I'm just curious to see how you all have progressed over the past decade. Weight-wise, health-wise, mentality-wise. And where you see yourself ending up! Have fun reminiscing and imagining!

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Jan 1998

1.) How old were you?: 11

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Single

3) Where did you work?: I was 11

4.) Where did you live?: I was 11...my parents' of course!

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for that year? To do better in school. I was always a great student, but I always felt sub-standard...even though I was a straight A student!

6.) Were you concerned about your weight & health that year? What did you do to improve them? I was only 11, so I really wasn't concerned at all, no.

7.) Did you think you'd end up where you are right now? My current self could go back in time and slap my 11 year old self across the face with the truth of today and I still wouldn't think I'd end up here!


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January 2008


1.) How old are you?: 21

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Engaged

3) Where do you work?: Convenience store

4.) Where do you live?: My house in Louisville, KY

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for this year? No actually, I got sort of sick of those as the years went on

6.) Are you concerned about your weight & health this year? What are you doing to improve them? I'm concerned about my weight and health, so I'm taking better care of my body and eating healthier. And exercising.

7.) How is your year going so far? So far, so good. Not too far into it and I'm losing weight! And I'm getting married this year! 2008 will be a good year


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January 2018 (scary to type)


1.) How old will you be?: 31

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married still, I hope!

3) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be working?: It really doesn't matter to me where, I just hope I'm happy

4.) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be living?: I'd be alright with living in this same house, but wherever life takes me is alright. As long as I'm happy and with the people I love.

5.) Do you think you'll be making New Year's Resolutions in 10 years? Probably not, unless I have something particular in mind I want to work on

6.) Do you think you'll still be struggling with you weight and health? I think it's going to be a lifelong struggle. Obviously once I hit my maintenance weight it'll become easier. But I'm not expecting to be struggling at least a little bit.

7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Happy.

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Jan 1998

1.) How old were you?: 9

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Single

3) Where did you work?: I was in elementary school

4.) Where did you live?: I think we had just moved down to Moreno Valley, CA from Fresno.

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for that year? To try to make friends, probably. I don't remember.

6.) Were you concerned about your weight & health that year? What did you do to improve them? My stepmom told me I needed to lose weight, so I tried to eat more vegetables and less meat and sugar and stuff.

7.) Did you think you'd end up where you are right now? Nooo way. I thought I'd be in the Air Force with my dad by this time, not in Florida living with a man! lol


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January 2008


1.) How old are you?: 19

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Taken.

3) Where do you work?: Nowhere anymore.

4.) Where do you live?: Jacksonville, Florida

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for this year? To lose weight, which is why I'm here. And to get a job and start being social, and to go to the doctor's to ask about some stuff I need to ask about but have been too shy to ask about.

6.) Are you concerned about your weight & health this year? What are you doing to improve them? I'm very concerned, so I'm starting to cook healthier meals, and exercising far more than I have since I left high school.

7.) How is your year going so far? It's had its ups and downs.


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January 2018 (scary to type)


1.) How old will you be?: 29

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Hopefully I'll be married by then

3) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be working?: I still haven't quite decided whether I want to be a teacher, an editor, a nurse, a psychologist, or a chef. Heh.

4.) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be living?: Hopefully we'll have a house. It will have to be here in Florida, and probably the furthest away would be St. Augustine, because of custody issues with my boyfriend's daughter. We'll probably still be in Jacksonville though.

5.) Do you think you'll be making New Year's Resolutions in 10 years? I don't know.

6.) Do you think you'll still be struggling with you weight and health? I know I will. My genetics suck for weight and health.

7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Happy and living a good, healthy life.

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Jan 1998

1.) How old were you?: 34

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married

3) Where did you work?: a hospital

4.) Where did you live?: Palm Springs, in our second house, first one in California

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for that year? No. I rarely make resolutions

6.) Were you concerned about your weight & health that year? No. I had had my son 4 years earlier and had lost a substantial amount of weight and was still keeping it off at that time. A year or so later, it started coming back on due to job stress

7.) Did you think you'd end up where you are right now? No. I really didn't intend to regain my weight, but I did, and I didn't think I'd ever quit the job I was working at, but I did.


