Introduce Yourself Geek!
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I'm 38, and I have been a gamer off and on since my parents brought home our first computer way back in the day. I am currently having a blast reliving my childhood with all the old games from the 80s. I've been getting my kids off to a good start by introducing them to these oldies but goodies. It's been a great way to inspire them to learn to use a keyboard and a huge vocabulary expander. They have no idea that there is any difference between what they play on the iPad versus old PC games. It's all fun to them. And crazy fun for me.
Getting our Police Quest on!
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Steve
24
Male
RP: Yes
LARP: No
What are your weightloss goals: 26kg atm
How many pounds have you lost: 16lbs
Walk on the Beach? Why not whos taking me?0 -
PC only. Started in 1998 with HL/TFC
TFC, CS 1.6 / source, HL, DoD, RtCW, NS, FA, WoW, D2, Bastion, can't remember most of the other ones. Currently Gw2 (pm for username add)...
Started at 200#, now 144.
Met & married husband through WoW. Lived in Oregon, he came to see me, ended up staying a month and took me across country to live with him in VA.
Also have a nerd half-sleeve tattoo.0 -
25 years old, female.. been into games ever since I was a little girl.
Before I played on consoles, but now I just play on PC
I like rpgs, fps.. Half-life, HL 2, Deus Ex. Used to play Call of duty, but I don't like the new ones.
Played BF 3 for a while. I just usually play some java games when I'm bored.
Weight loss goals are not that big, starting weight was 56kg and I want to be somewhere in 50-52kgs.
Yeah. Walks on the beach? I'd rather jump in the water 0 -
25 years old, Female. Been playing games since I got a Super Nintendo under the tree at Christmas.
Not so big on consoles anymore, mostly PC.
I've been a WoW addict for about 5 years now (You need heals? I got Priest/Shaman/Paladin/Druid/Monk heals for you.) but I quit recently since I find I shove a lot of sugary salty food in my mouth while raiding. Actually met the Husband in WoW, but we don't tell people that. Except I just did.
I'm playing Tera right now with a little GW2 on the side, waiting for ESO. Playing the girlfriend class in Borderlands with the Husband (I am bad a shooters.), been known to enjoy a good game of Civ.
RP: I may or may not have written World of Warcraft fanfiction. That's kinda like RP.
LARP: Once or twice or a dozen times in my youth
Trying to lose 30 to 40 pounds (started at 160) and/or get back a size six.
Walk on the Beach: I live in Hawaii...but I've only been to the beach twice in two years. You do the math.0 -
Name's Michelle, I'm 21 years old and I live in the middle of nowhere, Arizona. There really isn't much to say about myself. My first loves were Spyro and Crash Bandicoot. Then my poor Playstation went down hill after a certain father had spilled some soda upon it.
After a few years, we discovered the PS2, and Kingdom Hearts and Soul Reaver had taken their places of favorites. This probably helped me grow the fat I have today.
Then the PS3 came along and Red Dead Redemption came out. I thought I had my one true love. It was one of the greatest games I had ever played. And I just loved Undead Nightmare. But then...
FUS ROH DAH.
I had been pushed back by this amazing game that Bethesda had made. At first I was wary, but then after watching a few people play it I knew the game had potential. My fiance` became a Skyrim Widower shortly after that, and I've stuck with it through thick and thin, and now the DLCs are finally coming out.
This was my reaction when I heard they were coming out this month. (SFW, I promise.) http://tinyurl.com/czba45f0 -
I'm Jessica, 22. I like mostly classic rpg's, like old Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Zelda, Secret of Mana etc. I also played Runescape waaay too long, up to 2400 total level. I played Rock Band and Guitar Hero obsessively for leaderboard scores before the games got boring. The most recent game that I played was Dark Souls 2(and I'm terrible at it)
I'm at 274 pounds, down from my high of 296. I've started to count calories and watch what I eat, but I haven't really done much in the way of exercise besides the stationary bike and small weights. For now, I want to see if I can get below 200, and then go from there.
I'd totally LARP if I had any real life friends...lol
Beaches are a little far from the midwest0 -
Seda, 34, f, Lower Saxony.
Started gaming on a Commodore 64, followed by Heretic, Doom and the likes... Currently, and predominantly, soloing Guild Wars 2. Before that: Guild Wars, Diablo I-III and Hellgate: London.
