DATE: July 3 - 04

USERNAME/REAL NAME:
macdeez ~ Melissa

AGE:
25 (for a few more months, anyway)

BIRTHDAY:
Sept 4th

MARITAL STATUS:
Newlywed!

SPOUSE’S NAME:
Tavis

CHILDREN/AGES:
one child ~ age 2

HOBBIES/INTERESTS:
reading, writing, cooking, spending time with family

PETS:
my husband!

TOP WEIGHT:
160

CURRENT WEIGHT:
160

GOAL WEIGHT:
120

HEIGHT:
5'4

EYE COLOR:
Green

HAIR COLOR:
always changing....!

OCCUPATION:
Stay-At-Home-Mom

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:
British Columbia, Canada

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS:
Food! I'm such an emotional eater... ugh!

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL:
I found this website... and hopefully the support I need to get/keep going!

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
More than anything, I just want to be happy with myself.


~mel

DATE: 7/4/04

USERNAME/REAL NAME: MyFriendED/Deb

AGE: 34

BIRTHDAY: 11/24

MARITAL STATUS: divorced

SPOUSE’S NAME: n/a

CHILDREN/AGES: none

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: reading, cooking, exercising, movies

PETS: a little black mutt dog and a tortoiseshell kitty cat

TOP WEIGHT: not sure....probably 280ish in high school

CURRENT WEIGHT: 204

GOAL WEIGHT: 160

HEIGHT: 5'11"

EYE COLOR: blue

HAIR COLOR: blonde

OCCUPATION: accountant

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: TX

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: binge eating, emotional eating, depression, poor body image

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: not sure...finally am seeking therapy and looking into maybe starting meds for depression

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

DATE: July 13-04

USERNAME/REAL NAME:
natalie

AGE:
21

BIRTHDAY:
feb 2

MARITAL STATUS:
single-- boyfriend in the army

SPOUSE’S NAME:
matt if he becomes a spouse =)

CHILDREN/AGES:
none

HOBBIES/INTERESTS:
music

PETS:
none

TOP WEIGHT:
don't want to know... fitting into size 18

CURRENT WEIGHT:
see above =)

GOAL WEIGHT:
160

HEIGHT:
5'7.5 (gotta add that 1/2 inch man!)

EYE COLOR:
hazel

HAIR COLOR:
brownish auburn

OCCUPATION:
full time college student & working

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:
college station, texas

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS:
i'm an emotional eater, bored eater, and i won't get off my butt to exercise, always making excuses

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL:
hopefully the support--- my boyfriend who's in the greatest shape ever (since he's in the army), i feel like i owe it to myself and it would be a good gift to him for him to come home and see me looking better... and plus i'm studying abroad in the fall-- so i'll be doing more walking around than i normally do.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
i just want to be happy for once in my own skin. i have a pretty face they say--- i want a body to match.

DATE: 07-27-04

USERNAME/REAL NAME: squeak717/Michele

AGE: 30

BIRTHDAY: July 17th

MARITAL STATUS: single

SPOUSE’S NAME: none

CHILDREN/AGES: none

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Motorcycling, camping, movies, friends

PETS: none

TOP WEIGHT: 230

CURRENT WEIGHT: 230

GOAL WEIGHT: 155

HEIGHT: 5'3"

EYE COLOR: hazel

HAIR COLOR: natural - brown, right now dark reddish

OCCUPATION: Communications Operator

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: WI

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Lossing weight, portion control, eating all the time for the heck of it.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm very uncomfortable and I've just had it.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

DATE: 07-29-04

USERNAME/REAL NAME: lyndie5/Linda

AGE: 27

BIRTHDAY: May 12th

MARITAL STATUS: married

SPOUSE’S NAME: Michael

CHILDREN/AGES: none

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: movies, family, ebay

PETS: 2 labs, zoe and petey

TOP WEIGHT: 200

CURRENT WEIGHT: 200

GOAL WEIGHT: 130

HEIGHT: 5'1"

EYE COLOR: green

HAIR COLOR: blond

OCCUPATION: Office Administrator

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: OK

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: portion control, eating all the time

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm very uncomfortable and I've just had it(I stole this form Michelle but it's the same for me!! Also I am going to do weight watchers again. It was the most successful for me, and I have a partner, my sis-in-law.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

DATE: 01/08/04

USERNAME/REAL NAME: farawayshore (sorry too shy for the real name as yet)

AGE: 39

BIRTHDAY: 18th May
MARITAL STATUS: 7 years and not itchy yet...

