Hey Girls!! Feel free to add your bio too! It's always nice to read about everyone..

OK I'll share about me I'm new to this website and I'd love to make some new friends

Name: Erin

Age: 23

BIRTHDAY: June 11, 1980

LOCATION: Wapakoneta, OH (bout an hour away from Columbus)

MARITAL STATUS: Married almost 2 months got married on 7/26/03

SPOUSE’S NAME: Keith

CHILDREN/AGES: Chewie, 1 year old ( yes some MIGHT refer to him as a pet, but trust me he is my BABY Chocolate lab

CURRENT WEIGHT: 225

GOAL WEIGHT: haven't gotten that far yet.....I take it a few days at a time

HEIGHT: 5'6"

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: brown

OCCUPATION: unemployed I just finished my masters in education, but teaching jobs are hard to come by in Ohio because of the messed up teachers retirement system (NO ONE is retiring )


More about me: Well I was diagnosed with PCOS about 2 years ago, but was only given BC (ortho-tri cyclen). ONLY after reading this website have I realized that I'm probably taking the wrong BC for a person with PCOS. Because of my current work situation, I don't have insurance, but as soon as I do I'll be finding a new doctor and getting some new BC. My most devastating part of having PCOS though has been the facial hair.......as a female its obviously a very tough thing to deal with and a tough thing to even discuss..............

I'm a very open person who will discuss most anything and am so excited to have found this website.............if there is anymore you want to know about me, just ask

Name: Misty

Age: 22

BIRTHDAY: June 02, 1981

LOCATION: Monterey California, however since my husband is in the service we will be moving to augusta ga sometime early 2004

MARITAL STATUS: Married a little over 3 years now

SPOUSE’S NAME: Christopher

CHILDREN/AGES: no children yet.. I have a big fluffy furball we call Baxter though..

CURRENT WEIGHT: ugh.. 220 right now i was 210 last week though...

GOAL WEIGHT: I hope to get down to what i was before PCOS which was 135 or so..

HEIGHT: 5'6"

EYE COLOR: Blue

HAIR COLOR: brown

OCCUPATION: unemployed, at this time until we move.. again ...

DATE: September 25, 2003

USERNAME/REAL NAME: godsgrace/ Mindi

AGE: 29

BIRTHDAY: May 24th 1974
MARITAL STATUS: Married 4 years on Oct.23 2003
SPOUSE’S NAME: Brian

CHILDREN/AGES: Kaitlin 11,Kyleigh 9, & Hunter 5
HOBBIES/INTERESTS:internet,cards ,having get togethers w/ friends, anything outdoors
PETS:where do I start? Brandie yellow lab, Gracie 2 month old yellow lab,Cubby (a heinz 57) Tabby cat,Mikey turtle,lots of salt water fish
TOP WEIGHT: 156
CURRENT WEIGHT: 156
GOAL WEIGHT: 110 but gonna take it 5 lbs at a time want to keep it reachable

HEIGHT: 5'2

EYE COLOR: Blue, green, &grey they change color depending on what I'm wearing

HAIR COLOR: Brown w/ blonde and red highlights
OCCUPATION: Home daycare provider/ beautician

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Ohio

E-MAIL ADDRESS: Ask and I might give it to ya...

HOMEPAGE URL:

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: It keeps on finding me!!! If I slip up I get discouraged.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm finally going to stick to it and i've fially went to the dr. to find out whats wrong w/ me.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
Wow I am so glad I met noodles and got to this site. I have went through alot of testing to find out whats wrong w/ me. And thanks to her I'm going to be tested for pcos.

USERNAME/REAL NAME: Sqwidgetz/Joanna

AGE: soon to be 30

BIRTHDAY: April 5, 1974

MARITAL STATUS: Married on 7/27/00

SPOUSE’S NAME: Cris

CHILDREN/AGES: trying

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: gardening, computer games, rpg, internet, cooking, get -togethers, learning new things

PETS: Cats - Winsock, Proxy, Trey. Gerbils - Mocha, Star Chai. Snake - Sunshine.

TOP WEIGHT: 203

CURRENT WEIGHT: 180

GOAL WEIGHT: 135

HEIGHT: 5'3

EYE COLOR: hazel

HAIR COLOR: dark brown

OCCUPATION: Domestic Executive, pt worker

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Tucson, Arizona

E-MAIL ADDRESS: Ask and I might give it to ya...

