ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU
I joined in 2013 - 3 years ago and life got busy I lost some weight but put it all back on - found this again going through emails.. glad to be back
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Reason: forgot to include anything else
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - my initials and the year
REAL NAME - Emily
AGE - 44
BIRTHDATE - 14 Oct 1971
WHERE YOU LIVE - SW Virginia
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - My dog?
ANNIVERSARY - n/a
KIDS - 0
PETS - Sadie Jane
OCCUPATION - Instructional Designer
STARTING WEIGHT - 550+
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Medifast
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Chair Aerobics Salsa
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - instant mashed potatoes
FAV.BOOK(S) - Rand McNally Road Atlas
FAV. MOVIE(S) - Monsters vs. Aliens
FAV. SONG(S) - So Far Away (Staind)
FAV. QUOTE - Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. George S. Patton
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU
I've hit bottom. From the outside, my life is wonderful - a great big house for me and the dog, a family who loves me, a great job, working from home. On the inside, I'm battling obesity, OCD, hoarding, agoraphobia, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, joint pain, and allergies to every known plant. It's time to make the life I actually live as good as the facade.
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - my username for everything
REAL NAME - Em
AGE - 32
BIRTHDATE - August 25
WHERE YOU LIVE - East Texas
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Tex
ANNIVERSARY - May 28, 2006
KIDS - 1 daughter
PETS - 3 cats
OCCUPATION - professor
STARTING WEIGHT - 317
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - starting Naturally Slim (a pilot program) next week
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - swimming
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - brownies, mexican food
FAV.BOOK(S) - too many to list, but Pride and Prejudice and Harry Potter are in the top.
FAV. MOVIE(S) - also too many to list, but Princess Bride is something I re-watch often
FAV. SONG(S) - love flamenco music
FAV. QUOTE - Do something to do it, not to have done it.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I've never been serious about changing my lifestyle before. I've always known it would be good for me to lose weight (eat better, exercise more, etc), and I've always been convinced I could do it, but I've never actually tried. I'm scared I will fail and have no one to blame but myself. But being a good model for my daughter and getting some serious attention for the medical issues I am facing (which can be pawned off as being weight related, but I'm pretty sure they are not) are making me want to try. I'm going to try really hard.
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME -High school nickname -easy to remember
REAL NAME - KAREN
AGE - 40 this year
BIRTHDATE - 1st June
WHERE YOU LIVE - New Zealand
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - my husband Adrian
ANNIVERSARY - 17 Feb
KIDS - 2 beautiful girls (turning monsters as almost teens)
PETS - 1 grumpy old cat
OCCUPATION - swimming instructor and dance teacher
STARTING WEIGHT - 331 pounds this time - or 150 Kg
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Weight Watchers
FAV. EXERCISE(S) -DANCE and swimming
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Chocolate and ice cream
FAV.BOOK(S) - dead witch walking series by Kim Harrison
FAV. MOVIE(S) - Moulin Rouge, Princess bridge, The original Nightmare on Elm Street (not the remake)
FAV. SONG(S) - All about the Base - Meghan Trainer, Funky town - Pseudo Echo, Shakira Suerte (whenever wherever) and Oos Asji (eyes like yours)
FAV. QUOTE - A dancer paints the music with her body and soul
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU
the dance form I teach is belly dance, When I teach swimming its to children / babies from 3 months old with parents to adult, I also am a volunteer netball coach - I'm a pretty active person and am classified as Obese because of my weight - I am NOT a couch potato so figured it must be dietary perhaps - so trying weight watcher this year to see how it goes, I HATE the Drs I don't have high blood pressure until I go to a doctors then it goes through the roof, I keep an at home blood pressure monitor that goes on the wrist to track it - most days its normal to a bit low!
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME -It's just my name and stating that I am back after a few years of being away.
REAL NAME - Sandy
AGE - 46
BIRTHDATE - 11/26
WHERE YOU LIVE - Maine
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Fernald
ANNIVERSARY - 8/26/89
KIDS - 2
PETS - 2
OCCUPATION - Surgical Scheduler
STARTING WEIGHT - 327 This time
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Just a restrictive carb one (I am diabetic and need to not have so many)
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Um...I've picked up walking
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Chocolate and Pork Lo Mein
FAV.BOOK(S) - Janet Evonavich
FAV. MOVIE(S) - Grease/ Pretty Woman
FAV. SONG(S) - This Kiss
FAV. QUOTE - Dance like no one is watching
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU
Nothing I can think of, but if you all want to know anything feel free to ask. I have been a member 2x's before. You know the old saying...3rd times a charm!!
