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Introductions - 2010-2012
Screen Name:TigerGirl
Age/Age Range:mid 40s Family Life:happily married for 20 years, 3 teenagers Occupation:homeschool mom (previous life: attorney) Hobbies and Interests:reading, spinning, swimming Favorite Music:broadway, contemp christian, country, bluegrass, Favorite Color(s): orange and blue; purple Favorite Exercise/Workouts:cardio. spin, swim What are your fitness/health goals? triathlon What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? HA! this time? just tired of being tired. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? depression... i tend to cope with stress and exhaustion with food... bad food. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? better choices, smaller portions, more movement (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Ex training partner What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? tight black pants |
Screen Name: Mawkish Mo
Age/Age Range: Early 20's Family Life: non-existent for the moment Occupation: uni student Hobbies and Interests: big reader, love to write, soccer player and gave up hockey this year but still love it Favorite Music: classic rock, classical, occasional pop song, Queen, Panic! at the Disco, Jack's Mannequin Favorite Color(s): an orangish-red colour Favorite Exercise/Workouts: jogging, biking and any organized sport, especially soccer and hockey What are your fitness/health goals? Fitness wise, I would like to be in tip top shape when the soccer season starts (games begins, no longer just practising). Usually the first game or two is really hard as we're all out of shape and I'd love to beat that. Of course, I would also love to have my knee healed by then too so I can actually run... What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? There was no particular incident. It was gradual, the noticing of my weight and the eating healthier stuff. I was suddenly noticing that hey, these pants don't fit like they used to so I would make small choices to eat better and then one day I decided to take it more seriously. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I struggle when I see a week or two of no results. It begins to tick me off and I find temptations such as an extra helping of XYZ a lot more alluring What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I need to become more strict with my food diary, I would like to go to the gym more often and stop complaining about the dang Canadian winters here that stop me from going outside and doing things like i would in the summer. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? My cousin, I guess. My sister too even. I've always been the other sister, the other cousin. I'm sick of it. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? I have this skirt that I bought years ago, when my weight was a lot lower. It was tight then but I bought with friends so I just went with it and said that the size four skirt fit me well. I want to fit in that skirt, with extra room available. |
Screen Name: Sara81
Age/Age Range: 28 Family Life: Single and Looking! :D Occupation: Account Executive Hobbies and Interests: Movies, Camping, Traveling Favorite Music: Everything besides dance Favorite Color(s): Black, Pink, Blue Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Running, even though I'm not great at it; Softball and Tennis What are your fitness/health goals? Finally be happy What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I've started to outgrow my "fat" jeans. Ouch. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Late night munching What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Eating more veggies and working out more. I also have an addiction to Flamin Hot Cheetos. Haha. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Friend What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Jeans that I haven't fit into comfortably for years... and yes, I still have them. :dizzy: |
Screen Name: ToriLeigh
Age/Age Range:26 Family Life:Married with 2 kids, Olivia is almost 3 and Elijah will be 1 next month Occupation:SAHM and student Hobbies and Interests:reading, travel, swimming Favorite Music:I like pretty much anything Favorite Color(s):Black, red and brown Favorite Exercise/Workouts:Walking, elliptical machine, and anything "fun" What are your fitness/health goals? I want to get healthy. You know, exercise more, eat less junk... And of course lose some weight. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I was induced due to high blood pressure with my son. It was a scary experience because I had a couple complications and his heart rate dropped. My husband and I want more kids, but I need to be healthy to do it. I also want to be around to see them grow up. If I keep going down this path, who knows what will happen. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? "Grazing" and chocolate. I have a major sweet tooth What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Drink more water, eat less junk food, control portion sizes better (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Hmm, I want to give my sister a run for her money. I don't have to look better, I just don't want to be the "fat" sister anymore. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Shorts, they don't have to be daisy dukes (in fact they won't be) but no more capris and bermudas... Also sleeveless shirts comfortably. |
Screen Name: MiZTaCCen
Age/Age Range: 24 Family Life: In a relationship, no kids of my own but he has two. Occupation: Tenant Service Rep. Hobbies and Interests: Video games, Tennis, Movies Favorite Music: I listen to pretty much anything. Favorite Color(s): Red, Pink, Black Favorite Exercise/Workouts: hmm Favourites...Swimming. What are your fitness/health goals? To go back down to my original weight of 140, as well to tone up my body and then continue to maintain a healthy life style for myself and my health. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? When people I know around me continue to tell me how big I've gotten. I already knew it but sometimes having other's tell the truth makes you really want to work at it to prove to them that you don't always have to be fat and that you're just going through a "rough" time. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I continue to eat sugar and drink pepsi. Not to mention whole wheat stuff is so gross, and my cooking sucks so wanting to make food is a little difficult. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Change my eatting habits and to keep myself motivated to exercise. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : This chick who I work with who had the nerve to actually call me fat. She might have a skinny stomach but its clear all her food goes to her *** and hips. (sorry lol she really erked me.:mad:) What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? My silk red dress. :carrot: |
Hi!
