diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.cpp
index 050ee6159b..b86cfd37f2 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,53 @@
 //  int			sampleAt;
 
 
+CounterStatHistory::CounterStatHistory() :
+    currentCount(0),
+    currentDelta(0),
+    currentTime(0.0),
+    lastCount(0),
+    lastTime(0.0),
+    totalTime(0.0),
+    sampleAt(-1),
+    sampleCount(0) {
+}
+
+CounterStatHistory::CounterStatHistory(std::string myName) :
+    name(myName),
+    currentCount(0),
+    currentDelta(0),
+    currentTime(0.0),
+    lastCount(0),
+    lastTime(0.0),
+    totalTime(0.0),
+    sampleAt(-1),
+    sampleCount(0) {
+}
+
+
+CounterStatHistory::CounterStatHistory(std::string myName, double initialTime, long initialCount) :
+    name(myName),
+    currentCount(initialCount),
+    currentDelta(0),
+    currentTime(initialTime),
+    lastCount(initialCount),
+    lastTime(initialTime),
+    totalTime(initialTime),
+    sampleAt(-1),
+    sampleCount(0) {
+}
+
+void CounterStatHistory::init() {
+    currentCount = 0;
+    currentDelta = 0;
+    currentTime = 0.0;
+    lastCount = 0;
+    lastTime = 0.0;
+    totalTime = 0.0;
+    sampleAt = -1;
+    sampleCount = 0;
+}
+
 void CounterStatHistory::recordSample(long thisCount) {
 	timeval now;
 	gettimeofday(&now,NULL);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.h b/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.h
index 7d698d0970..81e34853ef 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.h
@@ -25,23 +25,9 @@ class CounterStatHistory {
 public:
 	std::string name;
     
-	CounterStatHistory(std::string myName):
-    currentCount(0), currentDelta(0),currentTime(0.0),
-    lastCount(0),lastTime(0.0),
-    totalTime(0.0),
-    sampleAt(-1), sampleCount(0), name(myName) {};
-	
-	CounterStatHistory():
-    currentCount(0), currentDelta(0),currentTime(0.0),
-    lastCount(0),lastTime(0.0),
-    totalTime(0.0),
-    sampleAt(-1), sampleCount(0) {};
-    
-	CounterStatHistory(std::string myName, double initialTime, long initialCount) :
-    currentCount(initialCount), currentDelta(0), currentTime(initialTime),
-    lastCount(initialCount),lastTime(initialTime),
-    totalTime(initialTime),
-    sampleAt(-1), sampleCount(0), name(myName) {};
+	CounterStatHistory();
+    CounterStatHistory(std::string myName);
+	CounterStatHistory(std::string myName, double initialTime, long initialCount);
     
 	void recordSample(long thisCount);
 	void recordSample(double thisTime, long thisCount);
@@ -58,6 +44,8 @@ public:
 		return currentCount;
 	};
 private:
+    void        init();
+    
 	long        currentCount;
 	long        currentDelta;
 	double 		currentTime;