300+.....Bios

[jentlebreeze]

DATE - January 1, 2012

USER NAME - Jentlebreeze

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - I am gentle in spirit and love summer breezes Jennifer is my first name, JENtle. Being creative.

REAL NAME - Jennifer

AGE - 47

BIRTHDATE - September 25

WHERE YOU LIVE - Northern Indiana

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Single by choice and loving it.

ANNIVERSARY - None

KIDS - Three awesome kids, ages, 23, 21, 14. Oldest is getting ready to graduate from college. I've been blessed with great kids.

PETS - TOO MANY! 5 dogs. Four are papillons and one miniature Australian shepherd.

OCCUPATION - Database manager - customer service

STARTING WEIGHT - 338

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - South Beach - Calorie Counting

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Walking and Wii

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - STARCH STARCH STARCH ----- love breads and pasta

FAV.BOOK(S) - Book of Life - Bible

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Pay It Forward; Officer and a Gentleman; Ghost; Gone With The Wind; Diary of a Mad Black Woman

FAV. SONG(S) - - Gospel of all kinds, favorite, Yolanda Adams, "It's Gon' Be Nice"........ any R & B

FAV. QUOTE - Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein

[Kede]

Hi Good People :-) Does anyone read the bios anymore? lol Anywho, here goes
DATE - 1/2/12

USER NAME - Kede

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Nickname

REAL NAME - Likesha

AGE - 32

BIRTHDATE - 12/28/79

WHERE YOU LIVE - The states, NC to be exact

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Nope

ANNIVERSARY - Nope

KIDS -Nope

PETS - Nope

OCCUPATION - Educator

STARTING WEIGHT - Started in 2010 didn't discover 3fc until dec. 2011. I've come a long way from 445lbs.

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Healthy Life Changes, I don't diet, I live better :-)

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Shapely Secrets, Dance

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Don't believe in no no foods

FAV.BOOK(S) - I am such a bookworm, too many to name. Favorite genres to read at the moment is Christian Chick Lit and Series ( Latest series read: Hunger Games)

FAV. MOVIE(S) - I am such a movie lover! Too many to name, but I usually tell people Tombstone (val kilmer version) Fav. Quote: I'll be your huckleberry.

FAV. SONG(S) - Same as movies and books, love it! Favorite genres are Contemporary Gospel, Christian Music. I listen to it all except the dark dark music, not my thing.

FAV. QUOTE - Anything Norman Vicente Peale

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - Excigted about joining 3fc! ;-) see you on here!

[Telorida]

DATE - 1/2/2012

USER NAME - Telorida

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - It's a name-mashup of significant real-life names

REAL NAME - I prefer to be known by my user name.

AGE -29

BIRTHDATE - 8/24/82

WHERE YOU LIVE - Maryland

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Yes...

ANNIVERSARY - Dating for 11 years (Nov 2000) engaged Aug 28 2011, wedding Oct 13 2012

KIDS - None

PETS - 2 cats

OCCUPATION - Desk/seated/computer work

STARTING WEIGHT - 345 (much earlier this last year)

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - I have no idea yet... I have tried ever plan I can imagine and never get very far, so I'm looking for something new.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - none... yet...

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Rum & Coke

FAV.BOOK(S) -can't pick one

FAV. MOVIE(S) - also can't pick one

FAV. SONG(S) - Only Happy When it Rains - Garbage

FAV. QUOTE - Depends on the moment.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU -

[gurlofmyth]

DATE - 1/11/12

USER NAME - Gurlofmyth

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - My writing and artist nickname on another site.

REAL NAME - Becca

AGE - 23

BIRTHDATE - March 4

WHERE YOU LIVE - The hot desert of California.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Chris

ANNIVERSARY - July 3

KIDS - 3 girls, Stephanie, Angelica, and Evangelina.

PETS - 5 Chihuahua's Jubilee, Maddox, Scarlet, Reese, and Lily-belle. A
German Shepard named Amira. 5 Menlanistic Bengal cats. Kurah, Jenny, Raven, S.J., and Bella. And a silver rosette Bengal named Bear Bear. I love animals as you can see...lol

OCCUPATION - Full time student.

STARTING WEIGHT - 400

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Calorie counting.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Just dance 1,2,3 and walking.

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Del Taco

FAV.BOOK(S) - Twilight Saga, Harry Potter Saga, The Sookie Stackhouse Saga. And Anything Stephen King and Anne Rice.