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January 2008


1.) How old are you?: 44

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Still Married

3) Where do you work?: with DH in our contract glazing business

4.) Where do you live?: Palm Desert, our third home and 2nd in California

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for this year? No

6.) Are you concerned about your weight & health this year? What are you doing to improve them? I'm only concerned as much as I want to lose these last few pounds. I spent all year last year maintaining a 30 pound loss (and then gained a few over the holidays). I want to lose the rest and make goal this year (this quarter to be specific). Healthwise, I'm great. I exercise regularly and we've eaten very healthy meals for years.

7.) How is your year going so far? Very good! I'm on track to make goal by my birthday in March.


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January 2018 (scary to type)


1.) How old will you be?: 54

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married and Retired (I hope)

3) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be working?: If I'm not retired, I'll still be working with DH in our contract glazing business

4.) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be living?: I'm sure we will have gotten a smaller place. Where we are now has 4 bedrooms and DD is leaving for college in 2008 and DS should do the same in 2013.

5.) Do you think you'll be making New Year's Resolutions in 10 years? No

6.) Do you think you'll still be struggling with you weight and health? I hope not. I don't really see it as a struggle anyway. I know we'll be eating healthy meals, I just hope to maintain my weight for the rest of my life.

7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Happy and rich (I hope).

Oooo, fun!

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Jan 1998

1.) How old were you?: 20

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Engaged

3) Where did you work?: Seattle Repertory Theatre (barista) and Falcon Gymnastics (preschool instructor) - I was in the middle of my junior year of college.

4.) Where did you live?: Seattle, Washington

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for that year? I don't remember!

6.) Were you concerned about your weight & health that year? I've always been concerned about my weight; I was a gymnast for fourteen years. We were just starting our season in January, so the diet was tight and the workouts were long!

7.) Did you think you'd end up where you are right now? No way! I thought for sure after we got married, my husband would get stationed near our family back east and we'd live out the rest of our years there.


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January 2008


1.) How old are you?: 30

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married eight and a half years

3) Where do you work?: I'm a stay-at-home mom to our three kids (6, 3, and 1). We homeschool, so all that college didn't go to waste.

4.) Where do you live?: Songtan, South Korea, about to move to Germany in two months

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for this year? Yes, three - #1 Concentrate on putting good fuel into my body, #2 Train for and run my first marathon (in September), and #3 get back into stretching well after each workout. I've also added a fourth this week - to read at least two books a month (that are not written by Dr. Seuss )

6.) Are you concerned about your weight & health this year? What are you doing to improve them? I'm at a healthy weight but I'd like to lose the flabbiness in my belly that my lovely children "blessed" me with. I'd also like to truly cut out the hydrogenated fats and high fructose corn syrups from our diet. There's no reason for them and they're not healthy.

7.) How is your year going so far? I'm still struggling with feeling "deprived" on any diet plan, but my marathon training is right on schedule and my flexibility has shown drastic improvements since I've been stretching regularly again. I'm also in the middle of my second book this month (I read Skeleton Coast by Clive Cussler and now I'm reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver.


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January 2018 (scary to type)


1.) How old will you be?: 40

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married still, I hope! (Good answer!)

3) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be working?: If the kids are in school, I hope to be teaching, maybe in a Deaf classroom since that's what my Masters is in. But if I'm still homeschooling, I'd be fine with that, too.

4.) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be living?: Either still in Germany or on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington

5.) Do you think you'll be making New Year's Resolutions in 10 years? Probably - I'm a big goal setter

6.) Do you think you'll still be struggling with you weight and health? Hope to be happily maintaining a flat stomach!

7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Still learning

Kara

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Jan 1998

1.) How old were you?: 17

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Single and pregnant

3) Where did you work?: Wasn't working at that time

4.) Where did you live?: At at home for pregnant and parenting teens, run by nuns. Calgary AB

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for that year? I just cared that I found a place for myself and my soon to be new child.

6.) Were you concerned about your weight & health that year? Not really. I just cared that my baby was healthy.

