Introduce Yourself Geek!
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I'm Sharon, 33, Female
I need to lose almost 100 pounds to be in a healthy weight range. So far I don't know how much I have lost we shall see on Monday.
As for gaming... LOVE IT! Started with Atari and PC games on my parent's IBM compatible computer. PC games I have enjoyed are all of the Monkey Islands (arguably best games ever!!!) Maniac Mansion, Wolfenstein. After Atari we went the Nintendo path and then Dreamcast and finally XBOX!!!
I used to be a Halo fan big time! You would find me online with my brother everyday playing online. I switched to Call of Duty Black Ops and prestiged to 15! OH YEAH! KDR is decent too!! I started Modern Warfare 3 and was really enjoying kicking peoples butts until....................SANTA BROUGHT ME SKYRIM! Now I wasn't a fan of Oblivion but my sister started talking about Skyrim and I got it for Christmas and well it's paused right now while I fill out my info for the night on here. I AM HOOKED!!
I love all of the Lego games, Fables, and I even dabbled in the karaoke and Rock Band/Guitar Hero games! My gamertag is SharonTheJedi. Feel free to add me! I am a 360 ADDICT!!!0 -
Who are you! My name is Fa and I'm 27. I was born and raised in England but emigrated to Holland (on Halloweén, no less) to live with my boyfriend - who I met through WoW of all things XD
Almost excusively a PC gamer, I love MMOs (particuarly RP / PvP although I used to be really into PvE)- I used to play WoW a lot, but now mostly play SWTOR because I'm a huge SW nerd. I didn't finish Skyrim in time for Star Wars but I thought it was a gorgeous game. I also enjoy RTS - Starcraft II and League of Legends, although I'm not really playing either much at the moment - gaming time is Star Wars time!
I used to be 210lbs. I was agoraphobic and gaming was my only contact really with the outside world. In fact, it was a female friend through gaming who helped me overcome my agoraphobia - she came to visit and I *had* to go outside. It was shock treatment, effectively. Things got progressively easier for me after that. I slowly got my weight down by about 20lbs and then started a medically approved Shake diet which helped me shed a bit more. With MFP last year, I lost even more weight and when I hit 138lbs I lost my job soon after, entered a depression and gained a lot of weight back.
I've lost nearly 50lbs since I was my largest, 11lbs this year so far from MFP alone (my ticker only reflects what I've lost through MFP this year). I want to get to 120lbs (lose another 42lbs) by my birthday -20th September.
And I love beaches - although all Dutch (and British ones) are usually too cold
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Greetings.
My name is Nicole (or Nic, if you prefer). I'm 32 and female. I love all things game related: board games (i.e. Monopoly, Catan, Zombies, etc.), video games (i.e. Dragon Age, Final Fantasy VII, Fallout, etc.), RPG's (i.e. Gurps, Hero system, All Flesh Must Be Eaten, a little D&D). I haven't actually LARPed but there is talk of LARPING "Bus Stop" (I doubt this will ever happen.
Somehow I've allowed myself to become this gelatinous blob and I need to change that. Putting the weight on was easy (of course it was) and taking it off will be challenging (to say the very least). My father passed away in September and I know that if I don't change things, my future won't be much different. After being diagnosed with food allergies back in October, I have been working on changing my diet. (Damn those habits, they die so very hard!) As a result, I've lost 10 pounds. I'm working on incorporating exercise into my daily routine. A month ago, through the miracle that is my FSA (with assistance of a note from my doctor), I procured an elliptical trainer. Last week, I finally got it assembled.
And now I just need to use it.
Oregon beaches kind of suck: the water is always cold, the beach is usually pretty rocky, and much of the time it's overcast and cold. That being said, I love them.0 -
My name's Karen.
I'm going to be 27 next month.
I'm a girl (duh. I haven't met a guy named Karen, yet.)
I love RPGs let them be the old school Final Fantasies, NWN, DS, Dragon Age, MMOs, and most recently a table top RPG based on the Warcraft universe. I also paint and mod Warhammer figurines.
I haven't participated in a LARP, yet, but I love cosplay.
I want to lose 20 lbs, but mainly I just want to get healthier. I'm a teacher, and my immune system goes crazy with all the little germs I see all day.
