Beacher BIOS - 2010

[81togo]

User name/name: 81togo

Age: 29

Birthday: June 2

MARITAL STATUS: Married since 2005

Children/ages: Girl-6 yrs; Boy-2yrs

TOP WEIGHT: 221

CURRENT WEIGHT: 210

GOAL WEIGHT: 125 - 130

HEIGHT: 5' 4"

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: Dark Brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Cooking, Traveling, Reading, friends and family

PETS: none

OCCUPATION: HR Consultant

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Massachusetts

FAVORITE COLOR: Black

FAVORITE FOODS: Everything

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Elliptical and arc trainer

FAVORITE BOOK(S): Too many to name...

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Too many to name...romantic comedys and dramas

FAVORITE MUSIC: Everything except heavy metal

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I never had a weight problem until I went away to college.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am tired of living my life in the background. I regret not taking pictures with my kids or going outside because of my weight. I want to enjoy life and my family.

[Hello Nurse]

User name/name: Hello Nurse

AGE: 32

BIRTHDAY: Sept 15

MARITAL STATUS: Married 10 years

Children/ages: None

TOP WEIGHT: 294.4

CURRENT WEIGHT: about 277

GOAL WEIGHT: 160

HEIGHT: 5'9 1/2

EYE COLOR: blue

HAIR COLOR: dark brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: horses/pets, science geek, reading when I have time

PETS: 3 inside dogs (all mutts/rescued), one Great Pyrenees/Anatolian Livestock Guardian Dog, three inside cats (again, all rescues) and one "walk-on" outside cat, 5 horses and 2 goats!

OCCUPATION: School Nurse (RN)

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: DFW, Texas

FAVORITE COLOR: blues and purples

FAVORITE FOODS: chinese food, cajun food

FAVORITE EXERCISE: horseback riding, eliptical trainer for results (but I have to force myself on it), yoga because it makes my back feel great

FAVORITE BOOK(S): a little of everything, but I love Dan Brown and Michael Crichton (books are better than the movies)

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): again, a little of everything but I think my all time favorite is Bruce Almighty.

FAVORITE MUSIC: very eclectic...my ipod has everything from Elton John to Wayne Toups (cajun music) to Pearl Jam, but on the radio it is country all the way!

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I have been on that weight loss plan where you start the diet Monday morning then by Thursday (if not sooner) it has gone out the window. Repeat weekly. The longest and most weight I have ever lost is on SBD, so I am back to try it again!

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am tired of my weight holding me back from the things I want in life. I am not able to ride my horses like I want to, I certainly cannot train horses anymore, and the fact that I am 32, married 10 years and STILL childless has everything to do with my weight. I am just sick of not living life. I want me back.

[sjohnson102006]

User name/name: sjohnson102006/Shakerra

AGE: 27

BIRTHDAY: September 5

MARITAL STATUS: Happily married to my best friend and the love of my life!

Children/ages: None yet/ 2 step children ages 15 and 12

TOP WEIGHT: 279

CURRENT WEIGHT: 265

GOAL WEIGHT: 170

HEIGHT: 5' 5"

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: Black

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Spending time with friends and family, playing the Wii and football with my son, basically anything that involves my family and friends.

PETS: Pekingese names Sasha and a Turtle named Turtle (My husband named him).

OCCUPATION: State Employee

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Florida

FAVORITE COLOR: Pink and Blue

FAVORITE FOODS: Potatoes, Pizza, lasagna, and Chinese (Prior to SB). Broccoli and seafood (Prior to and after SB).

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Wii active

FAVORITE BOOK(S): I don't get to read often, but I must say, The South Beach Diet because it is teaching me so much about my body and ny books by the author Eric Jerome Dickey.

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Coming to America, Dodge Ball, Tyler Perry Movies, and too many others to name.

FAVORITE MUSIC: R & B, Gospel, some pop country, and some Hip Hop (that is not littered with vulgarity).