Main character/profession throughout every game: Ranger. Barrage FTW! ^^
Started MFP last Sunday and aiming to lose ~20 kilos. Haven't weighed myself since.
RP & LARP: Nope.
Why walk on the beach when there's so much more fun stuff you could do there... go for a swim, play volleyball/frisbee, read a good book, you name it!
You're most welcome to add me as a friend, if you like.0 -
Hi there! I'm 26 years old from Ohio. Been gaming for about 4-5 years. Started playing WoW when my hubby conned me into trying it. Played pretty addictively for a while, raiding and what not. I haven't played steadily though for a bit because I had been doing the school/work/family thing for the past year. Tried out Rift, Tera and have been playing a little GW2 lately. I've been thinking about dusting off the ol' shadow priest and trying out the new expansion....so we'll see....I'm pretty sure it's going to happen though ;p
So, I was pretty excited to see a group on MFP! Always good to have fellow gamers trying to lose a few lbs! Feel free to add me, new friends are always good!0 -
Hello, bonjour!
My name is Rosa, I'm 22 I'm also a gamer; love playing all sorts of games for example: the assassins creed games, battlefield, some COD, portal games, gears of war trilogy, and many many others i can't remember at the time.
My highest weight was 196
My current weight is 183
My goal weight is 135 :-)
Embarrassing as it is to write my weight it's a reality, as good thing is that nobody suspects I weigh this much mwahahahaaaa!!!0 -
I'm Nile(yes like the river) I'm 27 live in Indianapolis.
Favorite style games are
RPG's: Dragon Age series, Mass Effect series, Elder Scrolls, Witcher, etc
Action: Assassin Creed, Uncharted, Far Cry3, Infamous
Sports: FIFA, MLB the Show, NCAA football, Tiger Woods golf.
I'm married and have a daughter getting ready to turn 1, my weight has jumped up quite a bit over the last few years, so I decided it was time to kick myself in the butt and get healthy. and yes by being a gamer I will be using the Kinect at some point for a workout.0 -
Hey all. My name is Brian, and I'm 29. I love games of all kinds. Video, tabletop, heck even board games. I've been gaming since I was about 6, when I got an Atari 2600 (I think?). Hmmm....perhaps that's why I'm here to lose weight.
Aaaanyway, nice to meet you all and glad to be a part of the group. Drop me a line or friend me any time, and we'll all help each other become the dead sexy gamer studs/babes that we all know we are, haha. 0 -
41yr. old female gamer.
It all started Christmas 1979 when we opened the family gift...Atari!
I love RPG's...Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy I, II and III really got me hooked...my daughter is named Rydia...yeah, I'm kind of a dork. When Everquest came out I gave up my beloved systems for a permanent spot in a computer chair. I have been hooked on WoW now for 7 years. I quit once when Cata was released and tried out SWTOR, but now I am back to WoW again as one of the 10 people horde side on Elune
I am using my play time as a reward for going to the gym. I no longer raid, because that always led to grabbing fast food instead of cooking.
Eventually I hope to yell back "Not true!" when people say only fat chicks play WoW :laugh:0 -
Heylo, I'm a 37 year old female from the UK. I played WoW pretty much obsessively (ok, very much obsessively) for more years than I care to remember. Finally managed to kick the habit about 3 years ago and moved onto the hideously bugged WAR (grrr Mythic!) when it was already dying, but still had much fun and met some awesome people. I moved over to LOTRO last year and I'm still there, hobbiting around. Also playing an Orcette on Skyrim and levelling myself up in rl, about time too! 0
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Hey, my is name Chris and I was always fat as a kid. I never really left the house to go play outside with other kids because I'd rather stay indoors and play video games. Although that changed during my teens, I still had unhealthy eating habits and so did most of my friends.
I decided to turn my obsession with games into a career and now work within the industry. Of course during college, I packed on extra weight, even after graduating. A couple of months after graduation, I decided to make a change. I found the MFP app online and decided to give it a shot. I've never regretted that decision and neither should you.
I have a TON of games, mainly X360 and a few PS3 (have a gaming PC but barely use it). I try to play everyday but if I'm not playing something, I'm normally watching a show or a documentary lol.