HOMEPAGE URL: http://groups.msn.com/IfWallsCouldTalk

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: demanding sweet tooth, getting enough energy and motivation to exercise, I also love to cook.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: low-carb diet, finally finding out that I have PCOS. Most importantly, want to be able to have a baby, which PCOS and my weight is preventing.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I was just diagnosed with PCOS 2 weeks ago when I went to a fertility specialist to find out why I wasn't getting pregnant. Luckily I was already on the low-carb diet, so no major life changes other than having to take Metaformin and progesterone. Personally, for me it was a relief to be diagnosed. I was starting to think I was going crazy(er) because I knew something was wrong but no one would take me seriously.
I'm a mostly open person with a good sense of humor. I have a live and let live approach to life. I can be somewhat anti-social when I'm moody. I've had a hard life, but it gets better by the day as I learn to be healthier, emotionally and physically.

DATE: January 27, 2004

USERNAME/REAL NAME: Anonymouse/Magi

AGE: 30

BIRTHDAY: June 9, 1973

MARITAL STATUS: Single

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Science Fiction & Fantasy books, computers, history of education, pop culture, SF Fandom, swimming/water aerobics, assistive technology, board & card games, puzzles

PETS: Imp (cat). He's the furry creature you see as my avatar pic. He's part Egyptian Mau, part American Domestic Shorthair.

TOP WEIGHT: 385
CURRENT WEIGHT: 365

GOAL WEIGHT: I don't care right now as long as it less than the current. Everybody has begun telling me I look like I'm losing weight and that I need new clothes because mine are way too big. They might be right.

HEIGHT: 5'8

EYE COLOR: Hazel

HAIR COLOR: Black

OCCUPATION: Special Education Teacher for students with multiple disabilities (currently teaching computer literacy and pre-vocational skills; formerly taught life-skills and functional math)

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Baltimore, Maryland

E-MAIL ADDRESS: Try and guess!

HOMEPAGE URL: Maybe when I get around to teaching my students how to make a webpage, I'll make one for myself. Probably not.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Not being able to lose weight. Ever. I track what I eat using a program on my PocketPC with a desktop computer companion program. According to THAT program, I should be eating 2900 calories a day. Yea, right. Whatever.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have no idea. I'm not doing anything different this time than I have since I joined this forum, but all of a sudden I'm finally losing some weight. The only difference is that they added spironolactone to my medications this past summer. I was exercising before, and it made no difference.
I have joined a gym that caters to people with physical disabilities (I have nerve damage in my ankle) so they have an accessible pool, evening water aerobics classes, and machines that I can actually use.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
If I think of anything, I'll let you know.

DATE: 02/29/04

USERNAME/REAL NAME: Tiggerfan/Karla

AGE: 23

BIRTHDAY: March 13, 1980

MARITAL STATUS: Married 4 Years

SPOUSE’S NAME: Robert

CHILDREN/AGES: None

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Message Boards, Researching PCOS online, Horseback riding, exercising at the YMCA, Bowling, Hiking, shelling at the beach

PETS: 1 cat named Sadie

TOP WEIGHT: 235

CURRENT WEIGHT: 230

GOAL WEIGHT: I will be happy at 160 for starters

HEIGHT: 5'4

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: Dark Brown...right now it's a reddish brown

OCCUPATION: Clerical Support at a youth prison. Starting classes soon for Medical Billing/Coding

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Lakeland, FL

E-MAIL ADDRESS: Sorry I don't give that out.

HOMEPAGE URL:

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Having PCOS and trying to stick to a plan...and I have very little motivation.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have very supportive husband & friends that will help me through this. I'm just taking it one day at a time and making smaller goals to reach..

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

I have PCOS and was diagnosed in 2002. I'm having trouble TTC and I am currently on Clomid cycle days 5-9, Metformin (just restarted them today), and Prometrium (if I don't start AF). I belong to 2 other message boards and I also started the SBD today.

DATE:March,5,2004

USERNAME/REAL NAME: Asoldier'swife/Julie

AGE: 28

BIRTHDAY: July,26,1975

MARITAL STATUS: Married 2 almost 3 years (may,21,2001)

SPOUSE’S NAME: Ronnie

CHILDREN/AGES: N/a,TTC

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: I Like to sew (even though I am no good at it), I love the internet. I like to shop. I love to decorate my home.

