Weightloss Forum Bios

[Snowflake]

Name: Carling
Username: Snowflake
Birthday: 01/12/1984
Anniversary: nup
Marital Status: Defacto
Children: none
Pets: none yet, hoping to get a baby beagle in about 6 months.
What Country/State do you live in: NSW, Australia
Work / SAHP (Stay At Home Person): Work/Uni

Favorite "Me Time" activity: Reading, Walking with ipod and loud techno
Favorite mode of exercise: Walking, Yoga, Eliptical
Do you have a pedometer/stepometer: no but I looked at some tonight on ebay
How long since you were last slim: Early Teens

What food plan are you on at the moment? Nothing specific, just healthy low fat no junk food
What can we do to help you on your journey? Support, tips, advice!
What advice can you give someone else on the journey? Think about the long run - dont try to go too quickly. If you have a bad food day just get over it - move on and get back on track.
What was your "wake up call" that led you to get serious about weight loss? Everytime I looked in my wardrobe not a single thing looked good or felt comfortable anymore, but still could completely avoid shopping because its not fun when your hating your body. Avoiding pictures being taken of me, not even wanting to see them when I knew one did get taken and making SURE it was deleted immediately (Or untagged on facebook, haha)
What do you like best about yourself? Sense of humour

State one goal that you will strive for: To weigh 63kg's no matter how long it takes!

[xlannalx]

Name: Anna
Username: xlannalx
Birthday: October 1987 (im 21)
Anniversary: 30 August
Marital Status: Engaged
Children: noooo
Pets: two little kitties
What Country/State do you live in: QLD
Work / SAHP (Stay At Home Person): Work

Favorite "Me Time" activity: omg its been so long since ive had me time!
Favorite mode of exercise: pilates
Do you have a pedometer/stepometer: nope
How long since you were last slim: 3-ish years

What food plan are you on at the moment? 3 optifast shakes and a bowl of steamed veges and 1 banana per day
What can we do to help you on your journey? be supportive and make me laugh
What advice can you give someone else on the journey? dont follow everyone elses diet, do what ur body thanks you for
What was your "wake up call" that led you to get serious about weight loss? my fiance being fed up with me being depressed and hiding myself away from him and rest the world so much

What do you like best about yourself? my sense of humour eyes and lips
State one goal that you will strive for: to be a size 8 again so i can re-introduce myself into the world of great fashion

[kristal]

Name: Kristal
Username: kgg
Birthday: 10th March
Marital Status: Married
Children: None
Pets: None
What Country/State do you live in: New South Wales, Australia
Work / SAHP (Stay At Home Person): Work

Favorite "Me Time" activity: Reading a book, watching a movie
Favorite mode of exercise: Treadmill
Do you have a pedometer/stepometer: No, but I want to get one
How long since you were last slim: Year 12 at high school (10 years ago) but back then I thought I was fat and ugly, boy to be that fat and ugly again would be a dream!

What food plan are you on at the moment? Celebrity Slim
What can we do to help you on your journey? Just the support and the friendly advice
What advice can you give someone else on the journey? Drink lots of water, try and exercise just whenever you can but don't beat yourself up over it and you are allowed a naughty day every now and then
What was your "wake up call" that led you to get serious about weight loss? Being diagnosed with high blood pressure

What do you like best about yourself? Physically? Thin legs. As a person? I am a loyal friend and partner
State one goal that you will strive for: I want to strive to fit into a size 10-12 (currently size 14)

[ramatang]

Name: Simone
Username: Ramatang
Birthday: 13th November 1981
Anniversary:24.12.2004
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2 girls

Pets: nope
What Country/State do you live in: Victoria, Australia
Work / SAHP (Stay At Home Person): Stay at home mum with a bit of casual work in customer service

Favorite "Me Time" activity: Not really sure... Dont get much of it
Favorite mode of exercise: Personal training sessions
Do you have a pedometer/stepometer: Nope
How long since you were last slim: I've always been bigger than my friends, but the slimmest I can remember was when I was about 16 so about 12 years ago

What food plan are you on at the moment? Shakes and calorie counting
What can we do to help you on your journey? Motivation and the interesting topics/ideas everyone talks about
What advice can you give someone else on the journey? If you dont loose it now you'll never loose it
What was your "wake up call" that led you to get serious about weight loss? My first daughter is starting school next year and I dont want her to be picked on because of me
What do you like best about yourself? My eyes, and I did like my legs.. (Im sure I will again soon)
State one goal that you will strive for: To be able to walk into normal stores (not fat girl stores) and fit into their clothes

[alizezz]

its nice to meet u all

[Freddy]

Never thought I would have to update my bio... A few things have changed since my first BIO post in here. It's good to know healthy things change your life so much.

Birthday: April 28th, 1982
Marital Status: Married
Children: 1 Daughter
Pets: None, but a cat's coming up. Sold my budgerigar 2 years ago as we though our daughter was allergic, turns out she isn't. Might get a bunch of new budgies in the upcoming years, we'll see
What Country/State do you live in: Netherlands
Work / SAHP (Stay At Home Person): Tech Support Engineer

Favorite "Me Time" activity: Cycling / Snowboarding
Favorite mode of exercise: Cycling / Snowboarding
Do you have a pedometer/stepometer: Pedometer, fixed to the bike
How long since you were last slim: Haven't been slim yet, but slowly getting there

What food plan are you on at the moment? Cleaning up the menu, getting rid of sugars, fats and other drugs like caffeine.
What can we do to help you on your journey? Supporting, sharing knowledge.
What was your "wake up call" that led you to get serious about weight loss? A view in the mirror, the fact that clothes just don't fit, or just can't find any clothes I like that are actually available in my size.

