Laurdee 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Let's see who's here...it's nice to meet everyone in one place! I'll start. Name ?: Laurie Where ?: Western NY Married ?: yes, for 32 years to my "highschool sweetheart" Kids ?: yes, 2 grown daughters, ages 30 & 27, and 2 amazing granddaughters, ages 4 & 9 Occupation ?: phone operator for a large cardiologist office Sports ?: love bike riding, and my new favorite, GOLF Hobbies ?: just TV watching, reading, GOLF, sitting in the sun with a good book. WW history ?: became lifetime member about 17 years ago, got REAL thin, gained it all plus, lost, gained, lost gained...and am doing my best, once again!  Next? Be careful of your thoughts, for your thought become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny. Author unknown  http://laurdee.blogspot.com  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristineP 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Great idea, Laurie! Â Name: Christine Where: Albany, New York area Married: Yes, for 5 years. Kids: Yes, a one-year-old boy, and a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. Occupation: Sat-at-home-mother, and part-time realtor. Sports: Tennis, running, walking, and watching Penn State football. Go Lions! Hobbies: Reading, watching Reality TV, cooking, spending time with family and friends. WW history: Have joined several times, but with pregnancies, never got to goal. This is the LAST time! 208.2/169.5/144 SW/CW/WW Goal (PG TBD) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sc wren 10 Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Derenda Where?: Northwestern corner of South Carolina Married ?: Yes for 8.5 years Kids ?: Yes a darling 4 yr old daughter Felicity and hilarious 2 yr old Ethan Occupation ?: Stay at home mom, Creative Memories consultant, Semi-secretary for my husband's business. 1st grade teacher in my pre-baby life. Sports ?: I'm not very coordinated, but I like snow skiing and hiking. Hobbies ?: Reading, scrapping, cooking, reading blogs, sewing WW history ?: Got fat when I was in 3rd grade - have struggled with weight all my life. Been a WW member at least 4 times, but never lost more than 20 pounds. It seems like after that I have always lost motivation. Determined this time around. Starting weight235:strong: November 1, 2005 Made it to: 209 June 2006 Two more babies, and 4 years later.... Starting over: March 5, 2010 240 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luv2lose 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Name: Maureen Where: Denton, Texas Married: Yes, for 16 years. Kids: Yes, a 15 year old son, a 14 year old son, and a 7 year old daughter Occupation: SAHM, but also substitute at my kids school in the office or classrooms Sports: Running, walking Hobbies: Reading, surfing the net, spending time with family and friends WW history: Started WW the end of 2001 and lost quite a bit, but plateaued and got frustrated; finally made goal and lifetime with the help of CORE!!!! Maureen 235/186.2/155 Made Goal 1/26/05:crazy: Made Lifetime 3/9/05:headover: Â Getting healthy is hard but NOT impossible!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cindy Margaret Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Cindy (38 yrs old)  Where ?: "middle" Tn  Married ?: 4 years to a preacher (second time around)  Kids ?: yes, Daniel will be 3 next week, Sophie is 13 months  Occupation ?: SAHM, former life Pediatric RN  Sports ?: Used to be active. Small town no adult sports. LOVE hockey (I am Canadian)  Hobbies ?: Cross stitching, reading, TV in evenings while stitching  WW history ?: This is my first go around, Well I did waste my money in 2001 as I registered then found out I was pg two weeks later. Then it was a pg, trying to get pg, pg and miscarried, trying to get pg and then Pg again. I decided to rejoin when 1 year after Sophie was born I found myself higher then my prepregnancy weight and the scales hit 201. 200 was an eye opener for me and removed the denial. Been doing it 14 weeks. What can I add? I am a an immigrant to the US. Been here 4 1/2 years now (give or take). While I am a SAHM I pretty much play 'Church Secretary" as the office is here in the house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoyL 10 Posted November 15, 2005 Hi, here's me! Name ?: Joy Where ?: New England Married ?: Widowed Kids ?: Yes! Three grown kids, two married, one new grandson 5 months old....my smoochy face boy!! Occupation ?: Adult foster care provider for victims of brain injury Sports ?: I love watching baseball, and I enjoy walking and snowshoeing in the winter! Hobbies ?: My dogs, and anything dog related. Planning my vacations twice yearly. Reading, enjoying friends. WW history ?: Became Lifetime in my twenties (20 or so years ago), and gained and lost at least three to four times since then. Never able to keep it off w/o WW. Now, I am loving Core! Â Thanks Laurie, what a nice way to start the day!! Â Reduced my cholesterol by 55 points in four weeks! Â Don't quit because something is going to 'take time', the time is going to pass regardless, use it wisely!