PETS: Two very spoiled dogs (but only one that lives with me). Casey Jean a very spoiled princess she is a Jack russell mix. Buster who lives in Virginia with my mother a pound puppy who is also very spoiled he is a Mutt.

TOP WEIGHT: 323(Now)

CURRENT WEIGHT: 323

GOAL WEIGHT: I would like to get somewhere around 170.

HEIGHT: 5'9"

EYE COLOR: Green

HAIR COLOR: Dark brown almost black.

OCCUPATION: Stay at home wife.

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Hawaii,for now we are stationed here

E-MAIL ADDRESS: Ask and I might give it to ya...

HOMEPAGE URL:

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Finding something I can stick too. I love sugar. I really love sugar.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I am going to follow the GI diet which I hope will help me. I haven't started yet I am waiting on the book. The support of a great husband even though he is far away(right now he is in Iraq) and a supportive mother who is also far away but who calls me everyday. Lastly because I want to have children in my life either on my own or adopted and I want to be able to do things with them.

SeekInnerThinChick

DATE: As I write, March 5, 2004

USERNAME: SeekInnerThinChick, can't stand my real name...

AGE: 47

BIRTHDAY: June 24, 1956

MARITAL STATUS: Married since 1990-- to the same guy, so far

SPOUSE’S NICKNAME: "Dude"

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: History, poli sci, theater, music, art...

PETS: One grumpy and cynical old cat

TOP WEIGHT: 220

CURRENT WEIGHT: 176, as of today

GOAL WEIGHT: size ten, probably 140 - 150

HEIGHT: 5'6

EYE COLOR: Blue/grey

HAIR COLOR: Light brown, blondish in summer, if I'm lucky

OCCUPATION: Building/Re-building projects, just finished. Formerly software

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Portland, Oregon

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: I'm not really all that interested in food, so I tend to skip meals, leading to ravenous hunger. Struggle to eat breakfast, easily bored with cooking.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL: I forced myself to pay attention to what I was eating. Also LOTS of exercise.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

I'm extremely analytical, rational, logical, and scientific. I'm not necessarily touchy-feely or sentimental in an obvious way, and I can be very blunt. But I try to help people, as much as I can, even if what I say isn't always what they want to hear. And the sense of humor is, well, rather odd... you'll see...

DATE: April 6, 2003

USERNAME/REAL NAME: OctoberBride/Christina

AGE: 25

BIRTHDAY: August 17, 1978
MARITAL STATUS: Getting married on Ocober 28, 2004 on Kauai, Hawaii
SPOUSE’S NAME: Dan

CHILDREN/AGES: Not yet!
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Horseback riding, anything to do with animals, rollerblading
PETS: Both Violet and Trouble (my wonderful house buns) are at the rainbow bridge...
TOP WEIGHT: 165
CURRENT WEIGHT: 145
GOAL WEIGHT: 130
HEIGHT: 5'4

EYE COLOR: Light brown
HAIR COLOR: brown naturally curly hair
OCCUPATION: Gainfully unemployed

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Brooklyn NYC

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Keeping it off...I have been gaining and losing the same 30 lbs for 5 years. The PCOS diagnosis at least gave me a reason to why I started inexplicably gaining weight at age 20, but the idea of a "major lifestyle change" in college didn't go so well in the college dining halls...the only thing I could do was increase my activity level. Out of college, it was easy to get back down to my "normal" weight going to the gym and really low-carbing it. Then I had a serious sports injury which has lead to a chronic ankle sprain and patellar tendonitis in the knee of the same leg...just call me gimpy. The term "working out" does not apply anymore. Couple that with moving in with hubby-to-be (and cooking for him) with an unhappy job, and the weight just poured back on.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: Losing weight isn't about being "hot" or not anymore. I'd love to be a size 4 again, but I have an (almost) husband who loves me no matter what I weigh, and reminds me how beautiful I am when my hair is in knots and I'm wearing a housecoat. I have to be attentive to what I eat because my physical mobility is limited for the time being. I can't just work it off at the gym anymore. At 165, my ankle and knee hurt all the time. It hurt to walk. It hurt to have more than one blanket on the bed. I am (finally) in physical therapy for my leg injuries, and I quit my job. I have time for myself that I never had, and it is literally a lifesaver. I have the time to go food shopping, cook healthy (palatable) food for the both of us, and not eat take-out every night like we used to. It makes a big difference. (Getting married on the beach is a big motivator too!)