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: My problem is that I begin to obsess about my body during the weight loss process and start to get discouraged when it seems as though I am not losing a lot of weight. In the past, I would also sabotage my weight loss by eating nibbling on junk food, which snowballed into me pigging out on it.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: There are many reasons that I WILL lose weight this time. First and foremost, my husband and I would love to have a child. We and the doctor believe that my increasing weight is making this difficult. Also I have High blood pressure, which runs in my family on both sides. I am prescribed meds and would love to be med free. I also would like to be able to shop the way I used to and not have to spend a fortune on clothing or feel like I am wearing a tent. Last, but certainly not least, I really want to feel better about my self and my appearance. I am tired of all of this extra baggage.

[smith1313]

User name/name: smith/susa

AGE: 37

BIRTHDAY: Nov 29

MARITAL STATUS: Married

Children/ages: 3 dogs...Sammy, Maggie, Charlie

TOP WEIGHT: 192

CURRENT WEIGHT: 192

GOAL WEIGHT: 140

HEIGHT: 5' 7"

EYE COLOR: Blue

HAIR COLOR: Blonde

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: crochet, photography, some cross stitch and when the weather is nice I like to play in my yard

PETS: Sammy, Maggie, Charlie

OCCUPATION: nurse

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Washington State

FAVORITE COLOR: Blue

FAVORITE FOODS: enchiladas

FAVORITE EXERCISE: none really, nothing I want to get up at 4am for

FAVORITE BOOK(S): I've read text books for many years, I don't know what a 'for fun' book is

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth, Shrek's

FAVORITE MUSIC: little bit of each, nothing favorite, pending mood

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: always slight overweight, married, fertility drugs, college, multiple moves, dh away with military....lots of excuses

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: health, cholesterol, blood pressure and I want to look HOT when I ride my Harley

[RHP9]

User name/name: RHP9

AGE: 22

BIRTHDAY: jan 2

MARITAL STATUS: single

Children/ages: None

TOP WEIGHT: 237

CURRENT WEIGHT: in progress

GOAL WEIGHT: 175

HEIGHT: 5'9

EYE COLOR: brown

HAIR COLOR: black

HOBBIES/INTERESTS:reading, sports, pets, family

PETS:2 doggies

OCCUPATION: School

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Southern California

FAVORITE COLOR: purple and green

FAVORITE FOODS: potatoes and pizza

FAVORITE EXERCISE: eliptical machine

FAVORITE BOOK(S): i love so many !

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): when harry met sally, clueless, romy and michelle.

FAVORITE MUSIC:i listen to everything but love country

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I can lose 30 lbs but i cant keep it off.. i generally stay in the 220s .. so i guess maintaining weight loss

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I realize i am not looking for some quickie weight loss i am looking for a new lifestyle. It is just as much about being in great condition and physical shape as it is about looking skinny.

[jenne1017]

Basic facts
Name (real first name if you feel comforable): Jenn
Gender: Female last time I checked!
Age (or general age group): 32
Where you live: Alexandria, VA right outside of Washington, DC
Where you grew up: Born in the Bronx (NY), raised in both Yonkers (NY) and Staten Island (NY) and went to college in central NY
Other places you’ve lived: Just NY and VA!
Do you have kids? How old? Only fur kids.
Are you an oldest, youngest, middle, or only child? How many siblings? I am the oldest. I have two younger siblings (by 3 years and 3 months), a brother and sister. They are twins!
Languages, beside English, you speak: Very little Spanish. I understand it better than I care to speak it!
Who do you live with (spouse, kids, parents, grandparents, roommate, pets, alone, etc)? I live with my [non-legal] wife. We've been together for 6 years, married for three (see attached pic below! Which is, incidentally, the weight I want to get back to -10 more pounds). We have three cats: JoJo (8 this year), Aimee (5 this year) and Chloe (2 this year).
Current job or field of work / studies: I work for a child advocacy organization. I am a policy wonk by trade but after almost 9 months of unemployment last year, I am now working in membership (event planning and learning). I am also getting my master's degree in political management and should have it by August 2011.
Why did you choose South Beach? I have been seriously dieting on and off for 7 years now. I started South Beach in 2002 and did Ph1 for 4 weeks. I was so afraid of not losing more weight, I went off completely. I've since tried numerous diet plans (all but Atkins basically) and I've not stuck to one. SB makes sense to me and it's not too restrictive but restrictive enough where I feel like I am following a plan. Which is why I think it makes sense for the masses. Not good v. bad carbs but an all around lifestyle change!
What are your ultimate lifestyle change goals? Short term?Long term, I'd like to make it to 189 pounds, my lowest weight ever, and get tone and all around leaner. Short term, making it back to my wedding weight of 208. I think I can do that in 2010. But, so as not to feel like a failure, my resolution was to end the year healthier and thinner than I started (245#!).
Are you going at this plan by yourself or do you have support (other than us of course)?My wife is touch and go. She is a binge eater (like her mom) which doesn't help my binge eating. My triggers are anything fried and potato chips (I can do without sweets!). But she eats whatever I make for dinner and since I have my studying at night, she will be cooking for me on Ph 2 most nights so she'll have to cook OP! She's on an exercise kick right now which I hope lasts because it motivates me.

