Beacher BIOS - 2009

[Col8704]

USER NAME: Col8704

AGE: 31

MARITAL STATUS: Happily Married to my High School Sweetheart

CHILDREN: Girl, 9 & Boy, 4

TOP WEIGHT: 225

CURRENT WEIGHT: 195

GOAL WEIGHT: 140

HEIGHT: 5' 5"

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: Medium Brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: family, swimming, reading, scrapbooking, gardening,

PETS: Chloe (Black Lab) and Gunther (Chocolate Lab)

OCCUPATION: Program Assistant

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Charleston, SC

FAVORITE COLOR: Purple

FAVORITE FOODS: Pizza, Pizza and more Pizza. (which is why I am here!)

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Walking

FAVORITE BOOK(S): Fantasy (Harry Potter, Twilight, Narnia etc...)

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Big Fish

FAVORITE TV SHOW(S): Law & Order - SVU

FAVORITE MUSIC: R&B

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Living in the moment and not thinking about how what I am eating is going to affect me.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: My husband is on board and I do NOT want to spent my 30's struggling the way I did in my 20's!

[gothik butterfly]

User name/name: Gothik Butterfly/ Kari

AGE: 31

BIRTHDAY: May 31

MARITAL STATUS: divorced / single

Children/ages: child free but open to being a step-mom

TOP WEIGHT: 275+

CURRENT WEIGHT: look to your left

GOAL WEIGHT: 171.. anything more is gravy, baby!

HEIGHT: 5' 3"

EYE COLOR: hazel

HAIR COLOR: Black right now, auburn naturally

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Reading, writing, gaming (Magic the Gathering, D&D, V TM and other geekiness), camping, grill outs, dancing, karaoke, party planning

PETS: Isabelle (kitty), Smeagol (betta fish)

OCCUPATION: Bachelors in social work, currently working as a legal assistant

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: La Crosse, WI

FAVORITE COLOR: Purple

FAVORITE FOODS: Alfredo pasta, artichokes, cheeses, sun dried tomatoes, hummus

FAVORITE EXERCISE: I used to kickbox... when I was thin. SO much fun! Now I'm looking forward to trying Zumba

FAVORITE BOOK(S): The Red Branch, Evolutionary Witchcraft, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, Neil Gaiman's Sandman Graphic novels

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Dead Poets Society, Gypsy 83, The Savages, Juno, Edward Scissorhands, anything by Kevin Smith, Equilibrium, One Hour Photo and a whole host of others lol

FAVORITE MUSIC: Goth, Techno, Industrial overall.. but favorite specifics include Blue October, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Depeche Mode, VNV Nation, Norah Jones, Enya... and I enjoy other types of music as well - mostly band or song specific as opposed to the whole genre

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Finances, discipline, bi polar disorder

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: my bi polar medications are working like a charm which allows me to be more positive and happy overall. This leads to less whining and complaining about what I CAN'T eat and more focus and planning on what I can. I still have the financial issues though so I'm eating lots of chicken. LOL

[TexisDolly73]

User name/name: TexisDolly73/Nicole

AGE: 35

BIRTHDAY: November 22nd

MARITAL STATUS: Married to my best friend

Children/ages: 2 daughters 5yrs and 16months

TOP WEIGHT: 261

CURRENT WEIGHT: 261

GOAL WEIGHT: 150

HEIGHT: 5'2

EYE COLOR: Blur

HAIR COLOR: Brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Swimming,Reading,crafty things,hiking,playing with my girls,gardening.

PETS: Golden Retriver

OCCUPATION: Personal Banker

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Texas Hill Country

FAVORITE COLOR: Purple, Yellow and all jewel tones...

FAVORITE FOODS: Pizza, chicken, chocolate

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Water Areobics, Treadmill,Elyptical trainer and walking the the Tx Hill Country.

FAVORITE BOOK(S):Anything by Catherine Coulter, John Grisham, Dan Brown or Janet Evonovich. I like FBI thrillers and mysteries.

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Dirty Dancing,Mama Mia, are some of my favorite but I like too many to mention.