What do you like best about yourself? My legs, I am blessed with cyclist legs right now
State one goal that you will strive for: A cyclist body above the waist.

[Tan37]

Name: Tanya
Username: Tan37
Birthday: 16/11/72
Anniversary: of divorce lol
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: 1 - 18yr old daughter
Pets: 1 black female Labrador Jessie
What Country/State do you live in: Adelaide
Work / SAHP (Stay At Home Person): Work

Favorite "Me Time" activity: Riding my motorbike
Favorite mode of exercise: Gym - body pump class
Do you have a pedometer/stepometer: No
How long since you were last slim: 18yrs ago before I had my daughter

What food plan are you on at the moment? Just watching what I eat, no set plan
What can we do to help you on your journey? encouraging and supportive
What advice can you give someone else on the journey? Keep at it even after a bad day, don't let other interests in life take over your life, everything in moderation
What was your "wake up call" that led you to get serious about weight loss? My motorbike gear getting too tight and they are too damned expensive to replace

What do you like best about yourself? Easy going
State one goal that you will strive for:Lose 5kgs by Sept for my best friends wedding

[nothing2lose]

Username: Nothing2Lose
Birthday: June 17 1971
Anniversary: 26 December
Marital Status: De Facto
Children: 1 daughter
Pets: goldfish
What Country/State do you live in: Vic
Work / SAHP (Stay At Home Person): Writer - Marketing and Communications

Favorite "Me Time" activity: Films, Reading, Cooking, Learning, Genealogy
Favorite mode of exercise: bedtime shuffle
Do you have a pedometer/stepometer: nope
How long since you were last slim: depending on how you define slim...early teens

What food plan are you on at the moment? loosely following the CSIRO diet. Moderate Carbs, Low Fat, High Protein
What can we do to help you on your journey? Listen to me rant and feel sorry for myself, tell me not to quit
What advice can you give someone else on the journey? There are no quick fixes - no magic pill, no shakes, no nothing...except hard work and changing your habits forever!!
What was your "wake up call" that led you to get serious about weight loss? photos of me looking DISGUSTING, water retention, sore joints, TTC

What do you like best about yourself? eyes and boobs
State one goal that you will strive for: to be under 100kg AND STAY THERE!

[skinny on the inside]

Username: Skinny on the inside
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2 year old boy
Pets: 1 cat
What Country/State do you live in: SA
Work / SAHP (Stay At Home Person): Work 2 days per week

Favorite "Me Time" activity: Watching tv/reading/going out for dinner
Favorite mode of exercise: Walking
Do you have a pedometer/stepometer: No
How long since you were last slim: 2 & a half years

What food plan are you on at the moment? My own made up menu which is around 1000 calories per day & around 30g of fat
What can we do to help you on your journey? Offer encouragement & a sympathetic ear when things go a bit bad.
What advice can you give someone else on the journey? Don't think of losing weight as a daunting task, stay positive & don't give up.
What was your "wake up call" that led you to get serious about weight loss? It is now starting to affect my health. I can't breath properly, my heart races & sometimes skips a beat regularly. I get puffed out doing light housework. I also had an incident at work the other day where I had to bend down to pick something up and I couldn't get back up without having to hold onto something

What do you like best about yourself? I'm a good cook & am quite funny (had to think about that one for a while)
State one goal that you will strive for: To be healthy both physically & mentally.

[CronicBadger]

Name: Marc
Username: CronicBadger
Birthday: 20 Feb, 1970
Anniversary: N/A
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Pets: Share a cat
What Country/State do you live in: NSW
Work / SAHP (Stay At Home Person): Computer Programmer

Favorite "Me Time" activity: Reading SF&F novels
Favorite mode of exercise: Walking
Do you have a pedometer/stepometer: No
How long since you were last slim: Never

What food plan are you on at the moment? Healthy low energy-density foods, mostly vegetables. Whole-foods. Have cut out most processed foods.
What can we do to help you on your journey? Keep succeeding and inspiring.
What advice can you give someone else on the journey? You can't stop or turn back time, so use it while you have it.
What was your "wake up call" that led you to get serious about weight loss? A combination of embarrassing photos, chest pains, low fitness levels and remembering me in my mid-20s promising myself to be fit by age 30!

What do you like best about yourself? I can stay calm in trying circumstances and haven't "lost it" or got seriously angry since my mid-teens.
State one goal that you will strive for: Find it easy to say "no" to food that I shouldn't be eating.

[shel_bel]

It's been a while since the last post, but what the hey

Name: Michelle
Username: shel_bel
Birthday: 4th October (26)
Anniversary:
Marital Status: married
Children: None
Pets: fish
What Country/State do you live in: NSW
Work / SAHP (Stay At Home Person): Community Worker

Favorite "Me Time" activity: scrapbooking
Favorite mode of exercise: Elliptical, walking, swimming
Do you have a pedometer/stepometer: No
How long since you were last slim: when I was in Year 9, so about 12 years ago!

What food plan are you on at the moment? Jenny Craig
What can we do to help you on your journey? Post about your experiences so I can get inspiration!
What advice can you give someone else on the journey? Be kind and true to yourself
What was your "wake up call" that led you to get serious about weight loss? Not happy with the way my clothes were fitting, tired of feeling down on myself, wanting to lose weight to be happier and healthy for when we start a family in a few years' time.

What do you like best about yourself? I care about other people and am a good friend.

State one goal that you will strive for: Stick to the plan wherever possible.