

WHERE YOU LIVE - Long Island, NY

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - John

ANNIVERSARY - June 14

KIDS - 2 daughters, 3 and 12

PETS - 1 Fish..1 bird and a dog

OCCUPATION - SAHM (for right now anyway)

STARTING WEIGHT - 301.2

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - I'm just trying to eat healthy and exercise

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - The Biggest Loser workout DVD's

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - My favorite foods are salty foods. Fast foods, chips, seafood, mashed potatoes, I could go on for days!

FAV.BOOK(S) - Twilght!!!!!!!!!

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Too many to list!

FAV. SONG(S) - I listen to everything!

FAV. QUOTE - "Believe in yourself, Trust the process, Change forever"~The Biggest Loser

[Kriterian]

DATE - 3/13/09

USER NAME - Kriterian

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - I was a laser disc fan back in the 80's / 90's and Criterion always had the coolest ones with the best features. I've been using it ever since.

REAL NAME - Chris

AGE - 36 in a few weeks

BIRTHDATE - 3/26/73

WHERE YOU LIVE - Cary, NC

SIGNIFICANT OTHER -Wife named Connie

ANNIVERSARY -2/27/09

KIDS -None

PETS -Four cats: Murphy, Gussie, Bailey and Wookie

OCCUPATION -Accounting specialist at Duke University

STARTING WEIGHT -338

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - South Beach Diet and exercise soon.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) -None yet, maybe swimming.

FAV. NO-NO FOODS -Pizza

FAV.BOOK(S) -Sci Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller etc

FAV. MOVIE(S) -See my reading list.

FAV. SONG(S) - I listen to everything from Dolly Parton to Metallica. I'm not too picky except for not liking rap or country.

FAV. QUOTE -The following statement is true. The preceding statement was false.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU -

[Feistycat]

DATE -March 13/09

USER NAME - feistycat

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - just an old one I used on yahoo

REAL NAME - Kelly

AGE - almost 33

BIRTHDATE - April 6/76

WHERE YOU LIVE - Niagara Falls

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Chase, husband

ANNIVERSARY - October 5

KIDS - not yet

PETS - 6 cats and 3 fish

OCCUPATION - Salesperson at Pennington's

STARTING WEIGHT - 385 or so

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - none yet, watching what I eat, trying to exersise

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - treadmill to the 80's

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - I took classes to find out there are no no-no foods

FAV.BOOK(S) - The Source, James A. Mitchener

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Shag, Connie and Carla, Hairspray (hm... I see a big girl theme...)

FAV. SONG(S) - all songs by the Tragically Hip, 80's 80's 80's... ;o)

FAV. QUOTE - “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” -Mahatma Gandhi

"We're the renegades, we're the people; With our own philosophies; We change the course of history; Everyday people like you and me"- Rage Against The Machine

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I'm exhausted and looking for a place to start, I know it took me 10 years to gain it, but am still in shock that I ignored it creeping up all this time.

[shimmers]

DATE - 3/24/09

USER NAME - Shimmers

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - "We're born to shimmer. We're born to shine. We're born to radiate." Remember that song?

REAL NAME - Laura

AGE - 40, wah-hoo!

BIRTHDATE - Aquariuuuus! AquariuUUUS!

WHERE YOU LIVE - Bay Area, California

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - husband (coming up on our one-year anniversary)

ANNIVERSARY - April

KIDS - do the dh and I count?

PETS - 2 pug mutts -- one a big pugzilla, one a little pugzookie

OCCUPATION - teacher and bs-er (ie, a 'communications' officer)

STARTING WEIGHT - 320

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - low-fat, low-cal, balanced eating. Moving towards the bariatric surgery diet.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - hiking, gardening, eliptical trainer

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - all things bread -- cake, scones, croissants, etc.

FAV.BOOK(S) - Ceremony by LM Silko, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Angle of Repose, The Sun Also Rises, The Shipping News. Oh, where to begin and end with such a question?

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Truly, Madly, Deeply; Rent; Shirley Valentine

FAV. SONG(S) - As Time Goes By, It Had to Be You, Take it with me by Tom Waites

FAV. QUOTE - "Today, make a molehill out of a mountain."

[riverbeauty3]

DATE - March 26, 2009

USER NAME - Riverbeauty3

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - My father, a truck driver, gave me the CB handle Riverbeauty when I went on the road with him.

REAL NAME - Jennifer

AGE - 27

BIRTHDATE - September 10

WHERE YOU LIVE - Poulsbo, WA.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Shawn

ANNIVERSARY - March 26, 2002

KIDS - Alexander, born Feb. 2007

PETS - Not on your life!

OCCUPATION - Homemaker/Mother

STARTING WEIGHT - 320lbs... yeah...