Screen Name: kcalcount87
Age/Age Range: Just turned 23 Family Life: Awesome! Occupation: College student Hobbies and Interests: Being with my friends Favorite Music: I like Trance/techno/elecronic (keeps me going while working out!) Favorite Color(s): purple! Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Elliptical What are your fitness/health goals?: LOSE WEIGHT! Be healthier of course What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Tired of looking in the mirror and starting to feel really tired and lazy all the time What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Sticking to it What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I think I'm on a good path right now... calorie counting and exercise 4-5 times a week. In a week I've lost 3 pounds! And probably gained a lot of muscle back too (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than?: All the skinny college girls in my classes What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? halter top!!! Right now I hate my arms :-( __________________ |
Hello
Screen Name: Socalmomof3
Age/Age Range: 42 Family Life: Happily Married with three beautiful daughters (10-9-2 yrs old) Occupation: Recently entered the SAHM category What are your fitness/health goals? To get to and stay at a healthy weight. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Finally left a stressful job (after 20 years) to become a full time SAHM and focus on my health. I was on the path to a heart attack and just couldn't do that to my husband and children. I started my plan in September of 2009. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Four other people in my house are very supportive but not on the same journey. I still need to cook meals. I try to make them healthy and portion control. It's still tough. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : None really. I just want to look good to myself. It's been a very long time since I looked in the mirror and been happy. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A bathing suit that does not look like it belongs to an old lady! |
Screen Name: Jigglefree
Age/Age Range: 45 Family Life: Married and we have a 20 month old daughter Occupation: Project Coordinator Hobbies and Interests: Shopping, dancing and making others laugh Favorite Music: Gospel and Neosoul Favorite Color(s): Purple Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Walking the mall and trying to keep up with Jillian's workouts. What are your fitness/health goals? I want to get down to a size 10 and continue to live in excellent health. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I saw my niece at Christmas and she didn't eat as much as she normally does and I was eating a whole lot of food. I said to myself this is the last time I do this. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I have a hard time stopping with one serving when the food is very good even though I am satisfied. I want to eat til I'm stuffed when I am liking the taste of the food. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? 1) Saying no when I'm satisfied no matter how good I think the food tastes. 2) Stay on task with counting the calories of everything I put in my mouth. 3) Don't miss a day of exercise. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? The person I saw in the mirror Christmas. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A pair of size 10 jeans with a clingy T shirt. |
Screen Name: Firecracker777
Age/Age Range: 22 (23 next month) Family Life: Living with my wooonderful boyfriend :) Occupation: Graphic Designer Hobbies and Interests: Online games, outdoors, and hanging out with friends Favorite Music: Country Favorite Color(s): Pink Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Elliptical, Stationary bike What are your fitness/health goals? To get to and stay in a healthy weight range and continue eating better What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? One day it just hit me when looking at picture of other girls and i realize how huge i was What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? finding a variety of foods that are easy to make and can also eat cold for lunch at work. exercise hasnt been a problem yet but I always seem to struggle with that What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? 1. Count calories more accurately, 2. Make a more conscious effort to reach the calorie goal and dont think going 200 under is ok! 3. stop taking breaks every 5 mins when working out and just deal with the burn! (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? any of my skinny friends of course haha What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? CUTE jeans and a tight shirt with heels |
Screen Name:Stace
Age/Age Range:33 1/3 Family Life:Single, furry kids. (dog and cat) Occupation:Admin Asst. Hobbies and Interests:Bad movies, embroidery, cooking (a work in progress), thrift and flea market shopping, and other stuff I am not thinking of right now! Favorite Music:My ipod tells me that I have a lot of classic soul, conscious rap, electro-pop and grunge. So I guess that. :) Favorite Color(s): turquoise, green, orange, dark purple Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Walking my dog. I just got a kettlebell and I am really enjoying it so far! What are your fitness/health goals? To be a "normal" weight for the first time since I was about 6 years old. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I'd been under a lot of stress this year, and then got really sick in October. I'd always been the fairly healthy fat person, while I would get winded climbing steps or something I never really had major health problems. Well, it all seemed to catch up with me at once, and boy was that a wake up call. I don't want to be that sick ever again. Nor do I want to be diabetic, which is straight where I was headed. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I want to exercise more, but don't always have the motivation for it. Also, a big part of my social life was going out with friends to a bar or co-workers to happy hour. I have had to cut that back drastically and that has been tough. But I would rather feel good than the way I felt a few months ago, even if that means being the one to order water or decline an invitation. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Getting enough sleep so that I have enough energy, not waiting to get so hungry I overeat, being consistent. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : There are a couple of friends who I have distanced myself from when I realized that they were not supportive, or preferred to keep me the way I am because they don't think when I am big I am competition. I hate that kind of thing, but the thought of them seeing me when I am done makes me secretly happy. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? I want to be able to pull off wearing almost anything. I have always felt so limited all my life in what I could wear, due to a lot of things either not looking good, or me not having enough confidence to buy and wear it. Thanks for this question, because now I am super excited about that day! |
Finally!
