Introduce yourself

benmarcum

Well I guess it is that time in every groups life that we add the "Introduce yourself" sticky...

Guess I'll start!

I am a born and bred Louisville native, although I did live in Indianapolis for a few years.
I am a photographer and a web designer. I love doing family shots and individual portrait sessions. I am also currently looking for interesting places around Kentucky to go photograph. So if you know of any, send them my way!
to see some of my work:
https://www.facebook.com/BenjaminMarcumPhotography

I am working on the official website now

I have an amazing wife, 3 cats, 1 dog.

Hobbies: hiking, SCUBA, cooking, making/drinking beer, straight razor shaving, drinking bourbon

...and I am bad at writing about myself! feel free to ask questions though!

n0bail02

Hello
My name is Noel and I am not originally from Louisville, I am not even from USA. I am from Tunisia, the smallest country in North Africa. It is a Maghreb country bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east.
Since I love my country and I know that many of you probably never heard about Tunisia, let me summarize quickly its rich history despite its small size "The Atlas mountains and the Sahara desert both played a prominent role in ancient times, first with the famous Punic city of Carthage, then as the Roman province of Africa, which was known as the "bread basket" of Rome. Later, Tunisia was occupied by Vandals during the 5th century AD, Byzantines in the 6th century, and Arabs in the 8th century. Under the Ottoman Empire, Tunisia was known as "Regency of Tunis". It passed under French protectorate in 1881. After obtaining independence in 1956 the country took the official name of the "Kingdom of Tunisia" at the end of the reign of Lamine Bey and the Husainid Dynasty. With the proclamation of the Tunisian Republic on 25 July 1957, the nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba became its first president. The country was led by the authoritarian government of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from 1987 to 2011 before he fled during the Tunisian revolution (Spring Revolution)".

Let's get back to me ) I have been in Louisville for 5 years and I LOVE it, I am doing a PhD in computer science at the University of Louisville, and I work there too as a research assistant. I am married to a great guy and have a 2 year super energetic toddler. I enjoy traveling, outdoor activities (hiking, camping, biking, running), cooking (yes I am a foodie) and I am of course a computer geek

autumnk921

Hi all !! I am Autumn and I'm from Louisville, KY. I lived in Louisville all of my life until a couple of years ago. Now I live right outside of Louisville but not so far I don't visit quite often. I am a single mother of 2 boys - a 20yr old & a 4yr old.

Not much more to tell you all so I look forward to finding more Louisvillians on MFP !!! :drinker:

amilli1986

Hello I'm Amanda. I was born in Illinois but moved to Louisville when I was 15. I go to Sullivan University full time and work full time too. I am studying justice and publuc safety. I don't have any children but I have a dog who is extremely spoiled rotten!!! I like to write but other than that what u see is what you get

zombilishious

Hi!!! I'm Colleen. I was born & raised in Pittsburgh, but somehow married a KY boy and ended up relocating here in 2006. I have 3 kids - 2 boys, ages 7 & 12, and one girl, age 8.

I'm a litigation paralegal, and work way too much!

I love the outdoors, and now that I'm healthier again, I'm able to enjoy the beauty nature give us. I love to hike, camp, canoe, etc. I used to be an adrenaline junkie - I owned 4-wheelers and would drive them through insane mountains, I owned jet skis and loved to jump them, white water rafting is awesome and I've gone bungee jumping off bridges. Haven't done any of the crazy stuff since the kids came along, but I'm thinking about it again

bjconk01

Hi. I'm Betty and I've lived in the Louisville area since 1999. I'd lived in California for most of my life, but moved here from NJ with my husband to be near my family. Kentucky is beautiful! But I miss the weather in California, and my allergies are out of control here :-( But it's still worth it because of the friendly people and beautiful landscape.

I have an MBA and 3 years of a PhD in entrepreneurship from U of L, and I now work at an internet startup. I used to be quite fit, but have gotten very out of shape in the past 10 years. I'd like to regain some level of fitness.

megg2991

Hi everyone! I'm Megan, born and raised in KY. I currently attend UofL and working towards my degrees in Finance and Equine Business. I have always been the "bigger friend" and I'm motivated to change that. I love music, and horses (we're in the state for that, for sure haha). I have 3 dogs, and a rabbit. I'm a very straightforward person, I think that's a KY thing, but good luck to everyone and friend me for support! :happy:

benmarcum

It is so very nice to E-meet all of you!

alhunt8587

Hey guys! My name is Amanda, and I'm 25 years old. I live in Southern Indiana. My husband and I lived in Louisville for a couple of years after we got married, but have moved back to this side of the river due to my job location. We do not have any children yet and don't have any plans to do so at this moment. We would like to wait until around the age of 30 before we start thinking about that! I'm an office manager at a Doctor's office and I'm usually a pretty upbeat person. I was very fit most of my life until about 8 years ago when I met my husband. The pounds slowly crept on over the past 8 years and this past summer I reached my highest weight of 183 pounds. The beginning of July 2012 I decided it was time to make a change and to take control of my life. Since July I have lost 42 pounds and have about 21 more to go before I reach my goal.
Good luck to all of you on your journeys! It's nice to know there are so many people close by that are going through the same situation as me!

lindaw66

My name is Linda, I'm 46 and I moved here five years ago from California. I was raised in San Francisco and then spent the last 12 years in Southern California before moving to Southern Indiana with my husband and one of my four children. I work for Norton Heathcare in downtown Louisville along with my husband (different departments!) I love it here, but it is hard to be so far away from my family. I have four children, 2 boys and 2 girls, ages 25, 24, 21, 14. All of my children live in different states, one in California, one in Washington, my daughter is in Indiana with me and my oldest son is Louisville. I also have 3 dogs at home. Im only 5'2" and I've always been a little curvey, but after the kids I got more curvey and then when I quit smoking 5 years ago I added another 40 pounds to my already curvey body! I'm trying to change my lifestyle and get healthy and trim down. I like to knitt, camp, scrapbook, wine tatsting, and of course I like to eat! I'm always looking for support and new friends.

kyedo

Hi, my name is Ed; I was born and raised here in the Louisville area.

I just joined this site at the end of December and started using it a few weeks ago.

I began my journey last year by attending Weight Watchers meetings at my workplace. Over the course of last year I was able to drop about 50 lbs. I was able to follow the points plan and did a lot of cardio. I live pretty close to the river and enjoy running at the parks along the river, really helps the time pass.

This year I want to focus more on what I am eating and getting a more balanced diet. I am also going to add in some resistance training; so I am checking out different gyms;(Fitness 19, LAC.....) so any suggestions are appreciated. I work off of Hurstbourne and live in the St Matthews area so I really want something that is close to these areas.

Hezzietiger1

Hi, I'm Heather. I live In Southern Indiana. I was born / raised In Columbus, OH lived in Denver for a minute and also Birmingham.
I lost 70 lbs, got fitwith a trainer then became a trainer myself. I'm also a full time online Student Studying Applied Psychology.

Nice meeting you all!

ECA67

Hi , I'm Evonne. I've lived in Kentucky all my life. I love this beautiful state and its heritage. I work as a medical technologist. I have two children , Ashley 26 and Andrew 20. I also have a beautiful granddaughter named Aubree whom I talk about often.

kimika23

Hi all! I'm Edie. My husband and I moved to Louisville last spring due to him working for the 20/20 Eyecare Optometry practice. He used to work for Fishers Eye Care in Indianapolis, and I worked for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. Now I work for Tri-Arrows Aluminum (what an interesting industry change this has been!). We were renting right by the Summit, but we recently bought a house in Lanesville, IN, so now we're north of the river. The commute is really not bad! We both still work south of the river.

Anyway, before Indianapolis, I lived and grew up in Chicago. And before that, I was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. I'm 50% Mexican, but defnitely take more after my mother's side (French/German).

My husband and I don't have kids yet, but would like to soon. I've lost 20 pounds (17 since being on MFP) in the past year and I'd like to lose another 5-10, but even if I don't, I'm still happy with my progress. I am injured (separated shoulder, thoracic outlet syndrome, bulging discs in my neck, bone spurs and pinched nerves in neck) so I can't exercise and might need surgery, but I'm hoping not. I'm REALLY trying to eat better so I don't regain the weight I lost last year while working out.

I use MFP pretty regularly, so anyone that would like to please feel free to add me for support! I like to encourage my friends, even though I can't work out with them right now.

Good luck everyone!!!

benmarcum

Hi Kimika!
I use to live up in Indy as well. Lived up thee for about 8 years. I graduated from Broad Ripple High School and didn't live to far away from it

Welcome to Louisville!

kimika23

I graduated from Broad Ripple High School and didn't live to far away from it

I lived in a cute little postage stamp of a house in Broad Ripple for 5 years, right off Indianola and 56th st. I really like that area!

