as well as a strong woman, who are you?
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My name is Kylee, and I just turned 23. I was born and raised in Arizona and therefore I am a wimp when it comes to cold weather. I started getting serious about my weight loss in January/February. At my highest, I weighed 142lbs (I'm 5'5"). I've worked my way down to ~122lbs and I've been exploring weight lifting for about a month.
I love video games (Skyrim and WoW are my favorites), reading, writing and photography. I am currently going through a divorce (we split in February) and I was able to keep my 2 dogs- a pitbull mix, and a german shepherd mix. I try to stay active and I currently play on a co-ed softball team. I actually have a 6 hour tourney this Saturday!
I work in the field of Online Education, and I've been doing this type of work since I was 18. I want to go to school to study Psychology, but I haven't felt the pressure to because I make phenomenal money (not just for my age) doing what I do now. I also love body modifications; I have 14 piercings and 4 tattoos so far. I have an appointment to discuss my next tattoo this evening, which will be either a 1/4 sleeve or a 1/2 sleeve.0 -
This thread has made me happy and frustrated all at once. I am so excited about the diversity and strength I see here and so angry that I don't have more time to keep reading and reply to everyone that I found remotely interesting...
I am Angela, and I like lifting stuff. I started lifting when I was 10. My older brother was in high school and needed someone to spot him on his home gym...by my senior year of high school, I was stronger than most of the boys I knew, but I was also morbidly obese. I graduated at 257 at 5'7". I could squat over 400 pounds and had 32 inch thighs.
While other people gain weight in college, I lost...and played rugby and boxed amateur. My fighting weight was about 175.
Just had my 39th birthday and my 14th wedding anniversary. I have three kids: boy, 6; girl, 4.5; rottie, 9months and a old cat that I love dearly.
I have a BS in biology and a minor in journalism (was going to be the next Carl Sagan, right?). I also have a teaching certification, and two MAs: curriculum and instruction and TESOL (teaching English to other language learners). I am presently teaching high school life science in inner city schools. I love my kids...hate the hoops to jump through for the state, but love my kids. Did I mention that I love my kids? My great gift in life is infinite patience with other people's children...
I read. I hike. I walk. I bake (don't care for cooking really). I love music: playing, singing, listening. My kids are both taking piano, and I am learning on the sly--I mean I have to sit in on the lessons, right?
I do the yard work at my house, and my husband cooks. My husband is an RN with an obsession with wood and fires: he stacks it, cuts it, collects it, splits it...:huh: and heats our house with it in the winter.
I am mildly OCD and need a routine to stay focused. I still lose my focus because I am distracted by the children in my life:my own and those I teach. I don't ever turn on the TV, but am inclined to watch if someone else does. I am selfish and lazy, but driven to stay active to be a good role model for my kids. I truly am a 15 year old boy at heart--all things inappropriate make me giggle inappropriately...
I started lifting again last month after a long hiatus since the birth of my daughter. I am within pounds of my fighting weight, and miss the strength that came with that shape. Unfortunately, 4 years of only walking doesn't do much for maintaining strength. I am looking forward to knowing more of you...hopefully my schedule will clear a bit and I can post more!:flowerforyou:0 -
This thread has made me happy and frustrated all at once. I am so excited about the diversity and strength I see here and so angry that I don't have more time to keep reading and reply to everyone that I found remotely interesting...
I truly am a 15 year old boy at heart--all things inappropriate make me giggle inappropriately...
I think everyone is fascinating! Most people are very open to friend requests
Also I told my husband that I'm a 15 year old boy, and he said I was flattering myself, it was an 11 year old.. again, you'll find a lot of us on here agree that bodily functions and innuendo are funny, and protein farts.. well, they speak for themselves!0 -
Hi :drinker:
I'm Quanita (it's not Spanish, it's Arabic even though there is a Spanish version spelled the same) so like Kanthaly who gets called "K" most people (even my mum) call me Q - hence Qski :happy:
I'm 38 live with my partner of 2.5 years (we are not married). No children yet, but I hope we get to try in the next couple of years.
Cat Mum to Arya Stark
Arya aged 11Months by Qski McGrewski, on Flickr
She is like a dog/cat cross. Plays fetch. Races to the door when we get home for cuddles (then pretends she doesn't care.. but it's too late!). Is an absolute loony just like us.
I did a BSc in Physics and Maths and didn't want to do computer science (because it was a "fad" :huh: ) but ended up working as a data analyst/database developer for the last 15 and I like my work. I am quite OCD about lists, data, numbers, things being in order, noticing coincidental and amusing patterns in numbers (that are only amusing to me). So I am an excellent logger/tracker and am tracking in everything I can track in - MFP, Weight Watchers, My own Spreadsheet, Zombies Run 5k Training, Endomondo and will probably start using Jefit to track lifting stuff.