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Inception, Harry Potter 1-8, Twilight, and X-men First Class.

FAV. SONG(S) - Too many to list.

FAV. QUOTE - I'm selfish, impatient, and insecure. I make mistakes. I am out of control and at times, hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you don't deserve me at my best.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I love sushi it is so yummy!

[Melimomma]

DATE - January 11, 2012

USER NAME - Melimomma

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - My name is Melisse and I am a proud momma of 4

REAL NAME - Melisse

AGE - 34

BIRTHDATE - October 18, 1977

WHERE YOU LIVE - Northern California

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Hubby Ken

ANNIVERSARY - November 19, 1997

KIDS - Dylan 13, Kailey 9, Madison 3, Sophia 6 months

PETS - 2 kitties- Nitro and Shyla

OCCUPATION - I work part time doing custom picture framing

STARTING WEIGHT - 332

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - counting calories

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - walking

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - chocolate, chips, taco bell

[cheezels]

DATE -17 Jan 2012

USER NAME - Cheezels

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - My Fav snack from NZ

REAL NAME - Rochelle

AGE - 38

BIRTHDATE - June

WHERE YOU LIVE - Sweden (but from NZ)

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Markus


KIDS - None

PETS - Two cute cats: Lynxy and Tiger

OCCUPATION - Teacher

STARTING WEIGHT - 156kg /343lb

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Herbalife and low carbs

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Blegh... maybe I will have one once I get moving...

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Fries and Potatoe chips.

FAV.BOOK(S) - Any good police/detective novel

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Same as above.

[Nightkatt]

DATE - 7 February 2012

USER NAME - Nightkatt

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Im a Night owl and my name is Katt lol

REAL NAME - Well everyone calls me Katt (and has done for the last 22 years lol), but my real name is Sarah Jane

AGE - 39

BIRTHDATE - 25 April

WHERE YOU LIVE - New Zealand

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - My darling Scooterman (Richard)

ANNIVERSARY - 21 December

KIDS - 1 - daughter Ashleigh Heather Rose, she will be 21 in August. Also have 2 grandkids - Silas Prebble Blue (2 in April) and Zoey-Rose Heather (1 in Oct).

PETS - 4 dogs .. when put together would be one big one lol. Oldest is Gizmo my long-haired chihuahua, then Baer her daughter (chi/daschund), Baers boyfriend Pepa (chi/papillion) and their daughter Teagan (chi/pap/hund). They are our babies.

OCCUPATION - Assistant Manager at Silvermoon (Pandora!!!)

STARTING WEIGHT - Original starting weight was 380lb, but left the weight loss track for a couple of years .. so Friday 3 Feb had weight of 301lb

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - A replacement shake for breakfast (as I cant face eating first thing in the morning), no particular plan though .. low fat ... cutting down sugar ...

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - None lol .. but I am starting at the gym on Friday for my first session .. also I did enjoy my Dancing with Richard Simmons dvd .. will have to find where its been put since I moved!

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Has to be chocolate .. I can have it again some day .. when I learn to stop before the whole bar is gone lol

FAV.BOOK(S) - Crime - Patricia Cornwall, James Patterson etc

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Any that make me laugh, musicals, some of the RomCom ones ..

FAV. SONG(S) - Too many .. love most genres though

FAV. QUOTE - Anything is possible.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - Its a long journey Im undertaking and enjoy meeting others on the way.

[SweetNicole]

DATE – February 8, 212

USER NAME - SweetNicole

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME – There is no significance for the word sweet, but my name is Nicole.

REAL NAME - Nicole

AGE - 21

BIRTHDATE – June 27, 1990

WHERE YOU LIVE - Wisconsin

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Single

OCCUPATION – Retail I work at the Customer Service Counter.

STARTING WEIGHT – 350! YUCK!

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING –No junk food, soda, juice drinks and fast food. Eat more fruits and veggie, eat healthier and in smaller proportions. Exercise!

FAV. EXERCISE(S) – I like to use the bike at the gym and also the treadmill, I would love to be able to run for miles!

FAV. NO-NO FOODS – Anything that is bad for you! I love sweets and junk food. Like chocolate, cookies, soda, fast food, chips everything!!

FAV.BOOK(S) – Twilight Saga, Glass, Crank I don’t really have time to read.

FAV. MOVIE(S) – I have so many favorite movies!

FAV. SONG(S) - Too many !

FAV. QUOTE – I don’t really have a favorite quote, I like too

[pluckypear]

DATE -09/02/2012

USER NAME -pluckypear

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME -I came up with the name when I first came online oh so many moons ago. I am pear shaped, was also pear shaped then and you know you pluck pears and I can be plucky.

REAL NAME -Andrea

AGE -46

BIRTHDATE -December.

WHERE YOU LIVE -Toronto, ON. Canada

SIGNIFICANT OTHER -Hubby

ANNIVERSARY -St. Patrick's Day

KIDS -0

PETS -2 cats

OCCUPATION -Educator

STARTING WEIGHT -319.6

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Healthy eating, moving more and therapy.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) -Swimming, aquafitness and dancing.

FAV. NO-NO FOODS -Chips, ice cream and beer.

FAV.BOOK(S) -Too many and too varied to list.

FAV. MOVIE(S) -The God Father and The Princess Bride.

FAV. SONG(S) - Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

FAV. QUOTE -"That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet."
~Emily Dickinson~

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU -
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[marmar09]

DATE - 2/13/12

USER NAME - marmar09

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - It's a nickname + my favorite number

REAL NAME - Marlene

AGE - 20

BIRTH DATE - 1/9/92

WHERE YOU LIVE - CT

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - na

KIDS - NOO

PETS - I live away at college but I have a dog named George at home

OCCUPATION - student

STARTING WEIGHT - around 335. I don't have a scale yet lol and the last time I weight myself, I weighed 330 lbs. I'm gonna buy a scale this weekend

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - calorie counting, exercise

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - none yet. Just walking

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - My Mom's Mexican dishes o.0

FAV.BOOK(S) - Speak, The Fortunate Pilgrim

FAV. MOVIE(S) - The Godfather

FAV. SONG(S) - Drake "The Resistance" Eminem - most, Mexican songs

FAV. QUOTE - I'mma be what I set out to be without a doubt undoubtedly and all those who look down at me, I'm tearing down your balcony. - Eminem I have lots others though.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I love to write and want to maybe move out to California for grad school. Or maybe law school, IDK yet. I want to be free of this weight, I can't wait! lol

[hotsexylaura]

DATE - FEB 18,2012

USER NAME -hotsexylaura

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - because I will always be hot and sexy at every stage along this journey

REAL NAME - Laura

AGE - 26

BIRTHDATE -8/6

WHERE YOU LIVE - kent, WA

SIGNIFICANT OTHER -Scott

ANNIVERSARY -9/3/05

KIDS -0 (unless you count foster children)

PETS -0

OCCUPATION -foster mom and mary kay beauty consultant

STARTING WEIGHT -309

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Slow and steady eating changes- 1st cutting out soda, moving more and food and movement journal

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - swimming and water arobics also zumba

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - hostess products, soda and candy bars

FAV.BOOK(S) - non-fiction, mysterys with slight romance twist

FAV. MOVIE(S) -how does she do it, romantic comedy is my main go to

FAV. SONG(S) - I can't name just one I have different types I listen to for different activites and moods

FAV. QUOTE - "Aim for the moon because even if you miss you are still among the stars."

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I have been overweight from junior high on. After having my dr tell me I need to go on meds for high blood pressure and knowing heart problems run on both sides of my family I knew it was time to take control of my life and not let my weight run it for me. I have been married for 6 years now to the love of my life and we are wanting a big family. I am fun loving and long to be more active but the never ending cycle of depression and weight gain and round and round it makes it hard for me to get up most days.

[Fiyah]

DATE - 2/29/2012

USER NAME - Fiyah

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - It has been my nickname for quite a while. Fire (without the attitude... lol) can be your best friend or your worst nightmare, it all depends on how you treat and tend to it.

REAL NAME - Vikki

AGE - 41

WHERE YOU LIVE - Ohio

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Doug

ANNIVERSARY - Oct

KIDS - 1 step-daughter grown and on her own

PETS - 2 dogs; Punkin (5yr) & RiverTank (2yr)

OCCUPATION - accounting

STARTING WEIGHT - 325

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Running agility with my dogs.

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Chocolate & Pizza

FAV.BOOK(S) - Anne McCaffrey's Pern series

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Too many to list

FAV. QUOTE - BE WHO YOU ARE AND SAY WHAT YOU FEEL, BECAUSE THOSE WHO MIND DON'T MATTER AND THOSE WHO MATTER DON'T MIND.
-DR. SEUSS

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I am very active in akita rescue and canine agility. My pets are a very big part of my life!

