[laurellynne]

**bump**

Attitude is everything!

[bam2k]

name: Danica

starting weight: 183

goal weight: 135

city: San Diego

state: CA

occupation: Stay at home mom

hobbies: Starting a new home based business, scrapbooking, reality TV & walking

kids: Two boys...ages 5 & 19 months

pets: None

August Goals - Drink more water, start chopping more veggies and make better choices, exercise 5 times a week, and drop 30 pounds. I plan to use this board to help!

favorite jello flavor -Watermelon

favorite movie -Shawshank Redemption

favorite movie star - Don't really have one

[Ardyna]

name: Beth/skitten

starting weight: 243

goal weight: 160

city: Houston

state: TX

occupation: Disability Counselor

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! ): knitting, playing hammered and mountain dulcimers, singing

kids: none

pets: 2 cats, Kentucky and Cali

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.': August? That's 7 months away...50 pounds would be nice...

favorite jello flavor - Jello? Don't much care for it, but I guess it would be grape.

favorite movie - The Lord of the Rings trilogy

favorite movie star - too many to list one! Viggo Mortenson, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Cate Blanchette, Nicole Kidman...

[Kittimom]

for the new folks...

* hugs and kittens *

^..^

[adventures]

bump for kitti

[HollySF]

Name: Holly
Starting weight: 101
Goal: 93
City: San Francisco
Occupation: Consultant
Hobbies: Cooking, Reading, Shopping!
Kids: I'm not even married yet...
Pets: Wish I could have a Yellow Lab
Goals: Get rid of my extra 10 pounds
Favorite Jello: Red
Favorite movie: My Dog Skip
Favorite movie star: Lassie

[laurellynne]

back to the top, for any newbies who may have missed it.

Attitude is everything!

[tyger24]

Name:Brenda or Brei
Starting wieght: 255
Goal: 175 to begin with
city: Westlake,
State:Ohio
Occupation:nurse but also student soon to be in computers.
Hobbies:dancing,shopping.chatting,computers anything really as long as its not dangerous.
Kids: helped raise my cousin
Pets: 0 now
August Goals: loosing pounds /and loosing inches hopefully to get to 16 to 18
Favorite Jello flavor: lime
Favorite Movie: titanic,The iron mask,when a man loves a women, evita, plus others
Favorite Movie Star: adam sandler,tom cruise,patrick swayze,julia stiles, Meg ryan

Keep pouncin! http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[Kittimom]

to the top...

* hugs and kittens *

^..^

[hotrod72]

name Becky

starting weight 219

goal weight 130 (OK, 150, and we'll go from there)

city Manassas

state VA

occupation technical project manager/programmer

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif )cooking, reading, surfing the net, watching movies, playing with doggies

kids none yet

pets
Honey-5-golden/shepherd mix
Davey-4-border collie/golden mix
Tara-9-greyhound/rhodesian mix
Mikey-11-dwarf rabbit

Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.' I'm not up to making numerical goals yet. My first goal is to get my brain back on the wagon.

favorite jello flavor yuck!

favorite movie too many to name, love a really good scary movie

favorite movie star can't pick a fav

I'm brand new here, kinda. I was on DietWatch years ago when it was free. Must admit I don't recognize any names so far. I lost 30 pounds. I have since gained 20 of it back. http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif I have also developed an acid reflux problem and heart problems run in my family so it's time to stop abusing my body.

I don't need much help in figuring out what to eat or what exercise to do. I know all that. I just need a severe kick you know where or need something to click back on my motivation to be healthy. I'm a fat/salt junky so fast food is one of my biggest demons.

[sscarlisle]

name Shelley

starting weight 161

goal weight 130

city Williamsburg

state VA

occupation environmental consultant

hobbies walking in the woods, scrapbooking, boating, gardening, playing with the dogs

kids none

pets 4 labradors

December Goals - work out 5 hours per week and lose one dress size

favorite jello flavor - lime

favorite movie - casablanca

favorite movie star - no one

[CindyJob]

Bumped again!

[laurellynne]

bump...

Attitude is everything!

