Featherweights-Let's Do Something Silly ...

[SusanB]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

2. How tall are you?

3. What's your family situation?

4. Where do you live?

5. One GOOD book.

6. One GOOD song.

7. One GOOD TV show.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

[BlueToBlue]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
My top weight was 150. I'm currently at about 124. My target is 115 or a flat stomach, whichever comes first.

2. How tall are you?
5 feet, 3 inches.

3. What's your family situation?
Not married but in a long-term relationship (going on 11 years). We've lived together for about six years. No plans to get married and no kids.

4. Where do you live?
Fremont, CA

5. One GOOD book.
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver. Also the entire Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin series by Rex Stout. Also Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Also California Rush by Shirwood Kiraly. Sorry, I can't name just one; I love to read.

6. One GOOD song.
Guitar Town by Steve Earle

7. One GOOD TV show.
Lost

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Peanut butter! I don't know why. Before I started this diet, I never ate peanut butter. Now I crave it. I eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch almost every day (I measure out 1 tbsp and use low calorie, multigrain bread-the whole sandwich is 290 calories).

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Every ad for every diet product that I've ever seen, particularly the ones that feature "after" pictures in bathing suits. There's no way those women look like that without a lot of airbrushing and/or surgery.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
To count calories. I was really resistant to the idea at first (I was hoping that exercise alone would be enough; I didn't want to change my eating habits). But restricting my calories has really worked. It also hasn't been as hard as I thought. There are some foods I've had to give up (cheese, desserts, sugary breakfast cereals :( ) but overall I don't feel deprived :goodvibes. I found a number of low calories foods that I really like and I enjoy looking for new recipes that fit into my calorie plan. I feel like this is something I can continue doing (for the rest of my life--I hope! The idea of maintenance is very scary! :eek: ).

- Barbara

[SusanB]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 162/124/122

2. How tall are you? 5'3" and a smidge

3. What's your family situation? live with husband, college boy (here for the summer, fledgling with car/job trouble and our daughter just got married

4. Where do you live? South Western Ontario, an hour North of London, about 20 or 25 minutes from the coast of Lake Huron

5. One GOOD book. Morning Comes Softly by Debbie Macomber

6. One GOOD song. You Win Again by the BeeGees

7. One GOOD TV show. CSI

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Salmon

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. *Dr Dewflickles* Pills will help you burn off the fat fast! (*insert any brand name here)

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Eat less, eat good food, do cardio, lift weights ... it all works together

[Lyria]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? - My top weight was about 80kgs or 176 pounds. My current weight is 59kgs or 130 pounds and my goal is around 57-58kgs 125-128 pounds.

2. How tall are you? - I'm 5'6

3. What's your family situation? - Foot loose and fancy free! Single as they come. Broke up with an inconsiderate boyfriend a little over a month ago. I currently have one daughter - My 10 month old baby girl, Lexus. She's one gorgeous calico cat and I love her to death.

4. Where do you live? - I live in Canberra, Australia. I'm currently living with two guys in a share house.

5. One GOOD book. - Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan or Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.

6. One GOOD song. - Flaunt It by TV Rock - it's a motto to live by!

7. One GOOD TV show. - Red Dwarf

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. - Yoghurt

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. - Diet pills. Period.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. - Eat when you're hungry to when you're full and MOVE.

Livi

[lucky]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

Top weight:214 Current Weight: 143 Goal Weight: Somewhere between 125 and 130

2. How tall are you? 5 feet and 2 whole inches

3. What's your family situation? Happily married with three children (7 year old son and 5 year old boy/girl twins)

4. Where do you live? Mississippi

5. One GOOD book. Bridget Jones' Diary (I wasn't a huge fan of the movie though, thought it was just okay). Fight Club is another good one and I actually did like the movie just as much.

6. One GOOD song. Easy Money by Todd Snider

7. One GOOD TV show. Lost for regular channels, Entourage for cable

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

Well, I don't intend to live without ANYTHING but the one food I would fight for would be cheese. Any kind of cheese. And Pasta. Oh, and pasta with cheese!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

Any claim that promised weight loss without consideration of calories in vs. calories out. "I ate whatever I wanted and dropped 5 dress sizes in 5 weeks!"

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

That every bite is another chance to get it right....weight loss is NOT an all or nothing game.

[2frustrated]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

Highest - 226
Current - 176 :cry: have been as low as 162 in the past month or so :tantrum:
Target - 140

2. How tall are you? 5'8"

3. What's your family situation? Engaged - getting married in November

4. Where do you live? London, En-ger-land

5. One GOOD book. A Brief History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson

6. One GOOD song. Anything really but I keep going back to Meatloaf :o

7. One GOOD TV show. Don't watch TV

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

Nothing springs to mind - I'm feeling fairly balanced today. Edited to say - I found one!!! Cottage Cheese! :lol:

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

Heard 'em all! Can't think of anything specific! Probably "You'll get bulky if you lift weights!"

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change

[alinnell]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
173/147/135

2. How tall are you?
5'8"

3. What's your family situation?
married, two kids, two dogs, work full time with DH

4. Where do you live?
the deserts of Southern California

5. One GOOD book.
anything by Jodi Picoult

6. One GOOD song.
too hard to answer, I like soooo much!

7. One GOOD TV show.
Criminal Minds

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
sour cream (it goes with anything--especially Mexican!)

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
any OTC diet aid

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Glory's goal thread, about eating superfoods. I've even turned my MIL onto it

[Goodbye Chubby]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

165/124-126/120

2. How tall are you?

5'4"

3. What's your family situation?

I've been living with my boyfriend for about a year.

4. Where do you live?

Baltimore, MD

5. One GOOD book.

Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks

6. One GOOD song.

To Live is to Die by Metallica (I absolutely love Metallica)

7. One GOOD TV show.

MASH (I can't seem to find anything decent, so I've been collecting the dvd box sets, even though I'm too young to remember the pre-rerun days)

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

CHEESE! My affinity for cheese borders on creepy. I'd rather be fat than give up cheese.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

I was told by the wonderful GNC employees that Trimspa and Hoodia would work.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

Attitude is everything.

[AmberD]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
199/180/165

2. How tall are you?
5'10''

3. What's your family situation?
I live with 4 other girls in a house, and currently have a touch and go relationship with my bf of two years

4. Where do you live?
D.C.

5. One GOOD book.
Power of One - Bryce Courtney (anything by him for that matter)

6. One GOOD song.
99 red ballons

7. One GOOD TV show.
Law & Order! I love them all!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Refried beans :(

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Anything that claims it's fast and easy and requires no effort.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Calories matter! Exercise alone is not going to do it.

[getncontrol]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
256:o 149:) 140:D

2. How tall are you?5'6"

3. What's your family situation?Married, 9 yrs, 1dd 1ds

4. Where do you live? Lethbridge, Alberta

5. One GOOD book. The Highlander series.

6. One GOOD song. I can't name just one.

7. One GOOD TV show. House

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. chocolate;) in moderation of course

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Where to start?? I've heard them all.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. The best tip I've heard is that it's okay to screw up, just hop right back on the wagon.

[smash]

1. Top weight 140, current weight 133, and target 120

2. How tall are you? 5'4"

3. What's your family situation? Single, live with roommates

4. Where do you live? Brooklyn NY

5. One GOOD book. Only one? Nice Big American Baby (short stories)

6. One GOOD song. "I Just Want to See His Face" by the Rolling Stones

7. One GOOD TV show. Gilmore Girls

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Cheese, definitely

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Any of those weeklong fast-type diets are such a crock.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Make exercise a habit.
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[ktgk]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 183 lbs. (9 mo. pregnant and 3 days before my daughter was born), 134 lbs, 115 lbs.

2. How tall are you? 5´4"

3. What's your family situation? Married (2 years) with a daughter (10 months).

4. Where do you live? Bonn, Germany

5. One GOOD book. For God and Country by James Yee

6. One GOOD song. Ebb Tide

7. One GOOD TV show. CSI

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Lasagne

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Oh my...there are just too many...how about the diets say that you have to cut certain foods out of your diet for the rest of your life???

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. If you must fill your stomach, fill it with 1/3 food, 1/3 drink(water) and leave 1/3 for air!


--Katherine

[fitgal2]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
145/133/125

2. How tall are you?
5'2 1/2

3. What's your family situation?
Living with boyfriend

4. Where do you live?
Canada

5. One GOOD book.
The dogs of Bable

6. One GOOD song.
Unwritten

7. One GOOD TV show.
CSI, House, Bones...

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Cheesecake

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
every claim from every diet pill

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
eat healthy 90% of the time and don't worry about the 10%, exercise daily

[1TiredGradStudent]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
151/129/115

2. How tall are you?
5'3"

3. What's your family situation?
Single, no kids

4. Where do you live?
Tennessee

5. One GOOD book.
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

6. One GOOD song.
Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty (Actually, just about anything by Tom Petty)

7. One GOOD TV show.
24

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Brownies

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Carbs are bad for you

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Count calories and exercise regularly.

[Double_O_Dani]

Ooo! My first post! I'm positively giddy....