[anmiller07]

DATE - 3/4/2012

USER NAME - anmiller07

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - AN(toine) MILLER (my full name) 07 (the year I graduated high school). I started using this moniker online in 2006, in celebration of my (at the time) upcoming graduation. It's just stuck since...

REAL NAME - Antoine Miller

AGE - 22

BIRTHDATE - May 30, 1989

WHERE YOU LIVE - Philadelphia, PA

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Michael; Recently engaged.

ANNIVERSARY - December 5

KIDS - None...yet. We're young.

PETS - Bichon Frise

OCCUPATION - Network/Telecommunications Analyst II (Healthcare Sector)

STARTING WEIGHT - 337

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - None currently, looking for idea's suggestions.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Treadmill, Bike, Swimming

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Fried Chicken, Mac 'n' Cheese, SODA!

FAV.BOOK(S) - I like to ready plays, so right now Im (re)reading A Rasin in The Sun in conjunction with Clybourne Park (Pulitzer prize winning sequel of sorts soon coming to Broadway); August: Osage Count, Streetcar Named Desire, and Wedekind's Spring Awakening.

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Not really a movie guy...honestly can't think of a favorite...

FAV. SONG(S) - This changes frequently, right now I'd say Adele's "One and Only" and "Take It All," along with "The Breakup Song," by Marsha Ambrosius.

FAV. QUOTE - "When you change someone's life, you change your own." Barri McPherson

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - New to 3FC, and weight loss.

[MamaBravo]

DATE - 3/8/12

USER NAME - MamaBravo

REAL NAME - Kami

AGE - 27

WHERE YOU LIVE - Iowa

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - getting divorced

KIDS - 2 boys ages 8 and 6 yrs. 1 girl age 4 yrs.

PETS - none

OCCUPATION - SAHM

STARTING WEIGHT - 318 pounds

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - VLCD

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Walking, small weights

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Pizza, Reeces, Milk, Bread, Cheese

FAV.BOOK(S) - Anything written by J.K. Rowling, Stephanie Meyer, Connie Suttle, Jeaniene Frost, Amanda Hocking, Charlaine Harris, and many many others.

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Spartacus, Sons of Anarchy, True Blood

FAV. SONG(S) - Miranda Lambert, Skillet, Rhianna, Eminem, Shinedown

FAV. QUOTE - “Who are you to judge the life I live?
I know I'm not perfect
-and I don't live to be-
but before you start pointing fingers...
make sure you hands are clean!”
― Bob Marley

[BrittyK]

DATE - 03.10.12

USER NAME - BrittyK

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - It's part of my first name and my last initial.

REAL NAME - Brittany.

AGE - 25

BIRTHDATE - 08.26.86

WHERE YOU LIVE - Currently I'm in Santa Rita, Guam. But I was born and raised in a tiny town outside of Tampa, FL.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Codi.

ANNIVERSARY - 09.20.08

KIDS - None yet!

PETS - Toby, a 12 year old miniature dachshund and Mady a 2 year old treeing Walker coonhound.

OCCUPATION - Stay at home wife for now. Hoping once we get back to the states to start cosmetology school and become a hair dresser.

STARTING WEIGHT - Well, my highest weight was 365. Last year in 4 months I got down to 325lbs, but once we moved here I got distracted with all the amazing Chamorro and Thai food and of course, sushi so when my husband deployed the first week of January this year I was at 347.

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Low carb. Under 30g a day.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Uhh, I like to walk? lol.

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Rice, Hawaiian bread, Reeses and pad thai.

FAV.BOOK(S) - I read a lot, but I don't have any 'favorites' per say.

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Bambi, The Princess Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas, Boondock Saints.

FAV. SONG(S) - Incubus - Drive, Deftones - Change, M83 - We Own The Sky, Explosions in the Sky - Your hand in mine, NIN - We're in this together.. The list could go on and on.

FAV. QUOTE - "Það Besta Sem Guð Hefur Skapað Er Nýr Dagur" - Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása, Sigur Ros. (It's Icelandic for "The best thing God has created is a new day.")

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I guess I'm just looking for support and a place where I feel comfortable posting and opening up. I don't have any friends right now that are at my weight or know what it's like. Plus, with my husband deployed and me 10,000 miles from home and everyone I know, I just need people I can relate to and be able to get things out.