[munchy911]

Name: Melissa
Starting Weight[/b ]231
[b]Goal Weight 150
City Fargo
State North Dakota
Occupation Dispatcher
Hobbies Anything that happens outside, reading, biking, home improvement, cooking.
Kids Son, 3 mos.
Pets Cat (George), Cocker-Mutt (Betsy), Border Collie (Tops)
Favorite JELLO flavor Orange
Favorite Movie Anything with Cary Grant
Favorite Movie Star Cary Grant

[Molly928]

Hope I do this right!
Name: Molly
Starting weight: 167
Goal weight: 138
Location: upstate NY
Occupation: Court researcher/SAHM
Hobbies: Running, cooking, reading
Kids: DS (5), DD (21 mos.)
Pets: 2 dogs - a Cardigan Welsh Corgi and a Bernese Mountain Dog
Nov. goals: keep up running schedule, continue eating well and lose or maintain during the holidays!

[Ketzel]

I figured I'd add my intro since I drop in here from time to time and I'm "in" the book club. http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

Name: Ketzel a/k/a Joyce
Starting weight: 266
Goal weight: 130
Place: Brooklyn, New York
Occupation: Attorney in private general practice
Hobbies: reading, theater, opera, playing bridge, studying languages
kids: none, proud aunt to my sister's 3 (28,24,19) and one almost 2 y.o. greatnephew
pets: none now, used to have cats
Goals: to continue to become fitter, lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure, feel positive about myself
favorite movie: so many but "Fargo", "Mash", "The Wizard of Oz", "Life is Beautiful", "Cabaret", "Moulin Rouge", "Traffic", "Diner" come to mind immediately
favorite movie star: Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman

jmgesq@mindspring.com
266/209.5/135
Getting Better All the Time!

[emjag]

Here is my intro....
Name- eileen
Starting weight 172
Goal- 140
Home- Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Occupation- teacher
Hobbies- knitting, running, walking, reading
Kids- 3 boys one in college, one in high school and one in middle school
Pets- none
Goals- to get fit and healthy. to take better care of myself, to be a part of a support group

[This message was edited by emjag on November 24, 2003 at 03:24 PM.]

[laurellynne]

to the top, for anyone who wants to introduce themselves!

Attitude is everything!

[Kittimom]

for little blessing, and all of our other new friends...

you read it here first! http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

* hugs and kittens *

^..^

[julesg]

name- Julie

starting weight- 151

goal weight- 108

city- Herndon

state- Virginia

occupation- Senior Human Resources Manager

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! )- riding my new motorcycle!!, traveling, cooking, reading, sex in cars, sex in stairwells, sex in.......

kids- 2 of 'em. A daughter 10, Conner McKenzie and a son 6, Patrick Thomas

pets- 2 guinea pigs, Caramel and Mocha

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.' - August goals? Am I too late??? Man.. I don't know.. I REALLY need to focus on exercise. Ever since school started I've been really lax!!

favorite jello flavor - ewwwwwww.. that stuff made with horse hooves? I don't think so!

favorite movie - Young Frankenstein

favorite movie star - Dustin Hoffman, Denzel Washington, Al Pacino.

*If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got*

[Kittimom]

there's room for pepper! and susan! and you too, jules, lots of new friends to be made!

anyone else want to join in?? the more, the merrier...

* hugs and kittens *

^..^

[busy_bee1000]

name Busy_bee1000/Bonnie

starting weight 227

goal weight 165

city Morganza (middle of nowhere)

state MD

occupation computer programmer

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! ) EMT, stained glass

kids (2) 14 and 16 yrs

pets 2 dogs 3 cats 2 birds 2 fish

October Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.' Exercising 4+ times a week -- jogging(trotting in my case) 2x week

favorite jello flavor - lime

favorite movie - fried green tomatoes/steel magnolias

favorite movie star - Mel

* hugs and kittens *

^..^

[kokobreen]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Hey, what's "oppositional defiance disorder"? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

When she doesn't want to do something she gets physically violent with me such as beats me up. She has broken my nose before.

[JohnC]

Hey, what's "oppositional defiance disorder"? All my kids had oppositional defiance disorder!