7.) Did you think you'd end up where you are right now? It's hard to say. I was abused as a child, and I'm still deciding if this path was better than staying at home with my abusive step father. Of course I wouldn't give up my daughter for the world. And if things hadn't happened they way they did, I never would have met my new DH.

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January 2008


1.) How old are you?: 27

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married

3) Where do you work?: At a college

4.) Where do you live?: In a townhouse Calgary AB

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for this year? To stay healthy and on plan.

6.) Are you concerned about your weight & health this year? I want to do as much as I can to lose the weight I have gained. I'm also focused on making myself healthy

7.) How is your year going so far? Pretty good for january, I never thought I would ever lose the 2 lbs I gained over christmas. Now I'm down 4


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January 2018 (scary to type)


1.) How old will you be?: 34

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married still, I hope!

3) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be working?: It's hard to say. If everything goes as planned, I would either like to a) work at a vetrinarian office or b) run the company my husband plans to start.


4.) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be living?: I'm hoping to be in a house by then Probably either inside Calgary or in a small town just outside of the city.

5.) Do you think you'll be making New Year's Resolutions in 10 years? To work as hard as I can to help my children, I have a feeling they'll be little rebels in about 10 years.

6.) Do you think you'll still be struggling with you weight and health? I'm hoping to be healthy and to just work at maintaining.

7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Happy.

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Jan 1998

1.) How old were you?: 32

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married

3) Where did you work?: office manager for a trucking company

4.) Where did you live?: Indiana

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for that year? The same one as every year--to lose weight.

6.) Were you concerned about your weight & health that year? What did you do to improve them? I was on Diet # 359, I'm sure

7.) Did you think you'd end up where you are right now? Never in a million years!


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January 2008


1.) How old are you?: 42

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Divorced, but in a long term relationship

3) Where do you work?: Asst. to Vice President

4.) Where do you live?: Florida

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for this year? Yes actually....one for every area of my life

6.) Are you concerned about your weight & health this year? What are you doing to improve them? Still obese, but now dealing with a wacky heart valve....working on changing my way of eating.

7.) How is your year going so far? Pretty good! I havent lost any weight, but havent gained any either!

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January 2018 (scary to type)


1.) How old will you be?: 52

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Still taken, I suppose....

3) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be working?: Wherever makes me happy--possibly for my significant other.

4.) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be living?: Where is not as important as being happy. (But I am sure happy in Florida!)

5.) Do you think you'll be making New Year's Resolutions in 10 years? You never know.....

6.) Do you think you'll still be struggling with you weight and health? I hope not....I know it wont be easy, but I really don't want to struggle anymore
7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Happy. Yep!!!!

Jan 1998

1.) How old were you?: 12

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Single

3) Where did you work?: I babysat

4.) Where did you live?: Minnesota- with my mom and brothers

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for that year? No 2008 was the first year I ever made a resolution. (and it was to lose weight )

6.) Were you concerned about your weight & health that year? What did you do to improve them? No I was not concerned

7.) Did you think you'd end up where you are right now? No I never thought I was going to be fat. I had always pictured myself married and with kids, a succesful job by now...


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January 2008


1.) How old are you?: 22

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Single

3) Where do you work?: Locksmith company

4.) Where do you live?: Phoenix, AZ

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for this year? Yes. First year I ever did. It was to lose weight!

6.) Are you concerned about your weight & health this year? What are you doing to improve them? Yes. i started exercising and eating healthy. Trying to lose weight!

7.) How is your year going so far? Well I haven't given up on my resolution yet...so we're still doing good

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January 2018 (scary to type)


1.) How old will you be?: 32 (OMG!)

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married probably

3) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be working?: Hopefully I will have my own locksmith company

4.) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be living?: I have no clue.

5.) Do you think you'll be making New Year's Resolutions in 10 years? Hmm no

6.) Do you think you'll still be struggling with you weight and health? I think I will always have to worry about it. But with continued exercise and eating healthy it should be ok!

7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Happy!

Jan 1998

1.) How old were you?: 14

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Single... though I definitely had a crush on somebody, and I can remember who it was. (OMG that was ten years ago... feels like yesterday)

3) Where did you work?: Babysat a lot, and my family ran a concession stand outside an auction house that I'd work at.

