FAV. MOVIE(S) - Moonstruck, Bread and Tulips, The Good Year, Harryhausen classics, anime, anything with Paul Newman, Katherine Hepburn, or Spencer Tracy
FAV. SONG(S) - Living on a Prayer, The Very Thought of You by Nat King Cole, Enter Sandman, Wizards in Winter, Linus and Lucy
FAV. QUOTE - “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
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I've been posting/lurking intermittently for a few years.
DATE - 5/7/2013
USER NAME - Jollygreensteen19
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Jollygreen = because I'm 6'0, 19 because it was my birthday
REAL NAME - Courtney
AGE - 23
BIRTHDATE - SHHH
WHERE YOU LIVE - Iowa
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - My husband
ANNIVERSARY - 4.5 years of dating, 2 years of marriage
KIDS - None, it's complicated, not really in a place where kids interest me
PETS - 1 cat, she's a former queen/show cat (Cornish Rex) her name is Ava and she's my baby for all purposes
OCCUPATION - I'm a medical laboratory scientist, also known as a "med tech" - a term I hate, because I did 5 years of college plus a board exam - and tech makes me sound like I went to school for 8 months. /rant
STARTING WEIGHT - Highest is about 352 from August 2012.
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - WW, just ordered Nutrisystem, the ole just don't eat so much - it constantly changes.
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - I like biking and I do "enjoy" jogging - my knees do not.
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - I really love cakes, cookies and french fries.
FAV.BOOK(S) - I don't read a lot, though I like to, I really read whatever.
FAV. MOVIE(S) - I rarely watch the same movie twice so I guess I can't say I have a favorite - I love them all!
FAV. SONG(S) - Right now, Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
FAV. QUOTE - "It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop." - Confucius
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU -
I'm ready to lose this weight. I am tired of obsessing over it - every day and every minute of every day. For years and years I've lived like this - waiting to be thin enough to do this or that. Things I've just gone ahead and done (have my wedding) while fat, they kind of haunt me. I've only lost 30 lbs in the last year - but it's a start!!
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME – my initials and 34 because that was the age when I first got an email
REAL NAME - Pam
AGE - 49
BIRTHDATE – 6/30
WHERE YOU LIVE - Texas
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Ronny
ANNIVERSARY – been together a little over a year
KIDS – our kids are all grown and in their 20s
PETS – 2 dogs - Daisy (weenie dog), Roxy (pit mix) 3 cats - Princess (calico and a new mommy), Gizmo (gray tom less), Miss Kitty (she adopted us)
OCCUPATION – teacher/guidance counselor
STARTING WEIGHT - Highest 390 from April 2012.
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING – 1700 calorie (Under doctor’s care), taking vitamin supplements, walking daily, drinking water
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - I like walking and have come to love walking 5Ks
FAV. NO-NO FOODS – Anything sweet, potatoes fixed any way.
FAV.BOOK(S) - I read a lot of how to books, the Bible and the occasional romance novel.
FAV. MOVIE(S) – I like a lot of different movies, however, I take watching TV/movies in spells. This summer I turned off my direcTV so that I could focus on my health.
FAV. SONG(S) – Country girls love country music.
FAV. QUOTE - "Progress not perfection." – Larry North
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU -
I have said the more than once in my life but Now is ME time…. this time I am doing it for me… I don’t know what made this time any different than the rest but this time it seems to have stuck… I honestly think it is because my friend got me to doing 5Ks with her… now I have resolved to do one a month for the foreseeable future… it sure does make a difference because I know I have to exercise so I won’t die doing a 5K… Every since I started back in April this year I have walked nearly every day… for the past 2 months I have recorded my exercise… that sure does make a difference… I am thrilled to have the DESIRE to make it work this time…
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - no significance that I know of
REAL NAME - Jada
AGE - 21
BIRTHDATE - March 23
WHERE YOU LIVE - Florida
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - none
ANNIVERSARY -n/a
KIDS -n/a
PETS -n/a
OCCUPATION - Computer technician
STARTING WEIGHT -353
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - uh.....diet and exercise?
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - weight training
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - pizza
FAV.BOOK(S) - white fang, call of the wild, eragon
FAV. MOVIE(S) - lion king, Mulan, anything Disney
FAV. SONG(S) - too many to put on here
FAV. QUOTE - The opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU -life long fat chick here, so my struggle will be quite evident. Any advice or suggestions are welcome!
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - It's good to be here with my fellow 300 plussers. Smaller people just don't understand what we go through on a day-to-day basis...eyeballing a chair to make sure you'll fit...gauging whether we can pass between tables without someone needing to get up...the stares...well you know! Perhaps together we can all get through this and get to living our lives the way we should again.
FAV.BOOK(S) - Harry Potter, A song of Ice and Fire, Hunger Games
FAV. MOVIE(S) - Most of the Harry Potter films, Labyrinth , Dark Crystal, Under the Tuscan Sun, Oblivion
FAV. SONG(S) - Room of Angels (Silent Hill, yes... I like creepy, weird music) Come little Children (Kathryn's version), Take on Me (A-Ha), Come Undone (Duran Duran), and anything by Enigma
FAV. QUOTE - "It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!!!" -Agnus (my quotes change all the time)
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I love to read, and while I listed only a handful of favorites, there are so many great books!! I am also up for traveling, and am going out of the country next June, so I HAVE to do this!! I have to lose weight and become healthier!
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - nothing really, I suck at picking user/login names and I just chose the first thing that popped in my head. I regret that little impulsive side of me sometimes. lol
REAL NAME - Mandi
AGE - 34
BIRTHDATE - June 3rd
WHERE YOU LIVE - Crispy Cool Canada.