[kokobreen]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>RED SOX !!!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yes, go Red Sox!

[kokobreen]

name: Christine

starting weight: 210

goal weight: 135

city: Brandon

state: South Dakota

occupation: computer programmer, webmaster

hobbies: I don't have time for hobbies! Well except for reading.

kids: 8 year old girl recently diagnosed with oppositional defiance disorder

pets: 2 cats, 1 hamster, 4 fish

October Goals - lose 8 pounds

favorite jello flavor - I hate jello

favorite movie - BBC's Pride & Prejudice, Office Space

favorite movie star - Reese Witherspoon

No significant other

[CindyJob]

WHat the heck does a part Pom part wiener dog look like? Must be funny looking little thing!!

[TroublePwrs]

Name: Lisa
Starting weight: 215
Goal weight: 115
Place: Cedar Creek, Texas
Occupation: access database design, bookkeeper
Hobbies: watching tv, jigsaw puzzles and someday back to bowling
kids: 1 girl off in college, freshman
pets: 2 1 dog - Trouble, part pom & weiner dog, 1 cat - Tips
Goals: to lose 7 to 8 lbs a month and work up to 45 minutes a day exercise
favorite movie: to many to count, andything but gross and scary
favorite movie star: hmm, just depends on my mood for the day

On my way to a Better Day http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[ktito]

name
Kris

starting weight
188

goal weight
150 to start with!

city
Near Asbury Park, NJ


occupation
teacher at a business school

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! )
walking, yoga, reading, renovating our old house



kids
not yet, been TTC for over a year

pets
a Miniature Schnauzer named Buster


October Goals -
Once I get over being ill, to work out at least 4 times a week



favorite jello flavor -
Not really a big jello fan...I like the chocoloate pudding though!


favorite movie -
I can never decide, but I liked Ocean's 11 alot (just saw it again on cable today)And I love most Alfred Hitchcock movies


favorite movie star -
again, I can never decide, but I think Hugh Jackman is pretty smoking hot!

[CindyJob]

Pushing this back up for our newer members

[laurellynne]

bringing this post back to the top again for those newbies who may not know us all yet!

Attitude is everything!

[laurellynne]

wanted to bring this post back to the top...

Attitude is everything!

[MsAttitude]

I don't think I ever filled this out either.

name- Carol

starting weight- 225 (back in 1999)

goal weight- 150 (there now)

city- Amsterdam

state- The Netherlands

occupation- um...er...uh...

hobbies- yoga, Egyptian Dance

kids- 0

pets- 2: dog George and cat Zoe

August Goals - maintaining & developing home yoga practice

favorite jello flavor - I don't think so...http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

favorite movie - don't have a favorite

favorite movie star - don't have a favorite but I like Johnny Depp right now.

Carol http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
Veggie Board Community Leader

[iloveannmarie]

I'll fill this out. I usually post on the 20's board, but lurk here sometimes, and add posts from time to time! http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

name Ann Marie

starting weight 168 is my highest, currently at 148.5

goal weight 143

cityAustin
stateTexas

occupation
Admin & research for HIV services. Currently considering going back for a Masters in Social Work degree

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! )
walking, jewelry making, pottery, internet, playing guitar and flute (not at the same time), quilting

kidsnone

petsnone

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.'I'll say goals for September are to lose two pounds, exercise by primarily walking for an hour, 5 days a week, and avoid at-work boredom/anxiety eating

favorite jello flavor - n/a

favorite movie -Grease

favorite movie star -hmmm. I guess Gene Wilder, first actor that came to mind!

Love, Ann Marie

[laurellynne]

http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif How can it be that a board with this many interesting, supportive people can be boring?! http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Attitude is everything!

[Kimberella]

This is my first ever post. I thought this was a good place to start!

Name: Kimberella

Start weight: 195

Goal weight: 145

City, state: Oklahoma City

Occupation: Lawyer

Hobbies: Reading, scrapbooking, watching Sooner football (all involves sitting on the ol' booty...explains a lot!)

Kids: DD, 14 months

Pets: The world's ugliest dog, Homer (Dalmatian/Blue Heeler mix)

August goals: Just get off to a good start by consistently exercising, recording intake, and drinking water

Jello: My mama makes this salad with orange jello, shredded carrots, pecans, and pineapple. It sounds disgusting but it is delish.

Favorite movie: Bull Durham

Favorite movie star: Denzel Washington

[ssobka]

WOW--this is fun! I've been on DW for a few months but have not let anyone know who I am, so here it goes...

Name -- Stephanie

Start Wt -- 148

Goal -- 135, then I'll reevaluate

City -- San Diego CA

Occupation -- Dorector of Non-Profit Recovery Home for Women.

Hobbies -- Movies, Music Reading, Cats, new to running and finding fun exercise!

Kids -- NO children yet

Pets -- CAT LOVER! Sibyl(approx 7-8) we rescued her from the street. http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Only one right now, I'm still healing from the lost of my best buddy Frack. http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

August Goals -- 3-4 miles of running 3 x per week, Body Conditioning classes 2x per week. I hope to be at 140 or lower by the end of August.

Jello -- I like most flavors, but "Red" is best.

Favorite Movie -- To Kill a Mockingbird (great taste kittimom) also one of my favorite books!, pretty woman, Goodfellas, something about mary, I could go on and on...

[HappygirlCris]

nameHappygirlCris

starting weight 160

goal weight 125

city Redding

state California

occupation Soon to be manacurist(I don't even know if I spelled that right)...I'm starting school in September, former Admin Assistant for a credit union

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! )Play guitar and sing, also love basketball, softball and taking long walks with my husband. Playing with my kids. We are also youth pastors.

kids Kayleigh-9, Joshua-8, and Danielle-5

pets cat named Marvin, and an Australian Grass Parakeet named Spanky(who we call cranky because of the cat)

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.'I really want to lose ten pounds by the end of the month, and just get my energy back!

favorite jello flavor - I can't stand jello! I'm with the person who said they'll take the whipped cream! I love sugar!!!

favorite movie - Treasure Planet(I still act like a kid!)

favorite movie star - Sandra Bullock-She's an awesome actress!

Remember.....when pointing the finger at others...there are always three other fingers pointing back at ya! Sorry, that's the only one I could think of at the moment....I'll try harder next time! http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Punkin_PT]

Name Patti

Starting Weight
228
Goal Weight 135

City Saugus

State MA

Occupation SAHM and PT Medical Secretary

Hobbies Rubber Stamping & Scrapbooking (recently became a consultant)

Kids 13 year old son and 2.5 year old son

Pets none

August Goals Initially to find the "click" again and maybe lose 5 pounds to start

Favorite Jello Flavor - strawberry

Favorite Movie - Legends of the Fall

Favorite Movie Star - don't have one

[terrimcd]

name: Terri

starting weight 180 lbs

goal weight 150 lbs

city: Toronto

state: Ontario, Canada

occupation: Computer Analyst - sitting in a chair all day!

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! ):
Reading (more sitting in chairs!); craft painting

kids: None

pets: Old dog named Rebel

August Goals - My goal for August is just to keep logging my meals every day and keep those smiley faces coming!

favorite jello flavor - I was one of those weird kids that didn't like jello. Still don't


favorite movie - Currently it's a toss up between Ever After and Shakespeare in Love.

favorite movie star - Tom Cruise

[laurellynne]

name: Laurel

starting weight July 2000: 197 ugly pounds

goal weight: at least 20 pounds less than the 170 pounds I weigh today!

city: Concord

state: New Hampshire

occupation: Sr. Environmental Analyst

hobbies (other than dieting and cd!) basketweaving, antiques, jazzercise

kids: two beautiful, tall, daughters - Loreal who is almost 15 and Jenni who is almost 13

pets: two cats - Eli and Eleanor, and one bunny - Snowflake

August Goals: lose 5 pounds, maintain my sanity

favorite jello flavor: jello shots??!

favorite movie: not sure that I could pick just one.

favorite movie star: see previous answer... My list includes several dreamy young males!

Attitude is everything!