I was born in South Africa, immigrated to Australia with my family in 1991 age 16, and other then a 3 month I-don't-know-what-I-want-to-do-with-the-rest-of-my-life travel break (South Africa, USA, UK) in 1995/6 have been in Australia since.
I have 2 younger brothers, one was always the jock growing up (like he was the best at any sport he touched -I'm not kidding- there is a cabinet at our high school with trophies and it should be renamed his trophy cabinet because they are mostly from him). He is just about to finish his PhD in Hydrology now, so has become a super geek. I used to be the super geek and was no where near a jock - I played some sport but was always very middle of the road talent wise. Now I would like to think I am going to work on becoming a jock, like he is working on becoming a geek.
I would love to lift heavy to the point of being able to compete in power lifting, but have no idea if it will be in the realm of possibility yet, since I only have my sw for bench now and I don't know how my linear progression is going to go.
Prior to joining this group, I did stalk and read this entire thread, but have decided I need to re-read all the awesome inside and will do that soon!
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Qski, what shorthair is she? I had a half british shorthair (black with the yellowest of eyes) who would fetch and came to call. She loved being brushed and would shout and come running if she heard me brushing the dog. Always came to the door to meet me and would actually get in to bed with the dogs.0
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Hi @roxylola, Arya is a British Shorthair, people just say British Blue most of the time here, but you get them in all different colours. I had an adoptee cat before Arya who got kitty leukemia and passed away
. He looked just like a purebreed, but he wasn't. He did have some of the personality quirks though. But the fetching is new to me, I love it. She will even return to my self or my partner alternatively.. now you throw mum, now you throw dad. It's so cool!
ETA she loves to be brushed too! My mum doesn't like cats at all so I had to wait a long time to get one of my own. But she did like my half british short hair and also likes Arya, they just seem to be more into people than your average kitty.0 -
She looked British but I would have been guessing really although I believe the Russion SH is finer looking where BSH is quite chunky. They are lovely cats to own but very much convinced they are small people in furry suits. I do miss my girl's little chirp. She and her moggie brother went to live with their dad when we split. I kept the dogs!0
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I've been posting on the chat thread, but I guess I should officially introduce myself.
My name is Ronna, I'm 57, married with 1 stepdaughter, 2 sons, one granddaughter, one grandson (that I never see), 3 cats and one dog. All of the kids are grown and the youngest is in college a couple of hours from home, which is in a suburb of Houston. As you might can tell, I love to cruise and we usually go once a year. I used to scrapbook a lot, but not so much anymore. I'm a supervisor in an emergency fire/EMS dispatch center and have been working there about 23 years. My DH works at the same place, but I work days and he works overnights, but we have the same days off, so it works out well. He's been losing weight and working out since February and I'm proud of how well he's done. It's nice having someone to go to the gym with on our days off. Maybe some day I'll convince him to give up those machines and spend more time in the free weights with me.
I've been thinking about, and wanting to lift heavy for a year or more and finally decided to quit thinking about it and just do it! I'm only 15lbs from my goal weight, but the older I get, the harder it is to lose. I've decided to focus on my health and build my strength, because I don't want to be one of those bent-over old ladies leaning on a walker. Since I sit on my *kitten* in front of a computer 12 hrs a day, my posture is horrible, but lifting is helping improve it already. I've never been crazy about working out, so I've been pretty inconsistent. I'm surprised at how much I love lifting! When I leave the gym, I feel like I've accomplished something, and all I have to do is look in the mirror or flex my biceps to see the proof. Soooo much more satisfying than cardio. :happy:0 -
Hello Everybody
My name is Jo 45 yrs old, no kids 1 tabby cat Boris
Living with an awesome man called Martin in the south of England UK
Music is my passion, go gigging quite a bit comedy/music
Also a huge gamer
Just about finished renovating my turn of the century house.
I am a Team Leader in Aerospace company.
I have a roof over my head, food in my belly, a family and man that loves me and a job, I don't really want for much more, I love my life.
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My name is Kelly. I'm 38, engaged to a fantastic man who is my "one" (finally!) and between the 2 of us we have 3 boys ages 17, 12, and 6. I've been through quite a bit in my life, but I wouldn't change anything because it has molded me into the person I am today. My son will graduate from high school this year and attend college next fall. It's a very trying time for me because we are close knit, but I couldn't be more proud of him. I love my two soon-to-be step sons like my own. I feel like I'm starting all over again with the smaller one and it's challenging, especially when you throw in a mother that doesn't like that I'm raising her children. I'm up for the challenge, though, and will go through hell for them just like I would for my own son. We have 3 dogs, a cat, and a gecko. I met my first real goal at the age of 29 when I signed on my first house. My next goal met came when I dropped 50 pounds a few years ago after I learned I had high cholesterol. I'm looking forward to meeting my next goal of becoming a leaner, tighter me. My strength comes from my Savior, He never forsakes me.