Screen Name: orangebelpeper
Age/Age Range: 19 Family Life: I live with my boyfriend of 4 years Occupation: Leasing consultant/ student @ UCLA Hobbies and Interests: Beach! Favorite Music: Any Favorite Color(s): Pink. Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Jillian Michael's DvD's What are your fitness/health goals? 125 pounds :) What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? My boyfriend in a nice, sweet way mentioned that I was a little "thicker" then I used to be. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Hamburgers. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Running! (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than?: Haven't really thought of this one yet... What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A sexy LBD (little black dress) |
Screen Name: Tinky009 (no not a newbie, just a re-start ;))
Age/Age Range: 28 Family Life: Happily married, with a furbaby,a Pug named Jade Occupation: Activities/Events Coordinator Hobbies and Interests: Shopping, latin dancing, and cooking Favorite Music: whatever suits my mood Favorite Color(s): blue,purple, black Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Turbo Jam, and Zumba! What are your fitness/health goals? to get into the 140-135 range What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I do not want a complicated pregnancy, also I would like to get that darn word Obese off my medical chart @ the Dr's What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Resistance to pasta, I LOVE pasta. Also I can be an emotional eater. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Motivation, motivation, and motivation (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than?: Than my office neighbor. She has been doing this diet thing as long as I've been on 3FC. She's a nurse too, so I would like to show her! ;) What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Clothes that show my arms . I currently wear only long sleeves. |
Hi Everyone!
Screen Name: Kristi78
Age/Age Range: 31 Family Life: Single, one awesome 7 year old daughter and one awesome cat :D Occupation: Administrative Assistant Hobbies and Interests: Reading, blogging, music, self improvement Favorite Music: mostly rock/alt, but love all genres Favorite Color(s): purple Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Walk Away the Pounds What are your fitness/health goals? To reach a size 8/10 or whatever feels healthy for my frame. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I've been overweight my entire life and tried all the diets, but eventually gained it back. A friend of mine is serious about getting healthy and we are supporting each other in this journey. Enough is enough! What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Emotional eater!!! Love bread and pasta. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Not sure about 3 areas but overall just keeping motivated for the long process ahead. Not falling off the wagon! lol What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Just cuter clothes and sleeveless tops without feeling self conscious. |
Screen Name: MakingSkinny. My real name is Angie.
Age/Age Range: 30 Family Life: I'm a SAHM to three boys ages 7, 4 and 22months. Our children are homeschooled. I've been married for 10 years. We have a sweet little cat and are getting a Shih Tzu puppy in a couple of weeks! Occupation: I left my full- and then part-time job in customer service for an oil company last March in order to SAH full time. I also do professional family/wedding photography on a part-time basis. Hobbies and Interests: Photography (my camera is like my 4th child LOL), most things crafty but especially knitting and scrapbooking, sewing, reading. I'm also a major tv junkie. Favorite Music: Contemporary Christian and random popular Top20 type stuff. Favorite Color(s): Pink and turquoise, and brown paired with either. Favorite Exercise/Workouts: The BodyPump strength training class at my gym. I know, I can hardly believe it myself LOL What are your fitness/health goals? I want to be a healthy weight/BMI for my height. I'd like to be toned. I really want to be fit enough to play with my kids without being winded and healthy enough to be here for them, and to enjoy my family for a long time. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Watching multiple extended family members being diagnosed with weight-related diseases, particularly diabetes. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? My poor self-esteem, the emotional componant to why I eat so much. Lack of willpower. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? My self-esteem. Portion control. Will power. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? Only my current self What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Cute bras & underwear, button up tops, cute bathing suits. |
Screen Name: madgracemom
Age/Age Range: 27 Family Life: I have two daughters: Gracelyn who is 5 and Madelyn who is 1. I am married to my high school sweetheart. Occupation: daycare provider Hobbies and Interests: reading, being with my family Favorite Music: ALL kinds......... Favorite Color(s): blue Favorite Exercise/Workouts: walking What are your fitness/health goals? to be healthy overall for myself and my family What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I'm so uncomfortable! What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? food!!!! |
Screen Name: Coffeelover64
Age/Age Range: 45 Family Life: Happily married and mom of DD16, DS15 & DS12 Occupation: In between jobs at the moment Hobbies and Interests: Hanging out with friends and family, self-improvement, internet, reading, shopping Favorite Music: rock, jazz, dance Favorite Color(s): green Favorite Exercise/Workouts: yoga, pilates What are your fitness/health goals? lose 80 lbs and get back to a reasonable fitness level What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? My body is stiff and achy, and I look like crap What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? sticking with my plan when I get busy What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? portion control, eating more veggies and doing cardio (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? my sisters What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? bathing suit |
hello all! New Here, my name is Ashley!
Screen Name: farn00a57 , but my name is Ashley!