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest KrisD Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Kris  Where ?: North shore MA  Married ?: Not anymore  Kids ?: Nope. 2 kitties, though....Scully and Daisy  Occupation ?: Research scientist  Sports ?: Not really. Work with a trainer, and we box. Oh, yeah, and I snowboard and kayak  Hobbies ?: Reading, watching too much CSI, cooking  WW history ?: off and on member for many years. Started w/exchanges way back when, and it worked well. Really struggled with points. LOVE the core, and am back at BCB and WW after several months of bedrest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kodysgramma 10 Posted November 15, 2005 My Turn  Name ?: Allison Where ?: Lynchburg, VA Married ?: In January it will be 27 years Kids ?: DD 24, DD 21, DS19, DS12 and one VERY special DGS almost 2 Occupation ?: After working for over 10 years for Macaroni Grill as a corporate trainer (traveling to train new employees in new locations) we moved here last January and I am now a Secretary for a 2 man Law firm. Sports ?: Biking and Swimming Hobbies ?: TV, reading, cooking, computer WW history ?: The page isn't long enough . Been overweight ALL my life, joined WW probably 20-25 times, this is the LAST time for me, and I WILL be a success!! allison SW: 295 (10/14/12) CW:225.2(3/11/19) GW: 150 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sivam 10 Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?:Mavis (48) Where ?: Mid-Missouri Married ?: Was, now divorced. Been with my boyfriend for 1.5 years Kids ?: One son age 21 and a United States Marine Occupation ?: Currently a student in Pre-nursing. Pre student life, I worked in Calif and Boston areas in electronics industry as a Marketing Manager Hobbies ?: Reading, Working out at the gym, painting WW history ?: Yo-yo dieter all my adult life. Been real skinny, mid and now fat. I have been on WW off and on for 25 years. First time on CORE though and I feel I can stick with this eating plan for LIFE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tp104 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Here's my info.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Name ?: Tracy (37 yrs old)  Where ?: Buford, GA  Married ?: Yes  Kids ?: Yes DD 15  Occupation ?: Middle School Technology Coordinator  Sports ?: I love the NBA, NFL, and "The Rock"  Hobbies ?: Surfing the internet, traveling, and reading Magazines.  WW history ?: I can't count the times I've joined WW. I plan to be successful this time and this has been the longest time that I've stayed on the plan. I'm currently only 13lbs away from my goal of 150. Oh, I'm also doing the CORE plan which I am absolutely in love with. What you eat in private shows up in public WW leader...  CW 168 13 lbs away from goal! WW Goal 155 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest colleen7 Posted November 15, 2005 OK, I'll play too! Â Name ?: Colleen (age 39) Where ?: Far northern suburbs of Chicago Married ?: yes, for 4 years (second marriage for us both) Kids ?: yes, 1 amazing 17 year old DD Occupation ?: Sales Training Mgr. & Retail Market Analyst for a company that manufactures adhesives for the scrapbooking industry Sports ?: bike riding, love to watch College Bball & NFL and College Football Hobbies ?: scrapbooking, gourmet cooking, traveling, reading WW history ?: Joined WW back in '95 after gaining a ton of weight after divorce. Lost 90 lbs. in 14 months and became a lifetime member in May of '96. Kept the weight off for almost 7 years, then for some strange reason, decided that I didn't have to worry about watching my weight anymore (I mean, I was married now, right? WRONG!). In early September I stepped on the scale and realized I needed to re-lose 52 of the 90 lbs. I lost. After half-heartedly working the Flex plan for a few weeks I decided to try CORE about a week and a half ago. I felt it would be easier for my DH to follow too (he's gained about 60 lbs. since we met). This is a plan that can work for my LIFE - I'm sure of it!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ggbeans 10 Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Paullet (ggbeans) Where ?: Spanaway, WA Married ?: yes, for 37 years Kids ?: yes, 3-1 grown daughter-36, 2 sons 34 & 18, 2 amazing grandsons 13, 7, and 1 incredible granddaughter 10 Occupation ?: former elementary teacher, presently working in family sign company as girl Friday! Sports ?: love to watch football (GO SEAHAWKS!!), baseball Hobbies ?: just TV watching, reading, being on the computer WW history ?: joined on-line in January--about 8 lbs from goal Started on Flex became a Corie about 4 weeks ago. SW: 157.4 CW: 154.5 2.9 down, 19.5 to go GW: 135 ~~~****~~~ Paullet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kelleyp Posted November 15, 2005 Name: Kelley, age 38  Where: So. California (The "OC"!)  Married: For six years, together twelve  Kids: Twin boys, just turned 5  Occ: Part-time law enforcement, full time Mom!  Sports: walking, watching football (Go Irish!)  Hobbies: reading, cooking, movies  WW History: Have tried several times before, have never stayed as committed as I feel now with Core. Was healthy weight until college, then metabolism changing, then babies, then steroids due to illness, and the rest is overweight history! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tld70 10 Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Tamara Where ?: Illinois Married ?: yes Kids ?: yes, one of each, 3 1/2 and 19 mo. Occupation ?: SAHM Sports ?: basketball fan, though I'd rather participate in any sport than watch Hobbies ?: cake decorating, reading (I have a slight cookbook obsession ) WW history: first go around, joined 9/03/05 just a few days after my 35 birthday Tamara SW 178.6 09/03/05 GW 146 01/14/06 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest armysidekick Posted November 15, 2005 Good day! Name ?: Sheridan Where ?: Germany Married ?: Yes, 11 years this past October to my soldier! Kids ?: 2 children, son and daughter- 7 and 10 Occupation ?: Web designer, and college student lol Sports ?: trail biking, swimming, volleyball Hobbies ?: scrapbooking, computer graphics, photography WW history ?: I lost a good bit of weight on my own the first time my husband deployed. He is gone again, and we are in a new part of Germany so I haven't made friends yet. I figured WW would keep me on track, give me fresh ideas for holding myself accountable, and maybe make friends too! I'm a noooobie LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudpies 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Fun Idea!!  Name ?: Denise - age 44 Where ?: Southwest FL (born & raised upstate NY - Adirondacks) Married ?: yes, 2nd time did it right - now happily married 18 years Kids ?: yes, 1 daughter, age 25, 2 sons, ages 22 & 17 Plus now raising our adorable grandson, age3½ Occupation ?: Business owner http://www.checkdepot.net, mostly stay home and work part-time.. okay, I'll be honest - a few hours a week. Sports ?: I really don't care for sports. Hobbies ?: TV watching, Horseback riding (recently started taking lessons) WW history ?: Joined almost 6 years ago for the first time. Lost 40 pounds and reached Lifetime, plus my personal goal. I adjusted my personal goal some, and pretty have been able to stay within a close range. I am now struggling to lose 10 pounds! ~Denise~   Made Lifetime 3/08/2000 Never since returned to starting weight... However, I have had to recommit from time to time... and get this back into order. This is NOT a diet, but a lifetime way of eating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smiling Fred 10 Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Fred Where ?: California - SF Bay area Married ?: 33 years in December Kids ?: 1 grown daughter, 1 grandcat Occupation ?: Formerly everything from garbage collector to artist but now primarily finance/accounting Sports ?: Backpacking, hiking, camping Hobbies ?: Community involvement, cooking, stretching my boundries WW history ?: Lifetime in 1994 (lost 115 pounds in 9 months); this is my 598th week on maintenance. Health concerns drove me to lose the weight and now health plus other reasons (social, spiritual, and personal) help me to keep it off. CORE is the best thing ever to come along, especially the Comfort Zone. A few ups and down over the years. One of the greatest things about successful maintenance is knowing if I want to wear my suit, it will fit! Smiling Fred  SW - 295 WW goal - 200 My goal - 180 CW - 210 HT 75" Lifetime in 1994 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrJulieAnn 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Julie Where ?: Los Angeles Married ?: yes, to my college sweetheart (I left the Halloween dance with him 25 years ago ) Kids ?: My students are my "kids" Occupation ?: academic & life coach; Faculty Development Coordinator at Big Name University (where I coach the professors--I teach professors how to teach); my doctorate is in educational psychology Sports ?: Does tormenting men by flirting with them and then watching them squirm when they find out I have a Ph.D. count as a sport? Hobbies ?: sewing, cooking, reading, road trips, hanging out with my Honey WW history ?: Became lifetime in 2002, got ill and gained 50 pounds--change in medication cocktail is enabling me to focus on losing weight again. Note: I follow the Winning Points program  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rose_Gamgee Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Rose (That's my story and I'm stickin' to it;)) Where ?: Midwest, US Married ?: Yup, almost 10 years. Kids ?: Yes, 3 of them under age 8. Occupation ?: See above Sports ?: Are shopping and gabbing on the phone sports? Hobbies ?: Trying to retain an identity seperate from my role as wife and mommy. (Not that those aren't great too) WW History?: Joined WW in 2002 and, following flex, lost 50+ pounds and achieved my Dr. approved goal weight of 160 in under a year. Over the next several months I continued to lose while I worked to try to find my "healthiest" body weight/ lifestyle. Maintained in the 140's for a year and then had some medical troubles combined with some lifestyle changes and I CHOSE to drift further and further from what I learned on WW. For the last year I have been gaining and periodically making half hearted attempts at re-commiting to Flex. After a pre Halloween candy binge (which mimicked the one that sent me to WW in the first place) I woke up and was ready to get serious about how I care for myself again. I commited to Core from Halloween until Thanksgiving to get back on track, but I LOVE it. I now believe Core could be just what I need to maintain a healthy lifestyle and provide useful tools I need to deal with food. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shellys 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Shelly Where ?: Long Island NY Married ?: yes, for 5 yrs to Rob Kids ?: yes 1 girl- Sophia whos almost 18 months old Occupation ?: SAHM Sports ?: kickboxing, walking, working out Hobbies ?: knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking , sewing ,TV watching WW history ?: became lifetime member about 5 yrs ago kept it off till 2004 when I got pregnant was put on bedrest and gained 60 lbs Now I have a few left to get back to goal My Joys in Life Sophia Katherine 5/21/04 Nicholas Robert 11/30/06 & 2 Angels LIFETIME May 2000 My Current Weight 139.5 My goal-125 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamiebrandonsmom 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Gail Where ?: Alabama Married ?: yes for 31 years to the love of my life Kids ?: yes, daughter (28, married to a US Army Ranger and has my precious 8 mo. old grandson) and son (17, a senior in HS and has helped keep me young) Occupation ?: retired from secretarial work to keep my two precious nieces (ages 1 & 2) Sports ?: Alabama Crimson Tide Football!! Hobbies ?: reading, camping, cooking WW history ?: Joined in May of 2002 weighing 271 lbs. Made lifetime (doctor's suggested weight) of 168 in 2004. Would love to get to 150 but just happy to be where I'm at now. Â LOVE & BLESSINGS GAIL Â Â Â *********************************** Be faithful, be strong, be diligent..... it's only good news if told in time. ********************************** Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angel96745 10 Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Allison Where ?: PA Married ?: yes, for over 2 years Kids ?: little boy, Almost 2 years old Occupation ?: Recruiter Sports ?: I don't do any, darn Hobbies ?: COOKING WW history ?: New, Have always been an Atkins Freak. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michellejo 10 Posted November 15, 2005 Name:Michelle Where: West of Toronto, Canada Married: Until he pays for a divorce.LOL Now seperated. Kids: 6 year old son. He's autistic and keeps me very busy! He's the love of my life though. Occupation: I run a before and after school program in my home. Sports: I love to swim and bowl. Hobbies:scrapbooking, cooking, gardening, message boards, WW history: Tried once just with help from a friend. Lost 20 but gained 15 of it back. Didn't understand all the program since I wasn't actually going. This is my first time paying and being an actual WW member. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*WWDonna* 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Name ?: Donna Where ?: Suburb of Sacaramento, California Married ?: for 31 years Kids ?: 2 DDs, 27 and 29 this month. Time sure flies. Occupation?: Registered Nurse for a major HMO. I'm working in an advice/appointment call center in the pediatric queue. So, I sit at a desk in a cubicle just like the Dilbert cartoon character. I take incoming calls, and triage patients to the ER, make appointments, send messages to their doctors, or give home care advice. It is the first nursing job I've EVER had where I get all my breaks! Sports ?: walking and hiking. Love basketball and the Sacramento Kings! Hobbies ?: walking the dog. love reading cookbooks. If I ever get the guest room cleaned up maybe I can sew again. WW history ?: Overweight since kindergarten. Acheived lifetime status with WW in 1978, the same day I found that I was pregnant with DD2. Lost the weight again after delivering DD2. Then up and down with many different programs, finally making my way back to WW probably in 1999-and that entailed several more attempts. Have been "doing it" more successfully now for the last 2.5 years, with small weight losses. The secret is never giving up. About 1.5 years ago they had a special offer for lifetime members of $8.50 per meeting if we didn't miss any meetings or paid for the ones we missed-and this would continue until we made it to goal. That special deal and this BCB board are keeping me right on the WW track to goal. Donna SW 310 GOAL 12/4/07 Proud to a Vegan WW. "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Michael Pollan "Well, it seems to be working for me." Dr Michael Culmer "Nuts are in hard shells for reasons." Dr John McDougall "The salad IS the main course." Dr Joel Fuhrman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saundra 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Name: Saundra  Where: Ottawa, Canada  Married: 40 years to a great guy, still celebrating  Kids: Three grown sons, 38, 36 and 30, 2 darlng grandsons, almost 3 and 1 and a half. (I'm still waiting for my little girl)  Occupation: Just retired after 25 years as an administrator for a national pharmacy chain.  Sports: Just walking  Hobbies: Movies, reading and computer stuff  WW History: Lifetime in the 80's and back every couple of years to lose 10-20. SW 172 GW 145 CW 143 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites