300+.....Bios

[Moosegirl]

DATE - 01/14/2008

USER NAME Moosegirl

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME I collect Moose’s and I am a girl!

REAL NAME - Ally

AGE - 30

BIRTHDATE - 1977

WHERE YOU LIVE - UK

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Loving P

KIDS -2 - None

PETS – 2 Dogs

OCCUPATION – At the moment I am taking a well earned career break to concentrate on getting well and losing weight!

STARTING WEIGHT - 358

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING – Half and Half with WW and Re-educating myself.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) – Swimming, Walking

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Chocolate

FAV.BOOK(S) – Anything really, quite into Memoirs at the moment!

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

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU
I am on a journey to succeed and am determined to leave the past behind me and focus on my future, myself, my family and my friends…

[kayleystar]

Since I haven't been on here for a while, my info got deleted...so I'll do this again!


DATE - 1/14/2008.

USER NAME - kayleystar

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Pretty simple. My first name is Kayley, my middle name is Star.

REAL NAME - Kayley

AGE - 21

BIRTHDATE - June 2nd, 1986

WHERE YOU LIVE - Michigan, US

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Andrew!

ANNIVERSARY - December 24th, 2004.

KIDS - None. Not having any.

PETS – 2 Cats

OCCUPATION – Full Time Student & I also work with kids with special needs.

STARTING WEIGHT - 375

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING – A mix of Atkins & South Beach until I lose a huge chunk of weight, then back to Weight Watchers.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) – Swimming, Dancing, Elliptical.

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Bread products!

FAV.BOOK(S) – Too many! I read constantly!

FAV. MOVIE(S) – A LOT. Weird stuff. :P

FAV. MUSIC - I listen to mostly Industrial. Also EBM/Darkwave. Metal & 80s New Wave.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU
I may falter at times, but above all, I WILL reach my goals, no matter how long it may take.

[RealCdn]

DATE - January 14, 2008

USER NAME - RealCdn

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Old joke on a message board probably a decade back. Everyone assumed I was from the US, I kept telling them I was Canadian. Someone made a joke about a 'Real Canadian' as opposed to someone who had moved away. It's also a song from a band called Trooper.

REAL NAME - Anne

AGE - 42

BIRTHDATE - January 4th

WHERE YOU LIVE - Burlington, Ontario, Canada

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - None

ANNIVERSARY - N/A

KIDS - None

PETS - Two young cats

OCCUPATION - Quality Engineer (unemployed, and possibly going back to school)

STARTING WEIGHT - Originally 407, this time 358.2

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Calorie counting

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Treadmill

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Any and all, portions have always been my problem

FAV.BOOK(S) - Currently anything by Janet Evanovich, Kerry Greenwood, Sue Grafton

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Any science fiction (good or bad)

FAV. SONG(S) - Can't think of any (listen to tons of stuff)

FAV. QUOTE - Can't think of one

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - Nothing at the moment

[shiciaroo]

DATE: January 15, 2008

USER NAME: Shiciaroo

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME: My niece had difficulty saying my name when she was younger (Tricia) and called me Shicia instead. Well, family and friends caught on and it stuck. Now, here it is over 13yrs later and people still call me that.

REAL NAME: Tricia

AGE: 32

BIRTHDATE: February 17, 1975

WHERE YOU LIVE: Arizona

SIGNIFICANT OTHER: None

ANNIVERSARY: N/A

KIDS: None

PETS: None. Want a dog. Need a dog. Haven't had any pets since we had to put down our German Shepherd over 10yrs ago. Best dog I have ever known...need another one!!

OCCUPATION: Currently unemployed. Previously did collections-yuck! Used to bartend--enjoyed that: having fun, meeting new people, karaoke etc...

STARTING WEIGHT: 417

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING: Starting in July, 2007--Vegitarian, now progressed (if you can call it that) as of December, 2007 to Vegan without flour products, and very little sugar (The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss).

FAV. EXERCISE: Walking, biking, weights.

FAV. NO-NO FOODS: Pizza--with anything on it!!! Also ice cream...that's how I found out I was lactose intollerant (guess working at Baskin Robbins didn't help either). I LOVE chinese food and mexican food too...YUM!!

FAV. BOOK(S): The McDougall Program For Maximum Weight Loss (Dr. John A McDougall, M.D., The Rhythm of Life (Matthew Kelly)

FAV. MOVIE(S): Christmas Vacation, Weird Science (I know...a bit corny). I love to watch movies...am on the Netflix plan...so I tend to watch all kinds of movies...and lots of them!!

