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08-06-2005, 09:53 AM
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#61
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Snowberry: Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Missouri
Posts: 40
S/C/G: 193/188/140
Height: 5'4 1/2"
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Introduction
Screen Name: fdevine (Frances)
Age/Age Range: 65
Family Life: widowed, 7 adult chirldren, 14 grandchildren.
Occupation: Writer
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, watching figure skating, writing
Favorite Music: Classical, Christian worship music
Favorite Color(s): purple
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Walking
What are your fitness/health goals? To eat healthy, walk more, lose weight, be able to get off b.p. medications.
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit?
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Getting out to exercise
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Self control, motivation, being aware of what I'm eating.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My present self.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A size twelve.
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08-06-2005, 02:29 PM
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#62
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milf in training
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 4
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Originally Posted by aphil
Screen Name:allhailtheprincess
Age/Age Range: 26
Family Life: mommy to a beautiful 4 year old boy
will be married on october 14, 2006
Occupation:server, fulltime student, fulltime mommy
Hobbies and Interests: softball
Favorite Music:all different types but my number one are the indigo girls
Favorite Color(s):depends on my mood
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: tredmill
What are your fitness/health goals? be healthy mind...body...sould
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? its been a neverending battle for as long as i can remember
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? i am my own worst enemy
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve?
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : britney
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size?
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my wedding dress
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08-07-2005, 10:05 PM
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#63
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 10
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Screen Name: nhwahm
Age/Age Range: 32
Family Life: Married with 2 children - Tabitha 5 and Connor 2
Occupation: Just left full time teaching career to stay home and watch my friends 2 children along with my own. I am also a Jewelry Consultant.
Hobbies and Interests: Crafts - Love to do them - sewing, crocheting, and more!
Favorite Music: Love lots of different types, depends on the mood
Favorite Color(s): Purple and Green
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Walking (I loved curves, but need to save my money)
What are your fitness/health goals? Need to Walk MORE often need to find something I enjoy doing
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I hate the way I look in the mirror and would love to keep up with the kids without being so tired all the time
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? motivation
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I need to track my eating - counting calories, protein and fat - I need to get more exercise and eat healthier foods.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My SIL
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? a sexy dress
I can't wait to have the support I need!
Thanks!
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08-14-2005, 09:49 PM
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#64
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 9
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08-15-2005, 07:57 PM
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#65
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Stephanie
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 3,221
S/C/G: 236/135-140/More Fit
Height: 5'6"
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Screen Name: LockItUp (meaning my mouth and/or the food)
Age/Age Range: 23
Family Life: Engaged (no kids)
Occupation: Full Time Student, Part Time Retail
Hobbies and Interests: Writing, music, reading
Favorite Music: Incubus, Dave Matthews, Maroon 5, and Christina Aguilera and lots more!
Favorite Color(s): Red and Blue
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Love weight training and dancing (used to love running, and hope to again!
What are your fitness/health goals? I want to love my body, whether that means at my goal of 149 pounds or heavier or lighter
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? The scale hitting 190 when I said it would never go over 160
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Giving in to going out to eat and having drinks
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I need to improve on making my cardio more intense, making sure to eat enough calories and making excuses for my behavior in both areas!
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Jennifer Lopez
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Low rise jeans and a tank top.
I have posted here before a long time ago and want to get to know everyone, I desprately need support!!!
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08-16-2005, 12:52 PM
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#66
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 5
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Screen Name:mrspmwilliams
Age/Age Range:28
Family Life:Married, with 2 cats, no children yet
Occupation: part time office manager
Hobbies and Interests:reading, shopping, internet
Favorite Music:country
Favorite Color(s): pink, orange
Favorite Exercise/Workouts:elliptical, abs, carmen electra fit to strip DVD
What are your fitness/health goals? lose 30 lbs, be able to run 5 miles
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? when I was shopping and realized that I no longer fit into my size 12
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? not drinking beer out with my friends. doing my cardio, I hate cardio
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? do my cardio more often, cutting out the beer, being lazy
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Jessica simpson
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? this really cute dress I bought on Ebay for 5 bucks and can't wear
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08-17-2005, 10:09 AM
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#67
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1
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New to the group
Quote:
Originally Posted by aphil
Screen Name: Baby girl
Age/Age Range:31
Family Life:I have three children. Two girls, Madison is 9 and Mackenzie is 4. My son Dustin is 6 but he is autistic so he is similar to a 2 year old. Last september, my husband left us for a woman at his work. I was very sick for about 5 months and lost 70 pounds. (I've gained 30 back and I don't want to gain anymore!) I'm still going through the divorce process but I have met a wonderful man who loves my children and I very much.