Thanks for the welcome!

jaymesjourney

Hello everyone!

My name is Jayme. I'm originally from Texas but moved here in 2011 since my husband is in the military. We live at Fort Knox but I work sun-thurs in Louisville

My goal is to lose another 50 pounds. I've lost 28 so far!!

benmarcum

Welcome to Kentucky and the group Jdeason!!! Congrats on 28 down!!

mimo369

my name is mike. im 40 years old. born and raised in south end of louisville.

i could use some friends on here. making a push towards 100 lbs lost. send friend request. i log in everyday. my journal is open.

OneWildAndPreciousLife

Hi! My partner I3Mariabelle and I live in Old Louisville. Anyone up for a walking group in Central Park?

Mrsdillard628

Hi, Im Leah, I have lived in Louisville all my life, Im 33 and I have 2 kids, a 9 month old and 10 year old. Im getting married in dec of 2014 and have lots of weight to lose. Anyone ever interested in walking the big 4 bridge? Feel free to add me, I need all the motivation I can get!

Araminta13

Hello! I'm working to loose weight and get back into shape. I live here in Louisville and have a lot of love for this city. I have been on this site for awhile tracking and am happy that this community has been so supportive. I'm looking for some MFP friends in the area for support and camaraderie and maybe the occasional workout meet up or hike in Bernheim Forest. I love photography, art and anything historical so please add me as a friend if that sounds interesting!


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sknoop76

Hi I'm Stacey 36 year old mother of 3 who has recently quit smoking...I'm trying to finally become healthy and so far I'm killing it! I've lost 9 lbs and I just completed week 2 of C25K...

astange83

My name is Angela, originally from NY moved to KY in 2005 to go to the University of Louisville to finish up my Equine degree, then stuck around for the horses. Live in Oldham county about 20 minutes outside of Louisville. Started this weight loss journey about 2 years ago, at about 230 pounds and got done to about 170 and stayed there for about a year and recently started pushing again to get to my goal of 140.

mistylynn1981

Hi I'm Misty. I'm 32 and live in LaGrange. I had gastric bypass in 2007, and lost 118 lbs. After an illness called uillai barre syndrome left me paralysed for 4.5 months I regained 35 lbs. I spent 13.5 months in a nursing home and just got out DEC 2013. I'm not able to exercise like I want to right now but I'm trying to build enough strength. I'm starting to be able to do some walking without the walker so I'm hoping to be able to join a gym in the near future. Right now I don't have my license because it expired and being that I lost feeling in my feet and legs I haven't got them back yet. I'm starting to get feeling back now so I'm hoping to be able to do something soon. Riight now I just do some sit down exercises that my physical and occupational therapists have given me. My starting weight was 320, lowest was 202, and I'm yoyoing between 234-238. I got back up to 245 at one time but I've lost a few pounds. I think part of my problem is I don't get enough calories at all. I developed bulimia after my surgery but I'm in recovery and just wanna do this the healthy way. My goal weight is 145, I'm 5'3. I look forward to getting to know you all.

LaLaLovely76

Hello Guys!! I'm a personal/private chef, 37, married mom of three and a very busy lady overall!!!
Glad to meet you all!! Born and raised in Louisville KY.

When I started this new journey back on February 1st, 2014 I was 5'2" and approximately 218

pounds. My goal is to also lose 65 pounds and be in a size 8 by December 31st. To date, I have

shed around 31 pounds and lost 2 pants sizes. I started in an 18 and now I'm in a 14. I may

exceed the size 8 but we'll see. I may also get to 150 and want to go down 10 more pounds to

140. I'm really not sure. My goal this journey is to push myself a little bit more. So who

knows what the year's end may bring!!!

joehink

Hi, I'm Joe. Born and raise in Louisville. Married to a teacher, also born and raised in Louisville. We have 3 kids, 10,12,16.

I've used MFP for about a year to supplement my Fitbit tracking. I have found most of the foods on MFP are very accurate, but Fitbit is better for activity tracking. The two applications talk back and fourth.

My goal is not necessarily to lose weight, but to eat better and remain active.

gdreeves71

Hi I'm Glenda and originally from NY. Ex was military so we lived in GA, VA and then KY. I've also lived in CO briefly but came back to KY.

I'm looking for people to maybe get together with and start doing 5K with eventually. I'm only up to running a mile straight and then walk/run the rest. I belong to Anytime Fitness. Live in Fern Creek but work/workout in Middletown at the gym and then do cardio at home at night mostly.