FAV. SONG(S): I love music and love to sing! I listen to pretty much anything, as long as I can understand the words and it doesn't 'bash' on anyone or anything. Some of my favs are "Chasing Cars", "Sweet Escape", anything by Matchbox 20 or The Police.

FAV. QUOTE: "Life is like a roll of toilet paper....long and useful"!!

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU: What you see is what you get....games are for computers; honesty is my ONLY policy; my heart permanently resides on my sleeve so if you don't want to see it, then you should probably look away; make me laugh...I dare you!! And always remember to smile...even if it hurts....besides, I was told it increases your face value!!

[aprilmay]

DATE - 01/15/08

USER NAME - aprilmay

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - one of my nicknames

REAL NAME - April

AGE - 30

BIRTHDATE - 4/21/1977

WHERE YOU LIVE - Virginia

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - none

ANNIVERSARY -

KIDS - none

PETS - 3 cats Mr Kitty, Lucy Diamond, and Juno Belle

OCCUPATION - Librarian

STARTING WEIGHT - 340

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - "Walk Slim" exercise, no eating plan yet

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - I like the "Walk Slim" DVDs

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Dove chocolate, ripple chips

FAV.BOOK(S) - I love to read, just finished "Twilight" by Stephanie Mayer, loved it

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Dazed and Confused, Grease, Dirty Dancing, etc.

FAV. SONG(S) - too many to mention

FAV. QUOTE - never assume anything it only makes an *** out of you and me

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - can't think of anything

[purpleorc]

DATE - 18 January 2008

USER NAME -purpleorc

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME -favourite colour being purple and passing interest in mythology (blame my Greek French teacher for telling us stories many moons ago)

REAL NAME - Karen

AGE -43

BIRTHDATE - 24 October

WHERE YOU LIVE - Nottingham, United Kingdom

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Roger my DH

ANNIVERSARY - 28 October 1998 (date we commenced going out with each other)

KIDS - none

PETS - Rizla or Rizzie for short a Staffordshire bull terrier

OCCUPATION - Retired RMN (registered mental nurse)

STARTING WEIGHT - 300

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - calorie counting and portion control.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Walking

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Many just need to eat them rarely and eat them in smaller portions

FAV.BOOK(S) - Avid reader so I have many authors who I like Kitty Neale, Anna Jacob, Rosie Goodwin, and many more
FAV. MOVIE(S) - no particular one

FAV. SONG(S) - no particular one

FAV. QUOTE - none

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I have been over weight since my teenage years but buried my head in the sand for years and years. Then in 1999 I was diagnosed with MS and then really abused my body with all the wrong foods and piled on heaps more weight. It was in March of 2007 I made a conscious effort to eat healthily and lose weight and help my MS.

[Botzz]

DATE -January 18 2008

USER NAME -Botzz

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME -My 2 year old daughter couldn't say "stop" she said it backwards which sounded like "botz" she can now say stop normally but we still play the "Botz" game she will make a very serious face and say "daddy botz" and I then say "no you botz" and we go like that until someone laughs

REAL NAME - Er....um....

AGE - 34

BIRTHDATE - June

WHERE YOU LIVE - CT

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - a Beautiful, wonderfully supportive wife

ANNIVERSARY - of?

KIDS - 2 kiddos, ages 2 and 9

PETS - none atm , I am a big fish guy though, we just moved into the place were at atm so I haven't set up an aquarium yet

OCCUPATION - Mister Mom atm

STARTING WEIGHT - I don't know yet, I have a 550 lb scale on the way, as soon as it gets here I will update this with my weight.....as long as I don't redline the scale! my guess is somewhere above 500lbs hopefully no more than 550

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - I am on a low calorie regimen and exercising each day, walks, stationary bike and Calisthenics, blogging it all to stay accountable which is helping a bunch

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - before I got injured , I lifted weights religiously, so I would have to say hitting the weights, I have not been able to lift since I got hurt about 7 years ago, I am hoping to drop a lot of weight and start lifting again, I also use to run in my early 20's

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - has to be Bacon Pizza.

FAV.BOOK(S) - hmmm, I like Hubert Selby Jr, and started reading the Dark tower recently but can't say that I have a favorite book really

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Cool hand Luke, Pay back, Reservoir dogs, Braveheart, too many to list really

FAV. SONG(S) - there is no way possible to answer this question, my music likes range from oldschool hardcore to Frank Sinatra, right on over to Buddy Guy.