Occupation:Waitress
Hobbies and Interests:Cross stitching and reading
Favorite Music:Josh Groban, Bocelli
Favorite Color(s):Black, hides the weight
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: walking
What are your fitness/health goals? weight loss and more energy
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? When my husband left us.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? obsession with food.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Exercise more, think about food less, sticking to plan.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : The current "me"!
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size?
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A pair of brand new rocky mountain jeans, size 9, that I bought five years ago and never got into.
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08-19-2005, 07:57 PM
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#68
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repeat offender
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 395
S/C/G: 178/167/105
Height: 5' 3"
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Screen Name: Miaka
Age/Age Range: 23
Family Life: Single and a Kitty
Occupation: Cost Analyst
Hobbies and Interests: Music, dancing, reading, traveling and food.
Favorite Music: a variety
Favorite Color(s): Blues and reds
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Walking, badminton and swimming
What are your fitness/health goals?
Bring down my body fat percentage to 27%
Lower my heart rate to below 80
Build musclar strength and goal weight of 105
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit?
When all of my fat cloth don't fit anymore
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health?
Eat smaller portions and exercise regularly
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve?
1 - eat breakfast
2 - exercise everyday
3 - portion control
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? :
Myself in college
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size?
I can't wait to wear my swimsuit and that size 2 jeans from my college years.
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08-19-2005, 08:29 PM
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#69
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 41
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Screen Name: oliviacw (Olivia)
Age/Age Range: 36
Family Life: married (no kids)
Occupation: finishing an MS degree, looking for a job
Hobbies and Interests: reading, walking
Favorite Music: I seem to be mostly stuck in the 80s - REM, U2, etc; and I also like Broadway musicals!
Favorite Color(s): Red and Blue
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: walking. want to get started weight lifting again.
What are your fitness/health goals? Keep my blood pressure in the safe range, lose weight so I can have a healthy pregnancy in the near future. (short-term weight goal - from 263.5 to 225. long-term - down to 155).
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? When my doctor referred me for evaluation for high blood pressure early this summer
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Wanting treats.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Start weight lifting, do more intensive cardiovascular exercise, eat less sugar
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : nobody in particular
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Sleeveless tops!
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08-22-2005, 06:10 PM
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#70
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Los Angeles Area
Posts: 1
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Screen Name: LazieDaisie
Age/Age Range: Soon to be 21
Family Life: Long term relationship, looking for marriage
Occupation: Student
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, scrapbooking, surfing the internet
Favorite Music: Norah Jones, Rob Thomas, Jack Johnson
Favorite Color(s): Pinks
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Eliptical
What are your fitness/health goals? I want to loose about 35 pounds by Christmas.
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? My 21st birthday is December 26, I am going to Spain in January for two weeks, in may I will be in my cousins wedding, also in May is my moms 50th birthday, and I am taking a cruise next summer.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I get discouraged and cheat. I have a hard time sticking to a diet and when I do cheat I eat more.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? More cardio, healthier foods!!, and being motivated
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My family. As bad as it sounds, I just want my family to look at me in awe.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A sexy outfit for my birthday!! and a sexy salsa outfit for Spain!
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08-22-2005, 06:51 PM
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#71
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Ohio
Posts: 181
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I forgot to introduce myself!
Screen Name: Jewelz76
Age/Age Range: 28
Family Life: Married, 2 daughters, 1 stepson
Occupation: looking for a job
Hobbies and Interests: Gardening & Aquarium
Favorite Music: R&B and pop rock
Favorite Color(s): Black & Green
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: I love to walk!
What are your fitness/health goals? To be my old size in highschool or just even close. Health goals is to prevent heart disease since it runs in my family.
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I had hbp, palps, sinus arthymia, and tachycardia. I have almost cured them all!