Age/Age Range: 23 years old Family Life: live at home with my family still Occupation: full time student, full time assistant manager of retail store, part time aspiring writer :) Hobbies and Interests: I love writing; I am currently working on my first novel. I am gong to school for psychology and sociology with a minor in spanish; so those are included in my interests as well. I also enjoy drawing and the arts in general. Love reading, history, celebrity gossip, museums, traveling, going to the movies, and learning about everything from neural activity in the brain to the history of past wars. Favorite Music: I'm very eclectic; I love everyting from death metal to opera. I particularly love oldies from the 1930's, 1940's,50's thru the 70's. I also enjoy modern rock as well. Favorite Color(s): Green Favorite Exercise/Workouts: do i have to choose? I enjoy swimming the most, but don't do it very often. What are your fitness/health goals? I would like to get down to approximately 145 pounds, I'm 5'8 so I think that would be a healthy weight. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I've always wanted to lose weight and get healthy I just never had the motivation to do it. I lost 30 pounds this summer and really felt good about myself. Throughout the fall and winter I dropped off my diet, but with an upcoming trip to Isla Mujeres, Mexico coming in mid-March, I have found my motivation again to get into shape. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Not losing motivation and not going out on the weekends with my friend and drinking. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Need to start exercising more, lifting weights, drink more water (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Honestly, my friends who can be quite *****y and call themselves "fat" although they are perfectly healthy and quite skinny. The ones that say it for attention, you know who I'm talking about. :) What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? skinny jeans and vintage clothing from the 1940's. |
Screen Name: mkyice
Age/Age Range:late 30's Family Life: married with 4 kids Occupation: right now I'm a homemaker. Hobbies and Interests: quilting, cross-stitch, reading Favorite Music: Christmas (I try and keep that between Thanksgiving and Christmas day, but sometimes I just have to listen to a few songs in the middle of July!) Really, I like a variety of music from classical to country, rock, oldies. Favorite Color(s): royal blue Favorite Exercise/Workouts: playing on the wii What are your fitness/health goals? I just want to look and feel better. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? It's been time for a long time. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? sticking to it, sometimes it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? sticking to diet/excercise, especially the excercise part, eat more vegtables, drink less soda(it's diet, but I drink a lot of it!) (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Me at my starting weight. Hey I'm already there! So me at my current weight. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? tank tops and shorts! |
Hello, Hello! I'm so excited to be here!!!!!
Screen Name: DestinyHopeLove9 (If you IM me, let me know you are from 3fc!
Age/Age Range: 19 years young! Family Life: I live at home with my mom while I go to college. I have two sisters (3 and hald and 23... I love them with everything I have!) Occupation: Student/Barista Hobbies and Interests: Well until about three weeks ago, it was working, sleeping, watching TV and the internet. But NOW I am into exercising, being outside, GOING outside, attempting YOGA :rofl: (I'm not very coordinated hehe), working, studying and regaining my health (and size 12's lol) Favorite Music: I love Elton Johhn the most, but I'll listen to anything. I really love Country music. Favorite Color(s): Green and Pink Favorite Exercise/Workouts: I'm starting Yoga, I like to run/walk. Circuit training is pretty good, and I like fast-paced classes. What are your fitness/health goals? Ah. I want to be skinny. But, more importantly, I want to be healthy. I want to be able to walk up a few flights of stairs without sounding like i'm trying to huff and puff until I blow a house down. I want to be fit so that when I want to have children I don't have any weight-related complications. I cannot wait for the day that I can accept invitations to go hiking with my bofriend's family. I want to be able to run with my kids one day. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Wow. Well, when I hit 200 pounds I literally went into a depression. At 19, that was the last thing I expected. For me, the Freshman 15 turned into the Freshman 25. After that I sort of "gave up". I stopped trying to control my weight because I thought it didn't matter. Then, I saw a few pictures of myself and honestly couldn't believe it. When I look in the mirror, I really don't see myself as being as fat as I looked in those pictures. It was a real wake-up call, considering just three years ago I was the smallest I had ever been. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I don't like healthy foods. I hate vegetables, most fruits and I don't like things without salt. I am having to traing myself to "like" things that I honestly can't stand. Working out really isn't too bad, but I hate that feeling of exhaustion and knowing I have to keep going... I think I struggle with what everyone struggles with, but it isn't enough to keep me down. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I need to start counting my calories more effeciently and watching my fat intake and sodium intake as well. I need to get a set exercise schedule because as of now I only do it whenever I can fit it in, instead of making it a priority. I also need to realize I'm not going to lose weight overnight... I set unrealistic goals sometimes. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Oh my goodness. A few women on my boyfriend's side of the family that I just know look at me and judge. And a few women in my OWN family who i've never felt as pretty as. Oh yeah, and all my skinnier friends... okay. I want to look the best out of everyone I know hehe :devil: What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Oh my gosh. Most people probably think i'm out of my mind but I think about this ALL the time. I honestly have had to stop myself from buying things that are way too small because I want to wear them when i'm skinny. But my "ideal" outfit? A pair of fitted, faded jeans with a little flare at the leg, a tight white t-shirt and a cute brown belt with cute flip flops with the perfect accessories to match. It's a classic outfit that you can't pull off with a belly that jiggles lol My goal "reward" is a complete makeover (Hair style, color, facial, mani & pedi, massage, new make-up) and I cannot wait for the day that I get all of that done, but on my "goal" outfit and just go to lunch with my sister or boyfriend and feel cute and normal. Ahhhh:dust: |
hello everyone
My real name is Evelyne or Ev
I count calories. Seems to be te most convenient way for me to live "normally" while I am trying to lose weight. I just have to be extra careful with triggers and oh boy I have so many!:D |
I'm going to re-introduce myself, since I haven't posted on here in .... a longggg time.