FAV. QUOTE - "Half of life is F**king up the other half is dealing with it" ~Henry Rollins~

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I have been heavy most of my life but an "in shape fat dude" (if there is such a thing lol) then I got a back injury (I worked with cement and poof went the back) and I blew up, the injury kept me from working out and I was resting the back for 2 years (per the doc) and here I am, I researched a WLS and scared myself into doing something about it so here I am, I am brutally honest at times and people that are use to beating around the bush can't handle that sometimes so people that know me tend to think of me as strong minded but the go to guy if you want an honest if not sensitive opinion. I play the guitar to relax and my 2 year old loves singing along with whatever I am playing, thats me in a nutshell, I am looking for some support via my blog and some forums.

As Ever
Me

[Kristalynne]

DATE -January 21, 2008

USER NAME - Kristalynne

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Nothing significant about it it is my first name

REAL NAME - Kristalynne

AGE - 20

BIRTHDATE - 5/7/1987

WHERE YOU LIVE - Cokato, Minnesota

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Rome - Honestly the greatest man I have ever met in my life I love him with all my heart and most importantly he accepts and loves for me

ANNIVERSARY - 6/15/2007 (I know we have only been together just over 7 months, but we have a beautiful relationship either way)

KIDS - No children yet, But love them dearly and would love to have ..... I dont know how many I just want them lol

PETS - I have an Australian Sheep dog named Dory (she aint the smartest thing around lol) and also a teacup poodle that belonged to my mother b4 she passed away.

OCCUPATION - Right now Im seeking employment and trying to get back into school

STARTING WEIGHT -325

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Have not choosen one yet, Io know that I do not want to be on any crash diets anymore I NEED TO make some serious life changes - a little at a time of course

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - I enjoy taking my dogs for long walks

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Mountain Dew, Pizza, 100 grand, Dorito's the list is endless

FAV.BOOK(S) - Anne Stuart - Black Ice (anything romantic-suspense)

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Baby Boy, American Gangster, Waist Deep

FAV. SONG(S) - Ray J-Anytime, Jagged Edge-Promise, Nivea-Complicated, Fat Joe-I wont tell OMG there is a tone of them I love music

FAV. QUOTE - People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.
- Salma Hayek

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - Hmmmm..... I geuss just the fact that I just got really serious about loosing weight when I realized that I could not stand to look at myself anymore, My boyfriend and I have started talking seriously about marriage, I want to be the beautiful bride that he deserves. (Even though he loves me just the wa I am) I feel that the two of us will be much happier if I love myself too.

[AJJJ3]

DATE - JAN.24,2008

USER NAME - AJJJ3

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - FIRST INITIAL OF MY KIDS NAME AND THE #3

REAL NAME - BRIDGET

AGE - 33

BIRTHDATE - NOVEMBER 24,1974

WHERE YOU LIVE - YORK, PA

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - HUSBAND, SHAWN

ANNIVERSARY - SEPT.13,1997

KIDS - YEP, 4, DSD ANNA, JOSH, JAKE, AND JESSE

PETS -YEP..MINI ZOO....
3 DOGS: CAIN(BOXER), KAILEE(COCKER SPANIEL)AND ABELLA(ENGLISH BULLDOG X OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG MIX)
1 CAT: TAIA(CALICO)
3 BIRDS: SAKARI(SUN CONURE), SOLO(COCKATIEL) AND BEAKERS(UMBRELLA COCKATOO)
2 SNAKES: LUKA(ALBINO SNOW CORNSNAKE) AND BEAU(CREAMCYCLE CORN SNAKE)
AND 2 WHITES TREE FROGS PINOCHIO AND FIGAURO

OCCUPATION - PART TIME AT PETCO AS A CASHIER

STARTING WEIGHT - 300LBS

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - WATCHING CALORIES...LOTSA FRUITS AND VEGGIES AND WHOLE GRAINS

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - SWIMMING....IF ONLY IT WASN'T SO DARN COLD AND I HAD A POOL

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - DORITOS, CHOCOLATE, CARBS, FRIED FOODS ...I LOVE ALL THE BAD STUFF

FAV.BOOK(S) - I READ EVERYTHING....EXCEPT SCI FI AND FANTASY

FAV. MOVIE(S) - STEEL MAGNOLIAS, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, MY LIFE,GREASE,SWEET HOME ALABAMA

FAV. SONG(S) - I LIKE A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING...LOVE HARD ROCK, SOME POP, SOME COUNTRY, SOME METAL...EIGHTIES HAIR BANDS(HEHEHEHE)...DON'T REALLY HAVE A FAVORITE SONG

FAV. QUOTE - DON'T HAVE ONE

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I AM SICK OF BEING FAT. I DON'T LIKE THIS PERSON I AM AND DON'T KNOW THE PERSON BURIED UNDER THE FAT. I WANT TO FIND HER...AND GET TO KNOW HER...MAYBE EVEN LIKE HER.