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Theodore (Teddy)
ANNIVERSARY - When we agree on the right date I'll let you know. Haha.
KIDS - Nada
PETS - Two dogs
OCCUPATION - Teacher
STARTING WEIGHT - 308 (?) I checked a few weeks ago and been afraid to get back on :/
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - No "plan" plan, just back into healthier eating again.
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Zumba! and walking!
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Soda (Quit it for a well over a year, but it's crept it's way back into my life again sadly)... Fast food junk.
FAV.BOOK(S) - Science Fiction mostly, but I do have lots of classic Brit Lit cluttering up my shelves lately. Haven't really been intrested in reading anything current for awhile, so no Shades of Grey
FAV. MOVIE(S) - Gone with the Wind. Star Wars.
FAV. SONG(S) - right now: Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson - Winter Song, and ack Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball. (No I haven't watched the video for it. I am avoiding it like the plague because I love the song so much! I don't want to ruin it by seeing what I can only assume is going to be a disaster of a music video to it.
FAV. QUOTE - “Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - Have been MIA from 3FC Forum for a bit (eek I just looked, and my last post was November last year?!), real life became a bit of turmoil so it was hard to keep up with my internet 'life'. I was on the losing side of things, but all the real life stress and I went on a gaining spree. But I am back now, slowly getting back into my old healthier routines.
REAL NAME - Olivia but I go by Liv, sometimes Livie and occasionally, O-Liv.
AGE - 26
BIRTHDATE - 4/17/87
WHERE YOU LIVE - Annapolis, Maryland
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Nonexistent
KIDS - No thank you.
PETS - A cat named Snickers. Probably a mistake given my weight loss aspirations.
OCCUPATION - Long Term Care Specialist
STARTING WEIGHT -320
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Calorie reduction and increased activity
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Tennis and swimming. I used to enjoy running but it'll be awhile before it becomes an option again.
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Code-red mountain dew, I have a tendency to mainline it. Also, pizza.
FAV.BOOK(S) - The Chosen and Ada
FAV. MOVIE(S) - Tombstone, Heathers, Dazed and Confused and Pitch Perfect
FAV. SONG(S) - Wild World, Summer of '69, The Ramones cover of Baby, I Love You, and Hats off to Larry
FAV. QUOTE - It's never too late to be what you might have been. -George Elliot
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - My ultimate goal, beyond just weight loss, is to feel like I am living my life as full out and unrelenting as I possibly can be.
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Just my initials + my birth year.
REAL NAME - Leanna, or Lee for short.
AGE - 26
BIRTHDATE - June 11th, 1987
WHERE YOU LIVE - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Steve.
ANNIVERSARY - 10/27/2011
KIDS - Nope!
PETS - None as of yet, but hoping to adopt a kitty.
OCCUPATION - I work in a call centre... yay!
STARTING WEIGHT - 327.
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - More exercise and less sweets. Healthier foods and smaller portions.
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Just Dance!
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Ugh, I love chips and chocolate.
FAV.BOOK(S) - Oh boy. The Green Mile, Granny Dan... I have a few. I LOVE to read.
FAV. MOVIE(S) - Oh goodness, I don't know. I don't watch a lot of movies anymore. I guess the most recent one I really enjoyed is Pitch Perfect.
FAV. SONG(S) - Just to name a few: Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd, Hurt - Johnny Cash's cover, pretty much anything by Cyndi Lauper, Stay - Rihanna, 26 Cents - The Wilkinsons.
FAV. QUOTE - “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” Albert Camus
STARTING WEIGHT - 330? I just discovered my scale is broken so I'm not exactly sure how much I weigh :/
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - No particular plan, just want to start eating more whole foods and stay away from processed foods and sugars.
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Swimming, dancing, though my dancing consists of jumping around and being silly lol...walking, resistance training
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - chocolate!! I am a bug sweets person and I also love different types of ethnic food
FAV.BOOK(S) - Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin, The Lovely Boned by Alice Sebold
FAV. MOVIE(S) - Ferris Beuler's Day Off, Goonies, The Nightmare Before Christmas.
FAV. SONG(S) - The Ripper by Judas Priest, The Trooper by Iron Maiden, Freewill by Rush
FAV. QUOTE - "No amount of makeup can mask an ugly heart" -Kevyn Aucoin
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW- I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrom (PCOS) so I have had trouble with losing weight because of my hormones being out of whack. I'd lose weight but put it back on. I am trying to make small changes over time to change my entire lifestyle and hope to lose weight and keep it off. I came to this website looking for friends and support so I have someone to talk to and understand where I am coming from when times get tough for me.
SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME -i've had this screen name since i was 12
REAL NAME - ashley
AGE -27
BIRTHDATE - 7/30/86
WHERE YOU LIVE -kansas
SIGNIFICANT OTHER -yes, i have one
ANNIVERSARY - 7/30/2010
KIDS - various fosters
PETS - cats, rabbits, and a chicken
OCCUPATION - foster mom
STARTING WEIGHT - 362
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - nothing specific
FAV. EXERCISE(S) - i love walking and core exercises
FAV. NO-NO FOODS - everything. i love to eat.
FAV.BOOK(S) -atlas shrugged, a little princess
FAV. MOVIE(S) - willy wonka and the chocolate factory
FAV. SONG(S) - anything by vienna teng
FAV. QUOTE - "to be only yourself, in a world which is trying night and day to make you like everyone else-means to fight the hardest battle you can fight; and never stop fighting." e.e.cummings
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - not really