Screen Name: Thelmissa (Thelma is my real name) Age/Age Range: 19, 20 on April 25th Family Life: I'm a single female, still living at home, just recently moved in with my mom. Occupation: Unemployed, just quit Wal-Mart on Christmas night. It was freeing. :D I'd hoped to be a full time college student in the fall but I won't have my SAT scores back soon enough to submit, so full time student in Spring 2011. Hobbies and Interests: I'm a political/news/celebrity gossip junkie. I love reading and learning new things (except things that involve math, lol), and I'm constantly on the internet. I do love the occasional random day out with friends though. Favorite Music: I'm a teenager, I love rap music. But my favorite artist is John Mayer, and I can jam to some oldies too (parents are 58 this year, I grew up on 50's/60's/70's music) Favorite Color(s): Green, blue, and red Favorite Exercise/Workouts: I love pushups. Weird. I love walking/jogging too. What are your fitness/health goals? I want to get down to a comfortable weight for me, which is about 170-180. I looked and felt great at that weight, and that was back when I was 14 and 5 inches shorter. :P And I have had knee problems my entire life, since I fell and twisted both my knee and ankle when I was little. Weighing less would help ease this. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? It's been sporadic. I lost 30 lbs in Spring of 2007 and another 30 in Spring of 2008. I didn't lose any last year as I was too stressed out by the goings-on of Wal-Mart What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Binging. I can sit down with a huge bag of any sort of sweets and eat them all in one go, sometimes the caloric counts are 1000+ in less than an hour. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Work on spreading out my eating times. I tend to eat a lot at once. I need to work on having a little at once, then a little a couple hours later, etc. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? A couple friends who are in the process or have lost weight. :devil: What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Shorts!! Everyone is always amazed at my legs because even at 235 pounds, I have such skinny legs. I realize this, but I just can't stand to wear shorts because I'm not comfortable. |
Screen Name: a cheal
Age/Age Range: 25 Family Life: Getting married May 8th!! Occupation: Assistant Manager Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, Baking, Reading Favorite Music: Alternative Rock Favorite Color(s): Green, Purple Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Pilates, Resistance Bands What are your fitness/health goals? To get down to 160 pounds and finally figure out proper portion control. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I got engaged and was terrified to go dress shopping. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Trying to keep track of everything I eat so I can calculate my calorie intake. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Exercise more, Stop having "bad" days, work on teaching myself proper portion sizes. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My old self. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? I cannot wait to be able to just walk into a store and say I want that and just buy it! |
Screen Name: mommy2lorelei
Age/Age Range: 32 Family Life: married w/3 year old daughter Occupation: Jr. Project Manager - behind a desk all day long. :( Hobbies and Interests: I bake cakes and party plan on the side Favorite Music: anything I can dance to! Favorite Color(s): pink Favorite Exercise/Workouts: kettlebells and the elliptical What are your fitness/health goals? I want to be back to the weight I was before getting pregnant What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I went to the Dr. to have my ankle looked at after falling down some stairs and when they weighed me I literally felt the tears well up in my eyes. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? It is difficult to avoid desserts since I do that as a side job... and desserts are my weakness! What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? sticking to the plan! I often give up after just a few weeks! I need to exercise more and stop tricking myself into believing it's ok to skip today! I cook every night for my family and while I cook healthier meals... I need help with portion sizes! (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My BFF who can just think about losing weight and it melts off her. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? a bathing suit! i haven't worn one in more than 4 years and I used to LIVE by the pool/beach. |
Screen Name: jennrose93
Age/Age Range:16 Family Life: daughter, wiener dog :) Occupation:Student (junior) Hobbies and Interests: love to read, just have fun Favorite Music: Top 20 and country Favorite Color(s): Purple Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Wii Fit! What are your fitness/health goals? wear a size 10 by Senior year What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? New Year i made a goal and i'm sticking to it What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? not eating out and making right decisions when i do What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Exercise MORE, stop the snacking at night, eat more fruit (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Little preppy girls in my school What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? SUN Dress |
Screen Name: ncuneo
Age/Age Range: 30 Family Life: married w/ 1 child Occupation: designer (architecture) Hobbies and Interests: lately, just keeping my head above water, exercising and spending time w/ my family Favorite Music: pop/rock Favorite Color(s): purple Favorite Exercise/Workouts: hiking, yoga, jogging What are your fitness/health goals? to get down to a heathly weight (I'd be happy anywhere between 150-137, and to exercise 5xs a week (doing this already) so I guess to just continue this. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I just remember being at 267 lbs and not recognizing myself, being completely mortified when I'd run into people I hadn't seen in a while and being out of breath when I'd walk up a flight of stairs. I also wanted a baby and because of my weight I had no periods. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I used to binge when I was home alone, but I'm doing better at this. I also have a ridiculous sweet tooth. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? My Saturday "cheat" meal (day), I'd like to get my calories under 2000 on Saturday, I'd like to do more weight lifting/resistence training, I'd like to eat less artificial foods (less sugar free, fat free, etc.) (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : I don't really have an answer to this one. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? It was tank tops, but I can wear those now, I think next on the list is shorts. |