SPOUSE’S NAME: Darling

CHILDREN/AGES: 2 boys aged 7 & 2

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Beach life.Contemporary art. Reading.Gym nut.

PETS: A gorgeous snakey tabby cat called Sol.

TOP WEIGHT: About 255lbs

CURRENT WEIGHT: 232lbs

GOAL WEIGHT: 168ish

HEIGHT: 5ft8

EYE COLOR: Brownest brown

HAIR COLOR: Naturally auburnish chestnut kind of colour with a few grey bits but currently mainly brown with blonde bits.

OCCUPATION: Complicated! Self employed training consultant and mother, mainly. Need to decide what I really want to be when I grow up before the kids start school and struggling with it.

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: On the beach, south coast, U.K.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I eat too much when I'm bored, sad, tired etc etc-emotional stuff. I'm a self sabotager-unable to stop spoiling things for myself when they go right. I eat without even thonking about it or realising what I'm doing-like breathing!

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Frankly I'm desperate! Sick & tired of looking like someone I'm not.Feel like I should just be able to step out of this skin and into something that fits a bit better. This is officially my last try.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm a survivor. Have just about managed to get a grip on a life which used to be unbearable, doing my best and trying my hardest but unable to get in control of my weight. It's the last big hurdle I have to jump...I think. I should add I don't think thin people are or even look any better than fat ones, but I need to do this to prove to myself that I can. It matters to me much more than I am able to explain.
Oh, and I'm not as angst ridden and miserable as that last bit would imply, just trying to be honest about the reason I'm posting here.

DON'T FORGET TO JOIN US ON THE DAILY THREAD AFTER POSTING YOUR BIO... THANK YOU

DATE: 8/1/04

USERNAME/REAL NAME: ElisabethCK / Elisabeth

AGE: I will be 25 on...

BIRTHDAY: August 22

MARITAL STATUS: married

SPOUSE’S NAME: Daniel

CHILDREN/AGES: none

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: scrapbooking, reading (both sedentary, no wonder I am overweight!)

PETS: Two cats, Gandy and Ozzy

TOP WEIGHT: 245

CURRENT WEIGHT: 234.5

GOAL WEIGHT: 130

HEIGHT: 5.3

EYE COLOR: blue

HAIR COLOR: very light brown

OCCUPATION: banking

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Florida

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: focus

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I finally figured out that my biggest problem was focus!

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I use FitDay to track what I eat, I aim for 1600-1800 cals a day, I attend Curves 3x a week.

DATE: August 15, 2004

USERNAME/REAL NAME: Zannie (for both)

AGE: 28

BIRTHDAY: December 8, 1975

MARITAL STATUS: Married

SPOUSE’S NAME: Allan

CHILDREN/AGES: Brucie, 2

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Dancing, reading, music, hiking, chatting, movies, games, writing, comedy/humor, candles, crafts, playing with my son...

PETS: A 5 year old goldfish named Skinner

TOP WEIGHT: 253

CURRENT WEIGHT: 184.5

GOAL WEIGHT: 136

HEIGHT: 5'1"

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: Dark Brown

OCCUPATION: Nursing Student

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Northern Virginia

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Boredom. I eat when I'm bored and I get bored easily, mostly due to the depression. I get in moods where I just can't think of anything to do that sounds remotely interesting so I eat instead.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Well, I've lost 69.5 pounds as of this morning and I think the difference this time is I've made it a part of my lifestyle. I've given up on the idea that thin is in and I've focused on my health and how I feel. I've also been focusing on my self esteem and self acceptance. That's the difference this time.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? That about sums me up.

DATE: 19 th August 2004

USERNAME/REAL NAME: irralee/Sharon

AGE: 32

BIRTHDAY: 10th july 1972

MARITAL STATUS: partnered

SPOUSE’S NAME: Andy

CHILDREN/AGES: Theo 8yrs Sam 11yrs

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: internet,eating,sleeping,pottery,sex ,children,cooking,music,reading,

PETS: rats,fish and a water snail.

TOP WEIGHT: 16st

CURRENT WEIGHT: 15.7st

GOAL WEIGHT: 8st

HEIGHT: 5ft 1in

EYE COLOR: blue

HAIR COLOR: light brown

OCCUPATION: mother

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: st. anne's in UK

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: not knowing how to eat properly

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: my partner is doing it with me! The South Beach Diet.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm a good person but I have depression.