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Mediterranean Diet (per my docs instructions)

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Walking

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - anything high carb... yeah that would be how I got to be Diabetic and over 300 lbs! Well, not really, I always had the genetic predispositon to Diabetes, but my love of carbs didn't help!

FAV.BOOK(S) - Too many to list all of them, but here are some:
* The Book of Mormon
* The Princess Bride
* West of January
* The Incarnations of Immortality Series
* Cookbooks
* Crocheting/Knitting books
* Unconditional Parenting

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Again... I don't want to take up too much room...
* The Princess Bride
* The Interpreter
* Madagascar
* Triple X
* Original Sin
* Entrapment
* Harry Potter
* Fiddler on the Roof
* Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
* The King and I
* Anna and the King
* Contact
* My Fair Lady
* Most Disney Cartoons

FAV. SONG(S) - I don't have a FAVORITE song...

FAV. QUOTE - I have three favorite quotes:
"Our job [as parents] is not to raise mild mannered, compliant, sleeping children. Our job is to raise happy, healthy, contributing ADULTS. And its a long road to get there."
-Anonymous

"People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it."
-Anonymous

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure…We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?… There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do…as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same." - Unknown

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - Nope, I think that about covers it...

[Bellydanzer]

DATE - March 27, 2009

USER NAME - Bellydanzer

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - It's what I do!

REAL NAME - Wendy

AGE - 41

BIRTHDATE - March 7

WHERE YOU LIVE - North Carolina

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Jak (414 days until the wedding!)

ANNIVERSARY - We met May 23, 2007

KIDS - I have one from previous marriage. He's 24

PETS - Three puggles- Darla, Duke and PeeWee

OCCUPATION - Full-time paralegal student, part-time newspaper copy editor

STARTING WEIGHT - 303

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Just cutting out junk, eating fruits, veggies and lean meat. Avoiding processed foods. Exercising my butt off (literally)

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Dancing, swimming, walking

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Chicken nachos, pizza, anything chocolate

FAV.BOOK(S) - O Come Ye Back to Ireland, The Color Purple, Far From Home

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Monty Python and the Holy Grail, BASEketball, Gone with the Wind, Napoleon Dynamite

FAV. SONG(S) - Crazy Train, Danglin' Jesus, What's left of the Flag, Never Forget

FAV. QUOTE - " Don't eat cheese before noon"

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - Hmmmmm, I'll have to think about that

[Emmaliina]

DATE - Saturday, March 28th 2009

USER NAME - Emmaliina

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Err, I'm really bad at choosing usernames! Emmalina is a nickname my nan gave me, but it was taken so I added an extra "i" lool

REAL NAME - Emma

NICKNAME - ...Emmalina haha. Em, Ems.. err nothing unusual

AGE - 17

BIRTHDATE - February 3rd 1992

WHERE YOU LIVE - Birmingham, UK

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - N/A

KIDS - In 10 years time maybe :P

PETS - A gorgeous cat called Bubble

OCCUPATION - Still a student at the moment!

STARTING WEIGHT - 294lbs

GOAL WEIGHT - 140lbs

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Weight Watchers

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Errrm. The rower machine at the gym.

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Crisps.. anything potatoey

FAV. QUOTE - "Sometimes you have to forget how you feel, and remember what you deserve".


ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - Umm. I'm a vegetarian? Lol I have over 150lbs to lose and I'm just looking for a place of encouragement and motivation to stick to this!

[ErinJean]

DATE - March 28, 2009

USER NAME - ErinJean

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - ...my name

REAL NAME - Erin

AGE - 27

BIRTHDATE - November 5

WHERE YOU LIVE - North GA

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Chad

ANNIVERSARY - 12/28

KIDS - None yet....but my first goal is to loose 60 pounds by October, because we are adopting embryos to be transferred to me.

PETS - 2 dogs; a black lab mix named Zeke, and a Shih Tzu named Sophie

OCCUPATION - Sign language Itnerpreter

STARTING WEIGHT - Too much

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Weight watchers

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - treadmill, elliptical

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - chips

FAV.BOOK(S) - none really

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Comedy, some horror

FAV. SONG(S) - I'm a mood music listener.

FAV. QUOTE - "God's delays are not God's denials"

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I have been overweight pretty much my entire life. I am honestly scared to start this, and have put it off for years. The last 6 years have been spent going through infertility and heartache. I am now in the process of adopting embryos to be transferred to me, and want to give this pregnancy the best chance possible by being as healthy as I can at that point.

[emeraldjules]

DATE - 03/28/2009

USER NAME - emeraldjules

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - my first name is Julia, and I like emeralds

REAL NAME - Julia

AGE - 38

BIRTHDATE - March 24

WHERE YOU LIVE - in a mold filled apartment, oh wait you want to geographical location ~ lol ~ Fort Wayne, Indiana

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - I have one, yes

KIDS - I want them, but don't have them yet.