Screen Name: purplespeckl3
Age/Age Range: 24 Family Life: Married, 1 Step child Occupation: Customer Service Rep Hobbies and Interests: 3FC, losing weight, Myspace, Facebook, Video games, Reading, Celebrity Fit Club, etc. Favorite Music: I don't listen to music but if I did it would be Michael Jackson and Paula Abdul. Favorite Color(s): Pink/Purple Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Gazelle, Pilates What are your fitness/health goals? I hope to have a lean but curvy body with a weight of 120-125 or to at least fit in a size 8 or 10 jean. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I'm going to be a bridesmaid in October 2010. Plus, I just need to be healthier. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I don't like vegetables or fruit. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I need to stop snacking so much. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : I wanna be thin but curvy like Kim Kardashian. No one can look better than her. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Anything in a size 8 or 10!! :carrot: |
Screen Name:beliter
Age/Age Range:40something Family Life:married,2 boys Occupation:FT@Lowes Hobbies and Interests: papercrafts,scrapbooking,cardmaking,love going to the movies with my boys(hubby's not big on theaters) Favorite Music:mostly 80's Favorite Color(s):neutrals,gray&pink Favorite Exercise/Workouts:walking What are your fitness/health goals?lose weight so I can live a long life with no meds & of course to look good without trying to hide problem areas What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I'm tired of feeling sick & tired all the time What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health?long days so I get uncontrollable munchies in the afternoons What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? water,water,water...I can barely drink 1 bottle of water,I can't even drink a whole dt. Coke (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : my younger self! What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? jeans without elastic! |
Screen Name: eratosthanes
Age/Age Range: 26 Family Life: Single, but more or less emotionally married to bf of 2 ½ yrs. (can’t get married, would loose disability/foodstamps) Occupation: Disabled/homemaker Hobbies and Interests: Reading, keeping in touch w/family, friends online, cooking complicated dishes (healthy and not-so-healthy) cuddling with said bf Favorite Music: Classical, but I am very picky. Mozart, yes, Wagner, please dear god, NO! Johann Bach? Certainly. Johann Strauss, again, dear lord, not that! Favorite Color(s): Rainbow, lol Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Walking is my friend, plus a little weight training. When I get under 230 (have done it before) I add a bit of jogging, though it is still just fast walking, as my knees would never forgive me! What are your fitness/health goals? First, I want to get back to 208. Then, I want to get to 160-70. I would also like to be able to walk seven miles in a day w/o being sore, like I used to. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I got back to my heaviest weight (297) and could not let myself get past it. I REFUSE to be 300+ unless I am carrying A LOT of water weight, or end up prego (not trying) before I lose 20 more pounds. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Severe back pain, but that is not a problem now that my doc finally understood my problem, and upped my pain meds. Also, PCOS, though as I have had it since childhood, and consequently gained LOTS of muscle as a teen, I have an easier time losing weight (medicated) than most women with this condition. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I need to pay more attention to what I eat. It is really my only problem, as my exercise habits are pretty good when I have said pain pills. I have been in nutrition classes since I was a child (always over-weight) so I know WHAT to do and eat, it is just a matter of getting it done. (Evil motivation) Who do you want to look better than?: Better than? No one, I just want to look AS good as my cousin who is my same height but about 150 lbs. smaller. She has a tiny frame, so I look about as good as her at 170, which is 120 lbs. from here. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? I cannot wait to be skinny enough that my smallest pants (12’s) are starting to be too big. I can stop there, lol. |
Screen Name: Tisha62486
Age/Age Range:23 Family Life: Wife & mommy to a beautiful daughter! Occupation:Sales Hobbies and Interests: Shopping, Singing & being outdoors! Favorite Music: Country Favorite Color(s): Mint Green Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Elliptical What are your fitness/health goals? To be 115 pounds and to feel healthy! What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Feeling like crap all the time and just wanting to look and feel better! What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? not eating out and soda :( What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Exercise, eating healthy & drinking MORE water!! (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? All my friends who still look the same size as they were in highschool :p What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Shorts and tighter shirts (I have a bigger belly so eveything has to be baggy) :( |
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Screen Name: Cee Jai
Age/Age Range: 32 Family Life: Single mother of 7 Occupation: Full time college student studying criminal justice Hobbies and Interests: Shopping, walking, beaches, nature in general Favorite Music: Christian rap and R&B Favorite Color(s): Purple but love Orange, Pink, bright Yellow, and apple green Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Walking! What are your fitness/health goals? I need to lose at least 40 more lbs. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Initially I was 255 at my highest. My marriage started to fall apart and I decided I was going to take care of me and started to eat better and started walking every day. I dropped 80 lbs in 10 months. I have kept most of it off for almost 3 years now but would like to get to my true weight goal-150 and then go from there What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I eat too much sometimes. I need to practice will power What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I need to incorporate more strength training, practice better will power, and...hmmm, I think that is it. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My current self What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? tank tops and shorts |