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Hello, My name is Katie. I'm 28 years old, and have been gaming ever since I got a Nintendo way back when. I have a ps3, and am currently playing Borderlands 2 and replaying Arkham City. Favorite of all time is definitely Zelda (the SNES version). Love to try Skyrim, but I know I'll get sucked in so I'm trying to focus on my weight rather than gaming at the moment. Gaming has certainly helped me gain weight, especially now that I'm out of college and not working as much. Hoping to kick the fast food/gaming habit. Current goal is to be in enough shape to cosplay at the San Diego Comic Con this year!0
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Hi, I'm Stacey, and I'm a gamer.
I got my original NES at age 10 (still have it!) and have been hooked ever since. I'm old-school though... not much into XBox or PS3 or any of that. I play my NES on occasion, and I have a Wii, but I really only use it for Wii Fit.
I'm SHOCKED that I have not seen any mention of a MUD. I've been playing Legends of Terris off and on since I was 16. I'm an avid player now... have three different chars and play an average of a couple of hours a night (more when I'm off work). For those who don't know, an MUD is a mostly text-based RPG. Have no interest in WoW, cause in my opinion, no graphics means more use of the imagination. 0 -
Dani here, gamer all my life.
Originally from Germany and now life in Florida, USA.
45 years old and started gaming on paper playing D&D with high school friends and on console playing Pong (in black and white, yep!). Went on to Atari and Nintendo, then left consoles and did only PC games for some years. Until Skyrim came out and we broke down and bought an XBox 360.
Big fan of MMORPGs (EQ, EQ2, CoH, and then WoW for the past 7 years) and totally looking forward to ES Online coming out!
Still hooked on Skyrim. Cause it's awesome.
Add me if you'd like. Always happy to help a fellow gamer achieve their weight loss/fitness goals. 0 -
Fenix here, 50 year old gamer... young at heart and will never fully grow up!
Starting gaming when we could train dinosaurs to play polo... actually, gaming since computers had storage. Cassette tapes rock, no more punch cards or retyping code! Now I game with my teenage kids on the xbox. Mainly FPS and my fav games series: Gears of War, Halo, and Borderlands.
I've been "on and off" for my health. Now I just want to be healthy as I want to be that crazy 100 year old gamer!
Cheers, be healthy and have fun!0 -
Wait, what?! There's a GROUP for us gamers? Gamers losing weight?! I thought we were supposed to all sit in dark rooms shoving hot pockets into our mouths?
I'm Kat - I've been playing games since I was old enough to (pong was my first love). I played Ultima Online for about 10 years, and have taken up WoW in the past few years. Nice to meet you all and to find that there are far more gamers out there than I had thought 0 -
Hola! Joey here and I'm glad to see there is a group on this site for gamers.
33yo gamer... (both board/card games and video games) I like to play almost anything... I'm trying to lose the weight that I am pretty sure I put on by playing WoW so much (8+ hours was not uncommon) Needless to say, my WoW account is on hiatus. With all that free time I've been cooking healthier food and doing more exercise, but I'll always play games.
After a somewhat long affair with the DROD series (great if you like combat/puzzle type games) I've started playing a few action RPGs - (TL 2, Din's Curse, D3, considering Path of Exile) and looking for maybe another MMO type game that would be fun (and fun to play others) but doesn't demand a HUGE time investment (I can dream anyway right?) So if any of those types of games interest you or if you have any suggestions let me know! I'm a PC gamer at heart (had the C64 and not the NES growing up!) but also have a PSWii60 so I have a few options for multiplayer gaming.
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22 year old male. 6'3 265 lbs working towards 225 lbs.
I have been gaming, mainly on consoles, for almost as long as I can remember. I started on the NES and have continued since. I have had most major consoles, the notable exception being 360. I like all kinds of games. RPGs, platformers, racing, sandbox, simulation, survival horror, action adventure, interactive novel, puzzle, rhythm...pretty much anything outside of straight up shooters (Shooter/RPGs like Mass Effect and Bioshock are great!) As I'm sure you can tell, I'm a nintendo kid at heart, but there's always room for any company. Some of my favorite games are Silent Hill 2, Fallout 3, MOTHER 3, World of Goo, Warioware DIY.0 -
Hello! My name is Skye -- and I'm a pretty huge gamer/nerd. I started off with an SNES and went on from there. I play MMOs, FPS, Console, PC, whatever kind of game I really think is interesting. I'm also a pretty big old school gamer fan -- I modded my PSP in order to play old school SNES games (sorry guys -- atari just wasn't my time). Small thing started like Chu Chu Rocket, that lead to Final Fantasy, To Soul Calibur, to Mortal Kombat, to more Final Fantasy, ..then to Left for Dead, Team Fortress, Potral. I pretty much like all of them. :P Didn't think I would find a gamer group here but I am incredibly happy!