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - I'm a huge Game of Thrones fan. Plus, usually whenever I try to pick a user name, everything I think of is already taken, so I started using this as my name for everything.
REAL NAME - Crystal
AGE - 36
BIRTHDATE - May 4
WHERE YOU LIVE - coastal North Carolina
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - single, sort of. It's complicated.
ANNIVERSARY - --
KIDS - one angel baby, Liam. He would be 13 months.
PETS - one dog, Cody. Roommates have a dog, Bucky, and a cat, Melenko aka the evil demon kitty of terror of destruction
OCCUPATION - civilian cook for the Marine Corps
STARTING WEIGHT - 311
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - no real plan, just watch calories, portions, and lots of exercise
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - circuit training and yoga
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - sushi and cheese
FAV.BOOK(S) - The Hunger Games trilogy, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, almost anything written by James Rollins. Currently reading The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) and Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin.
FAV. MOVIE(S) - no real favorite.
FAV. SONG(S) - Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd is very special to me bc of my son. Other than that, I'm also a vocalist in a band, so I love all kinds of music, especially old blues.
FAV. QUOTE - "... when I look up at the night sky, and I know that yes we are part of this universe, we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up- many people feel small, cause their small and the universe is big. But I feel big because my atoms came from those stars."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - Meh, just ask.
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - I reside in Oregon, I'm female and I was born in 1963
REAL NAME - Marna
AGE - 53
BIRTHDATE - May
WHERE YOU LIVE - Oregon
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - I do
ANNIVERSARY - September
KIDS - just one
PETS - nope
OCCUPATION - I work for a nonprofit organization.
STARTING WEIGHT - my highest weight is 425
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - I'm trying not to eat anything refined. No sugar. And low-sodium.
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - I love to swim, dance, and walk.
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - macaroni and cheese, Pizza – Canadian bacon, Chinese food, cheese, pretty much anything deep-fried with cheese 😂😂😂
FAV.BOOK(S) - too many to list
FAV. MOVIE(S) - too many to list
FAV. SONG(S) - Count on Me and Gorilla
FAV. QUOTE - "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time"- Maya Angelo
" if you make it weird, they'll make it weird" - Marna Gatlin 2008
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU
I'm just here like everybody else looking for support will like you said the hardest work of my life. I believe in kindness. I believe in caring for others. I just always know what the disconnect is because I'm not always kind nor do I always care well for myself. But you can count on me to support you the best that I can.
Now I am in 300 weight class Blah!!!! Read My Story
My title was written not to offend anyone who is 300 pounds of more. I have been struggling with my weight for years. For thelast four years, I have had severe cases of bronchitis, asthma,sinusitis, high blood pressure and fibroids. My weight hovered between 285 - 290 pounds. I noticed a month ago that my blood pressure was higher than normal.
Erricah is my username
I live in NJ
I am separated with 2 older children who still lives with me
I have one cat name Annette (she is crazy and moody like me but loves my children to death)
As of tomorrow, I will be joining Retro Fitness.
I do have a specific amount of weight that I want to lose but I am more concerned about losing is slowly. I really want to get off of the high blood pressure pills.
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Ruby was my favorite name growing up and the leprechaun part is an old inside joke from high school.
REAL NAME - Chrys
AGE -29
BIRTHDATE - 2/7/87
WHERE YOU LIVE - Ohio
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Married to Ben
ANNIVERSARY - 10/26/13
KIDS - 1 very active toddler girl, Vivian
PETS - 9 year old mutt
OCCUPATION - 3rd shift at a hotel
STARTING WEIGHT - 346
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - One that I made up. I'm watching my food portions, walking the mall in the morning with my daughter, and drinking only water or milk.
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Honestly not a fan but I'm starting with walking
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - pasta is my biggest weakness
FAV.BOOK(S) - So tough to pick just one because depending on my mood I will read anything. One series I've read a few times is The Hollows by Kim Harrison
FAV. MOVIE(S) - I'm more of a TV person and I like competition reality tv shows like Survivor and a Mix match of everything else. Off the top of my head, Supernatural, The 100, Gilmore Girls, and anything horror.
FAV. SONG(S) - I guess it would be described as alternative or post hardcore, but I like anything with a beat I can sing to.
FAV. QUOTE - You deserve what you accept. I don't know if anyone famous said it but I heard it once from a friend and it stuck in my head
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I'm tired of being this big, but I'm scared that I will never be able to lose it all. I have very little self control when it comes to food and being lazy