Beyond the facts
Favorite books: I am a HUGE Jodi Picout, David Sedaris, James Patterson and Dan Brown fan. I like books that help me escape since I do a lot of educational reading for class.
Favorite kinds of music / bands:I have a hugely ecclectic music collection. From pop to Top 40 to R&B. I don't care for hard core rap, hard core country or hard core, head banging rock.
Favorite movies: I Sandra Bullock! But aside from her movies: Shawshank Redemption, Now & Then, Love Actually, Mr. Holland's Opus, Marley And Me, Definatly Maybe
Favorite saying / quote: "A woman is like a tea bag: you never know her strength until you drop her in hot water" -Nancy Reagan & "Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans" - John Lennon, Beautiful BoyFavorite holiday:
Hobbies: Cooking, FaceBook, Dancing, Reading
Are you a camping and hiking kind of person or do you prefer less sweaty and “roughing it” kinds of activities? A mix of both. I would like to go hiking, then go back to my cabin and relax in the hot tub!
Do you live somewhere urban, rural, or suburban? Suburban but work in an urban setting
The place you’d most like to visit: Greece. We were supposed to go for our honeymoon but couldn't afford to do it right.
Best thing that ever happened to you: Meeting my wife.
Tell us something else about yourself that you want to share that not too many people know: I can touch my tongue to my nose AND to my chin!

[Hot Harmony]

Basic facts:
Name: Harmony
Gender:F
Age: 27
Where you live: Detroit
Where you grew up: CO/MI
Do you have kids? How old? 1, 12 months
Who do you live with (spouse, kids, parents, grandparents, roommate, pets, alone, etc)? 1 DH, 1 DS and 3 DOGS

Why did you choose South Beach? I lose weight with SB
What are your ultimate lifestyle change goals? Short term?
Are you going at this plan by yourself or do you have support (other than us of course)? I would love to be down to my pre wedding and pre baby weight ultimately and to be more active. My husband is also doing south beach with me and my dad as well.

Beyond the facts
Favorite books: Where the sidewalk ends
Favorite kinds of music / bands: all
Favorite movies: 300, office space, juno, little miss sunshine, superbad I could go on and on.
Favorite saying / quote: Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO"
Favorite holiday: Christmas Eve, it is the my son's birthday
Hobbies: sewing, cooking

The place you’d most like to visit: Costa Rica
Best thing that ever happened to you: My Husband

[ajowens]

Username/name - ajowens
Age - 28
Birthday - August 1
Marital status - Married over a year but still feel like honeymooners =)
Children/Ages - Not yet =(
Pets - Finch/Dog/4 and Molly/Dog/3.5
Top weight - 180
Current weight - 162
Goal weight - 125 (They say 101-135 so that is on the higher end)
Height - 5' 2" barely
Eye color - hazel
Hair color - brown now
Occupation - Post Production
Geographic location - Tempe, AZ temporarily
Favorite color - right now it is red
Favorite foods - spaghetti and sushi
Favorite exercise - walking
Favorite books - I am 1/2 way through prob 12 right now
Favorite movie - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Favorite music - 1940's
Favorite diet cheat - sushi of any kind or cereal
Why did you choose South Beach? - I have a friend that is on a modified plan is killing it.
Reasons for wanting to lose weight - Made of honor in best friends wedding 7/17

[ajowens]

Ruthxxx- I absolutely love you! You are amazing.