[photoguy]

DATE - 1/25/08

USER NAME - photoguy

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - I used to be a photographer for a television news station

REAL NAME - Rusty

AGE - 37

BIRTHDATE - 12/06/70

WHERE YOU LIVE - Shawnee, KS

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Just me and my cats for now(looking ladies)

ANNIVERSARY -

KIDS - no kids

PETS - 2 cats, Buck and Riley

OCCUPATION - Video editor for the CBS station in Kansas City

STARTING WEIGHT - 445

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Slim 4 Life

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Treadmill, swimming

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Pizza, Ice Cream

FAV.BOOK(S) - Animal Farm, An Hour to Kill(great non-fiction book if you are looking for one)

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Spies Like Us, Field of Dreams, Boondock Saints

FAV. SONG(S) - In the Air Tonight, 25 or 6 to 4, Turn the Page(Bob Seger;s version)

FAV. QUOTE - Why put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU- I am a very out-going guy. I also like to help others. So if anyone here needs any support, feel free to ask. My email is always open.

[SouthernGal07]

DATE - 1-28-08

USER NAME - SouthernGal07

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME -I used to go to Southern Illinois Univ so I still use that name on everything.

REAL NAME - Lisa Lynne

AGE -22

BIRTHDATE -3/26

WHERE YOU LIVE - Chicago, IL

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Anthony

ANNIVERSARY -We don't really have one, too much on again off again.

KIDS - My 18 month old daughter Mariah Elise Nicole

PETS -A black lab mixed with pitbull named Domino

OCCUPATION - Business owner, I sell air purifiers and other things

STARTING WEIGHT - 446.8

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Fat Smash Diet

FAV. EXERCISE(S) -TaeBo and kickboxing

FAV. NO-NO FOODS -I love chocolate cake, cookies, pizza, brownies, this list could go on forever.

FAV.BOOK(S) -Anything from Dean Koontz

FAV. MOVIE(S) -Pretty much anything from Brad Pitt.

FAV. SONG(S) - Pretty much anything from Mariah Carey

FAV. QUOTE - I don't really have one.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I'm so ready to change. I'm tired of being fat, I want to live a normal life. I want to be able to go on rides at amusement parks. And most importantly I want to be there for my daughter so she won't have to go through what I went through.

[heatherbelle74]

DATE - January 28, 2008

USER NAME -heatherbelle74

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - a nickname

REAL NAME - Heather

AGE - 33

BIRTHDATE - 11/10

WHERE YOU LIVE - IL

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - "honey"

ANNIVERSARY - 2003

KIDS - nope

PETS - 2 dogs - a spoiled Rottweiler and a German Shepard; 2 cats

OCCUPATION - Systems Analyst

STARTING WEIGHT - 310

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - counting calories

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - there is such a thing?

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - anything sweet ...

FAV.BOOK(S) - I love the Harry Potter series.

FAV. MOVIE(S) - I love scary movies, but who doesn't like a good romantic comedy?

FAV. SONG(S) - Oh my ... this is an intersting question. I really don't have a favorite - I listen to everything from country to blues to rap/r&b to top 40. There are a lot of favorites in there ... too hard to pick just one.

FAV. QUOTE - Don't judge those who try and fail, judge those who fail to try.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I have been married to my wonderful husband for almost 5 years. I have lost myself in that time - I have gained 100+ pounds and I need to get the person I was back. I don't like where I am and who I have become. I have a tendency to self sabotage, which isn't helping the situation either. I am trying though ...

[DustyMiller]

DATE – January 28, 2008

USER NAME - DustyMiller

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME – It’s my real name! I don’t mind people knowing.

REAL NAME – Dusty-Lynn Miller

AGE - 24

BIRTH DATE – August 6, 1983 I’m a leo…you’d be able to tell the moment you met me too.

WHERE YOU LIVE – Michigan, right on the border. So I basically live, work and play in Toledo, OH and sleep in Michigan.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - None

KIDS – None

PETS – One sweet Mini Dachshund named Samwise

OCCUPATION – I do web design for Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Toledo but I just received my BA in Creative Writing and with any luck I’ll be accepted into a master’s MFA program soon.