Hi everyone... I haven't been around for awhile... *bad me!*
Anyways, I was on Atkins for a little under 2 weeks, and I simply cannot eat all that meat, fried and stuff. A little is okay, but not all the time. And I did eat alot of broccoli and cauliflower. But, wayyyyyyyy too much cheese! So, I am thinking that I can lose weight by counting calories. I have been at the same weight, give or take 3 pounds, for over 3 years. I first stopped smoking which probably put on 15 pounds. then, I was taking a prescription drug, that I found out 2 years later, was the reason I was gaining weight, 20# worth each year!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr, mad wasn't the word for that one! After that, it was 'oh, I'm getting old, who cares attitude'. Then I started thinking health-wise and knew the stomach fat was NOT good at all. so, here I am! Hope to learn alot (all over again), plus some new ideas and get to losing. |
Screen Name: Asherdoodles87
Age/Age Range: 22 Family Life: Single Occupation: Full time college student Hobbies and Interests: Running, watching TV, computer games, reading online, exercising... Favorite Music: Pop, and a little bit of everything else. Favorite Color(s): Pink Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Punches my trainer makes me do, and the treadmill. What are your fitness/health goals? I would like to get healthy, but I would also like to be at my dream weight, 120 lbs. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? A picture I saw of myself accepting a scholarship, and I was not happy with my appearance. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Eating the right foods. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Listing to my trainer more, eating more protein, and really commiting to losing weight. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My sister. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A bathing suit. |
Screen Name: KatherynNicole
Age/Age Range: 24 Family Life: Single mom with a 5 yr. old son Occupation: Administrative Assistant Hobbies and Interests: Computers and spending time with my friends and family Favorite Music: I can listen to anything but rap. Favorite Color(s): Green :) Favorite Exercise/Workouts: I love, love, love my Total Gym! What are your fitness/health goals? 87 more lbs to lose (23 down so far) What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Seeing a picture of myself and realizing that I was TWICE as big as everyone else in it. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? My emotions. There is a part of me that is afraid to lose weight and be seen differently. I have spent a lot of time hiding behind my weight. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Excercise more, build endurance and remembering to drink enough water! (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than?: I can't think of anyone that I want to look better than. I just want to look better than I do now! lol What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A pair of jeans that are comfortable! |
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Screen Name:Sugar Sherry
Age/Age Range:30 Family Life:Married with two beautiful babies Occupation:Stay at home mum, massage therapist Hobbies and Interests:My kiddos, cooking, travelling Favorite Music:All kinds, minus country ;-) Favorite Color(s):Pink, red, gold Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Treadmill, eliptical, walking with the stroller What are your fitness/health goals? To maintain a healthy weight so I can easily play with my children What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I don't want to be heavy at my husbands retirement What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I love to cook yummy, buttery, sweet, fried foods! What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Healthy eating, more exercise, portion control. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Oh, just someone ;-) What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A bathing suit! |
Screen Name: Dizzle
Age/Age Range: Late-college range ;) Family Life: Two families (divorced parents), 4 step-sisters, 1 1/2 sister, 1 brother, and 10 nieces and nephews, with one more on the way! Currently live with my boyfriend Occupation: Nanny/student/office-worker Hobbies and Interests: Dj-ing for a local station, writing, and volunteer work. Favorite Music: All kinds! although recently I've been playing more mellow, indie-folk stuff on my show, which is heavily alternative rock. Favorite Color(s): Ooh... I don't really have one! :o Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Karate! Unfortunately, there is not a program where I live now (moved two years ago). So, I suppose my backup is definitely biking! What are your fitness/health goals? To get down to 125, which is acceptable for my height (5'5") and also be generally healthier. Hopefully, a combo of both will help with my bipolarity! What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? When I went on my most recent med, I gained over 30lbs... In 2 months. Stepping on the doctor's scale and seeing such a drastic jump definitely made me realize it was time to change the diet I'd had for years, and that being on medication definitely slowed my metabolism a great deal. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Staying motivated. When I fall into a depression, I do tend to munch- most of the time, it's just a little, but even a little of something high in calories can really throw me off course. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? Haha, oh dear... I suppose my thinnest friend, who can just eat and eat and eat and never gets any heavier than 115! I don't know how she does it. (And she has such great abs!!) What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? This little yellow sun dress I bought the day I found out how much I had gained and decided to diet. It would've fit me pre-weight gain, so I can't wait to fit into it! (That and all my jeans... I can only fit into 1 pair!) |
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Screen Name: readytodoit
