Depression and Weight IssuesHave you been diagnosed with depression, are possibly on depression medication, and find it affects your weight loss efforts? Post here for support!
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I got this idea from another board (thank you!) and thought it would be cool for us to get to know each other a little better.
PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU POST!!
We always welcome new members to our thread, the more the merrier! This bio thread is for people who have been or will be posting on this thread on a regular basis.
We would love to get to know you, but we can't if you don't post on a regular basis! THANKS!
Everyone just copy and paste the following into a reply:
DATE:
USERNAME/REAL NAME:
AGE:
BIRTHDAY:
MARITAL STATUS:
SPOUSE’S NAME:
CHILDREN/AGES:
HOBBIES/INTERESTS:
PETS:
TOP WEIGHT:
CURRENT WEIGHT:
GOAL WEIGHT:
HEIGHT:
EYE COLOR:
HAIR COLOR:
OCCUPATION:
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS:
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL:
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
DON'T FORGET TO JOIN US ON THE DAILY THREAD AFTER POSTING YOUR BIO... THANK YOU !!
GOAL WEIGHT: 40-50 pounds less than now ( yes I am vague)
HEIGHT: 5' 7"
EYE COLOR: Blueeeeee and bloodshot
HAIR COLOR: Blonde
OCCUPATION: Finance Geek
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Do you know the way to San Jose?
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: eating too much.. I eat healthy low fat foods, but the portion control is an issue
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Umm.. I have incorporated an exercise routine that I have stuck with for a year.. it is now a habit. I find I cannot lose weight unless I exercise.. period
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? That I am mean and cranky and most of the time, full of ^&%#$^@# Also, I am very nice person so when Sweet becomes jealous over me being soooo much younger than her, I ignore it.
HAIR COLOR: blonde with brown roots (time for Miss Clairol)
OCCUPATION: certified Home Health Aid and Long Term Care
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Oklahoma
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
HOMEPAGE URL:
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: losing
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I know that I have to have some weight off in order to have surgery. And because I want to be here for the people I love.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
DATE: havn't had on in awhile hubby is to preocupied with hunting. I know what you mean 12/28/2002
USERNAME/REAL NAME: Kempy D LIke Linda that is really it
AGE: 28
BIRTHDAY: July 1
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the love of my live
SPOUSE’S NAME: Joe
CHILDREN/AGES: None that I know of
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: gardening, playing on the computer, I would be liying if I said working out
PETS: 2 mutt cats Sparticus & Hera, 1 white Lab Echo, salt water fish I have no idea how to spell some of the types that they are
TOP WEIGHT: 167
CURRENT WEIGHT: 164 ?
GOAL WEIGHT: 145
HEIGHT: 5'7"
EYE COLOR: Brown
HAIR COLOR: Narturally ? Brown, now - Blonde
OCCUPATION: Executive Director of a fitness center
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Good ole' southern Louisiana of should I say in the swamp
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I eat way to much. I can't control the portions
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am reading about compulsive eating and trying to fix myself
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I am still waiting for the biological clock to start ticking, I think the battery is dead lol
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SPOUSE’S NAME: his name starts with D I think - I'll ask him next time he's home
CHILDREN/AGES: 17, 23
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: online scrabble, reading mysteries, cross-stitching.. used to camp a lot
PETS: SirSnortsalot aka Coda, a big black & tan German Shep
TOP WEIGHT: 178
CURRENT WEIGHT: 168
GOAL WEIGHT: 130
HEIGHT: 5' 3"
EYE COLOR: green
HAIR COLOR: dark blonde
OCCUPATION: education
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: canadian prairies
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
HOMEPAGE URL:
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: feeding my moods.. happy, sad, depressed.. doesn't matter
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I dunno, something is clicking... very slowly but clicking. I'm working hard to not feed emptiness.... drown it in coffee maybe
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
hmmmmm... I am moody, there is no doubt! But I do consider myself an optimist.
OCCUPATION: Pharmaceutical Company / Discovery Research (Desk Job)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Eating to much, stopping when I am comfortable AND eating when I'm bored or when I think I am bored.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: My body just hurts from all the weight gain in the past 4 years. I want to feel pretty again and buy nice clothes, also I want to play out doors w/my daughters and be able to keep up.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I am a Christian and Love and Believe in Jesus with all my heart. What you see is what you get. I love people but I am (yes I am) very shy.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Singing, trying to get a decent night's sleep lol
PETS: fish lol
TOP WEIGHT: 265+
CURRENT WEIGHT: 205
GOAL WEIGHT: 165
HEIGHT: 5'9"
EYE COLOR: green
HAIR COLOR: brown
OCCUPATION: tech support
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Alberta, Canada
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: forcing myself to focus on how great I feel having lost some weight, and knowing that I will keep feeling good as long as I continue exercising
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am actually exercising, which I've always hated doing until now lol.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? Please feel free to email me if you'd like
MARITAL STATUS: Married for 23 years to my highschool sweetheart
SPOUSE’S NAME: Ed
CHILDREN/AGES: 2 boys - 18 and 14
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Well my family seems to be my biggest hobby because they take up most of my time and I guess that is they way it should be, I also love walking and chatting/posting at 3fatchicks, playing on the computer, I have a special interest in teenagers, and I like cooking (which means of course, that I like eating too - surprise!)
