DATE - June 18, 2013

USER NAME - Fluffyfoodie

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - I'm fluffy and I've been a foodie since before it was cool

REAL NAME - Miranda

AGE - 35

BIRTHDATE - Sept. 1

WHERE YOU LIVE - Florida

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Paul

ANNIVERSARY - Sept. 23

KIDS - None

PETS - Smooth collie mixes Rosie and Olivia, Shih Tzu Mugsy

OCCUPATION - romance novelist/unemployed chef

STARTING WEIGHT - 330

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - eating in moderation, uptick in fruits and vegetables

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - swimming, water aerobics, yoga, zumba

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - cheese, chocolate chip cookie dough, chinese

FAV.BOOK(S) - "trashy" romance novels, fantasy, historic fiction

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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DATE - 7/24/13

USER NAME - Lass22

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Scottish ancestry and birthday no. (I love the celtic avatar.)

REAL NAME - Cathy

AGE - 49

BIRTHDATE - 3/22/64

WHERE YOU LIVE - Quincy,MA

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - none

ANNIVERSARY - none

KIDS - none

PETS - Scottish terrier rescue, Jericho (boy)

OCCUPATION - former secretary (on disability)

STARTING WEIGHT - 325

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - nothing specific

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - swimming, walking, dancing

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Pepsi Throwback, chocolate

FAV.BOOK(S) -

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Princess Bride, Shakespeare in Love, Glory, Jane Austen's

FAV. SONG(S) - Billy Joel anything, I'm Free by Jon Secada

FAV. QUOTE - Open your mind to new possibilities...

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I live with my sister.
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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!!

USER NAME – pjvw34

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…

DATE -8/18/2013

USER NAME -jmurrayo56

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!

DATE - August 18, 2013

USER NAME - JaneDeaux

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Jane Doe was taken!

REAL NAME - Jane

AGE - 52

BIRTHDATE - July 21

WHERE YOU LIVE - In the heart of the beautiful Mountain State, West Virginia.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Mr. Deaux!

ANNIVERSARY - November 27

KIDS - None

PETS - One labrador, one toy poodle, three cats and one ancient parrot.

OCCUPATION - Writer

STARTING WEIGHT -360

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Ideal Protein. The toughest diet I've ever been on but clearly the most effective.

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Aqua Zumba

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Baskin Robbins peanut butter chocolate ice cream, McDonald's double cheeseburgers

FAV.BOOK(S) -

FAV. MOVIE(S) -

FAV. SONG(S) -

FAV. QUOTE -

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.

USER NAME - Shyheather

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - I am shy, and Heather is my real name, so it made sense to me.

REAL NAME - Heather

AGE - 32

BIRTHDATE - 4/11

WHERE YOU LIVE - Carson City, NV

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Justin

ANNIVERSARY - May 19th

KIDS - 0

PETS - 4

OCCUPATION - Workstudy

STARTING WEIGHT - 323

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - None

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Um . . . low impact aerobics (Hello Richard!)

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Chocolate ... icing ...

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!

DATE - September 19, 2013

USER NAME - spinderella

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.

DATE - 11/19/2013

USER NAME -LivCarter

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.

DATE - 01/01/2014

USER NAME - lemc87

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

DATE - 1/11/13

USER NAME - SamIAm86

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME -My name is Samantha, Sam for short and my birth year is 86

REAL NAME - Samantha, Sam

AGE - 27

BIRTHDATE -12/26

WHERE YOU LIVE - Myrtle Beach, SC

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - My babe, Rob

ANNIVERSARY - 1/12

KIDS - None, except I do consider my pets to be my children

PETS - 3 Cats; Sugar-8, Squeegee-6, Kitanai Mimi, 9 months

OCCUPATION - Insurance agent & Makeup Artist

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.

DATE - January 10, 2014

USER NAME - AshleyAnn519

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - It's my name and my wedding anniversary

REAL NAME - Ashley

AGE - 25

BIRTHDATE - December 10th

WHERE YOU LIVE - california

SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Jose

ANNIVERSARY - 5/19/2007

KIDS - I have three kids. I have a 5 year old daughter, a 2 year old daughter and a 9 month old son.

PETS - I have a Chihuahua named Frisco, and two bunnies... max and thumper

OCCUPATION - Respiratory Therapist/full time mommy

STARTING WEIGHT -340

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - calorie counting for now. VSG on 2/3/14

FAV. EXERCISE(S) -I love yoga, but I like all types of exercise. I'm looking forward to dropping some weight so things won't be so difficult.

FAV. NO-NO FOODS - Sweets! Chocolate! Soda! Ugh!

FAV. MOVIE(S) - Like them all. Current favorite is the new Disney movie.. Frozen

FAV. SONG(S) - like it all!

FAV. QUOTE - Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

DATE - Jan 26, 2014

SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR USER NAME - Just a name I saw recently in a baby names book

AGE -30

WHERE YOU LIVE - Arkansas

PETS - 4 spoiled dogs

STARTING WEIGHT - 325

WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - Just counting calories

FAV. EXERCISE(S) - Elliptical with Zombies, 5K app

FAV.BOOK(S) - Pride and Prejudice

FAV. MOVIE(S) - LOTR, Harry Potter, tons more

FAV. SONG(S) - too many to name

DATE -1/28/14

USER NAME -aletha409

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