[MsWannaBSlim]

User name/name: MsWannaBSlim

Age: 35

Birthday: January 4

MARITAL STATUS: Married since 1997

Children/ages: Girl-14 Boy-11 Boy-3

TOP WEIGHT: 224-ish...

CURRENT WEIGHT: 192

GOAL WEIGHT: 180

HEIGHT: 5' 4"

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: Brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Cooking, Traveling, Reading, Scrapbooking, most recently, Brain Age, friends and family

PETS: Just some fishies

OCCUPATION: Program Manager

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Canada

FAVORITE COLOR: Blue

FAVORITE FOODS: Lobster, salty snack foods, gravies and rich sauces.

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Speed walking with a buddy

FAVORITE BOOK(S): Gone With The Wind, The Red Tent

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Lately, the Hangover and romantic comedies

FAVORITE MUSIC: Jazz, Hip Hop, Oldies, Top 40

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Food Addiction, over-eater, binger

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I set a realistic goal that I should be able to maintain. I accept I will likely not have the ability to maintain a waif like appearance. I just want to feel comfortable in my own skin. I want a long term change. I do not want to go through this again.

[tammies00]

User name/name: Tammie

Age: 34

Birthday: July 7

MARITAL STATUS: Married since 2000

Children/ages: Girl-11 yrs; Boy- 8 yrs

TOP WEIGHT: 230

CURRENT WEIGHT: 222

GOAL WEIGHT: 160

HEIGHT: 5' 7"

EYE COLOR: Hazel

HAIR COLOR: Brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Cooking, Reading, knitting, spending time with family

PETS: 2 dogs 1 yr old black lab and 6 yr jack russel terror

OCCUPATION: travel agent at the moment….going back to school to get business degree

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Alabama

FAVORITE COLOR: RED

FAVORITE FOODS: too many to name

FAVORITE EXERCISE: YUCK! Maybe walking

FAVORITE BOOK(S): murder/mystery and some sci fi

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): romantic comedies and dramas murder/mystery and some sci fi

FAVORITE MUSIC: country

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I sabotage myself

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am determined. I am tired of being and feeling fat.

[KicknKnit]

User name/name: KicknKnit/Jennifer

AGE: 37

BIRTHDAY: Nov 20

MARITAL STATUS: Happily Partnered

Children/ages: no thanks.

TOP WEIGHT: 174

CURRENT WEIGHT: 169

GOAL WEIGHT: 125

HEIGHT: 5' 4"

EYE COLOR: Green

HAIR COLOR: Brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: crochet, knitting, Shotokan Karate, sewing, movies, Broadway Baby, Star Trek Geek

PETS: 2 bullmastiffs StoVoQor and ParmaQay, 1 cat Chaos

OCCUPATION: Loan Coordinator

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: New York State

FAVORITE COLOR: Yes

FAVORITE FOODS: too many to count.. die hard foodie.. I tend to remember the exceptional foods and the places I ate them.

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Shotokan karate

FAVORITE BOOK(S): Any Stephen King

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): too many to count.

FAVORITE MUSIC: eclectic...my iPod is confused.

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: cheating.. and not having real structure

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I like that I'm already getting a lot of "instant" feedback... 4lbs gone.. my karate training has "clicked" after 2 years of huffing and puffing, I finally had two good classes where I wasn't exhaused.. you really do need to feed the machine the proper fuel. Plus my parter is finally fed up with her weight and ready to take charge. Together, we can do it!

[futonbunny]

User name/name: Futonbunny/Celia

Age: 26

Birthday: December 10

MARITAL STATUS: Single but with a live in boyfriend

Children/ages: None

TOP WEIGHT: 220

CURRENT WEIGHT: 209

GOAL WEIGHT: 160 (Maybe lower depending on how I feel/look when I get there)

HEIGHT: 5' 8"

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: Reddish Brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Cooking, Reading, Belly Dancing

PETS: Lucy - My cat, Paulie - My boyfriend's cat

OCCUPATION: Data management analyst

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Virginia

FAVORITE COLOR: None specifically

FAVORITE FOODS: salads. No, really, I love good fresh lettuce. Also cheeseburgers

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Belly dancing! In fact I love to dance in general.

FAVORITE BOOK(S): It changes all the time but my favorite author is Neil Gaimon

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Everything's Illuminated, Clueless, Inglorious *******s, Mirror Mask, Human Traffic

FAVORITE MUSIC: I love just about everything (not really country) but I listen to a lot of funk/disco/soul and house music. Especially combinations of both.

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Motivation.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: This time I'm motivated to make a difference in my weight and keep it that way!

[tigerkt2007]

User name/name: tigerkt2007/ Katie

Age: 20

Birthday: July 10th

MARITAL STATUS: single...I've never had a boyfriend. This makes me feel lame. haha

Children/ages: none

TOP WEIGHT: 215.5

CURRENT WEIGHT: 205

GOAL WEIGHT: 167-175

HEIGHT: 5' 10"

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: hazel green

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: I LOVE to watch baseball. It is my absolute favorite thing, I know more about baseball than most men...which is awesome. I'm a fan of the Colorado Rockies. I also love football, the Denver Broncos and the Wyoming Cowboys are my teams. I enjoy reading and watching movies. I also love to write.

PETS: A cat named Emma, two dogs named Maggie and Joe and a turtle named Steven

OCCUPATION: I am a full time student at CU Denver and I work as a sales associate at Forever 21 part time.

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Arvada, Colorado...a suburb of Denver

FAVORITE COLOR: purple!!!

FAVORITE FOODS: gosh...I really love cake. I really, really love cake. I also love steak with a sweet potato and chicken strips.

FAVORITE EXERCISE:I like to ride my bike in the summer

FAVORITE BOOK(S): I have so many, but I love A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Bull Durham

FAVORITE MUSIC: country! Jason Aldean to be exact! I also like The All-American Rejects and I'm a huge fan of Kris Allen, who won American Idol last season.

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I've always been the "fat friend" and I'm tired of it. Plus, I over eat all the time. I don't make good choices at all with my food.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: This is my first serious diet. I'm anxious.

[RachelG83]

Hi, I'm new.

User name/name: RachelG83

Age: 26

Birthday: May 29

MARITAL STATUS: Married since May 22, 2006

Children/ages: None yet Infertility.

TOP WEIGHT: 238

CURRENT WEIGHT: 220

GOAL WEIGHT: 150 (it's a stretch but I'm going to try)

HEIGHT: 5' 6"

EYE COLOR: Green

HAIR COLOR: Dark Blond/Light brown

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Cooking, family&friends, traveling, church

PETS: 3 dogs (Zoey - long haired chihuahua, Rocky - short haired chihuahua, Diva - Eskimo Spitz)

OCCUPATION: Teacher (music)

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Tennessee (Born & raised in Chicagoland)

FAVORITE COLOR: Purple

FAVORITE FOODS: Before or after SBD?

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Treadmill (but I don't have one) 30 Day Shred & The Biggest Loser Cardio Max

FAVORITE BOOK(S): Jodi Picoult is my favorite author right now.

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Too many to name...romantic comedys and dramas

FAVORITE MUSIC: Everything except twangy country and most rap

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I love food too much and have a husband who doesn't like anything healthy!

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm tired of looking like this and feeling bad about myself. I am determined to get it off for my health. I've been trying to get pregnant for 2 1/2 years and something's just got to give. I can't control my fertility but I can control what I put in my mouth!