[majyk]

I just starte this today and I'm a bit nervous that this won't work for me. I've been gradually putting on weight over the past 10 years til I'm today at 160. My goal weight is around 143. Everyone around me says, oh you look fine, don't worry about it. But all the women in my family are obese and I don't want to wait until I'm there. I've tried working on it alone, but I just stay within a pound or two of 160. I'm a strict vegan eater and I'm hoping that the meal plans can be altered to reflect that.

I'm 36, single mom of a 16 son, I have two dogs who I adore as well, I run a youth organization and teach outdoor adventure activities in Oregon. I don't own a car. I ride my bike to get places.

I want support in working on this. I've tried to make changes, but I think I need help maintaining around what I eat. I'm a binge eater and I feel really stuck and pretty hopeless that anything will work. That's why i joined, cuz I'm willing to try something new.

My August goal is to reach 156. Don't know if that unrealistic.

Thanks,
Majyk

[LSK]

name Leslie

starting weight 186

goal weight Anything under 155; have maintained between 145-155 for 2-1/2 years.

city Rochester

state MN

occupation Software engineer

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! ) beading (see bead stuff (http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/bc/lsk9963/lst?.dir=/Jewelry&.src=ph&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/)

kids 2 boys, 9 and 12

pets Hamster and guinea pig

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.' Survive! Keep exercising and eating right

favorite jello flavor - red

favorite movie - Urban Cowboy is just one of many.