STARTING WEIGHT - 327

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - The special K Challenge. Cereal for breakfast and Lunch, sensible dinner, only drinking water.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) – Belly Dancing, Sauna suit cardio’s, Tread mill and dancing

FAV. NO-NO FOODS – Pizza and bread

FAV.BOOK(S) – Cormac MCarthy, No Country for Old Men, China Mountain Zhang, Niel Gaiman’s Good Omens, The Shipping News

FAV. MOVIE(S) – God of Gamblers, A Better Tomorrow, No Country for Old Men, Bullet to the Head, Diary of a Big Man, The Corruptor….and many more

FAV. ACTOR – Chow Yun-Fat

FAV. QUOTE – “Skinny people dancing is like throwing a skeleton down a flight of stairs. It’s scary, and it’s dangerous.”

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU -
I am an aspiring writer. I write mainly short fiction right now. I just graduated in Dec. of 2007 with my BA in Creative Writing and I was very successful in spreading my work and getting my name known around campus. I hope to get into the University of Iowa or the University of Notre Dame to earn my MFA in Creative Writing. I write constantly and I have received a few rewards for my work. Right now, my goal is maintaining my sanity while waiting to hear back from Grad schools. Both schools only accept 10 people per year so my chances are very slim, it is all based on the quality of my writing sample.

I’ve been overweight since I was about 6 and I look forward to succeeding in taking control of my life.

[ChallengeMe]

DATE - 02.01.08

USER NAME - ChallengeMe

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME -I want to live a life of excellence, not going with the flow but being apart from the crowd.

REAL NAME - me

AGE - 33

BIRTHDATE - 07/12

WHERE YOU LIVE - In the midwest United States

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Yes, married for 8 months.

ANNIVERSARY - 05/12

KIDS - 1 beautiful 5 year old step-daughter

PETS - My fur-baby cat

OCCUPATION -Office Manager and full time business student

STARTING WEIGHT -367 (now 323)

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - None really. Kind of carb counting due to Type 2 Diabetes

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Elliptical machine, lower body weight training

FAV. NO-NO FOODS -Is there really a no-no food? I think you can have anything in moderation. The one thing I can't seem to eat in moderation though, so I'm avoiding it is bacon. I love the pig.

FAV.BOOK(S) - The Bible, The Divine Romance, A Severe Mercy, Anything written by John Grisham, C.S. Lewis, Frank Peretti, J.R.R. Tolkien or Ted Dekker.

FAV. MOVIE(S) -The Notebook, Gone with the Wind, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Steel Magnolias, Rear Window, Lord of the Rings trilogy

FAV. SONG(S) -God Blessed the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts (our wedding song); I love all kinds of music, especially Christian and country.

FAV. TV SHOW(S) - Prison Break and House.

FAV. QUOTE - "Well behaved women seldom make history".

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I'm delighted to have found y'all.

[Karenj]

DATE - 2/4/08

USER NAME -Karenj

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - it's my name with last initial

REAL NAME - Karen

AGE -30

BIRTHDATE -7/28/77

WHERE YOU LIVE - Southern Kentucky

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - My husband Joey

ANNIVERSARY - 9/15/00, but we loved together for 5 years before that. So we are looking at 13 years of living in the same house this year.

KIDS - 3 kids, ages 11, 10 and 8

PETS - dog named Scruffy and a goldfish named Piggy

OCCUPATION - Stay home Mom for now

STARTING WEIGHT - 282

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - I try to do a whole grain, high fiber, low fat diet and little bit lower carb diet

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - walking on treadmill and outside, and dancing workouts

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Candy bars and the local china buffet, both so fattening

FAV.BOOK(S) - Mysteries and supsense novels, especially the Stephanie Plum novels, Lucy Stone mysteries and Annabelle Archer mysteries.

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Disterbia, Fun With Dick and Jane, Duplex, most all Audrey Hepburn movies and many others

FAV. SONG(S) - all kinds



ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I've been diagnosed as Bipolar and it's something that makes life so hard. It really makes losing weight and making healthy decisions almost impossible at times. Your either so up that you can't make the right decsions because you feel like you can do anything at all. When I'm up I tend to feel skinnyish, I never feel fat when I'm on a real manic episode. Or your so down you just don't care what things you do or don't do. Then there's the in between times where you might be normal for a short time. Or the mixed times where you just kind of swing between the two extremes within a matter of minutes and start thinking you can't take another minute of it. Meds never help for long until the one you are on stops working and they need to switch it and then it stops helping and they need to switch it. Some make you so drugged you can't function and most all make you gain a lot of weight easy. I'm on no meds for awhile now. I think it's a tiny bit better this way.