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
155/130/122

2. How tall are you?
Five feet, three inches, though I'm three inches taller on my driver's license.

3. What's your family situation?
I live in a dorm, single like a slice of cheese. My mum is at home, renting out my room. My sister is in Banff, working at the Fine Arts Center. My Dad is in China indefinitely, teaching English.

4. Where do you live?
Saskatchewan.....Easy to draw, hard to spell.

5. One GOOD book.
Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes, Godhead, Brave New World, The Color Purple, Portrait of the Walrus By a Young Artist, Skepticism Inc, The Astrological Diary of God (Can you tell I'm a dork yet?)

6. One GOOD song.
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows

7. One GOOD TV show.
Anything with the Prefix CSI: or Law and Order....except for criminal intent because that guy is so damn smug...and House.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Chocolate anything....and good ice cream.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Anything to do with carbs being evil.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
'If you have a bad day, don't make it a bad week. If you have a bad week, don't make it a bad month. No matter how much you've screwed up, you can always get back on the wagon.' and '(Healthy eating/excercising) is a life-long commitment. Don't lose hope if you get off track. You aren't going to be perfect every day for the rest of your life.'

[SusanB]

The Saskatchewan thing? that's funny!

[softballmom]

New to Featherweights, so here's my story. Thanks Susan B. for the questionnaire...

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 163/133/115

2. How tall are you? 5'1

3. What's your family situation? Married almost 19 years to HS sweetheart. Two kids: 16 yo son and 12 yo daughter.

4. Where do you live? Outskirts of Atlanta GA, USA

5. One GOOD book. Oooh, I'm an avid reader. Just one? Where the Red Fern Grows - I still cry a good one in the end. This is the first book that I read under the covers with a flashlight until I finished it. Fond memories of my dad showing mercy and letting me continue even though bedtime was way earlier!!

6. One GOOD song. Anything fun or sappy, depending on my mood.

7. One GOOD TV show. Andy Griffith (b&w only) or for adult humor, Everybody Loves Ramond.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Quesadillas with nachos and good salsa

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. "For $39.99, you can lose it all in a few weeks"

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. It takes work and determination for anything worthwhile.

[Glory87]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

I quit weighing myself in a fit of denial. I know I weighed at least 195, so possibly 200+. I'm kind of bummed about it now, because I don't know how much weight I really lost! This morning, I weighed 127.5. I currently bounce around between 126 and 130. Staying under 130 is my target, that's my "red light warning level" weight!

2. How tall are you?

I am 5'7"

3. What's your family situation?

Currently living alone.

4. Where do you live?

I live near Seattle, WA.

5. One GOOD book

Toughie, I love to read and wear out my library card every week. I'll go with a classic - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060736267/sr=8-1/qid=1151117883/ref=sr_1_1/103-7225798-3097416?%5Fencoding=UTF8)

6. One GOOD song.

Last Goodbye by Jeff Buckley or Box of Rain by the Grateful Dead.

7. One GOOD TV show.

I'm a dork. Buffy! I also am currently addicted to Discovery's "I Shouldn't Be Alive."

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

Natural peanut butter.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

If you can cut some calories to lose some weight, cut MORE calories to lose MORE weight. That thought pretty much helped me "diet" my way to 200 lbs.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

Reaching goal weight is just the beginning of the hard work for a lifetime at a healthy weight.

[JuliaTN]

OK, here's mine:

1. Top weight 148, current 126.2 (really for the last 4 days that's what I've weighed every morning), goal 115-120

2. 5'3.5"

3. Live alone with my dog

4. Chattanooga, TN

5. Book: The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears

6. Song: Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel or Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley

7. TV Show: West Wing

8. BBQ Pork potato from Choo Choo BBQ

9. If you exercise you can eat whatever you want (maybe if you are a triathlete)

10. Calories in minus calories out is the only real formula.

[la3y_un1c0rn_37]

Susan can I play???

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?...242/198/175

2. How tall are you?...5'11'

3. What's your family situation?....13years married. 2kids

4. Where do you live?...GEORGIA...GO DOGSSSS!!!

5. One GOOD book. any of the Harry Potters books...

6. One GOOD song..... only one! not happen here. I love all of them!

7. One GOOD TV show....... House

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without..... Salad with grilled chicken

9. One weightloss lie you've heard....... "All you need to do is back away from the table" by my MIL

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness......Per Susan...."Fail to plan....and you plan to fail"

[Ilene]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 165/146/135

2. How tall are you? 5'3"

3. What's your family situation? Married 23 years in October, DS 18, DD 15, 2 cats

4. Where do you live? Eastern Ontario, an hour away from Ottawa ON, an hour away from Montreal QC, 20 minutes away from Massena NY,

5. One GOOD book. The book du jour is the GOOD book...

6. One GOOD song. I like all music

7. One GOOD TV show. Reality shows...

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. I can't just name one, oatmeal, eggwhites, salmon, romaine lettuce, whey protein powder... Is wine a food?

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Exercise all you want and you don't have to watch what you eat...

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Be persistant! and... Plan, Plan, Plan!!!

[Abby*]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 142.5/132/120

2. How tall are you? 5'5

3. What's your family situation? Engaged and living together

4. Where do you live? Brooklyn

5. One GOOD book. Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr

6. One GOOD song. U2 - With or Without You

7. One GOOD TV show. Amazing Race - I sooo want to be on that show!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Yogurt

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Those ads for diet pills don't clearly state that the person had to do more than take a pill.. they didn't get like that without a proper diet and exercise.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Exercise and eating healthy together is going to get you much further than one of those alone

[LockItUp]

Hey all, I want to join you here and thought this would be a good way...

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
Top 190 Current 146 (been as low as 142 dang it) Target 130-125

2. How tall are you?
5'6"

3. What's your family situation?
Getting married August 11th (less than 5 weeks now, ahhh)

4. Where do you live?
Phoenix, AZ

5. One GOOD book.
She Comes Undone by Wally Lamb

6. One GOOD song.
Fighter by Christina Aguilera

7. One GOOD TV show.
Nip/Tuck!!!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Ug, just one? Either cookies or Mexican food as a whole!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Don't drink water because it makes you fat (not kidding).

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Everything in moderation!

[tipsygypsy]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
238, 147, and anywhere from 130-135


2. How tall are you?
5'4"


3. What's your family situation?
Happily married


4. Where do you live?
Illinois


5. One GOOD book.
"Legacy" by Susan Kay.


6. One GOOD song.
"Time is Running Out" by Muse


7. One GOOD TV show.
"How Do I Look?" on the Style network


8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Steak!


9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
"One taste won't hurt." It hurts a great deal if it sets off cravings, as it WILL for me.


10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Drink your water!!

[QueenofChiba]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
141/135/115

2. How tall are you?
almost 5'3"


3. What's your family situation?
married with 2 small children


4. Where do you live?
about 30 mins outside of Tokyo


5. One GOOD book.
"Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown.


6. One GOOD song.
"Who Says" by Bon Jovi-


7. One GOOD TV show.
"Queer Eye"


8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Steak!


9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
diet drinks/systems will make you thin


10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Drink your water and keep moving!!

[bekah387]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 137/125/115

2. How tall are you? 5 foot 4 and a half inches

3. What's your family situation? i live with my parents, and my brother lives about an hour away from us

4. Where do you live? ontario, canada

5. One GOOD book. war and peace by leo tolstoy

6. One GOOD song. make damn sure by taking back sunday

7. One GOOD TV show. jeopardy!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. peanut butter

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. carbs are EVIL

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. "you have to decide who you love more, yourself or ronald mcdonald. i chose me. and that's why this is going to last" (my mom. she's lost 60 pounds over the past few months and i am so proud of her)

[Red Hat]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 175/159/140

2. How tall are you?5'8"

3. What's your family situation?married, 3 grown children, 6 grandchildren

4. Where do you live? Texas

5. One GOOD book. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

6. One GOOD song. anything Elvis (probably Love Me Tender)

7. One GOOD TV show. Law and Order

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. pasta (although I have moved to whole wheat)

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. "you don't need to lose weight"

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness it takes both excercise and diet to make it work

[superstar]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
top weight: 152 a few years back
current weight: 133
target weight: 115-120 lbs.

2. How tall are you?
5'3"

3. What's your family situation?
Mom, Stepfather, sister

4. Where do you live?
Miami, FL

5. One GOOD book.
Of Mice & Men

6. One GOOD song.
"My Love" by Justin Timberlake at the moment

7. One GOOD TV show.
Will & Grace

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Hmmm. Ice cream.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
48 hour juice or whatever

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Dont deprive yourself.

[SusanB]

Bump!