favorite movie star - Glenn Close, Ed Harris, Kevin Kline, Shirley McLaine

~~~~~~~****~~~~~~~~~
Weight Maintenance Community Leader

[jazzcat]

Hi everyone,

I was here months ago, but probably no one remembers me - I only lasted a day or so before chickening out and falling off the diet-wagon! http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

I'm back now and VERY committed.

Name: JazzCat

Starting weight: Around 175

Goal weight: Around 130

City: Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK

Occupation: Freelance writer

Hobbies: Reading, cooking, socialising

Kids: none

Pets: none

Goals for Aug: Begin and maintain healthy eating habits; lose 5 pounds

Favorite jello: I never eat jello

Favorite movie: Shakespeare in Love

Favorite movie star: hard to choose! Michael Caine, Cary Grant, Johnny Depp

Thanks in advance for the wonderful support I know I'll find here. http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[MsBIA]

BUMP to the top, for MaryRuth2 and any other new friends!

MsBIA
If it's to be, it's up to me.

[sherry360]

name Sherry

starting weight 155 here(209 3 years ago)

goal weight126

city Cedar Park(just outside Austin)

state TX

occupation stay at home mom and student

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! )

kids 8 yr. old boy Zach

pets 4 yr old black lab and 1 yr old maltese

August Goals - "i'm losing 5 pounds and or running 3 days a week and doing Firm tape 3 days a week Starting Marathon training

favorite jello flavor - sugar free cherry

favorite movie -of all time -It's a Wonderful Life current- Sweet Home Alabama or any chick flick

[Lindacs]

http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gifName Linda

Starting Weight : 174 (7 Weeks ago)

Current Weight 167.5

Goal Weight 135

Country Nassau, Bahamas

Favorite Color Black

Hobbies singing in the bathroom, swimming, dancing and reading magazines especially muscle and fitness hers.

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[Sandy1968]

This is my first post, so it is good that it is an intro one, eh? I did Cyberdiet back in the spring and summer of 2001 - so it's been awhile - but here goes:

Name: Sandy

Starting weight: 170

Goal weight: 120

City: Derry

St: NH

Occupation: Marketing Liaison (that is insurance company jargon for women who has to do everything no one else wants to do)

Hobbies:reading, golfing - just starting, apparently eating - going by the size of my thighs - RED SOX !!!

Kids: 10 yr old son - Sean (11 on 8/9)

Pets:11 yr old Golden Retreiver - Jake

Goals for Aug: lose 5lbs, journal my food, drink 8-10 glasses of H20 a day, exercise 4 days a week

Favorite jello: I don't like jello

Favorite movie: Shawshank Redemption

Favorite movie star: Arnie, drawing a blank here.

Thanks, and I look forward to meeting you all

[CindyJob]

name
Cindy Jo

starting weight
: In April of 1997 I weighed 250 ish http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

goal weight;

Currently maintaining at 115...although a stressful 2 weeks has left me lower and not enjoying it much.

city: Chicago Suburb

state; IL

occupation: Elementary Art Teacher

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! ): Running,Drawing, Beading, ANy kind of exercise except the BORING kind!

kids; 2 daughters, aged 14.5 and 11.5

pets; none

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.': Living over it...transistioning as gracefully as possible back to a school schedule and not falling to pieces coping with the situation with my DH and his endless Dr appointments and all.

favorite jello flavor - http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif I'll eat SF cherry in a pinch. Not a big fan of jello though.

favorite movie - Wizard of Oz, The Big Lebowski, Caddyshack.

favorite movie star - Hmmm...currently Johnny Depp, although I enjoy Bradd Pitt, Tom Cruise...anyone young and pretty to look at..with nice ABS and good teeth! I'm very shallow in my adulation.

[Kittimom]

LMAO!! http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif marcia, too funny. i KNOW that skank... http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

* hugs and kittens *

^..^

[adventures]

name Skanky

starting weight 120

goal weight 300

city, state Wherever there's deep-fried food

occupation anything sedentary

hobbies eating cookies, eating pizza, sitting in front of the TV eating chips

kids to lazy to have kids

pets nah, they're too much work

August Goals See if I can get Marcia to believe she's a good-for-nothing slug

favorite jello flavor I only eat jello if it's smothered in whipped cream. But then, why bother with the jello? I'll just have the whipped cream, thank you.

favorite movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

favorite movie star anybody super-sized

[gbz549]

name: Jennifer

starting weight: 202 (I think)

goal weight: maybe 165ish, probably higher

city: 'little dot on the NE plains'

state: Colorado

occupation: SAHM

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! ): reading when I can, weights, the house and property...

kids: DD - 8 yrs DS - 4 yrs

pets: collie mix, Clover terrier mix, Sissy domestic long hair, Odif teddy bear hamster, Pansy strange skeletal thingy (aka seamonkey), no name

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.': Start more formal training, adding treadmill to workouts

favorite jello flavor - any that does not end up on my carpet in one form or another leaving delightful stains