DATE: August 31, 2004

USERNAME/REAL NAME: glitter burns/Jo

AGE: 18

BIRTHDAY: July 5, 1986

MARITAL STATUS: Single

SPOUSE’S NAME: N/A

CHILDREN/AGES: N/A

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Writing, reading, drawing, painting, stencilling, design, food, sleeping, dreaming

PETS: A burmese kitten (Dr Seuss or Oose for short) and a dog (Wally the dingo hybrid)

TOP WEIGHT: 74kilos/165 pounds

CURRENT WEIGHT: 74 kilos/165 pounds (I only started a few days ago, I thought I'd join this forum now so I could keep tracking my weightloss right from the start)

GOAL WEIGHT: 64 kilos/140 pounds

HEIGHT: 173cm/ I think 5 ft 8 or 9ish

EYE COLOR: Blue

HAIR COLOR: Brown

OCCUPATION: Student/bum

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Sydney, Australia

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I always think that I'll eat some unhealthy item "just this once" and it all ends up adding up... I've gained 2 kilos/ 4.4 pounds in a month!

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm determined, plus I'm on the Atkins Diet which doesn't allow me to have ANY of the normal foods I'd gorge myself on usually... and my mother's on it withme, so we're kind of regulating each other.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I know I'm not really overweight now, but I know that if I keep on the way I am, I will become very overweight, so I've decided to try to get slim now, while I'm young, and change my habits early. Wish me luck!

DATE: 2nd September '04

USERNAME/REAL NAME: Clarrie

AGE: 37

BIRTHDAY: 16 July

MARITAL STATUS: Living with partner

SPOUSE’S NAME: R

CHILDREN/AGES: O, age 4

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: reading, playing on the www, belly dancing, music

PETS: 2 cats, F & N

TOP WEIGHT: 17 st 7 (245 lb, 111 kg)

CURRENT WEIGHT: 16 st 10 (234 lb, 106 kg)

GOAL WEIGHT: 9 st 10 (136 lb, 61.5 kg)

HEIGHT: 5 ft 4 (64 inches, 163 cm)

EYE COLOR: grey-blue

HAIR COLOR: brown

OCCUPATION: not-for-profit/community work, working mainly from home

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: north-west England

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: eating in times of stress, crisis or boredom; letting one day's slip become a full blown slide into eating and eating and eating; not caring about myself enough to keep doing it; the urge to keep eating and eating and eating till it all stops hurting.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I don't know! this year is the first time for 20 years I've seriously tried to lose weight. I stopped smoking in February 2003, and am hoping some of the lessons I learnt doing that will help me with this.


ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

Hi Ladies, and Welcome !!!!

Come join us on the daily thread.... we are lonly

DATE: 9/11/04

USERNAME/REAL NAME: sirenita/kristin

AGE: 36

BIRTHDAY: 2/27/68

MARITAL STATUS: married

SPOUSE’S NAME: petie pete

CHILDREN/AGES: none

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: playing soccer, doing arts and crafts, reading, writing, watching tv

PETS: 2 cats, Jackson and Bailey; chocolate lab, Brownie (she came with the name! We did not name her!!)

TOP WEIGHT: 215

CURRENT WEIGHT: about 195

GOAL WEIGHT: 155

HEIGHT: 5'9"

EYE COLOR: blue

HAIR COLOR: brown

OCCUPATION: teacher

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Delaware

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: consistency, sticking with a program for the long haul.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: um . . . not sure, really. I did just join a 12-week challenge at ym gym, so maybe the $125 cost will motivate me . . . although spending money has not always worked before.

DATE: 09/15/2004

USERNAME/REAL NAME: Cheryn/Sharon

AGE: 36

BIRTHDAY: 02/20/1968

MARITAL STATUS: Married

SPOUSE’S NAME: Rob

CHILDREN/AGES: Sara/15 Erica/13 Lauren/8

HOBBIES/INTERESTS:

PETS: I have a Beagle named Runner J. Dog

TOP WEIGHT: 214

CURRENT WEIGHT: 214

GOAL WEIGHT: 135

HEIGHT: 5'4

EYE COLOR: Blue

HAIR COLOR: Brown

OCCUPATION: SAHM at the moment

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Florida

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Sticking to a plan

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am finding support

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? Hmmm, I want to be healthy again.