PETS - Two gray male cats: Toby (13) with long hair, he thinks he's a dog; Tulio (7) with short hair and he's the reason we have the phrase "scaried cat."

OCCUPATION - Green Initiative Coordinator

STARTING WEIGHT - 329.6

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Weight Watchers and keeping to organics as much as possible

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - um, exercises?

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - double stuff Oreoes, Spicey Doritos, and Heavenly Hash ice cream

FAV.BOOK(S) - Anything by Steven Lawhead (fiction) and Kevin Danaher (Green economy and green living).

FAV. MOVIE(S) -
The Notebook
Day After Tomorrow
Field of Dreams
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Last Holiday
Saint
Independence Day
Die Hard Live Free
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Mamma Mia

FAV. SONG(S) - In your eyes, by Peter Gabriel

FAV. QUOTE -

"No one likes to get hurt, but how are you going to pick yourself up and go to your next event?"
~Motorcycle Daredevil

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and loose both."
~Benjamin Franklin

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU -
I am in the process of filling out Grad school applications and looking for work. I have been working in the sustainability industry for almost one year and love it! So if you have questions about going green I'm you're lady with the answers (or I'll find them!).

[Wanna]

DATE - March 29, 2009 (edited 5/31/10)

USER NAME - Wanna

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Because there is so much I wanna do!

REAL NAME - Angela

AGE - 36

BIRTHDATE - July 1

WHERE YOU LIVE - Virginia

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - DH Tony

ANNIVERSARY - October 25

KIDS - no

PETS -Lots! Currently 5 dogs, 7 cats, 6 horses, 13 goats, and around 20 chickens

OCCUPATION - Desk Jockey

STARTING WEIGHT - 317 at my highest in the spring of '08. This time (the last time!) 305.5 Ok so I fell off the wagon shortly after I wrote this in 3/09. Another year has passed and this time I am starting from 309.

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - No real plan - eating better and less. Also, no mtn dew - which I LOVE.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Just getting started - thinking about joining a gym in a week or two (Started at the gym 4/18) (Quit gym about 3 weeks later due to a bad muscle pull and never went back)

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Mtn Dew, Chocolate MooLatte, Old English Toffee caupicino, ice cream cake, brownies, Ribeye Steak, ok I will stop now - got to finish the rest of this.

FAV.BOOK(S) - I love to read but not sure I have a favorite

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Bluegrass (TV mini series from the early 90s)

FAV. SONG(S) - Western Skies by Chris LeDoux

FAV. QUOTE -

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU -

[playfullyme]

DATE - 3.30.09

USER NAME - playfullyme

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME -none really. just an old one that didn't give any identifying info. its the username I met DH with

REAL NAME - Courtney

AGE - 23

BIRTHDATE - 12.02

WHERE YOU LIVE - Missouri

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - DH Wayne

ANNIVERSARY - 12.30.06

KIDS - DD, C - 12.22.07

PETS - a dog and a dozen or so fish.

OCCUPATION - student, cashier, soon to be teacher

STARTING WEIGHT - 325 right now

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - umm, not sure. I just wanna do something I can do forever and pass along those habits to my daughter, not the habits my mom passed on to me.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - right now none, they all hurt, in HS when I played softball I liked running. It was not an easy feat at 250+ pounds and hardly able to breathe but being able to run and not hyperventilate would be fantastic.

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - I really like soda, chocolate, ice cream, and taco bell. Most anythign else I'd consider a no-no I could make healthier versions of. Ex: tacos, pizza, etc.

FAV.BOOK(S) - eh, none

FAV. MOVIE(S) - I like fun movies

FAV. SONG(S) - I like John Mayer, David Cook, Mariah Carey, and many more

FAV. QUOTE - ?

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - If I think of more I'll add it later.

[chicadee76]

DATE - 3/30/09

USER NAME - chicadee76

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - I like black-capped chicadees and I was born in 76. Also, those little birdies are rather present in Virginia.

REAL NAME - Lynn

AGE - 32

BIRTHDATE - 12/19

WHERE YOU LIVE - Virginia

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Yes

ANNIVERSARY - 3/27

KIDS - None

PETS - 2 Cats - Mushu and Chiba

OCCUPATION - Administrative Assistant

STARTING WEIGHT - 303

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Weight Watchers

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Bicycling

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Pizza, French Fries, Coca Cola, Black & White Cookies

FAV.BOOK(S) - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Amelie, Real Genius, Chocolat, Read Beard

FAV. SONG(S) - Love and Affection by Joan Armatrading, Seasick Yet Still Docked by Morrissey, Under the Milky Way by The Church

FAV. QUOTE - People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect... but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly... timey-wimey... stuff. - Doctor Who (David Tennant)