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm currently taking Yasmin 28, and wondering who else out there is on it, and how they are doing?

USERNAME Violet30

AGE: 30

BIRTHDAY: June 29
MARITAL STATUS: 9 years
SPOUSE’S NAME: Dear Husband DH

CHILDREN/AGES: Not yet!
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Reading, writing, cooking, travel (going to Slovakia this Fall to meet Dh's family!)
PETS: Violet VanPoopy, black lab
Mighty Midas, yellow lab
TOP WEIGHT: 244
CURRENT WEIGHT: 244
GOAL WEIGHT: 190 --according to bodyfat analysis and I would be happy with it,but I think my ideal is closer to 160. I don't care if I get that low, just an observation.
HEIGHT: 5'10

EYE COLOR: brown
HAIR COLOR: brown naturally curly hair
OCCUPATION:Paid to handle international logistic for hazardous materials
Nonworking licensed massage therapist
Unpaid writer with a few publishing credits

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Ohio

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: To be honest I don't think it's me anymore. I was pristine, pristine I tell you, for months through to the Xmas holiday 2003. I exercised, barely ate and lost nothing, NOTHING--not a single stinking pound. So in terms of weight loss, I know what food choices to make and I make them, I don't eat fast food, I know how to portion control and I do it the vast majority of the time.

I'm tired of feeling like it's my fault, it's not. I don't believe I'll ever be truly thin again. I believe I can be better than I am now, but I'll never get back to an 8 and I don't care. I'd rather live my life than spend it obsessing about my weight. I want to be happy, not model thin.

That being said, I do have some bad habits. I am a Pepsi addict, have been ever since my adrenal glands stopped working for a year and I needed the kick of sugar and caffeine. I strictly limit my intake because I don't believe that Pepsi is a food, it's poison, but I need it sometimes,and am slowly weaning myself off--again.

I do like sugar but I don't tend to gorge--unless it's summer and then it's ice cream for dinner!

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I sincerely hope the difference will be the PCOS diagnosis and I'm going to be trying the South Beach Diet.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I'm friendly and willing to share my opinion but don't expect people to agree with me. I read a lot and do a lot of research and will let people know what I've read/seen--good or bad. I believe in reviewing all the information available so I can make the best choice.

You all seem like a really interesting bunch I can't wait to get to know you all.

I posted some of this in my intro post, but I don't think anyone read it, so here goes...

Username/real name: Biogeek/Vanessa

Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina *yuck*

Married: Yep, 4 years this June.

Hubby's name: Michael - he's the best one there is

Kids: None

Pets: Plenty!! Rascal (dog), Annabelle and Yoda (cats), Bud (ferret), Napolean and Josephine (turtles), Sebastian (hermit crab) and Frita (frog).

Interests: Science in any form, but particularly the life sciences, reading, painting, word games, hiking, fishing and camping

Height: 6' 0"

Highest weight: 230

Current weight: 216

Goal weight: 160-175, wherever I'm comfortable

It's nice to meet you all!!

-Vanessa

Username/real name: eichic

Location: Harrisburg, PA

Married: divorced but happily dating

BF's name: Matthew

Kids: None

Age 31

Pets: BF has a dog named Worf

Interests: reading, tv, movies, sewing, swimming, going out on the town with friends

Height: 5' 9"

Highest weight: 327

Current weight: 310 I had been down as low as 289 about 3 years ago..but cannot get back there.

Goal weight: 200...see where it goes from there.

Other info: Been diagnosed as hypothyroid about 6 years ago. Dr's now suspicion PCOS or Cushings or some other wonderful thing..LOL. I don't care what it is as long as they can help me get some of this weight off. I currently take ARmour thyroid 120 mg daily, spiro 50mg, Yasmin BC pill. I hope to find people in my area to maybe start a walking group with etc. I have done atkins and carb addicts diets and gained weight on both...although doing them to the letter, so I am a little confused about the PCOS diagnosis. Most people have told me if you have that, low carb is really effective and works well... Hope everyone is doing well. I am here to offer any words of encouragement I can.
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