favorite movie - ummm, Bullets Over Broadway, 6th sense, The Road to Eldorado

favorite movie star - dont have one

Have a most marvy day!

[ElissaW]

LisaBR You have Basset Hounds!! Are you on the "Daily Drool"? Here's (a 5-year-old) picture of my boy: Simon (http://www.enter.net/photoalbum/data/ewurf/995231.jpg)

[This message was edited by elissaw on July 29, 2003 at 02:13 PM.]

[ElissaW]

name Elissa

starting weight 192 now, though I've been as high as 242 ages ago.

goal weight 172 would be fine for the moment; 147 or so eventually.

city Easton

state PA

occupation psychology professor

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! ) reading. Been knitting recently, but not consistently enough to yet classify it as a hobby!

kids see next entry

pets Basset Hound, Simon, age 11.5; cat, Phoebe, age 5.

August Goals - Start training for a 5k to be held in October

favorite jello flavor - n/a. I think of it as hospital food!

favorite movie - Vertigo

favorite movie star - Jimmy Stewart

[karemaher]

name--Karen

starting weight-- 160

goal weight--128

city--Boston (Brighton)

state--MA

occupation-- secretary

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! )--just started learned how to crochet

kids--nephew and niece

pets--none

August Goals - I'm losing 10 lbs and walking 3 miles/day

favorite jello flavor - Orange

favorite movie -???? I haven't had one yet

favorite movie star -???? ditto

[maggiesma]

name
Maggiesma formerly known as Faith

starting weight
166

goal weight
as always:135

city
Rochester

state
MN
occupation
Registered Nurse

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! )
Reading, Boating, I would love to rekindle my love of photography some day...maybe when I'm done with school.

kids

3 stepsons, 1 step grandaughter

pets
Maggie- chocolate lab, Val-English Pointer

August Goals - "I'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.
Well I want to lose 10 pounds by the end of August. Also I need to make a descision on Team for training....do I have the time between school and work to raise 3500 bucks and train for a half or full marathon? I will either be training with the "team" or doing my own thing.

favorite jello flavor -
anything red

favorite movie -
Pretty much any Alfred Hitchcok is a fave....more recently I loved the sixth sense and A beautiful mind.


favorite movie star -
Robert DeNiro and kevin Costner.

The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

[pattymelt0506]

name: Patty (pattymelt/pattysnack)

starting weight: 212

goal weight: 167

city: Arlington

state: TX

occupation: Accountant

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! scrapbooking, reading, surfing the internet trying to find new ways to keep my diabetes (type1) under control!

kids: nope

pets: 1 cat - spot

August Goals - give my new meds a chance and keep eating right

favorite jello flavor: cherry

favorite movie - "the terminator"

favorite movie star - that's hard! ben affleck? anyone cute!

"Each passing minute is another chance to turn it all around." - from Vanilla Sky

[tamh]

name - Tammy (named for the song)

starting weight - 178

goal weight - 135 (ha ha ha - when am I going to stop saying that?)

city- Orange County, south of L.A.

state - Calif

occupation - Integration Engineer/Proj Mgmt

hobbies (other than dieting and cd!) - reading, baseball [go Angels], tennis, hiking, yard work, golf

kids - DS#1 is nearly 12; DS#2 is 8

pets - one old dog, Shelly, a sheltie/collie something; one young dog, Kevin, a german shep/numerous breed mutt

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.'.... probably running, let's go for 100 miles since I have this job thing starting up again

favorite jello flavor - don't eat it anymore but probably orange with mandarin oranges in it

favorite movie - Caddyshack

favorite movie star - James Coburn


One step at a time...

[maram]

Name: Mara M (maram)

Starting weight: 125

Goal weight: 113-117 range. (Currently 118)

City, state: Choteau, MT

Occupation: Self-employed weekly newspaper owner/editor/reporter and mom http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Hobbies: Running, playing B-flat clarinet and tenor recorder, reading, playing with DS.

Kids: DS, almost 7!

Pets: 3 cats (one is 15, two are 2); one ancient goldfish; one horse.

August Goals: I want to get back into my maintenance range and run a half-marathon on Aug. 23.

Favorite Jell-O flavor: Jell-O period is not a fav food, but peach is good.

Favorite movie: I have a lot of favorites, including Jerry McGuire, It's a Wonderful Life, Star Wars, the Guns of Navarone, Grand Canyon and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Eclectic tastes.

Favorite movie star(s): Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.

Thanks for doing this, Kittimom! Hope we get a lot of our newbies to post http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[This message was edited by maram on July 29, 2003 at 11:37 AM.]

[LisaBR]

name Lisa

starting weight 213 lbs.

goal weight 140 lbs.

city knoxville

state Tennessee

occupation Network Systems Administrator

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! ) I don't really have any hobbies...except I LOVE to watch college basketball.

kids Brett - 11 months

pets 2 Basset Hounds name Matilda and Molly, a Chihuahua named Little Bit and two cats named Tigger and Tweety.