[canadian mom]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
top weight: 200+/128-130/125
2. How tall are you?
5'2.5"

3. What's your family situation?
married 5years with 4 kids (ages 10- 4)

4. Where do you live?
Fredericton, New Brunswick,Canada

5. One GOOD book.
Can't pick one lol

6. One GOOD song.
Currently I am liking u and ur hand ~pink

7. One GOOD TV show.
My only have to watch show is Dog the Bounty Hunter

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Yogurt

9. One weightloss lie you've heard
Too many too list

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
It is not a diet it is a lifestyle change

[shiloh911]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
143/135/125

2. How tall are you?
5'7"

3. What's your family situation?
Live in dorms/with parents during breaks, have a boyfriend of 3 years, 9 months

4. Where do you live?
Fond du Lac, WI/Valparaiso, IN

5. One GOOD book.
The Drow Elf Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore

6. One GOOD song.
Maybe I'm A Lion by The Black Mages

7. One GOOD TV show.
Stargate SG-1

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Mountain Dew

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
I'll have to go with "take this pill and you'll lose tons of weight and be toned like me without diet or exercise!"

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Only eat when you're hungry, and stop when you're comfortably full, not stuffed.

[kaw]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

Ever? 180-ish. CW 147. Target 135 @ 16% body fat

2. How tall are you?

A shade under 5'9"

3. What's your family situation?

Happily unmarried to the same man for 18 years. One son, age 5.

4. Where do you live?

Central New York, most of the time.

5. One GOOD book.

Ellen Melloy's "Eating Stone."

6. One GOOD song.

Closer to Fine, Indigo Girls

7. One GOOD TV show.

We watch baseball, if anything.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

Apples. I love apples.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

Women shouldn't lift heavy weights or they'll bulk up/look like a bodybuilder/not be feminine. Similar: women just need to "tone."

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

Muscle is more dense than fat, and burns more calories at rest.

[greatchoice]

start: 168-----current: 133-----goal: 130 (but wouldn't mind 125!).

I am 5'3" tall.

I am married and have 3 sons, two are away at college and one 16 yr old.

I live in Southern California.

Book-Hungry Planet

Song-Go Put Your Records On-Corinne Bailey Ray

TV show-LOST

Food I can't live without-WOW! I can't think of one! I'm glad I can't:D

diet lie-sheesh, all of them. Cabbage soup, diet pills, protien only, low-fat only, eat all the calories you want :mad:

best diet tip-Progress, not perfection.

[Mudpie]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

Top 153. CW 140. Target 130 (125-130 range)

2. How tall are you?

A shade over 5'4"

3. What's your family situation?

Mostly happily unmarried to the same man for 13 years. 2 cats

4. Where do you live?

Toronto Ontario (but secretly I've always wanted to be an American)

5. One GOOD book.

John Irving's Cider House Rules. Bill whatsis In a Sunburned Country. Barbara Kingsolver's Poisonwood Bible. Current one on the go is Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking

6. One GOOD song.

Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers, Beggar's Banquet, Let it Bleed, Exile on Main Street. Peter Gabriel's entire So album, U2's Atomic Bomb, Billie Holliday (a new fave), and the list goes on and on and on.

7. One GOOD TV show.

CSI original

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

Ice cream (is wine a food - I LOVE it Ilene)

9. One weight loss lie you've heard.

Any "miracle" pill with weight loss of 34 lbs in 2 days etc.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

Muscle is more dense than fat, and burns more calories at rest.

With thanks to Kaw whose initial questionnaire I copied
Dagmar

[Mudpie]

and my favorite colour is purple :p

Dagmar

[sznn]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
182/155ish/138..... was 140ish last July:o:
2. How tall are you?
5' 8.5"
3. What's your family situation?
Commonlaw - 7 years/together 9 total, no kids, 2 spoiled rotten furbeasts (cats)
4. Where do you live?
Vancouver BC
5. One GOOD book.
Lovely Bones
6. One GOOD song.
Breathe Me by Sia
7. One GOOD TV show.
Most shows on HGTV
8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Cheese
9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
10 lbs in 10 days
10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Simple math = Calories In Vs. Calories Out

[EZMONEY]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

Pretty normal really for a man that can fly

2. How tall are you?

Tall enough to fit my cape

3. What's your family situation?

Adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife

4. Where do you live?

Metropolis

5. One GOOD book.

MAN OF STEEL

6. One GOOD song.

KRYPTONITE by 3 Doors Down ~ That song really kills me!

7. One GOOD TV show.

It's A bird It's A Plane It's Superman

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

Lois's chocolate chip cookies!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

When you fly you are weightless

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.[/QUOTE]

Don't do power lunches with Jimmy

[kateconfessional]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
126/111.9/110

2. How tall are you?
5'2 and a half

3. What's your family situation?
i'm living on campus with some friends, while my mom lives in china (she moved there when iwas 18), my sister and her husband just moved to san francisco, and my dad lives somewhere in MD

4. Where do you live?
allentown, PA (when at school), near washington, DC (when at home)

5. One GOOD book.
the curious incident of the dog in the night-time

6. One GOOD song.
chicago - sufjan stevens


7. One GOOD TV show.
sex and the city

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
cheese

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
those weight loss ads on the internet saying you can lose 20 pounds in just 2 weeks!

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness
eat healthy, and keep active. don't be afraid to treat yourself every now and then. don't worry about messing up, just remember that you have to get up and try again.

[AmandaD]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
190/149/140
2. How tall are you?
5'8"
3. What's your family situation?
Single
4. Where do you live?
Texas
5. One GOOD book.
The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
6. One GOOD song.
Dirty Second Hands by Switchfoot
7. One GOOD TV show.
Lost
8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
BBQ, even though I don't have it much I love it.
9. One weight loss lie you've heard.
Diet Pills
10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Exercise

[Dawnslight]

I just had to join in the fun :D

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
174 (about two years ago)/164/130 (Although I'd be happy at 140)

2. How tall are you?
a smidge under 5'2

3. What's your family situation?
Single, living at home with my parents. My sister and her 3 kids live about 1/2 a mile away.

4. Where do you live?
Indiana

5. One GOOD book.
Anything by Terry Pratchett, PC Cast, and Meg Cabot

6. One GOOD song.
Somebody to Love by Queen

7. One GOOD TV show.
Good Eats, Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
My mother's meatloaf

9. One weight loss lie you've heard.
Anything that involved taking a little pill

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Find an excersize that you love and eat in moderation

[stiebena]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 165/142/130

2. How tall are you? 5'4"

3. What's your family situation? I'm a student, living with my boyfriend of 4 years

4. Where do you live? Hamilton, ON

5. One GOOD book. Any of the Harry Potter books!!!

6. One GOOD song. You Walk in My Soul, Gary Numan

7. One GOOD TV show. hehehe, I'm bad, but I love America's (or Canada's) Next Top Model

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. mmm Ice Cream

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Anything involving super rapid weight loss, and usually diet pills

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Choose a plan that you can stick with for ever...losing weight is a lifestyle change, not a diet.

[thinnythighs]

1. 250/154/115

2. 5ft 6in

3. Married

4. north midwest

5. A Total Waste of Makeup, Hell Hath No Fury

6. too many to list

7. House, dirty jobs

8. New York rasberry brownie cheesecake with a grahmcracker crust

9. That you will gain it all back within 2 years. i have kept it off for over 5.

10. dress to fit the body you have now. Looking good helps you to feel good.

[feelingroovy]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
highest - 209 (postnatal)
current - 147
target - 135-140

2. How tall are you?
5'6"

3. What's your family situation?
Happily married with two children, ages 5 and 3

4. Where do you live?
Northern Virginia

5. One GOOD book.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (a classic)

6. One GOOD song.
Imagine by John Lennon and everything Beatles!

7. One GOOD TV show.
Sopranos

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Cheese and wine! D'oh!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
LOSE 30 POUNDS IN 30 DAYS... GUARANTEED!!!

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Consistency is key. Eat smart and exercise

[Azure]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

210/153/135

2. How tall are you?

5'7"

1. What's your family situation?

I've got a lovely set of parents and two siblings and a boyfriend of almost 2 years :)

4. Where do you live?

During the school semester, I live at college and I live with my parents on vacations.

5. One GOOD book.

Can't pick just one! I've recently REALLY loved the Belgariad and the Mallorean by David and Leigh Eddings :D

6. One GOOD song.

"They Can't Take That Away From Me"--Sinatra

7. One GOOD TV show.

CSI (the original--Vegas. I <3 Grissam)

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

I can't live without sharp cheddar cheese...I did for an entire year on a "low fat/low calorie" diet and I MISSED it.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

That lifting weights will make women "bulk up" or be masculine-looking.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

Information refuting the above lie: Women CAN lift and lift heavy and they won't look like a man. Women -can't- get bulky without chemical enhancement. And lifting is good for ya!

[mamajones]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
TW: 155
CW: 131
GW: 120

2. How tall are you?
5'3"

3. What's your family situation?
married, with children ;) ~~ all boys, ages 4 & 3, we live away from our
extended family :(

4. Where do you live?
Tennessee

5. One GOOD book.
One Slow Moon...Elizabeth Cox

6. One GOOD song.
Crazy...Gnarls Barkley

7. One GOOD TV show.
Just for Laughs :D

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
TRIBE sweet roasted red pepper hummus...yummm

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
"You too can lose 10-15-or even 20 lbs by [U]insert holiday here[U] with no dieting & no exercise~just order now!"

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Develop an eating & exercise plan that you can stick into your life daily, & push through the difficulty long enough & it will become habit. Still not easy, but certainly easier. Eventually. Eating smart & exercise is as important as brushing your teeth & taking a shower...you wouldn't skip those things because you "just don't want to" would you? No, it doesn't even cross your mind, that is because you have been doing it over & over for years. Do the same thing with smart eating & exercise. Start now.

[DGAdDawg]

I'm new...this seems like a perfect way to introduce myself!

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
165(about 2 years ago)....115....110

2. How tall are you?
5'2"

3. What's your family situation?
My parents live in a small town in NW Georgia. My sister is at college about 2 hours from our hometown. I live in Alabama, with a roommate, until December.

4. Where do you live?
Alabama...

5. One GOOD book.
So hard!! My favorite-- Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam(basis for the movie "October Sky"), Gone With The Wind

6. One GOOD song.
Again, it changes...lately I'm liking "Child, you're the Revolution" by Angie Aparo


7. One GOOD TV show.
Friday Night Lights!! If you don't watch it, you're missing out!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
If I HAVE to pick...Homemade Chocolate Pound Cake with Homemade Chocolate Icing.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Lose 30 pounds in 30 days!

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness
Its not a diet, its a lifestyle. You can still have the foods you love.

[Scenestealer]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
Top weight - 135; current weight - 130; target - 120.

2. How tall are you?
5'5"

3. What's your family situation?
Just graduated college, and living in NYC about 3 hours south from my family which is... mother on one side, then father, stepmother, and half-sister (she's only 4!) on the other side. My parents still get along VERY very well, and we do our holidays all together. As for my "roommate family," I'm living with a girlfriend from high school and my best friend from college's boyfriend (she's living in a different city, and they used to double-date with my then-bf and I, so I knew him to be a good guy).

4. Where do you live?
Manhattan!

5. One GOOD book.
Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat - it's another version of the French Women Don't Get Fat, so tons of advice, personal stories, and recipes. I love reading books about fitness even if I don't necessarily follow the plan they prescribe exactly. As for a fiction read, anything by Jodi Picoult (would have said that even if you didn't, Allison), though I think "The Pact" is one of her best. Or "A Plain Truth."

6. One GOOD song.
Mmm... I love Rascal Flatts, and am hooked on "Skin" lately. Makes me cry, and I love a good cry :)

7. One GOOD TV show.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Yes, I suppose it's a trashy reality show, but I love it, and besides, it always inspires me to work out and get in the ridiculous shape those girls are in!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Chickpeas. I mash them for homemade hummus, toss them with other veggies for salads, sautee them with spinach and garlic, puree them to add to homemade marinara sauces and soups... I just love them. And to think I only discovered them a year ago!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
That you can eat as much as you want as long as it's a "healthy" food.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Constantly doing some type of exercise while watching TV. Leg lifts, situps, pushups... anything simple, but it still allows you to relax while not turning you into a couch potato!

[Canajun Chick]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
157/144/135

2. How tall are you?
5'5"

3. What's your family situation?
Co-habiting with my boyfirend of three years.

4. Where do you live?
Mid-Atlantic

5. One GOOD book.
Helter Skelter - Vincent Bugliosi

6. One GOOD song.
New Shoes - Paolo Nutini

7. One GOOD TV show.
Gray's Anatomy (even though I know they are ALL dysfuntional)

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Cheese.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Not eating in the evening aids weight loss (tell that to the Europeans!)

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Allow yourself a small portion of the things you "shouldn't" have - moderation is the key.

[Lindsey4884]

Hi everyone! I'm new here.

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
Top weight - 240, current - 150, target - 130

2. How tall are you?
5'5"

3. What's your family situation?
I graduated from college May of 2006 and now I live and work around Washington, DC with two friends from college. My family is all back in Ohio so I don't seem them very much but I have a great support system of friends here. Currently single.

4. Where do you live?
Fairfax, VA

5. One GOOD book.
"Pride and Prejudice" OMG. Love. It. Actually dressing up as Jane Bennett for Halloween.

6. One GOOD song.
"Konstantine" by Something Corporate. Look it up :-)

7. One GOOD TV show.
"The Office" i'm in love w/ Jim.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
i really like muffins but i'm trying to hold myself back!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Life will be so much easier when you're thinner.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Counting calories every day and making sure I get off my butt and exercise at least 3 times a week.

[lointhecity]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
172lbs... 132lbs... 120lbs.

2. How tall are you?
5'4.5

3. What's your family situation?
single. livin with mah mum... lol

4. Where do you live?
Mexico

5. One GOOD book.
Harry Potter... lol... gotta love it. or Wutherin Heights

6. One GOOD song.
So in love, Cole Porter. From the musical Kiss Me Kate

7. One GOOD TV show.
Grey's Anatomy

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Ice Cream!!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Anything related to diet pills

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Eat what you want. Eat consciously and Stop when you're full.

[manchuntd88]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

153/142/

2. How tall are you?

5'6"

3. What's your family situation?

I ive in an apartment with 2 roommates, they are both fun energetic and healthy and it has helped me immensely in leading a healthy lifestyle.
4. Where do you live?

5. One GOOD book.

Freakonomics

6. One GOOD song.

Amy Winehouse is pretty good

7. One GOOD TV show.

Entourage!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

Super dark chocolate

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

That Atkins works long term

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

Find a hobby thats active that you love (for me it was tennis) and make friends in that sport and just keep at it!

[jaxnthbx]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
165

2. How tall are you?
5'5" (always wishing for that last growth spurt)

3. What's your family situation?
Divored for one year, was married for 8.5yrs. No children. Wonderful
Parents and incredible Sister. Of course I can't forget my bff (dog) Oliver.

4. Where do you live?
Iowa

5. One GOOD book.
Quick read... but a favorite... Oh the places you'll go.

6. One GOOD song.
Currently any Christmas or holiday tune gets me SINGING!!!! LOVE IT

7. One GOOD TV show.
Biggest Loser a Huge Favorite!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Bread, any kind any flavor it is my WEAKNESS

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
It is easy you just have to put your mind to it. Fat people are lazy and just don't want to make the effort it takes to be thin. (grrr grrr grrr) :)

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness
Carry yourself with pride and it will radiate in everything else you do.

[mariarose]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
150/132/120

2. How tall are you?
5'4

3. What's your family situation?
Living with my parents again, trying to save up $$ to join my fiance in DC (he is required to live in the law school dorms through May but I'm hoping to get up there in January).

4. Where do you live?
Atlanta

5. One GOOD book.
Cat's Cradle

6. One GOOD song.
American Girl by Tom Petty

7. One GOOD TV show.
Law and Order:CI with Goren and Eames

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
dairy mmmm...

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
anything with fast and hard rules ie no eating after this time, none of this food group, eat this or that every day

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
constant vigilance-- everything counts, even if it is your birthday, or you are drunk, or you are having so much fun or you are looking really hot tonight. The calories still count.

[Amberelise]

Well, I think I'm going to move in to this board since I have under 15 lbs left to lose. . . so, here goes:

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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? Top weight when I started at 3FC was 157. I'd say I was a little over 160 when I really got serious. Currently I'm 143. My target weight is 130. So. . .

157/143/130

2. How tall are you? 5'9"

3. What's your family situation? I live with my fiance here in Chicago. My immediate family is several hours away, depending, but they all do live in the midwest. 4 hours is the shortest drive, 15 hours is the longest.

4. Where do you live? Chicago

5. One GOOD book. Scarlet Pimpernel

6. One GOOD song. My music tastes change constantly. There is no one song that I would really like to post here and have it define me. Two weeks from now I'd probably hate that song.

7. One GOOD TV show. Boston Legal

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. ice cream

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. You can spot reduce.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

[amazinggrace]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
My top weight was 175, I currently weigh 172, and my target is 150.

2. How tall are you?
5' 6"

3. What's your family situation?
I am married and have two stepchildren and a newborn.

4. Where do you live?
I live in a rural community in Montana

5. One GOOD book.
Suncatchers

6. One GOOD song.
Cactus by the Pixies

7. One GOOD TV show.
Monk

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Pizza

9. One weight loss lie you've heard.
Skipping meals is a good way to lose weight

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Long lasting slimness is not just changing your eating habits but also in changing your lifestyle. Some of those changes are regular exercise and finding a support system.
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[bambifox]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
185/177/150

2. How tall are you?
5'9"

3. What's your family situation?
Divorced, living with 8 yr old daughter; also I am a grandma of 2 wonderful children who live with my oldest daughter 21 nearby.

4. Where do you live?
Northern Virginia

5. One GOOD book.
Agatha Cristie - And Then There Were None - My all time favorite!

6. One GOOD song.
Beyonce - Bootilishous

7. One GOOD TV show.
In Living Color

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
hot, fresh, chocolate chip cookies...but I have to for now...sigh

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
You can eat whatever you want and get slim as long as you take this pill!

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
A good support system is absolutely necessary for success, possibly just as important as healthy eating (eating when hungry), and exercise.

[jessica lynnm55]

Hey everyone.....I'm a newbie, so I thought I'd post to get to know everyone.