Btw my all time favorite game has probably got to be Silent Hill 2 and/or Katamari Damacy.0 -
Howdy, howdy.
The name's Kevin and I'm 6' 2", 207lbs and knee-deep in my journey to 190. I started on MFP about 4-5 weeks ago, and have so far lost a total of 21.5 pounds. My goal for this attempt at weight loss was to not go 'extreme'. I eat less (but still have a cheeseburger or Del Taco here and there) and more healthy (when possible). I also walk, hike, lift weights and, on occasion, beat the crud out of myself doing Insanity.
I'm a PC gamer that dabbles in consoles as well. I try to, er, try all genres and games when I can, as to not become stale and on a rail when it comes to game taste. I'm a huge fan of RPGs and Action/Adventure/FPS. Some of my favorites include Skyrim, Half Life 2, Fallout 3, Oblivion, Mass Effect 2, The Witcher, New Vegas, Half Life, WoW, SWTOR, Zelda: ALTTP, FFVI, Red Dead Redemption, Tomb Raider, Portal, L4D... OK, more than some. I can go on and on, but as you can see I have a hard time picking a favorite... or five favorites... or even 10.
I grew up on video games after being introduced to Combat on the 2600... after that moment I was off and running.
It's great to see fellow gamers here on MFP! Very cool surprise...
I wish everyone the BEST on their road to health, fitness and long sessions of gaming!
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Hey,
I am Brent. 27 year old gamer. Got hooked with a NES I got for my birthday......nothing better then Mario and duck hunt lol. Now I have a PS3 and a XBOX 360. Play all types of games. Currently playing Mass Effect 3 and Black Ops 2 until MLB 13 the show comes out in a couple weeks.0 -
Hi
I am Ash, 26, married and have a 13 month old. I am from Southern USA. I have played games since I can remember, but mostly am just into PC games now, mainly WoW. I play Horde and Alliance and have 2 90's, 87, and working on lvl'ing a monk as well. My main is a worgen druid and I raid with her.
I started gaining weight in 8th grade, which is when I stopped playing sports and some health issues arised. I have been "stuck" in weight since high school, fluctuating between 225-245 lbs. My highest was when I was pregnant, so I won't count that. lol
I am currently 230 lbs. My goal is to get to 160 lbs; but honestly, if I feel and look great above that I would be good! I am kinda stocky built so even when I actually was skinny, my weight was still more than "normal". I am also short...5'2"....>.>0 -
23 year old gamer here going on 24. My name is Jesse (obviously do to my screen name lol.)
I started playing video games with my dad when I was really young on his old Atari 2600 and then I went to the NES. I eventually went to the snes, pc, and on and on up to the ps3, wii, and xbox 360. I play pretty much every genre except for sports. I play sports games off and on, but no were near as much as shooters, rpgs, adventure, or action games.0 -
Obviously, I play WoW :-)
Once I stopped grazing while I raided losing weight seemed much easier. That and actually seeing what I was eating on this site.
For the Horde!0 -
Hi there... 24 year old male...
Been playing MMOs since I was 9. Started with the original EverQuest... my dad had a beta account, and I started once the game went live. I still have that account, my dwarf cleric's birthdate is Nov 2, 1999.
From EQ, we went to EQ2 for a bit (station pass), then to Star Wars Galaxies (RIP), from SWG, we went to WoW. Left WoW after the Cataclysm expansion... and went back to EQ. Still do EQ every now and then, but recently we've (my dad and I) have been briefly distracted by The Old Republic, but have been playing EQ2 a lot more as of late.
I also have a 360, but I typically use that for netflix or NFS:MW or Forza Horizons. I'll tinker around with Borderlands every now and then, and have been working up a way to talk my wife into getting BL2.0 -
Hello, 28 year old female.
Favorite games include: Skyrim, WoW, The Sims, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, Civilization IV, City of Heroes (RIP), Sim Tower, Sim City, Legend of Zelda, Mario Kart.
I'm hoping to connect with like-minded people to motivate me with my weight loss. I am currently 142 lbs at 5'6'', which probably does not seem like much to some, but I would like to take off about 10 lbs of that. I would really like to meet some chick friends who are into the same games that I am. Especially someone that has actually heard of VTMB.
I am married, mother of twin 7 year old boys.0