I've lost 9.0 -
Who are you! Claire, Southampton UK
Age? 37
Female or male? Female
RP? Play WOW when I can, would be nice to know other players:-)
LARP? No I dont but think it woul dbe fun to watch one, but couldnt do it myself get too annoyed at the ones that take it too seriously....same in wow really. Recently started SWTOR but I find it limiting, but then maybe just too used to WOW.
What are your weightloss goals?! want to lose about 35lbs
How many pounds have you lost? 14
Walk on the Beach? I do love to walk on the beach but dont live close enough to a nice one... well unless its summer and I fancy the marina.
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Missed a couple of bit from the template:
RP? Yes in the past. D&D, AD&D, Traveller, Paranoia, MERP, Boot Hill, Ghost Busters, Rolemaster, Spacemaster, Lasersquad.
Still have £2,500 (approx) of RP stuff in my attic, despite my mum making me throw out my original AD&D stuff (basic and expert set up to and including version 2) because she had been convinced it was satanic by the media. I have the current AD&D books in electronic format "just in case"... and some odd sided gem dice kicking around...
LARP? Nope and doubt I ever would... unless I was REALLY drunk
What are your weightloss goals?! Add weight (1 stone)
How many pounds have you lost? 4 pounds!
Walk on the Beach? Yep! Especially if it was a hot one miles from the UK with no bugger else on it... though I'd be less keen if this was because I was the sole survivor of a plane crash..
Just got into "Pocket Legends" on my phone and World of Goo. Also fired up my Wii for the first time in a while and might just play Zelda... as I couldnt get on with Goldeneye (couldnt open the first bloody door!) and couldnt get off the bloody boat in Endless Oceans! I really should read manuals now and then...0 -
My name is Angel; I'm 22. I the girl in my profile picture (The other is my boyfriend, Davis.)
I've lost 20 pounds before I joined MFP, and I'm working on the last stretch of my weightloss, hoping to get there by April.
I do LARP occasionally; my friends and I tried starting our own clan, since the nearest one is a bit too far of a drive, but we didn't get enough support. We still make weapons, usually just LARP replicas of weapons from video games or movies. I think it's a great workout; we sometimes get together and play capture the flag still.
I'm not big on first person shooters, but just about anything else I have. My boyfriend works at a video game store, so I have plenty. Right now, however, I'm addicted to Skyrim, which is unfortunate since I haven't finished the new Assassin's Creed yet.
Also, I have 5 cats.....0 -
Hi there!
My name is Kerry. Currently I am playing Dark Sector, Final Fantasy XIII, and Alice for the Xbox, I've got both a PS2 and a DS(not the 3-d, makes me dizzy) which see moderate use. For Christmas/Birthday I was given a Kindle Fire which has more games than books right now.
I've been a Zelda addict for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately, without a working Wii playing the new one will be somewhat challenging.
As for Skyrim, I wouldn't call myself a cheapskate, but I am on a budget, so if all of you currently hogging your copies will hurry up and sell them back so I might partake in the awesomeness....:bigsmile:
I'm totally a hack and slash zombie killing kind of girl.0 -
Ooops! I missed something important! I am currently between 208 and 213 depending on the scale, my favorite of course being the one with the lower number. My first goal is to get to 185. Then? I don't know. I just want to see onederland.
I am training for the zombie 5k in Atlanta and as long as there are no pullups or monkeybars for my trex arm I think I'll be ready. hehe0 -
Who are you!
Age?
Female or male?
RP?
LARP?
What are your weightloss goals?!
How many pounds have you lost?
Walk on the Beach?
You get it!
*I am Kayla! RAAAAWWWRRR!!
*24 years old
*RP:YES!!! AHH!! YES!! right now, im currently addicted to Skyrim.
*LARP: I wish!
*I'd like to lose 50-60ish pounds, cw:207 - but i'd settle for just getting out of the 2's.
*I haven't been keeping track until two days ago, but last time i weighed myself 8 months ago, i was 217, so 10 if i have to give a number
*Walk on the beach? Ehhh, Yes Please! I'm born and raised in California and moved to Arizona 6 years ago, so I definitely *miss me some beaches...ermm...beach.0 -
Who are you! Eric
Age? 35
Female or male? Male
RP? LARP? No, and I only own 6-sided die.
What are your weightloss goals?! Look at the ticker below!
How many pounds have you lost? Just over 19 as of this morning, a great start this month!
Walk on the Beach? Love it, being originally from California... though I don't like sand in general I enjoy beach towns and the ocean itself.0 -
Heya everyone, I am Mory! I'm 25 year old female from southern california. I've been married to an awesome dude for about 2 years now. hes a gamer too. Also kinda adorable. We met online back in 2002 and have basically grown up together, it a way. He moved to Socal from southern oregon to be with me. Match made in heaven tbh.
I've been into games since I was about 8 years old when my brother played Mario Kart with me and would make my life miserable everytime i lost. It made me very competitive lol. Right now, I'm big into WoW (A slew of 85s, my main is a 85 Belf(ew) Ret paladin though) and causally play SWTOR. I started up DII again, to curb my desire for D3 which really really needs to come out soon. I also love minecraft and have dabbled in the art of Starcraft, but I'm awful at it. I use to be bigger into consoles but thats when i didn't have a better computer.
What are my weightloss goals?! I plan on using upwards of 125lbs. Yes the size of a person! Its my goal. From this particular goal i havent actually lost any weight, but from my HW i've lost 25lbs so at least i've made some progress! I really hope to stay on the right track and get all the way to my goal, but sometimes 125 seems like a huge scary number.. but I figure if i've lost 25lbs before.. I only need to do that 5 more times! Yes that makes it seem less overwhelming..
Anyways enough about that. I do love long awesome walks on the beach but sand is ew.
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My name is Bryan Donovan
I am happily married 28 man
I play PS3 (A-A-Bryon65)
I am currently in the 320's, and I would like to hit 240 at least
Down about 5 pounds so far.
Love hanging out with my wife, and 2 year old baby girl. Losing weight for them so I can be a good husband and daddy down the road. I like to play battlefield 3 mostly to unwind, but i like doing all kinds of stuff. I am fun loving and easy going.0 -
Bianca
19
Female
Wasian
University student
From the lands of Canadia
Goals:
-Eat clean, work out dirty
-First goal weight 140lbs
-Be happy, healthy, and self confident
On April 17th, 2011 I started my weight loss journey. Since then I have lost 19lbs!
What I'm playing at the moment: Skyrim, Terraria, Minecraft, Bastion0 -
Warning -- it might be too long (that's what she said?)
My name is Danny, 40-year-old male, born/raised in Illinois, partied in California before joining the US Army. I've been serving for almost 16 years. Served in Ft Bragg NC, Hunter Airfield GA, Restone Arsenal AL, two tours of Korea, three tours of Iraq, currently stationed at Ft Carson CO.
Current stats -- 5'9 / 230 lbs
Goal weight -- 190 lbs
Throughout my Army career, I pushed myself to the limit and ignored any health issues. I now have chronic arthritis in both of my knees, and I've separated both shoulders. Two years ago, prior to my 3rd combat tour, I suffered a lower back injury. It hurt to stand for more than 10 minutes, let alone do any kind of cardio. The weight came on without mercy. I sank into a deep depression. Injured, slow-healing, and out of shape....not only could I miss going with my unit to Afghanistan this summer, I was at risk of losing a career I love.
One week prior to this post, I woke up around midnight; my chest, right arm, and neck seized up and I couldn't breathe. I thought I was having a heart attack. 911 was called and the ambulance took me to the emergency room. I was diagnosed with pneumonia. I mended quickly, but all I could think was, "Good Lord, I just turned 40, I am NOT going out like this...."
So here I am. I've lost weight before, and I know I can do it again. It will be more challenging this time, because I'm limited at what I can do physically. Running and sit-ups are out of the question. Stretching, back/hip repositioning daily. Cardio sessions will be four days per week at minimum, 45-60 minutes in length, as low-impact as I can get. One hour of weight training, 2-3 days per week. Five small meals a day, spaced out every three hours. No more soda :brokenheart:
I have two Army doctors that are seeing me once every two weeks. My gorgeous wife of 10 years is here to support and encourage me. My Soldiers inspire me every day.
Other than that, I'm a total geek at heart. Played video games ever since I started earning an allowance. I've owned Pong, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, NES, N64, PS2, and PS3. I mainly play PC games now. I'm a recovering WoW addict.