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
Top - 140 Current - 122.5 Target - 110

2. How tall are you?
5' 1/2 inch

3. What's your family situation?
Married almost 21 years. Two furbabies who are the love my live :)

4. Where do you live?
East Texas - about 100 miles east of Dallas.

5. One GOOD book.
Only 1??? To Kill A Mockingbird

6. One GOOD song.
Can't pick just one. Probably something by the Bee Gees or Elton John?

7. One GOOD TV show.
House

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Mexican Food and homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies. Sorry I had to pick two.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Pills solve your weight loss problems.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
It's a lifestyle change not a quick fix, or a gimmick.

[trailgroomer]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
150/150/130:carrot:
2. How tall are you?
5' 2"

3. What's your family situation
couple

4. Where do you live?mansfield center CT

5. One GOOD book.where have all the leaders gone lee iacocca

6. One GOOD song.
plain white t's delilah

7. One GOOD TV show.
PTI

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
black raspberries

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
I'll get back on track on Monday,tomorrow

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
haven't heard it yet
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[melvin2all]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
Top 265, current 164 target 145

2. How tall are you?
5 7

3. What's your family situation?
Live w/Fiance

4. Where do you live?
Sarasota, FL

5. One GOOD book.
5 people you meet in heaven

6. One GOOD song.
Stay...Sugarland

7. One GOOD TV show.
Gilmore Girls

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Sushi

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
you can lose 8 pounds a week

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Weigh yourself regularly

[zEdit]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 132/126/120

2. How tall are you? 5'4''

3. What's your family situation? Married for three years, and have two kitties.

4. Where do you live? rural Midwest

5. One GOOD book. Huge fan of Harry Potter series, but read real books, too.

6. One GOOD song. Love anything Coldplay.

7. One GOOD TV show. The Office

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Chocolate

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Anything that involves words: "just" "two weeks" "eat all you want" "three easy payments"

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Nothing good comes easy (that's for anything in life, including weight loss)

[Marathon Mom]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 164 / 150 / 140
2. How tall are you? 5'9"

3. What's your family situation? Happily Married with 2 great kids 10yrs & 7yrs

4. Where do you live? Southeastern, PA

5. One GOOD book. Eat Pray Love

6. One GOOD song. Cruisin' Together

7. One GOOD TV show. Friends

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Pizza

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. (stumped)

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels

[Ilene]

:welcome: Marathon Mom :wave:

[chynnafarris]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
TOP-120
CURRENT-118
TARGET-MAYBE 108

2. How tall are you?
5'1

3. What's your family situation?
I LIVE WITH MY MOM

4. Where do you live?
I LIVE IN ARKANSAS
5. One GOOD book.
THE BIBLE
6. One GOOD song.
THE REVELATION SONG
7. One GOOD TV show.
GEORGE LOPEZ
8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
SHRIMP
9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
NONE
10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
NONE

[get fit in ky]

1.What's your top weight, current weight and target?
165-170/152/140
2. How tall are you?
5’6”
3. What's your family situation?
Married x 30 yrs, 2 kids: 18 and 21
4. Where do you live?
KY
5. One GOOD book.
I love trash romances for escape…I’m not into “good” books
6. One GOOD song.
I’m amusical…I wouldn’t turn on a radio unless told to. However, I do cardio to oldies on an MP3 and that gets me going.
7. One GOOD TV show.
Survivor…I like to see how much weight they lose!
8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Peanut butter
9. One weight loss lie you've heard.
Any OTC product/program with those before and after pics…I can stick my stomach out that far, make a sad face, then suck it back in and smile…and I can do it in 15 seconds!
10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Like they say on the church signs “God allows U turns”! Just keep on keepin' on.

[emmaukgrl]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

Top Weight: 147lbs, Current Weight 125lbs, Target 105lbs

2. How tall are you?

5'0'' (I always, always wear high heels!)

3. What's your family situation?

I'm living at home with my parents and 6 younger siblings because I am a penniless student :( Hopefully moving out next year though!!

4. Where do you live?

SW UK

5. One GOOD book.

SHOPAHOLIC by Sophie Kinsella

6. One GOOD song.

Destiny by Delinquant - I love this song at the moment!

7. One GOOD TV show.

Skins

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

Onion ring style chips

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

to lose weight eat as little as possible??

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

Don't beat yourself up over having a bad day - remember how well you've done already!

[katewillbehappier]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
Top Weight = About 155
Current Weight = 135
Target Weight = 118

2. How tall are you?
5'7"

3. What's your family situation?
I'm a student and live at home, and sadly single!

4. Where do you live?
Dublin, Ireland

5. One GOOD book.
Northern Lights - Philip Pullman

6. One GOOD song.
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley,
or for something uplifting...
Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros

7. One GOOD TV show.
Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Breakfast Muesli...full of lovely dried fruits and nuts but calorific!!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
The maple syrup diet....living off water, syrup, lemon and cayenne pepper for 2 weeks?? Of course you'd lose weight but it's not possible!

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Calorie-counting....before, I hadn't a clue how much extra I was eating each day!


And just read MarathonMom's answer to Q 10 and it's so true! To motivate me to first start losing weight I used to tell myself "I WILL BE HAPPIER" everytime I thought about eating seconds and it really did work for me...


Good work everyone, keep it up!!

xxx

[Lizzard]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
Top pregnant weight: 206
Top non-pregnant weight: 171
Current weight: 137
Target: a toned 125-128 (I'll have to see how things look when I get there! FWIW, I'm really "small-boned" even though I'm tallish.)

2. How tall are you?
5'7" and 1/2. I like the 1/2 because I think it entitles me to another 2 pounds or so! :D

3. What's your family situation?
Husband and two little ones.

4. Where do you live?
Colorado

5. One GOOD book.
Fast Food Nation

6. One GOOD song.
Crazy by Gnarls Barkley

7. One GOOD TV show.
Project Runway

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Cheese

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Oh gosh, so many. Perhaps: don't bother, you're just destined to be fat -- it's in your genes (perhaps a lie I've told myself more than one others have told me).

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Keep temptation foods out of the house. If you take something out of the pantry/fridge and you're afraid of bingeing, take a reasonable amount and quick throw the rest away. If you're at a restaurant, you've eaten enough and you know you should stop, pour too much hot sauce or an unappetizing amount of salt on the rest. Don't play the torture/will power/"I can control myself, really" game. Just get rid of it.
;) Lizzard

[iriswhispers]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
top was somewhere over 164 - i gave up the scale for awhile. I'm currently 135 and aiming for 120, although I'd settle for 125 again.

2. How tall are you?
5'4"

3. What's your family situation?
single, living alone - although i do have a wonderful boyfriend.

4. Where do you live?
Pennsylvania

5. One GOOD book.
just one? i recently finished "overdosed america," which is about evil pharmaceutical companies. i recommend it if you don't mind reading something that will tick you off.

6. One GOOD song.
jeez, again - just ONE? "whipping post" by the allman brothers band

7. One GOOD TV show.
i don't watch TV... haven't for years. however some friends have gotten me into "Scrubs" on DVD.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
hot peppers

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
any of numerous gimmicks about losing a lot of weight in a short time - and KEEPING it off.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
stay active - get moving every day.

[murphmitch]

This is so much fun reading these that I have to join in.

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
152/122/120

2. How tall are you?
5' 3" I noticed there's a lot of short women on here!

3. What's your family situation?
I live with my husband of 25 years. My middle daughter moved back home last year, one son away at college.

4. Where do you live?
Largest city in Iowa - there aren't many.

5. One GOOD book.
I loved Kite Runner.

6. One GOOD song.
My current favorite is "Waiting in the Weeds" by the Eagles.

7. One GOOD TV show.
I love Medium

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Oatmeal. Have to have it every morning.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Eating later in the day will make you get fatter.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness
Exercise, exercise, exercise. Especially as you age, it will keep you young.

[Lekhika]

1.What's your top weight, current weight and target?
163 (when I did get on the scale) 111/105
2. How tall are you?
5’3. What's your family situation?
I have been married for nearly 9 years, two kids (daughter: 5) & (son: 2 1/2)
4. Where do you live?
South NJ
5. One GOOD book.
I just read The audacity of Hope by Obama...it was ok...pretty darn idealistic stuff.
6. One GOOD song.
Honky Tonk Woman by The Rolling Stones
7. One GOOD TV show.
Lost (sadly no more new shows until April 26th) *sob*
8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
canned tunafish
9. One weight loss lie you've heard.
You shouldn't have to feel hungry when you're losing weight.
10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

[dangerouscurves76]

1. Top weight, current weight and target?
156/141/130
2. How tall are you?
5'6
3. What's your family situation?
Super Single and loving it! :) No children, except for my sweet furry 4-legged daughter, CoCo.
4. Where do you live?
Suburbs of New Jersey
5. One GOOD book.
"The Little Black Book of Style" by Nina Garcia (Fashion Director at Elle magazine and fashion judge on one of my favorite shows Project Runway!)
6. One GOOD song.
My favorite songs are the ones that keep me going when I'm running on the treadmill! Right now, I'm loving Rihanna's "Don't stop the Music" and "Shut up and Drive"
7. One GOOD TV show.
DEXTER on Showtime and "How To Look Good Naked with Carson Kressley" on Lifetime. Ladies...please watch this show when you get a chance to sit down and relax! Who knew that a MAN would teach me how to stop struggling with negative self-image. And learn to accept, embrace and flaunt the body I have now!! Instead of waiting till I reach my goal weight to love myself.
8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Haagen-Dazs Strawberry Ice Cream (soooooo yummy)
9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
"Cut fruits and carbs from you diet and watch the pounds melt off your body."
(I admit I tried it....in a week's time I lost maybe two pounds and turned into a nasty, snarly, wicked witch! Co-workers were begging me to eat a bagel and shut up!)
10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Love yourself enough to take really good care of yourself.