FAVORITE MUSIC: I love country , 90's rock, old school rap, and classic rock, I also like classical.

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I have failed too many times and so win I have a rough week I want to quit.This had been going on for well too long.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have to lose this weight! Diabetes runs in my family and if I don't get my weight and eating habits under control, I may join them! This is my new motto 2010 is my year to finally win!!

[obnurseonsb]

User name/name: obnurseonsb/Sam

AGE: 33

BIRTHDAY: october 4th

MARITAL STATUS: single, and he wants to keep it like that!

Children/ages: none....bf has 4 kids, 13,10,8 and 4

TOP WEIGHT:301

CURRENT WEIGHT: 285

GOAL WEIGHT: 225(mini goal...see what happens when I hit it!)

HEIGHT: 5'5

EYE COLOR:Green

HAIR COLOR: Blondish/brownish

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Swimming,Reading,camping, cooking out, playing darts, going out with friends and family, packers football, and Red Sox Baseball

PETS: none

OCCUPATION: LPN in an OB/GYN clinic

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: NE Wisconsin

FAVORITE COLOR: blue.....bf would say it is pink!

FAVORITE FOODS: Pizza, all sweets, lasagna, and snack foods/appetizers

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Water Aerobics, taking a lake side walk with the bf, fishing

FAVORITE BOOK(S):"Band of Brothers",
"Home Before Morning", "Bittersweet", and other historical and romantic books

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Too many, but anything funny/raunchy, or romantic comedies

FAVORITE MUSIC: diverse......country, classic rock, hard rock, rap, and alternative

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: emotional eating, cheating, quitting too easily, binge eating, and a HUGE sweet tooth, I hate to exercise

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am not sure at this point, only that I want to be a different person, and feel better about me, so that the negative things others think of me don't get so much importance from me.

[beachgal]

to all our new Beachies!

[strega*luna]

User name/name: strega*luna (Michele)

AGE: 45

BIRTHDAY: Aug 20th

MARITAL STATUS: living with my soul mate, former high school sweetheart, reconnected after 22 years apart, together almost 6 years & going strong!

Children/ages: 3 daughters and 2 "stepdaughters," aged 14 - 25

TOP WEIGHT:166.6

CURRENT WEIGHT: 165

GOAL WEIGHT: 130 (at least)

HEIGHT: 5'2

EYE COLOR:blue

HAIR COLOR: dark brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Reading, cooking, butterfly & herb gardening, live music, paganism, various crafting

PETS: 3 cats

OCCUPATION: Accounting

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Florida

FAVORITE COLOR: red

FAVORITE FOODS: lobster, chocolate, nuts, chardonnay, bread..not necessarily in that order

FAVORITE EXERCISE: walking, biking

FAVORITE BOOK(S):anything by Elizabeth Berg and Alice Hoffman

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Somewhere in Time, Practical Magic, Fur

FAVORITE MUSIC: anything from Elvis to Tchaikovsky, and everything in between! Not a big fan of hip-hop/rap but otherwise, love it all!

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: emotional eating, stress eating, middle-aged metabolism

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have been successful before, I know what it takes and just need to get to the right mind set again. I'm heading toward an empty nest and need to focus on ME again!

[Lexxiss]

User name/name: Lexxiss/Debbie

AGE: 51

BIRTHDAY: March 4

MARITAL STATUS: Married since 1992

Children/ages: None

TOP WEIGHT:275 (at least)

CURRENT WEIGHT: 198

GOAL WEIGHT: 180 then I'll reevaluate

HEIGHT: 5'5"

EYE COLOR:Brown

HAIR COLOR: Brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Cooking, canning and dehydrating produce, organic foods, knitting, gardening, jigsaw puzzles, animal rescue, composting & recycling, reducing my carbon footprint, pet therapy, NPR.

PETS: 2 dogs (Rudi & Bing), 1 cat (Sophia)

OCCUPATION: Semi-retired entreprenuer-I ran a sawmill, co-owned a travel agency and kitchen store in Alaska, and currently co-own a family rental business with my Mother.

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Colorado

FAVORITE COLOR: Lupine purple and Fireweed fuscia.