4.) Where did you live?: At home, then in Norfolk VA

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for that year? I honestly don't remember what it was, but I know I did. I always did.

6.) Were you concerned about your weight & health that year? Not my health, but I had recognized that I didn't look like the popular girls (ah, the beginnings of high school).

7.) Did you think you'd end up where you are right now? My weight issue hasn't really gotten worse with age... Though I weigh more now I think it's been proportionate to getting older/growing. I've never had a "I can't believe I've ended up here" moment.


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January 2008


1.) How old are you?: 24

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married

3) Where do you work?: A research company

4.) Where do you live?: central VA

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for this year? Hmm... Don't think so. Stopped seeing the point in "resolving" to do something just because it's Jan 1st. Resolve when you realize there's something to be done.

6.) Are you concerned about your weight & health this year? What are you doing to improve them? Yes, as I have been for about 5 years now actively. In high school it never dawned on me to do anything about it. I'm on WW right now and am trying to increase the amount of activity I do. Diabetes and heart problems run in th family so I want to head those off.

7.) How is your year going so far? Things are going well... DH got his SSN (he's a lovable Brazilian immigrant), I have a good job, my sister's pregnant, WL has started and will continue.... Looks to be a good year


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January 2018 (scary to type)


1.) How old will you be?: gah, 34

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married (who plans on being divorced?)

3) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be working?: I'm hoping to stay in the same relative line of work (research/consulting), though I want to work for a larger company with better employee benefits (like better health care, 401k, etc). Preferably in the DC area so I can stay close to my family.

4.) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be living?: DC area/NOVA/south of Baltimore MD

5.) Do you think you'll be making New Year's Resolutions in 10 years? Nah

6.) Do you think you'll still be struggling with you weight and health? Yeah, probably. Not that I'll still have 70+ lbs to lose, but I'm never going to have to stop watching what goes in my mouth or I'll end up right back here.

7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? That's a pretty vague question... I'm hoping to have 2 kids, a dog or two, a cat or three, own a nice (modest) house in a good school district, have significant college funds started for the kids, have a pretty decent retirement account shaping up..... Lots of things

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Jan 1998

1.) How old were you?: 13

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Single

3) Where did you work?: I didn't..

4.) Where did you live?: In the house I grew up in with my parents in Jersey.

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for that year? I don't remember. Probably to try and not be such a goober.

6.) Were you concerned about your weight & health that year? What did you do to improve them? Health, no, weight, definately. I was always chunky and always trying to play more sports or whatever, but I didn't know enough about weight loss at that age, I barely knew what a calorie was.

7.) Did you think you'd end up where you are right now? I never really though about what I'd end up like. The only thing I EVER thought about for my future was to have a wonderful husband and a few little ones...already have the husband.


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January 2008


1.) How old are you?: 23

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married

3) Where do you work?: As of now...'homemaker' or whatever the PC term is now.

4.) Where do you live?: Just moved to a rental in Columbus, OH near my sister.

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for this year? I've never made one that I could remember. So this year is my first real one, and it's to be no longer considered 'overweight' by the end of the year.

6.) Are you concerned about your weight & health this year? What are you doing to improve them? I'm not so much concerned about my health still, I'm pretty muscular and athletic , just have a lot of fat over those muscles. And I eat right, rarely drink, no longer smoke. As for my weight, I'm counting calories, riding my stationary bike, and strength training.

7.) How is your year going so far? Not bad. Lost 12 lbs since the New year. Not if I could only find a pleasant job...

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January 2018


1.) How old will you be?: 33

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Definately married

3) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be working?: Own my own bakery.

4.) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be living?: Still in Columbus, but hopefully in the house that my husband and I designed with a lake, and lots of land so we can drive our 4-wheelers everywhere.

5.) Do you think you'll be making New Year's Resolutions in 10 years? Maybe, but hopefully all will go well and I won't have to.

6.) Do you think you'll still be struggling with you weight and health? I'm hoping to own my own bakery, so probably. Actually, I'm hoping that the only reason I'll have to lose weight is from popping out a few kids.

7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Vacationing in Rome.