[AngieH75]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
175/162/low 150's
2. How tall are you?
5ft 9in (and shrinking I think - I used to be 5' 10")
3. What's your family situation?
Living with my boyfriend, his dog and my dog (who's lovingly referred to as my kid!)
4. Where do you live?
Coon Rapids - a suburb of the St.Paul/Minneapolis area
5. One GOOD book.
Anything by John Sanford from the "Prey" Series
6. One GOOD song.
This is a tough one since I'm a music junkie. The one that's running through my head right now - "Lonely Long" By G. B. Leighton
7. One GOOD TV show.
CSI - the original
8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Chocolate
9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
If you don't eat, you won't gain weight.
10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Your goal weight is the weight in which you're happy with yourself.

[HudsonHawk]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? Top 180-185 Current-158ish (on gym scale post breakfast and workout). Target-130 but I'd settle for 140.

2. How tall are you? 5' 6.75"

3. What's your family situation? Engaged, no kids, just 3 fur babies. Piju, an elderly chow chow, Murphy, a delicate abysinnian, and Binks, my overweight baby "harbor seal" (when he lays on his side and his chub sticks out, he looks like a seal).

4. Where do you live? I live in Warwick, RI but I work in Boston, MA

5. One GOOD book. Oh god, so many to list. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon-all of her books are fantastic!

6. One GOOD song. Take me the way I am by Ingrid Michaelson

7. One GOOD TV show. LOL, WAAAAY too many to list. Current faves are Grey's, Lost, New Amsterdam, Hells Kitchen, Top Chef, Family Guy

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Cheese

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. It's genetics that make you fat.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Even if it's just a walk around the block, it's something, and it's better than nothing.

[whoIwannabe]

1.What's your top, current and goal weight??? 156/154/120lbs...but I'd settle for 130lbs!
2.how tall? 5'3''
3.family situation: married to a german man for 15 years now. I have 2 beautiful sons 10 and 7 yrs old
4. where do I live? canadian living in mexico due to job relocation
5.one good book: Angela's Ashes
6.one good song: islands in the stream by dolly+kenny!!!
7.favourite tv show: curb your enthusiasm
8.food I can't live without: mushroom pizza
9.weightloss lie I heard: you look great the way you are!
10 best tip I ever received with regard to long lasting slimness: keep counting calories and get movin'!

[batmomm2000]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 143/116/110

2. How tall are you? 5'1"

3. What's your family situation? CHAOTIC-married w/2 boys, 4 & 8

4. Where do you live? Richmond, VA

5. One GOOD book. Any of the Harry Potter books!!!-ditto!

6. One GOOD song. Eye of the Tiger

7. One GOOD TV show. hehehe, I'm bad, but I love America's (or Canada's) Next Top Model-again ditto!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. mmm Ice Cream-omg you are ME!!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
that you can spot reduce

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
don't try shortcuts, they don't work

[leela0730]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
195.2 starting weight, 180.6 currently, 168 goal. With my height 168 gets me down to a healthy BMI rating, which I'm using as a goal b/c several diseases such as heart disease run in my family.

2. How tall are you?
5' 8.75"

3. What's your family situation?
Married, no kids, 2 dogs, 3 cats :D

4. Where do you live?
Maine

5. One GOOD book.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

6. One GOOD song.
"The Way I Am" by Ingrid Michaelson. And anything by Jason Mraz.

7. One GOOD TV show.
"My Family" on PBS.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
"Wicked Whoopie" brand oatmeal whoopie pies.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Well, I'm not sure about this one...I've heard people in my WW group insisting that diet sodas and diet sweets are the way to go, and maybe it works for them, but diet/artificially sweetened-anything doesn't work for me. So maybe that's a weight-loss lie, for me? I'm not really sure.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
My husband (who is very supportive) always tells me when I get disappointed that my weight loss in any given week may be as low as 1/10 of a pound..."the longer it takes to lose it, the longer it stays off." I don't know how he knows that, but I believe him. And it makes me feel good about my tiny weekly weigh-losses. :)

[luckylettuce]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
171, 166, 150

2. How tall are you?
5'5 (almost)

3. What's your family situation?
single, living with boyfriend, no kids

4. Where do you live?
Northern California

5. One GOOD book.
Comfort Me with Apples

6. One GOOD song.
I Never-Rilo Kiley

7. One GOOD TV show.
No Reservations

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Cheese

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Hmm not sure I've heard any lies, but I know that existing on a banana and cup of cottage cheese a day is NOT a healthy way to go about it.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Eat less, move more.

[scorpio88]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
165/145/120? (honestly not sure, I keep changing it, it depends on how I look)

2. How tall are you?
5'7"

3. What's your family situation?
Single, no kids and don't plan on having any.

4. Where do you live?
Ontario, Canada

5. One GOOD book.
The Notebook

6. One GOOD song.
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

7. One GOOD TV show.
LOST! I am *addicted* to that show..it's becoming an unhealthy addiction LOL.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Strawberries / Salad

9. One weightloss lie you've heard?
Hmm good question..I guess I'll go with what someone else said, and that you can spot reduce..trust me, if you could, I wouldn't be here, haha.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Don't cheat yourself, treat yourself (set aside one day that you allow yourself to have what we'd consider an unhealthy food).

[Kitegirl24]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
My current weight is my highest (~120lbs) and my target is ~105lbs.

2. How tall are you?
4'10" (yeah....not a lot of places for that weight to go!! I am hoping to not only be short, but "little" and maybe even thin)

3. What's your family situation?
Only child...the plus side: all Mom and Dad's attention is focused on me.
The downside: all Mom and Dad's attention is focused on me. :lol:

4. Where do you live?
Northeast US - living abroad for a year starting in September! :smug:

5. One GOOD book.
Caramelo, by Sandra Cisneros

6. One GOOD song.
"Breathe Me" by Sia

7. One GOOD TV show.
Heroes!! (the only show I watch)

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Chocolate...duh. :T

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Many.....how about that simply not eating is a good way to lose weight? Actually, your body needs a decent number of calories to slim down.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
DIETS DON'T WORK!! Exercise and healthy eating is the way to go! :trampo: :lifter:

[Lindsey4884]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? top - 230, current - 150, target-130

2. How tall are you? 5'5''

3. What's your family situation? i am a single 24 year old.. i have an older sister/brother in law with two darling little niece and nephew, awesome mom, reliable dad

4. Where do you live? fairfax, va but in 2 weeks i'll be in charlottesville, va!

5. One GOOD book. i am charlotte simmons

6. One GOOD song. sweetly broken by jeremy riddle

7. One GOOD TV show. The Office.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. chips and salsa

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. fads work (boo)

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. working out for life is key!!

[Loveliam]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
225/221/175

2. How tall are you? 5' 6"

3. What's your family situation? I am married with one son and two dogs.

4. Where do you live? In Georgia.

5. One GOOD book. This is too hard to narrow down for me
:D

6. One GOOD song. Breathe - sung by Rebecca St. James.

7. One GOOD TV show. Big Love.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Cookies.

9. One weight loss lie you've heard.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

To be aware of my body's true full and hungry signals.

[LuvVegas]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
somehwere around 250 (in 2000 after a pregnancy)/146/135

2. How tall are you?
5'8"

3. What's your family situation?
I'm married, have four boys 14, 9, 6 and 3 years old

4. Where do you live?
Suburb of Chicago, Il

5. One GOOD book.
I LOVE to read, so picking one would be impossible!

6. One GOOD song.
Let's Go Crazy by Prince

7. One GOOD TV show.
I love tv too, so I have lots of faves:Criminal Minds, Grey's, Ghost Whisper, CSI...

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
PIZZA!!!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
That there is a quick, easy way

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Eat healthy, do cardio regularly and lift weights every other day

[exerciserocks]

1.What's your top weight, current weight and target?
168/148/135
2. How tall are you?
5’5
3. What's your family situation?
Live at home with my family (I´m only 18)
4. Where do you live?
Reykjavík the capital of Iceland
5. One GOOD book.
Night by Elie Wiesel, The shopaholic series are also very funny:)
6. One GOOD song.
This is hard, I love music! but at the moment my favourite songs are criminal and sleep to dream with Fiona Apple
7. One GOOD TV show.
The Biggest Loser, The girls next door
8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Chocolate but a healthy food I couldn´t live without must be skyr (an Icelandic dairy similar to yoghurt just completely fat-free and has twice the amount of protein:) )
9. One weight loss lie you've heard.
Any diet pills and that carbs are evil or any program that promises weight loss but you can still eat all you want
10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
It´s just simple math calories in vs. calories out, and failure isn´t falling down, it´s staying down! Everyone makes mistakes just never give up!

[Robsia]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
213/155/135

2. How tall are you? 5' 5"

3. What's your family situation? Single mum of two kids and two cats and several tropical fish

4. Where do you live? Lancashire, UK

5. One GOOD book. Bridget Jones' Diary - Helen Fielding

6. One GOOD song. Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven

7. One GOOD TV show. Desperate Housewives

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Garlic Bread

9. One weight loss lie you've heard. If you eat what you want, when you want, you won't put weight on.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

[Spoz]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 166/146/125

2. How tall are you? 5'2

3. What's your family situation? Living with parents

4. Where do you live? Newcastle, England

5. One GOOD book. Katherine by Anya Seton

6. One GOOD song. Pearl Jam - Black

7. One GOOD TV show. Peep show (crazy, I love it)

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Eat natural bars, or noodles..

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Eating at night will prevent weight loss.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Do it slowly and healthily.

[Eskinomad]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
165/147/130 or lower.

2. How tall are you?
5'5.25"!

3. What's your family situation?
Living in sin with my boyfriend, and hopefully buying some fish soon!

4. Where do you live?
Alaska

5. One GOOD book
I just read The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center, and it wasn't so bad

6. One GOOD song.
I'm very homesick for my boyfriend, so the one song I cannot get enough of recently is "World Spins Madly On" by The Weepies.

"I let the day go by. I always say goodbye. I watch the stars from my window sill. The whole world is moving, and I'm standing still......I woke up and wished that I was dead. With an aching in my head. I lay motionless in bed. The night is here. The day is gone. And the world spins madly on..."

It just reminds me that the worlds going to go on whether I'm with it or not. And laying in bed all day crying isn't going to make the countdown go by any faster or slower. It's a kick in the butt to get up and get to the gym, which always makes me feel better.


7. One GOOD TV show.
I LOVE Grey's Anatomy and Sex and the City!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Cereal. I'm totally with Spoz on kicking the cereal habit. I always have a bowl before bed (habit from those days of working three jobs, with only enough time to eat and nap before heading back to work) and I'm afraid it's going to be the end of me.

9. One weight loss lie you've heard.
If it doesn't work within the first two months - it's probably not going to work at all.


10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
I totally agree with the "Don't cheat yourself - treat yourself".

[UrsusMaritimus]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 172/172/140

2. How tall are you? Somewhere between 5'5" and 5'6"

3. What's your family situation? I'm living in sin with my wonderful boyfriend of two years.

4. Where do you live? Colorado

5. One GOOD book. Oh my God... only one? I just finished "Stiff" by Mary Roach, which I loved.

6. One GOOD song. "Across the Universe" by the Beatles (though I like Rufus Wainwright's version better)

7. One GOOD TV show. LOST!!! Fun to watch, hard to explain to people who don't.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Fresh buffalo mozarella.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. That a person can subsist on cabbage soup alone.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. I'm sure it's been said a million times, but lasting slimness requires a lasting commitment to a healthy lifestyle.

-Jaclyn

[onesullengurl]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
top weight ever? 180 /143.5/LT -100ish ST - 127

2. How tall are you? 5'3"

3. What's your family situation? I'm married with 2 boys 6 and 2 :)

4. Where do you live? Maine

5. One GOOD book. Jewels of the sun ( by nora roberts, its actually 1 of 3 in a series I LOVE all 3 )

6. One GOOD song.
I dunno .. something by carrie underwood

7. One GOOD TV show. super nanny!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. umm there is to many

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. that you can target specific areas and lose weight from specific areas ( unfortunately it does not work like that )

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
stay active !

[moralitylikeart]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
168/156/130

2. How tall are you?
5'8"

3. What's your family situation?
Um I live with my dad, my stepmom, my 2 sisters, and my stepbrother but I'll be attending college in Miami in the fall.

4. Where do you live?
Florida :]

5. One GOOD book.
Chinese Takout- Arthur Nersesian

6. One GOOD song.
Areoplane Over the Sea- Neutral Milk Hotel

7. One GOOD TV show.
Flight of the Conchords/ America's Best Dance Crew
8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
bananas

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
"Eat all you want and still lose weight!" those ads make me -.-

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
If it was easy, everyone would do it. It is a lifestyle change and something you have to commit to for results.

[Lil Misfit]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
144 is my top weight. I'm currently at 131 with a target of 120

2. How tall are you?
5'4"

3. What's your family situation?
Married and childfree by choice

4. Where do you live?
Chicago

5. One GOOD book.
The Lovely Bones

6. One GOOD song.
"Thrash Unreal" - Against Me

7. One GOOD TV show.
American Idol

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Cheese

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Muscle weighs more than fat

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Strive for 1-2 pounds per week

[thekupcake]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? Top weight was 127lbs which was a size 11/13 since I'm short. Currently at 114 and a size 4/6. Trying to reach 100 and around a 0/2 since I have a small frame.

2. How tall are you? 5 foot and 1/4"...that quarter inch counts when you are this short :)

3. What's your family situation? Living with my partner, not fans of marriage

4. Where do you live? Los Angeles - the ghetto side.

5. One GOOD book. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson...an older classic on the horrors of DDT.

6. One GOOD song. Change by Oingo Boingo

7. One GOOD TV show. Mr. Show on HBO (now sadly canceled)

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Crunchy Rolls (shrimp tempura and avocado sushi rolls)

9. One weightloss lie you've heard..."The Cookie Diet" --I haven't tried it but I find the concept hilarious.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Keep precut carrots in your fridge and munch instead of carrots. May be more expensive than regular carrots but you'll actually eat them when you are rummaging around for convenient food.

[WCGsMom]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
222/198/178

2. How tall are you?
5'10

3. What's your family situation?
Married/Mom to 3 beautiful kids

4. Where do you live?
Columbus, Ohio

5. One GOOD book.
Into Thin Air by John Krakaur

6. One GOOD song.
Amazing Grace

7. One GOOD TV show.
Man vs. Wild

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Grilled Chicken Salads!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
It comes off fast when you breast feed!

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness
Lift weights and eat pure food!

[painted lady]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
170, 140, 130

2. How tall are you?
5'4"

3. What's your family situation?
i live with my boyfriend, who i've been seeing for four years. we're pretty awesome. we have a cat.

4. Where do you live?
as of right now, Iowa City, Iowa. starting on Saturday, Madison, Wisconsin.

5. One GOOD book.
The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

6. One GOOD song.
Brand New Cadillac, The Clash (it's a GREAT song.)

7. One GOOD TV show.
Mythbusters!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
cheeseburgers.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
everything "lowfat" is good for you!

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
It's hard to be overweight and it's hard to maintain a healthy weight. Choose your hard.

[NishKitten]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 194 was my highest, I weighed 153 when I weighed myself two seconds ago, and my target weight is 112.

2. How tall are you? 5'8"

3. What's your family situation? I have a mischievous husband of two years that is currently overseas, and two very naughty cats. Both boys.

4. Where do you live? Everywhere!!!! Currently Southeast VA, but probably HI or NC within the next year. We move a lot.

5. One GOOD book? Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

6. One GOOD song? Twist of Cain - Danzig

7. One GOOD TV show? CHOWDER!!!!!! ...I don't watch anything but cartoons.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without? Cheese. And I refuse to live without it. I'm eating cheddar cubes right now.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard? Back in ballet we used to do this crap called the "master cleanse" before performance weeks. I guess if you're constipated or overeat all the time it's worth drinking that nasty crap, but most of us were terrified of food and hardly ate anything besides grapes and water anyway, so there was nothing to "cleanse" and I never lost the 20 pounds it promised to make me drop. Didn't stop me from doing it 7 times a year.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness? I got sick trying to stay on a 1400-cal-a-day lean protein and limited carb diet. Come to find out that I don't have the metabolism to process fats and protein, so I stick to a high-carb low fat diet. It's worked wonders for me and I get to eat everything I like.

[Wildflwer]

Hi, I'm a new member, 51 years old. I've got an 8 year old son and since my husband is a bit older and had kids before, I'm delighted to also be a new grandmother.

My father (who raised me) is a weight obsessive and frankly its a wonder I've only felt moderately weight challenged. I could easilly have ended up with a major eating disorder given how he views weight. Instead I've always been about 10 pounds (make that closer to 20 pounds since childbirth at 42) overweight.

I don't eat anything that walked on the earth. Fine with eggs and fish.

I'm working the Beck program, together with a eliminating bread, pasta, alcahol and deserts, and portion control to try to get and keep it off. At 5'5" my post pregnancy high is 165, and I'm currently 159 (on the way down). I've lost a few pounds in the last 3 weeks of reading the book and working my own excercise up from 20 minutes 3-4 days a week to 45 minutes 5 x a week (elyptical trainer and or walking). I'm off for a week of family camp, with daily yoga for dear husband and myself.