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Greetings!
I am Meghan (or Meghs). (Vendy is my husbands handle which I adopted when we met each other).
I'm 35 and have been married to my hubby for 2 years this past October (we went to Italy for our 2 year anniversary because we knew we would be too tired to make it our honeymoon). No kids and really probably won't have any. We have 2 kitties that are crazy but our little furry brats we love.
I am the third child out of 4 but youngest daughter. I grew up in Cincinnati OH but my family traveled via a car as a child so I am always keen to visiting places. My goal is to visit at 50 states before I die. I lost track of how many states I have been too but I know it is 30+. Crap now I have to go figure this out. Anyways. I tend to ramble and LOVE LOVE to share my life stories and experiences with folks. My family is spread all over (New Zealand, New Orleans, Boston and well my folks are here but they visit my siblings all the time).
I went to a small college in NC and got a BA in Theatre Arts and then spent the next 8+ years working in theatre as a Stage Manager. I lived in a few different states in that period of time (NC, SC, KY, PA and MA). I official left the Stage Manager role when I went back to get a certificate in paralegal in 2008, right around the same time I met my hubby. I still support the arts though. I LOVE Shakespeare and secretly wish I could open an all girl shakespeare company one day.
I was active as a kid until I hit 13 then I went in to UBER angst teenage mode which hit for me at the grunge period.
I am sarcastic and like to read. My taste are all over the place and I tend to do what I want but can "follow the rules" to a point. I have always had a bit of rebel streak but at the same time yearn to be surrounded by friends.
I will do ANYTHING for my friends but have learned when to pull the plug on the folks that have taken advantage of that fact.
I have been active for the last 4 years going from yoga, light circuit training, walking, kettlebells and now lifting. I was in sports as a child (soccer, volleyball, irish dancing) and love the feeling of being sore because it means I have work out! I do have to becareful because I have a bum back. Herniated 3 discs in my lower back when I was 21 and have had re-injury issues since, which is also why I work so hard to try and keep my core so strong so I can avoid relapses.
I prefer table top games over computer games. I like the interaction in person, makes the trash talking so much more fun.
Oh I could go on for ages.
Love how diverse this group is!!0 -
I grew up in Stratford and spent many uni hols as an usherette at the rsc. As I did English lit, I didn't need to plough through the Shakespeare texts as I had seen them!0
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aha! i finally found the introduce yourself thread!.....Hello there, i am Meghan...just plain Meghan, not be be confused with Meghs
I am 37, single, and a college student once again after deciding it was time for a career change. I'm working on getting my life back together after separating from my long-term boyfriend, suffering an injury & getting laid off of work in 2011. What a crappy year that was lol..... things are much better lately & i am thankful to my family & friends for rallying to help get me through such a difficult time in my life.
As for workouts, in the past i did mostly running, HIIT & plyo type cardio, & using dumbbells to do higher rep type of lifting. I don't belong to a gym, i much prefer to work out at home. So i was limited to what i have in my mini-gym in the basement and made the best of it....but i really wanted to lift. (I used to belong to a gym and would lift many years ago)....
So I recently took the plunge & invested in a bar, weights & squat rack and started strong lifts 5x5. I've been adding 5 lbs each week (10 for deadlifts) and so far so good
but I may switch to 2.5 lbs, at least for upper body. The reason being that i couldn't finish all reps on the shoulder press yesterday. i feel as though my form was suffering & i'd rather progress a little at a time than hurt myself (I have a previous injury to my shoulder/back/neck that still sometimes gives me a bit of trouble. I was in a collar for many months & just walking was a chore. I did eventually rehabilitate & have been doing very well for the past year. i want to keep it that way so i think that avoiding over-stressing this area might be wise)
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Hi Everyone! I'm 24, 5'3'', and 130. My initial goal was to get down to 120 lbs and then start lifting to drop from 30% BF down to 20, but as weight loss so far has been frustrating and I'm apparently at a healthy weight now, I've decided to switch gears and begin prepping for Stronglifts. This is my first time weightlifting, so I'm pretty excited
I live in NYC, I'm married for two years, and I like to cook, play video games and crochet. It's nice to meet you all!0 -
Hi Everyone,
I've been a lurker on here for a while, so thought maybe I'd brave up and say hi ????