Favorite titles -- SWTOR; SimCity 4 (Societies sucked *kitten*, a new one is needed badly); Anno 2070; Sims 3 (Sims 2 was better); Age of Empires; Modern Warfare 3; Portal 2
Geek -- I'm an active member of the SCA (can't wait to get back in better health, I miss fighting), I play middle eastern drums, love all kinds of music, I play chess, and study medieval history for fun. Looking into 501st Legion participation in the near future. I own the entire Dark Elf saga on hardback (RA Salvatore ftw). My 30-gallon freshwater aquarium decor was inspired by the Ruins of Vash'ijr. When I lived in Alabama, my vanity plates read 'ZUG ZUG'.
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Seth
30
Male
NC
Goals:
To lose as much weight as I can, in order to be around for my kids, (Daughter is 2, Son is 6m). And actually be able to get on the rids with them at Disney.
Playing-: Skyrim, Arkham City, Soon Skyward Sword, however I'll be dropping everything for Mass Effect 3..0 -
Favorite titles -- SimCity 4 (Societies sucked *kitten*, a new one is needed badly);
Agreed!!!0 -
Kayla
19
Female
I wanna lose at least 44 pounds, dropping me to around 150.
So far (considering I just started today lol) I've lost none
And I love old games - Mario, Zelda
N64 & Gamecubes baby 
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I'm Alicia! I'm a 5'3 21 year old female if you can't guess my gender by my name. :P
I play about any type of game, but I seem to love fantasy based games the most. Like The Elder Scrolls of course. Which I am currently playing Skyrim among other games.
I mainly play on the Xbox, but I have every new generation system. Well.. I don't have any form of a PSP.. but other than that!
I've lost about 30-40 pounds so far. I'm aiming for 150 which is only 33 pounds away! As of my last weigh in that is. This is going to be my last stretch! I won't stop till I've reached my goal!
Feel free to add me! I'm hoping to make some new friends.0 -
HI there! ViciousPrincess0707 here! But you may call me Ashley
I'm 20 yrs old and I weigh 212 lbs. I plan on getting down to about 130
I guess at best I can call myself a casual gamer, but I love the community! I like a lot of different games, and I'm open to being corrupted by new ones. Currently my addiction is minecraft though.
Feel free to add me and talk! I love making new friends 0 -
Hey all,
I am Amanda. I am 27, single mom of 2. I weigh 166.
I love playing World of Warcraft and the new Star Wars MMO. I am more of a casual gamer, I usually don't do the whole raid thing.
I joined roughly 2 days ago and have lost 2 pounds just by sticking to my calorie count. I think this site is going to be a great thing for me.
Amanda!!0 -
I am Jessica. 33. Single. I weigh 177 now, was 240 at start. My goal is to be the weight I was when I started my job - 125. Years of sitting in front of computers and TVs had a definite effect on my weight.
I love all types of games, but the online ones scare me. I think the addiction would be too much for me. Playing mainly skyrim and kinect games these days (try to mix in some good). I really like role playing games and was so excited when skyrim was released, it was one of my weight loss rewards for going under 200.
I work in IT as a system admin. I think even without games, I would be a geek. Into audio, again, geek. My nickname in IT department from some people is techigirl - that is a IT department - which means I am a geek.0 -
Who are you!
Age?
Female or male?
RP?
LARP?
What are your weightloss goals?!
How many pounds have you lost?
Walk on the Beach?
You get it!
Wow...so structured....
My name is Tay, 24, male. I've RPed for DND but no larping...ever. I'm more into video/computer games than table-top.
Eh...as for weight I wanna lose a few more pounds...its so friggin hard >.< I like food too much!!
But I've started at 200+ and I'm under 160, so I'd like to think I've come a long way.
Beaches. Yeah I like em, but don't go as often as I'd like to. I'm thinking of picking up surfing again. It'll also trick me into doing more cardio 0 -
Hey everyone!
I'm Grace, female both in game & irl, and I'm old enough
Used to be a console RPG gamer until WoW took over my life towards the end of TBC. Joined a progressive raiding guild and was raiding like 6 days/ week during WoTLK but revereted to casual gaming (1-2 raid days/week) for Cata. Prefers PvE, have a pretty huge self-inflated epeen & am much of a achievement hoe.