August Goals - Man, I'd love to lose 10 pounds by the end of August.

favorite jello flavor - I haven't eaten it in so long, I don't know.

favorite movie - What's Eating Gilbert Grape or Fargo.

favorite movie star - I like to slobber over Richard Gere, but I'm sure there are others I would rather see act. Just not thinking right now.

***Winning isn't everything, but wanting to is.***

[ponypal]

No fair! Bia stole my movie star!

name Laura/Ponypal

starting weight 158

goal weight 125

city Seattle

state Washington

occupation Banker

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! )love reading and gardening and being outside on trails (never enough time), studying for MBA/new career

kids Adrienne 12, Austin 10

pets Snowball (cat), Tag and Jade (dogs- Border collies): Prudwyn (mare), Wynward, Midnight and Aeneas (horses), five spotted chickens, one Rhode Island red, one buff orfington and one black astralorpe (sp?) is that enough???

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.' Started SBD on 7/27, hope to lose 10-15 pounds by the end of August

favorite jello flavor - none

favorite movie - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

favorite movie star - Pierce Brosnan


Laura

[MsBIA]

Great idea, Kitti! I've been toying with preparing a "get acquainted questionnaire," but you *just did it*!

name BIA (that's Bee-Eye-Ay, not Beeah http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif)

starting weight Way back when, in 1/01, 178

goal weight Maintain at/around 135

city New York

state New York

occupation Executive search consultant (aka, "headhunter")

hobbies (other than dieting and cd!) cats, running (marathoning), yoga, knitting, reading

kids vade retro!

pets two cats - George & Sam(antha)

August Goals Maintenance, and continued training for the Cape Cod marathon 10/26

favorite jello flavor no such thing!

favorite movie can't think of one

favorite movie star Sean Connery/Patrick Stewart/Pierce Brosnan (I probably wouldn't put Brosnan in the same league as the other two as an actor[/b], but those eyes! *swoon*)

MsBIA
[i]If it's to be, it's up to me.

[JohnC]

name: John

starting weight: 217 on the scale, though Belovéd says I had been heavier

goal: weight 160

city, state: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

occupation: qualified as a toolmaker, haven't actually done that since my apprenticeship. Hanging on by the skin of my teeth to my quality technician job, at least until the next round of layoffs.

hobbies: reading, chess; rarely (never?) play anymore, mostly organize events for children

kids: including step-kids, range from 37 to 28

pets: Anonymous Cat, a.k.a. Ol' Gummy, The Furf

August Goals: I'll probably try for 140 - 150 miles. I really really REALLY need a couple of good long runs

favorite jello flavor: Don't have one

favorite movie: Don't have one

favorite movie star: Don't have one

[adventures]

name Marcia/Adventuress/Slugbutt/Happylegs

starting weight 180

goal weight 120

city Fresno area

state California

occupation Trained as Surgical Tech, currently stay-at-home-mom to critters listed below

hobbies (other than dieting and cd!) long-distance running, mountaineering, riding horses, caving, kayaking, xc skiing

kids see below

pets 3 horses, 1 german shepherd, 8 kitties, 8 peacocks, numerous chickens, 3 geese, 3 koi, 1 husband

August Goals It's August already? I'm still working on June goals.

favorite jello flavor Not a big jello fan, but I'll eat strawberry if it has enough real strawberries so you can't tell it's jello.

favorite movie For the moment, it's "Running on the Sun". It's about the Badwater Ultra.

favorite movie star Don't really have one.

[Sanguinity]

Kittimom --&gt; Kevin? What (who) did I miss?

[Sanguinity]

name Sanguinity

starting weight 202

goal weight Dunno, but let's start with 160 for the moment.

city, state Portland, Oregon

occupation Safety Engineer

hobbies (other than dieting and cd!) Hiking, mountaineering, just started learning guitar

kids None.

pets Big, shaggy, goofy shepherd-mix named Louie.

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.' Climbing Strawberry Mountain. I'd like to lose seven pounds, too, but I haven't committed to that yet.

favorite jello flavor - Peach. Add some blue food coloring and evaporated milk, and you've got a substance perfectly suited for a brain-mold.

favorite movie - Don't have one.

favorite movie star - Don't have one.

[Kittimom]

name Kitti

starting weight 198

goal weight 168 (interim goal)

city providence

state rhode island

occupation marketing consultant/
interior designer wannabe

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif ) gardening, design, art, theater, cooking, travel

kids dsd 20, dss 24

pets aladdin, 3 & kevin, 8 months

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.' lose 20 pounds

favorite jello flavor - watermelon

favorite movie - to kill a mockingbird

favorite movie star - cary grant

* hugs and kittens *

^..^

[Kittimom]

We have a lot of new people on the board - let's do an intro post!

name

starting weight

goal weight

city

state

occupation

hobbies (other than dieting and cd! http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif )

kids

pets

August Goals - "i'm losing x inches/ or pounds/ or maintaining/ or running x miles etc.'

favorite jello flavor -

favorite movie -

favorite movie star -

* hugs and kittens *

^..^