Age/Age Range: ugg... 43 Family Life: single ..never married...terrified of commitment Occupation:Property Management Hobbies and Interests: Art,crafting, reading, beach, kayaking Favorite Music: country for the most part... but I have everything on my ipod Favorite Color(s): blue Favorite Exercise/Workouts: eliptical, but I really want to join a boxing gym in my area. I just need to get to a physical place to do it. What are your fitness/health goals? My goal is 165 for now. After I get there, then I will see what I want to do. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I'm gaining weight and I am at the heaviest I have ever been in my life. I'm 43 and it is not getting easy to lose it. I look absolutely horriable in my work clothes... I don't feel professional. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? snacking... emotional eating. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? my food intake... I'm really bad about eating early in the day. I never find time... wait until I get sooo hungry that I eat bad. Exercise, I have to force myself to the gym... once there, i'm fine. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My ex's girlfriend...lol What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A really good pair of jeans and a tank top!.... or bikini __________________ |
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pihlaja Age/Age Range: 20s--I haven't hit the big 3-0 yet, but I'd like to be much trimmer when I do! Family Life: I share my life with one boyfriend, four cats and a hairy dog. Occupation: Eternal student (it feels that way, anyway) in French and Nursing. Hobbies and Interests: Photography, some web design (though I haven't done it in ages), belly dancing, and I've just taken up sewing. I also like gardening and this year I will be trying my hand at container gardening since the townhome we are renting doesn't have a yard. Favourite Music: Honestly? Just about anything. I listen to a good deal of French radio these days, though--so whatever they happen to be playing at the time is what I'll listen to. Favourite Colour(s): Dark red, greens, some yellows Favourite Exercise/Workouts: Ahahahaha, what's that? ;) What are your fitness/health goals? : I guess I'm lucky that even though I'm plump, I'm still relatively healthy. But in the long run, I'd like to be able to run up my stairs after a cat with ease. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? : I'm not sure there was any one, singular, defining moment for me. It was just years of build-up, really. I guess I finally just told myself, "You can't be roly-poly forever. This has GOT to stop" and really meant it. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? : Exercise. I hate it. And eating enough food--surprisingly enough. Calorie counting has helped this to some extent--I can have what I want (within reason) as long as I have the calories for it and the app I have on my iPhone helps to remind me to eat enough calories for the day. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? : Eat more fruit. Drink LOTS more water (I drink mostly water and tea, but not nearly enough water). Start exercising. Who do you want to look better than? : Marilyn Monroe! What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? : A plethora of retro-style dresses with high-heel shoes! |
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Screen Name: Chuckaluck
Age/Age Range: 32 Family Life: 1 awesome husband, 2 amazing kiddle (DS/10 DD/2) and a scraggly cat Occupation: Office stuff/College Hobbies and Interests: hahaha - time for hobbies and interests...now that's comedy! (wiping tears of laughter from eyes) Favorite Music: Anything and everything Favorite Color(s): umm purple I guess, but I like em all! Favorite Exercise/Workouts: I love gut busting cardio! and I really like pilates What are your fitness/health goals? I would like to be stronger, more fit and not as woggily - I'm at 205 and would like to be at 135-140 What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I've never been a skinny minnie but was pretty happy with how I looked at 170 - this winter I gained ALOT of weight and really don't even like looking in the mirror at all *sigh* so I figured I could use this to get really really fit and at my actual ideal weight! What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I Love candy! and just food in general!! I love to cook and eat out and try new things... What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I have never been on a diet in my life...but I eat pretty healthy overall - I just want more whole foods and to be more fit (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My sis and sis-in-law it would make my day to do it "the right way" instead of every fad diet that money can buy What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? to appreciate my husband's admiration:) - he tells me I look wonderful now but I can't wait till I think so too! |
Screen Name: FunSize
Age/Age Range: 24 Family Life: Married with 1 child. Occupation: Stay at home mom/Student Hobbies and Interests: The internet, ha ha =) Favorite Music: Country Favorite Color(s): Plums and Pinks Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Elliptical What are your fitness/health goals? To be able to run a mile like it's a piece of cake! After that I'll strive for more! What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Unfortunately I've been battling with my weight for most of my life. I have successfully lost large amounts of weight many times over. My closet is fulled with size 4 Jeans all the way up to Size 16.. I am either one or the other! I know exactly how to do it, and when I commit..I do it well. But "something" always seems to come up and the weight comes back on. My most recent weight gain was due to pregnancy. What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Getting past the 10lb mark and continue to lose. The last 3 years I lose 10lbs then gain it back. I have yet to successfully get on track for the long haul. What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Watching sodium and processed foods. I would like to learn how to lift weights properly again. (Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Hmmm...I think Miranda Lambert is so pretty, I'd actually love to have her body.. she's got a very realistic healthy looking bod. What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? SHORTS! Just a plain ol' tank top and shorts, and look GOOD in it. Lean shoulders/arms..no cottage cheese thighs.. some flip flops! I'd love to look my age instead of like 20 years older! |
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