I'm an avid reader and given my choice would simply sit on my butt all my waking hours reading quality fiction. But I do feel better when I move more.

wildflwer

[cornellchick]

Oh, this looks fun. :D

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? - 168/149/145(or 130? haven't decided.)

2. How tall are you? - 5' 6"

3. What's your family situation? - In college, so away from home during the school year, otherwise I live with Mom and Dad. I have a boyfriend but things are getting a little complicated; hopefully things will work themselves out for the best.

4. Where do you live? - Santa Rosa, CA. I attend school in Ithaca, NY.

5. One GOOD book. - Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff

6. One GOOD song. - There are SO many... Viva La Vida by Coldplay is one of my current/recent favorites.

7. One GOOD TV show. - The Office!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. - Cheeeeeeeeeeeeese

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. - That it's easy and effortless. No way!

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. - You can eat anything you want, you just can't have too much. (Dad)

[glitterlicious]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
Top weight: 205 current weight: 184 target weight: 175

2. How tall are you?
6'3"

3. What's your family situation?
I'm living with my parents for the summer and then I'll be living at college with 3 other roommates in an apartment during the schoolyear.

4. Where do you live?
Rochester, NY for the summer and Buffalo, NY for school.

5. One GOOD book.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1-4

6. One GOOD song.
"Like Me" -Girlicious

7. One GOOD TV show.
Big Brother.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Pasta. <3

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
That there is some easy,fast miracle method to losing weight.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
It's all about forming routines and switching things up to challenge your body when you fall into a rut. Also, everyone has bad days and even if you fall off the wagon, it will still be there for you for when you're ready to get back on it.

[Robsia]

2. How tall are you?
6'3"


Wow - just, wow!!

[kellyfoo]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? Top was 140, current weight is 110, and target is 100

2. How tall are you? 4'10"

3. What's your family situation? I have 2 brothers, a sister, a step-sister, and a step-brother. During the summer I live with my mom and stepdad and during the school year I am in dorms.

4. Where do you live? Momence, IL/Naperville, IL

5. One GOOD book. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

6. One GOOD song. Mud on the Tires by Brad Paisley

7. One GOOD TV show. CSI, the original one with Grissam :D

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Coffee........:(

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Gah, there's a lot of them.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Do it the healthy way or don't do it at all.


I'm new here, guys, this is my first Featherweight post! :D

[mamaspank]

Here goes:

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 201, 145, 135

2. How tall are you? 5'6"

3. What's your family situation? I have a baby boy, and baby's daddy takes care of us so that I don't have to work right now. I love it!

4. Where do you live? Boise, Idaho

5. One GOOD book. Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman

6. One GOOD song. Crimson and Clover, Tommy and the Shondells or Joan Jett

7. One GOOD TV show. Mad Men

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Pizza

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. How about all the movie stars that say they lost their baby weight by breastfeeding. Yeah, right.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Always leave a bite of food on your plate. I think that was something Audrey Hepburn always did.

I am just now joining the featherweight group. I am very glad to be posting here!:grouphug:

[mamaspank]

Well, I really screwed that up. Don't know what I was thinking. Anyway. the answers that are by Kellyfoo are actually mine that are quoted in my post -- sorry, Kellyfoo!

[Francoise]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

I weight 188 lbs

2. How tall are you? 5'6"

3. What's your family situation?

I have been married for 37 years, I used to weight 129, nut I guess after three kids, that is no longer realistic, My target is between 140 and 150,I am in post op from a full hip replacement, so now I have left and right hip replaced, and I have a bad back, hence need to loose the weight but also I want to feel sexy again, I hate myself right now........

4. Where do you live?
Oakville, Ontario Canada

5. One GOOD book.
mm...[I] am a Stephen King lover

6. One GOOD song.
Nat King Cole When I fall in Love

7. One GOOD TV show.
2/1/2 men

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Cheese

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

Get rid of all your carbs....

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.Weight Loss is a Lifestyle change not a diet..........
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[atlgirljj]

After lurking forever I'm going to try to be active here, this site has helped me so much!

1. 165/135/120
I went from 104 to 165 while pregnant with my firstborn and never have gone below 135 since, except for about a month during which I was breastfeeding and pregnant (little did I know) at the same time. A very exhausting way to drop weight!
2. 5'4"
3. Married mom to two teenagers, house full of animals, run a business from home.
4. In beautiful Peachtree City, GA USA
5 This summer my daughter and I read all of the 'Twilight' series of books, they were great light summer fun books about a dreamy vampire who falls in love with a regular girl.
6. My most recent favorite new song is by Mika, 'Love Today'. For the full effect watch the video on youtube, it's bouncy and fun to walk to.
7. Our cable just got cut off and I won't pay to restore it until I can get digital installed. No big deal but I do miss TV! I'm waiting for Battlestar Galactica to start again, Lost is great, I just got a box set of a show from the BBC called Spaced that's really funny if you get a chance to watch it, it has all the Shaun of the Dead guys in it.
8 My favorite food is my downfall - bread. Not bagged sliced bread. No, I love freshly baked no-knead bread, baguettes, breakfast bread with raisins and nuts, banana bread or cinnamon rolls, garlic bread... the list goes on and I'm good at baking them all, so I have had to stop for a while!
9 The biggest lie? Any of those stupid after pictures in magazines, on tv etc.
10. The best tip I have realized is that it takes at least a week for something like exercise to become a habit, but missing just one or two days breaks it. So even if you're sick try to at least get on the treadmill at a low setting for 10 minutes, just to not get out of the habit.

[southofriver]

Hello everyone,

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? Top was 171, current weight is 158, and target is 150. The target is pretty arbitrary, I may find when I get there that I still want to lose more. I think getting under 11 stone (154) will be a big milestone.

2. How tall are you? 5'8".

3. What's your family situation? Living with my boyfriend and a flatmate. My boyfriend's only recently moved in and it's great. No kids yet.

4. Where do you live? London.

5. One GOOD book. So hard to choose - I love reading. I'll say anything by Jane Smillie.

6. One GOOD song. Another difficult one. Sweet Thing by Van Morrison - a great song about looking forward to better times.

7. One GOOD TV show. Buffy.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. My boyfriend's chocolate cake.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Premade low-fat food is good for you.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Anyone can exercise - even if you weren't good at sport at school.

[princess2323]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

top weight-196--a few days before delivering---so maybe a lil higher but close enough
Current--156.8
Goal---130

2. How tall are you?
5'4"

3. What's your family situation?
---married with a baby boy---8 months

4. Where do you live?
in the states

5. One GOOD book.
lots--- i teach writing and want to go into english one day---
6. One GOOD song.
dont currently have a fav. but into the country rock at the moment

7. One GOOD TV show.
LoSt and CSI
8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
umm---pasta---meat---breads---umm most foods--- i can do without the junk --just not the good stuff
9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

that the weight of pregnancy will magically disappear once you deliver---
oh and that its ok to eat ---or eat some more you'll be fine--- eat this for the baby--- thats why i put on so much damn weight-- (46lbs +)
---oh and that breastfeeding will make you lose the weight---uhh ---no i gained a lil in the begining with it but thankfully lost it---and then lost even more when i stopped nursing--- yes thats right--- at 6 months i stopped nursing and the weight finally did fall dramatically

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
join a gym or weight watchers-- :carrot:---havent done either but i picked up the weight watchers books at the library and want to start going through thier recipes for cooking and stuff :carrot:

[paniania]

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

My top weight was 145 - argh, all those late night college pizzas and crappy cafeteria food.
My current weight is 135.
My goal weight (for now) is 120. I say for now, because I have a small frame and might shoot for 115 or 110. We'll see, I haven't been that thin in years!

2. How tall are you?

5' 4" which is quite the accomplishment given the fact that my mummsie is only 4' 11".

3. What's your family situation?

Married - 2 years on October 25th! At that stage where all of our friends have kids, but we're not quite ready and they need to learn to mind their own business.

4. Where do you live?

Suburbs of Chicago.

5. One GOOD book.

Recently, I kind of like The Host. I don't normally go for the science fiction stuff, but it was pretty good.

6. One GOOD song.

Oooooh, just one?!?!? Ok, Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd.

7. One GOOD TV show.

Lost!!!! I can't wait until it comes back!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

Gee, just one?!?! In that case, it's an imaginary super food that doesn't exist yet in which cheese, chocolate, and peanut butter are all combined. :hun:

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

Ugh, Metabolite (or life, I can't remember which one). That was a huge mistake in college!

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

That it's not a diet, it's a way of life.

[Razz44]

To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
142/135/118

2. How tall are you?
5'4"

3. What's your family situation?
Single, currently living by myself. Though I'm in grad school, and still sorta live with the parents as well who live a few hrs away.

4. Where do you live?
PA. Near Philly :barf:

5. One GOOD book.
The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks

6. One GOOD song.
Better in Time - Leona Lewis

7. One GOOD TV show.
Jon and Kate Plu