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I struggle wanting to displine myself to much to be honest. Also, my sugar drops and even the smallest sugary treat I feel guilty.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I need to do some exercises to tone some "serious" swingy flab on my triceps. lol
(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? Sleeveless tops or to just be able to wear anything where it doesnt embarress me.
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08-27-2005, 05:10 PM
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#72
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 51
S/C/G: 233/195/150
Height: 5'6"
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Screen Name:
Age/Age Range: 43
Family Life:married w/ 2 kids: a girl and a boy
Occupation:Librarian
Hobbies and Interests:Figure skating, baseball, cooking, writing but not lately, storytelling
Favorite Music: pretty universal except not keen on country
Favorite Color(s): pink, black, turquiose
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Kathy Smith aerobics
What are your fitness/health goals? I have already reached some of them, had a physical and all my numbers are good. But I have a long way to go on the scale: would love to get down to 140 or so.
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? A number of small things; seeing myself in pictures and such like. Also my sister who, needs to lose far less than I, kind of inspired me.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? 1. Sweet tooth. 2. Inconsistancy in exercise. 3. Time crunch sometimes I work a 10- 12 hour day and barely have time to take care of the and husband, much less myself!
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Probably still eat too many carbs; I love bread in particular. Need more veggies too. And although I am now pretty good at a long hard work out, I need to do it more consistantly
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : I dunno, this one is not really applicable.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A C cup!
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08-27-2005, 05:17 PM
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#73
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ontario's West Coast
Posts: 13,969
S/C/G: 165/147/128
Height: 5'3"
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Screen Name: Susan
Age/Age Range: 45 on Friday!
Family Life:married, children 23, 21 & 18 and I'm going to gain a son-in-law in May
Occupation:nurse
Hobbies and Interests:right now I'm obsessed with fitness and nutrition, knitting, sustainable living, reading
Favorite Music: the BeeGees
Favorite Color(s): you can never have enough taupe
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: biking, weights
What are your fitness/health goals? lean, attractive, healthy
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? the funeral pants, had to lasso the button with an elastic band looped through the hole
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? maintaining
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? binging, maintaining and cardio
(Evil motivation) Who do you want to look better than?: the chubby me
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? my size 4's and a bathing suit
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08-28-2005, 07:04 AM
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#74
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Bobbi
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 3,727
S/C/G: 130/123/120
Height: 5’ 2”
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Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm A Newbie And Don't Quite Know Where I'd Fit In. There Are So Many Different Groups On The "3 Fat Chicks" Site. Can Some Of You Help Me??
I Just Turned 60, Have Lost 26.5 Pounds Since Last Summer. I Only Have 10 Pounds Or So To Go, And Count Calories.
Bobbo
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08-28-2005, 07:35 AM
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#75
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Bobbi
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 3,727
S/C/G: 130/123/120
Height: 5’ 2”
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Introduce Yourself!!
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Screen Name:Bobbi
Age/Age Range:60
Family Life:Occupation:We'll celebrate 40 years of marriage Sept 10, 2005. I retired from work about 7 years ago, so am a stay-at-home carefree homemaker.
Hobbies and Interests:Vegetable & Flower Gardening; We live out in the country with plum, peach, apple & apricot trees, so I am really busy freezing fruit for the winter. We live in Minnesota and enjoy cross country sking and snow shoeing. We are dog lovers, have a one year old English Setter named "Charlie". My husband hunts with Charlie (Charlie lives in our home as part of the family) He already weighs over 60 pounds and thinks he's a lap dog! ugh! My hubby & I both love to cook from scratch.
Favorite Music:Christian and old 50's rock and roll
Favorite Color(s):Red
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: I hate exercising but do enjoy walks with hubby and Charlie. I have Plantar Fasciitis and bunions. That really limits my walks, so mostly I wear a pedometer and try for 10,000 steps at day.
What are your fitness/health goals? Healthy foods, staying away from all chemicals in processed foods. I do cook most everything from scratch.
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I couldn't fit any of my clothes anymore and I refuse to buy larger clothes. Plus I needed to drop weight for health reasons.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health?Taking the time to weigh/measure food.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve?
1. Keeping the motivation up
2. Remembering to put my pedometer on 1st thing in the morning
3. Buy only what's on my grocery list and ignore the fattening enticements.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My old self @ 165 pounds, I'm only 5' 3".
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? My "Jones of New York" black dress and matching heels.
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