FAVORITE FOODS: Shrimp, healthy pizza, pumpkin, true Chinese (I lived in Hong Kong), fruit (especially raspberries, blueberries and cherries), and big salads filled with every vegie I can find to put in.

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Water aerobics, water Yoga, and riding my bike.

FAVORITE BOOK(S):Cookbooks, I have over 200.

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Spy Game, Sound of Music, old movies w/Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford and Richard Gere.

FAVORITE MUSIC: I like lots of stuff, but my favs I play over and over are Simon & Garfunkel, Elton John and Indigo Girls....I have the family record collection which includes everything anyone in the family ever owned and many thrift store purchases by DH.

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: emotional eating, stress eating (especially work related),low self esteem, making poor food choices in general, and lack of regular exercise. Geez....that ought to cover it.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have been on losing since 2005, but since starting South Beach I realize I have all the pieces of the puzzle needed to succeed; a healthy WOE, a comfortable regular exercise routine and a great support group here at 3FC.

-I wanted to start putting my pictures in the family photo albums and am grateful to be doing that again.

-I was quite a downhill skier being raised in Colorado. I haven't skied for years because of my weight, and will ski again this 2009-2010 season.

[SillyFluff]

I was too lazy to look and see if my BIO is up here so I'll post it again:
User name/name: Silly Fluff/Tina

AGE: 27

BIRTHDAY: August 31st

MARITAL STATUS: engaged- Wedding date 05-01-10

Children/ages: 0

TOP WEIGHT: 265

CURRENT WEIGHT: 249

GOAL WEIGHT: 180

HEIGHT: 5' 4"

EYE COLOR: hazel

HAIR COLOR: dirty blond/brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: bowling, swimming, coloring, video games

PETS: Fatty (cat), Cynn (cat), Little Bit (cat), 3 birds (no names), Caroline (dog)

OCCUPATION: Career Development Facilitator...eventually a teacher if I ever get a classroom

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Jacksonville NC

FAVORITE COLOR: Blue

FAVORITE FOODS: cheese, spaghetti, chocolate

FAVORITE EXERCISE: actually I enjoy walking more then anything...trying to get into other stuff though

FAVORITE BOOK(S): don't really have any

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Love Actually, Enemy at the gate, Step-Brothers (thats all I can think of, its early)

FAVORITE MUSIC: a little of everything

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: motivation

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I did very well on SB before but life sorta took over with school and work and a failing relationship. Now that everything is sorta falling into place I think I'll do better.

[jazzang]

USER NAME: jazzang/Jess

AGE: 22

MARITAL STATUS: single

CHILDREN: someday!

TOP WEIGHT: 189

CURRENT WEIGHT: 184

GOAL WEIGHT: 129

HEIGHT: 5' 3"

EYE COLOR: bluish greenish

HAIR COLOR: sandy blonde

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: surfing, swimming, hiking, photography, camping, kayaking, sailing, knitting, building anything

PETS: someday

OCCUPATION: soon-to-be structural engineer

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: southern california

FAVORITE COLOR: green

FAVORITE FOODS: crab with old bay seasoning - yum!

FAVORITE EXERCISE: jogging and surfing

FAVORITE BOOK(S): harry potter

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): too many!

FAVORITE TV SHOW(S): the office

FAVORITE MUSIC: rock/folksy (jason mraz, john mayer)

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: giving in to cravings

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have time to get outside and be active and I'm more motivated than ever before!!

[Dragon Lady]

USER NAME: Dragon Lady/Beatrice

AGE: 37

MARITAL STATUS: Married

CHILDREN: 3...19yr old son and 4yr old boy & girl twins

TOP WEIGHT: 317

CURRENT WEIGHT: 312

GOAL WEIGHT: 199

HEIGHT: 5' 7"

EYE COLOR: blue

HAIR COLOR: dark brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Playing with my kids, video games and love swimming

PETS: 2 dogs

OCCUPATION: Hairstylist for 15yrs, but playing stay at home mommy until the twins start school.