WoW aside, I do click ard alittle on those fb games, play Sims now and then and tap on my iphone. Fully intend to play Skyrim after I upgrade my PC and will defintiely be on D3. Played with DnD mainly during 3rd ed, and a little during 4th ed.
Yep that's abt it. Its great to meet fellow gamers here ^_^V0 -
Hi. I'm Shannon. I'm a little bit of a geek, and I'm married to a huge geek. I'm 32 years old and I have two babies. I joined to lose the baby weight added after backtoback pregnancies. I have been doing MFP for a month now. I was an observer until just recently. Now I'm posting up a storm. Gotta have the support, right?
I am mostly an RPG gamer, usually xBox360. I love Sims on the PC too. Oh, and Facebook games. Do iPhone games count too? I also read ferociously. Where do I get the time? I don't really sleep. haha Multitasking, baby! Anyway, my game du jour is Skyrim (shocker) and Harry Potter 5-7 with the hubby after the babies are sleeping.
Is it just me or is calorie counting using MFP a little like playing an RPG? You get a certain number of calories (say mana) and you have to research about what you can do with those calories (say casting spells or sending armies). If you stay under then you have extra to do more with, and if you go over then you tax yourself. hahaha MFP the RPG. LOL
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Hi! I'm Heather. Long time gamer, and I've been working in the videogame industry for nearly 6 years. I secretly giggle with utter delight when I see people mention games I've had a hand in (like Active!). I also did a side stint in visual effects in the film industry, but am back in games now.
I play Dungeons & Dragons regularly (active campaigns in 2E, 3.5E & 4E), and have dabbled in GURPS and Shadowrun as well.
For videogames, I used to play Tekken competitively (that's kind of fallen to the wayside as life got busy), and I'm a disgruntled WoW survivor (beta & vanilla). Currently enjoy western RPGs (Bioware owns my soul), action-adventure, some RPG-fps, lots of fighting games, etc.
I'm pretty close to my weight loss goal of 50 lb lost (the first 40 were done in 2007, and started up the last bit last year), and now I'm focussed on gaining muscle and reducing % body fat, as well as athletic goals (running, etc.)
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Who are you: I'm Jessica
Age: 24 years
Female or male: lady
I enjoy playing wow and the wii
What are your weightloss goals: To lose around 100 pounds
How many pounds have you lost: 30 pounds0 -
Cassie.
21
Female
I currently play online games, such as CoD, Halo, Dead Island, among others. The not so online games would be Dragon Age, Metro 2033, Plants vs. Zombies.
I currently weigh 200lbs, but would like to lose at least 40-60.
I've gained 2....sadly. Because my love of food prevents me from moving backwards.
I love the color yellow, devote at least an hour a day to reading (whether it be articles, or books, it doesn't matter), I plan on becoming an English high school teacher, and my motivation to lose weight is a guy in Kansas.0 -
Hi! My Name is Casey. I am 28, 5' 8" tall, and weighing in at 202. I love to play video games and got my start on the Atari. I am looking to get down to 170 lbs. This is a weight I felt most comfortable weighing.
I lost out on a major and important job in 2010 and have gained 32 lbs. I let myself go and continued eating fast food because at the time they "made" me feel better.
There is a similar job coming up and I need to get back into shape. So I have decided now is the time to make a change.
I am looking for support so if you need a friend to help through your goals add me and we can lose it together!0 -
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Who are you! I am Larry Also known as Y4bz on xbox or Yabz on the wii
Age? 46
Female or male? Male
FPS COD and BF3 now
What are your weightloss goals? 80 pounds
How many pounds have you lost? 5
I am 5'7" and 240 pounds
I started gaming with pong (yes I am older) and played off and on over the years about 5 years ago I picked up the Wii and loved it 2 weeks ago I picked up and xbox 360 and love it even though I am a newb... I am mostly into FPS games and started playing BF3 and like it a lot.
Over the last 10 years I have slowly put on the pounds (bad foods and low exercise) so finally I decided do something about it so when I found this site and the app for the iPad I had to try it...
So far so good on this I hope to keep it up...
PS: If you see me on BF3 be kind (or i'll kill ya...LOL)0