I'm Emma. I'm a Brit but married to an Aussie and I've been living here in Brisbane, Australia for 5.5 years now. I am a Police Officer, actually a detective working in child abuse. Think Law and Order SVU, except less glamorous and we don't solve every crime within 60 minutes lol
I love my job most of the time. But it certainly is challenging and some days I hate it. I do hate the lack of routine with shift work, I find it so much easier to eat healthy and do exercise when I have a routine. But I still do a pretty good job of it, it's just harder.
I'm married to an awesome bloke who is so supportive and when I decided to start lifting he joined me. So he's gaining muscle while I continue to lose fat but get strong. And it's working :-) he's looking good and I love the changes happening in my body. But it's still a work in progress. I've gone from 84kg to 67kg and would like to get to 60-62kg. I'm 164cms.
We don't have kids, by choice. But we do have a beautiful cat, a British Blue Shorthair just like the one earlier in this thread! Her name is Peloton (we call her Pelly) and she is totally beautiful (blue/grey with bright orange eyes, and so so soft!).
I have always been active, but it took me a long time to work out that doesn't mean I can eat whatever I want. Shame!
I cycle to work every day (apart from when I'm on night work) which is a 15km round trip, and I now do SL5x5 3 times a week as well. I also like to do other active things like walking, kayaking, swimming, but they are a bit more random.
My husband and I love to travel and we holiday all around the world. It's a shame Australia is so far from everywhere! I miss having Europe on my doorstep, and travelling to South America is a loooong way. But Japan isn't too far and the skiing there is great, and SE Asia is pretty close.
I love chocolate.
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Hi everyone! I've enjoyed browsing the thread and am super jealous of all of you living in warm climates!
I am Jen. I was born in Texas, but grew up and live in Delaware. I moved all over after I turned 18. I fact, when we buy our new house, it will be my 9th move in 12 years!
I have been married to Anthony (Ant for short) just over 2 years, together for 8.
I have three kids: Kylie is turning 10 on Sunday. Chloe just turned 6, and Jace is 7 months.
We have a papillon named Jack. His name is all of our initials J.en, A.nt, C.hloe, and K.ylie (except Jace cause Jack joined us first)
I am a marketing director for a senior care company and partner in a construction company, but am doing minimal work for both at the moment because I am home with Jace until he's a year old. I consider myself blessed to have such flexible work situations.
I LOVE the beach and the summer. There aren't adequate words to describe my disdain for the cold winter! One day, I will live somewhere warm by the sea.
I love to read. Dean Koontz is my favorite.
I have OCD tendencies and like even numbers and an organized house,although with three kids, even numbers and organization are out of reach! :laugh:
I am sometimes loud, but nothing compared to my hyper active hubster! We have fun no matter where we go.
I am an obsessive researcher and spend WAY too much time on google!
I tend to go overboard sometimes. I get caught up easily in new things and go all out. What can I say?
I quit drinking excessively and going out a couple of years ago,so I don't see my friends as often as I used to,but that's ok. I'd love to make more friends but it seems harder as an adult.
Loving SL so far and looking forward to getting to know everyone better!0 -
Oh me too, me too!!
Hi, I'm Nikki. I'm married, childless (by choice), and live in the frozen tundra that is the Dakotas. And I HATE winter. Really... hate it with a passion. But unfortunately DH won't leave yet (I'm working on him though).
I too am a book lover. Paranormal, mystery, YA... love them all. My husband gets quite jealous of my tablet... thinks I pay more attention to my books than him. But he does appreciate it, you should have seen my house BEFORE I was able to store hundreds of books in one little machine :noway: books everywhere!
I was always active when I was young. I spent 7 years on a jump rope demonstration team... really in shape. We would practice 2 hours a day 4 to 5 days per week. From there it went downhill... cheerleading and drill team, till I hit college and was not in anything. So I went from in shape to skinny fat.
I decided to quit smoking when I turned 35 (something I picked up in Jr. High and had been doing for 20 years). Bad time to quit... I should have done it sooner... like when I still had a metabolism. Woosh... here comes 25 pounds :sad:
So after leaving the first gym I joined (where I was shown that "a woman's best bet for getting in shape is using these here machines") and spending time with a real trainer during my intro at the new one, I found a form of exercise that I absolutely love.
When not at work, I'm in quality assurance for a federal office, I'm either at the gym, in the boat fishing, or on the motorcycle with DH. Vacation every year is the Sturgis Rally and Races in the Black Hills (my favorite place in the whole wide world!).
It's wonderful to meet all of you... you all sound like fascinating and awesome women!0 -
Welcome, Ladies! :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou:0