PETS: 2 outside dogs - one is a chocolate lab for duck hunting the other is just cute little black and white rat terrior that is fun to have around.
TOP WEIGHT: 205
CURRENT WEIGHT: 193
GOAL WEIGHT: 170
HEIGHT: 5' 3 1/2"
EYE COLOR: Blue
HAIR COLOR: Brown
OCCUPATION: Secretary/Bookkeeper
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Louisiana
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS:
my slow metabolism and not enough exercise
(because I sit at a desk and computer all day)
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL:
I measure success differently these days ---- eating healthy, exercising and drinking water is a successful day for me, the scale and my size have to be secondary - sometimes you just have to make the best of what you have and accept what you cannot change! :-)
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I am a Christian, Jesus is Lord of my life!
My walk with Jesus is the most important walking I do!
I have loved getting to know people at 3fatchicks,
I have made some great cyberfriends here :-)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I eat too much!
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have more support this time; I have a web page to keep me on track, and oh yeah, I exercise!
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I can't believe that I didn't find 3FC sooner! I love the people here.
USERNAME/REAL NAME: Meg 1+2 (the numbers represent how many times it took me to log in here before it took my name, need to get rid of them!)
AGE: old~~~~~~~~50!!!!
BIRTHDAY: November
MARITAL STATUS: Married 32 years...same guy!!!!
SPOUSE’S NAME:
CHILDREN/AGES: 31, 29, 27, 26
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: interior design, tole/folk art painting, crafting, shopping for a bargain, walking, reading, cooking, being with my family and playing with my grandchildren. I am NEVER bored!!!
PETS: just a husband
TOP WEIGHT: big
CURRENT WEIGHT: little smaller, but still big!!
GOAL WEIGHT: 150 Actually don't care what I weigh, just want to feel good and get back into a 12.....wearing a 16 right now. If only I was 6 feet I'd look great!!!!
HEIGHT: 5'3"
EYE COLOR: brown
HAIR COLOR: used to be a really nice shade of brown...now it's a really nice shade of Loreal....Warm Plum brown!!!
OCCUPATION: Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: New England
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
HOMEPAGE URL: N/A
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Loosing it!!!! And staying away from Pasta!!! I'm Italian!!!!
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Not sure ... just know that I am really trying and I don't care how long it takes as long as it is in the right direction.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I'm new to the 3FC site, but I love it and really need help. My name is Michelle and I turn 23 in January.
Date: 1/04/03
Location: Chicago, IL
Marital Status: single, but in love with BF of 4 years
Occupation: pursuing Master's in Biology (animal behavior)
Hobbies: sports, fine dining (problem), birdwatching, reading
Height: 5'4"
Top Weight: 150
Goal Weight: 125
Biggest problem: eating too much and emotional eating (binge eating)
This time around: eating for health reasons and not getting overwhelmed by counting calories and exercising correctly
I just really need support from others like me. I really look forward to being part of this group!!
CHILDREN: 2 GIRLS, 15, will be 16 IN FEB. Turned 12 IN DEC.
HOBBIES: 3FC WEB SIGHT, GOING TO MOVIES, CAMPING, FLOWER GARDENING. INTEREST: TO IMPROVE MY COMPUTER SKILLS, WANT TO TAKE A CLASS IN IT OR ESCROW OCCUPATIONS.
ANYONE EVER WORKED IN AN ESCROW CO. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
PETS: 1 MALE GERMAN SHEPARD MIX, RIGGS, 1 VERY, VERY BIG MALE CAT, MOULDER ( FROM THE X-FILES SERIES)
TOP WEIGHT: ABOUT 165
CURRENT WEIGHT: ?, AFRAID TO KNOW
GOAL WEIGHT: 115
HEIGHT: 5'0"
EYES: GREEN
HAIR: DK. BROWN IS THE NATURAL, GROWING OUT A BAD BOTTLE JOB OF REDDISH, BROWNISH, COULD NEVER DECIDE WHAT I WANTED, SO GUESS I'LL GO BACK TO NATURAL, THEN COLOR THE GREY.
OCCUPATION: CURRENTLY SUB. CLERICAL AT A HIGH SCHOOL, LOOKING FOR A PERM. POSITION W/BENEFITS.(A MUST NOW DAYS).
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: CA
E-MAIL:
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS? I EAT TOO MUCH BECAUSE MY STOMACH HAS BECOME STRETCHED OUT.
ALSO BECAUSE I GET VERY STRESSED AT TIMES OR WORRIED ABOUT THINGS IN LIFE.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL? I DON'T KNOW.. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SHRINK MYU STOMACH SLOWLY, I'VE BEEN STOPPING MYSELF FROM EATING JUST AS I FEEL FULL, IF I FEEL HUNGRY LATER I'LL EAT A COUPLE CRACKERS AND LOW FAT MILK, ABOUT 4-6 OUNCES. I PLAN TO GET BACK TO MY WALKING VIDEO (ITS FOR WALKING INSIDE) AND ALSO MY TREDMILL.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY WEIGHT. I'D LOVE AN E-MAIL, I DON'T READ THEM IF IT SOUNDS LIKE JUNK MAIL, SO JUST BUT FROM A 3FC BUDDY SO I'LL KNOW. I AM ALSO A CHRISTIAN, NOT A REAL GOOD ONE, I DO PRAY DAILY, AND I AM SECURE IN MY FAITH.