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Jan 1998

1.) How old were you?: 10

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Single

3) Where did you work?: Nope.

4.) Where did you live?: Parent's house

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for that year? I have no idea.

6.) Were you concerned about your weight & health that year? I thought I was fat (have for as long as I can remember), but I didn't really do anything about it. Looking back at pictures, I was *not* at all fat.

7.) Did you think you'd end up where you are right now? I doubt I envisioned much beyond the 6th grade.


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January 2008


1.) How old are you?: 20

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Newly single

3) Where do you work?: At my school

4.) Where do you live?: In a house I share with 7 other people

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for this year? Yeah, a general ban on frumpiness.

6.) Are you concerned about your weight & health this year? Well, not really. I'm a pound away from my goal, so I'm pretty sure I'll make it. Moving into maintenance seems sort of scary. But that's just life I'm afraid. But I'm fit as a fiddle so no, I don't worry about dropping dead or anything.

7.) How is your year going so far? Well I just got dumped. But really, it was for the best. And I'm glad it happened. I've been with someone almost constantly since the age of 16, so I need some time to myself to get my head on right.


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January 2018

1.) How old will you be?: 30

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married, maybe?

3) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be working?: My dream of dreams is to be able to support myself as a video artist, but if that falls through I'd like to do something with the arts. Even if it's arts administration stuff.

4.) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be living?: I have no idea. I've been pondering Canada for a bit (universal health care and a film board make it look mighty nice).

5.) Do you think you'll be making New Year's Resolutions in 10 years? I really don't know. Hopefully I will if there's something I want to change about myself

6.) Do you think you'll still be struggling with you weight and health? I hope not. I'll be in maintenance still if I'm lucky. But hopefully the habits will have ingrained themselves in me by then. I have physical activities I really enjoy doing now so I think that's pretty key.

7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Well... I want a tattoo. Other than that I have no idea. My 9 year old self had no idea what was in store for her, so my 20 year old self probably doesn't have any idea either. But that's sort of the exciting thing.

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Jan 1998

1.) How old were you?: 14

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Single

3) Where did you work?: I worked some part time stints over the summer at a stable that trained racehorses and jumpers.

4.) Where did you live?: With my parents in Minnesota.

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for that year? I honestly cannot remember, but I was excited to start driver's Ed and get my permit!

6.) Were you concerned about your weight & health that year? At 14? Yes. I had anorexia and was only 100 pounds on a 5'5" frame.

7.) Did you think you'd end up where you are right now? Heck no. I wouldn't be dating a guy from California, for one. I wouldn't be living IN California, secondly, and I wouldn't be working in Marketing.


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January 2008


1.) How old are you?: 24 (GACK)

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Dating!

3) Where do you work?: Technology company in Silicon Valley

4.) Where do you live?: A condo in San Jose

5.) Did you make a New Year Resolution for this year? Yes! I want to be a size 4 by July 6th, 2008 for my Cancun trip with a friend. =)

6.) Are you concerned about your weight & health this year? What are you doing to improve them? I quit soda completely, even diet. I am losing weight so I can be 130 pounds by watching how much I eat as well.

7.) How is your year going so far? Had a rocky start, but I'm still holding on. =)


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January 2018


1.) How old will you be?: 34 (OMG KILL ME NOW I'M OLD).

2.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Married, I would hope!

3) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be working?: It's really hard to see into the future, but I always wanted to work at Nvidia!

4.) Where do you think (or hope) you'll be living?: I hope I'll have a house by then, even though houses in Silicon Valley are not easy to come by with the cost of living. Maybe I'll live somewhere else.

5.) Do you think you'll be making New Year's Resolutions in 10 years? It's possible. I usually do not make them, but if it's something big coming up I do. =)

6.) Do you think you'll still be struggling with you weight and health? I've been struggling with having the perfect body since I hit puberty. I'll always want the perfect body, so I'll work hard to maintain it this time and not go for the size 00 like when I was 14. I hope I can keep a size 4 into my 30's. If not, I might be okay with a size 6. I am getting old, after all.

7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Happy, definitely. I want a good job, a family, a house, and especially a horse again!