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV

FAVORITE COLOR: dark blue

FAVORITE FOODS: Pizza and Mexican food...er almost anything with cheese on it!

FAVORITE EXERCISE: swimming

FAVORITE BOOK(S): I like Stephen King and Dean Koontz and once spent a year reading nothing but Anne Rice

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Conan, Willow, Legend, LoTR and all those types of movies.

FAVORITE TV SHOW(S): The Office, Family Guy, Merlin and Legend of the Seeker

FAVORITE MUSIC: I like most kinds...have never been able to get into Jazz though

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Sweets and baked goods.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I need to be told exactly what to do and when to do it. The South Beach diet has your weeks planned out for you and I think that will help me stay on track.

[JLN555]

User name/name: JLN555 / Johanna

AGE: 23

BIRTHDAY: September 16th

MARITAL STATUS: Living with my amazing boyfriend

Children/ages: Just had my first beautiful baby girl Adrianna on September 29

TOP WEIGHT: 200

CURRENT WEIGHT: 170

GOAL WEIGHT: 135

HEIGHT: 5' 7".5

EYE COLOR: Blue

HAIR COLOR: Brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Working towards Med School,Family, Vacationing, Friends and good times, Music, Movies, Books,

PETS: none! no time for pets!!

OCCUPATION: Stay at home mom and student!

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Orlando, FL

FAVORITE COLOR: I love bright colors in clothes....Earth tones at home....and black for my car!

FAVORITE FOODS: Mexican! Calzones!

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Stair Stepper Treadmill Elliptical i try to to all three each time

FAVORITE BOOK(S): The Twilight Saga

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Domino, Superbad

FAVORITE MUSIC: Alternative , Hiphop all different kinds of music really from enya to jay-z

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I have thyroid disease... i think my main problem with weight loss has been lack of motivation and lack of focus... i didn't want it enough

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I just had a beautiful baby girl...I want her to have a beautiful mommy...I want my boyfriend to still have an amazingly gorgeous girlfriend who has had a kid but most of all i want it more than ever! I wanna feel sexy and comfortable in my own skin and not have to feel like i have to hide in my clothes anymore.

[mjolnir]

User name/name: Mjolnir/Courtney

AGE: 21

BIRTHDAY: June 1

MARITAL STATUS: Living with my boyfriend

TOP WEIGHT: 254

CURRENT WEIGHT: 248

GOAL WEIGHT: 170 for a good start, then we'll see how I feel!

HEIGHT: 5' 10"

EYE COLOR: Blue

HAIR COLOR: Auburn

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Music, cooking, sewing, painting, fashion, reading, photography, writing

PETS: My boyfriend's 13 year old black lab/collie mutt. I want a kitty.

OCCUPATION: Cook

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Ontario, Canada

FAVORITE COLOR: Orange, black, purple

FAVORITE FOODS: Chocolate, ice cream, sushi, pasta

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Swimming! Although I haven't swam in a while. I'd love to take up kickboxing or krav maga.

FAVORITE BOOK(S): Mostly fantasy, GRRM, Tolkien, Harry Potter, Douglas Adams, John Grisham's law novels, Terry Brooks

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): The Princess Bride, Dragonheart, Harry Potter, LoTR, Star Wars, martial arts films

FAVORITE TV SHOW(S): True Blood, Dead Like Me, Dexter, Heroes, CSI, Criminal Minds, true crime shows, Hung

FAVORITE MUSIC: Rock, metal, house, dance

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Boredom. I get bored of the plan and just stop all together. I never had much support in my efforts to lose weight and due to medical issues I just stopped trying and gained 50lbs in 3 years. The most I have ever weighed was 276 over a year ago and I lost about 20lbs last winter just by cutting out the emotional eating/eating out of boredom.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: My boyfriend and I are doing this together, and my older sister is on the SBD too. I have support from both them and my co-workers so that really helps to keep me on track. Since my boyfriend and I are both eating better, we keep only SBD-safe food in the house so there's no temptation. We both love to cook and cook professionally too, so it's easy for us to come up with healthy meal ideas that we both enjoy. It doesn't really seem like a diet, it's a total change in lifetime eating habits!